The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-10-29
WEEK IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
important Events n Ire Steto
Briefly Told.

Ptc.re-A reception was rendered
Helen LARAMIE Baker, the suRragist Of
Spokane. at Governor vessey's home.
She addressed meetings and was in
troducet by Governor Wesley. wAo
strongly endorses Suffrage.
Aberdeen-For the first time in
many months. the vital statistics Ia
Brown county for September show q
larger number of deat his than bi tts.
During that month there were II birth
- deaths. 80 marriages and two d.
vOrcee.
vermillion-Several people OF the
city declare that they re- an earth
quake shock here about four O'Clock
yesterday morning. The windows at
tied and houses seemed to tremble.
The supposed quake occu red about an
hour before the rain storm came up.
Onida-Thursday evening the rel
dence OF Milton Gibbs, near old Fort
Bennett in northern Stanley county
was, with contents destroyed by fife
with . loss Of about a thousand dol
lars. TIE fire evidently started from
4 stove, in which a fire had been start
I'D, just before Mr.. and Mrs. Gibbs
both left the building to do chore
work.
Abredeen-SheriY John Andersen
and his deputies raided q number OF
saloons here yesterday and secured
eleven s~tereopticon machines which
we're showing immoral pictures. The
ealoon keepers were also ordered to
-emove the slot machines from their
places. Mayor Aldrich had previous
" ordered the stereopticons removed,
but the notice was not needed.
Custer-The Ceng-e-ationalists Of
he Black Hills met here In q two DAYS
session that was largely attended there
being present the pastors and Sunday
chool superintedents and lay dee
Gates from each church In and roand
he Black Hills. The sessions were in
charge of Rev. Holden of the local
Congregational church.
Fort Pierre-The executive COM
mittee o fthe Federation Of CONNER
cial clubs OF TIL State Of South Da-
kota has appointed Hon. Granville
Jones. secretary of the club for h
balance of h rear to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Mr.. F.
]. Armstrong who was elected secre-
tary at the Deadwood meeting last
January. mfr. ZONES was secretary Of
the federation for the yea 1908, and
filled the Office with great credit to
Madison-The report by John l..
ines, public examiner for South Da-
xota state banks shows that the ae-
posts In the state banks have increas-
I'd 1858, 960.76 in the three months
rom May % to Sept. l. AS the deposits
N May % were In round numbers.
s42, 900 900, this is an decrease Of six
per cent. At this rate the deposits
n the state banks OF South Dakota
re growing "a per cent a year.
himself and the federation. Mr.. Jones'
takes a great interest in the work Of
the federation, which is shown by
the fact that in his letter of his ac-
cepting tn appointment he makes 1t
o the condition that he shall re-
ceive no pay. either for salary OF
travelling expenses, and II Ii hoped
NAa0s &AA ~
operate with him in sending at least
one delegate to the annual meeting
to be held at Presho on the second
Tuesday In January 1910.
Verdi-Members of the Woodmen
organization In this part OF Brook'ngs
county are greatly pleased with a fine
lodge hall building which has Just
been completed by the Woodmen lodge
Of this place. The building was form
ally opened on Friday evening Of last
week, and hundreds OF Woodmen and
members OF their families from Verdi
and the surrounding were present TO
make the opening of tn new lodge hall
building q great success.
viennA.-This place. which II ono OF
the thriving towns Of northwestern
South Dakota, has just taken q plunge
into municipal ownership which 10 ex-
pected to result very successfully. The
town board has concluded negotiations
for h purchase OF the local electric
light plant. which was installed and
heretofore owned by q private COM
pany. The plant wal purchased for a
. new dynamo and engine lately In
stalled. h plant II In first class con-
dition and II expected to annually
make . good profit for the town.
Belle rourche.-Shipments OF cattle
ana sheep from this point for 1909
will exceed by forty per cent the
number sem out last year. h ship
ping eason will not end until some
time in November but local railroad
officials give 1850 cars an conservative
estimate OF this years figures. Out Of
this number II Is expected that 200 to
$50 will be cars of sheep. Already
/ this year 167 cars Of sheep have been
sent east and more are contracted
for. Last veal the total number Ut
sheep cars was 154 and cattle $50.
Aberdeen - Ernest wilkinson.
young man. q native of England. who
was arrested here a short time ago and
held for investigation on the charge
| that he had served q term In England
for felony. has been ordered deported,
and will b sent back to his native
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