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Arlington has a full-fledged volun-
teer fire department. The following Of
ficers were elected: Chief, Almer
Carlson; assistant chief, Fred Mas
sar.
William Rasch, convicted of rape
at Huron, who was sentenced to seven
years and seven months, has succeed
ed in obtaining a stay of judgment for
sixty days.
The case of Norman A. Nelson, who
contested the election of Lewis Berke-
ley as county commissioner from the
Third district of Yankton county, has
been decided in Mr.. Berkeley's favor.
Miss Alta Potts, formerly a resident
of %Spearfish, and who for a year or
more was a member Of a Minneapo-
lis orchestra and achieved a great
deal of fame as a trombone player. is
at the home of her mother at Sheri-
dan, Wyo., suffering from the effects
of a paralytic stroke in her right arm.
At the annual business meeting Of the
members of the Germania verein OF
Sioux Falls the following officers were
elected: President, A. j. Yeager;
vice president, F. Schumacher; secre-
tary, Ed Baumheier; treasurer, n. D.
Roster; librarian, Adolph Ziska; over
seer, Carl Brucker. The verein is the
leading German-American organiZa-
ton of its kind in South Dakota.
]. w. Rathbun, a well known home
steader. residing lear Kadoka, was
fortunate enough to recapture a genu-
inc Rocky mountain sable, which
doubtless had wandered to this re-
gion from the Rocky mountains. 1t
seen in this part Of the country. 1t
Is the most valuable of the producing
animals, a single fur being worth from
$40 to $50.
Just as the Christmas gayety at
Ltdu was at us uSlShI, MID SCoi &c
l.. Inman, a well known resident of
that city, breathed her last after a
t~wo-years' illness. Death was due to
tuberculosis. Mrs. Inman was a Black
Hills girl, having been reared in the
local schools and at the Lead high
school, where she attained high hon.
ors. She leaves four young children
besides her husband.
Peter Marquardt of Madison was
run over by a switch engine and in
stantly killed in the railway yards,
where he went to mail a letter in a
mail car. While returning he was
struck from behind by the engine, in
full view of the crowd ON the depot
platform. The body was literally
ground to pieces. Marquardt was a
pioneer settler of the county and n
Of the most prominent Odd Fellows
Of the state, having been a past grand
master.
Clever impersonations Of the best
known nursery characters in ancient
childish rhymes was the feature Of the
Christmas entertainment given by the
tiny pupils Of the Hearst Memorial
kindergarten at Lead. The children
took the parts Of Little Red Riding
Hood, Little 30 Peep and a score of
other we'll known figures and acted
with unusual skill. The school is the
gift of Mrs. Phoebe Hearst of New
York, and has accomplished a wonder
full work among the children of the
city.
The total return Of state taxes on
the December call has brought to the
state treasury ~$343,SS3.26. OF this
1851, 1886 goes into the state general
fund. and out of it there has been a
call made Of %s1S0,0OO. The balance
will go into the hands of the new
treasurer. The Irvine plant revolving
fund is practically all in with this call.
1t amounts to 1916, 500. Out of this
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the state and draws 3 per cent inter
est for the fund. After the call of
this month the outstanding debt of
the state will be over $500, 900 in gen
eral fund and emergency warrants.
Sick and alone, George Maxwell, a
recluse and old-time settler living
north and east of Spearfish, died in his
cabin, and for six days the body lay
without being discovered. People who
we're accustomed to see the old man
in front of his place finally started an
investigation, which led to the finding
of his remains. Maxwell was sixty
years Of age, and had been here over
fifteen years. He owned some little
property, but took nc notice of the
world except to come to town to make
necessary purchases. He is said to
have relatives at Strawberry Point,
Iowa, who have been wired.
In view of the fact that a new trial
of Mrs. Emma Kaufman, on a charge
of having murdered her young domes.
tic, Agnes Polreis, is expected to take
place at Flandreau in March. the pub.
lie will be interested in information
received from Parkston to the effect
that negotiations are in progress be
tween a committee of Parkston bust.
ness men, which provided special
counsel for the prosecution at the first