The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1909-02-11
Tie Great Empire OF Stanley

Stanley county was enjoying the
usual bright warm weather that is
characteristic of this section Of
the state. .-kadoka Reporter
What's the use of kicking about
Stanley county weather. OF
course the winds are somewhat
chilling at times: but when one
reads of the eastern billiards. and
disasters it makes our part of the
country seem like a haven OF rest.
Old Trail Herald
Joe Barr has returned from
Montana and is at present hold
ing a position in the county treas
urer's Office at Fort Pierre. Mrs.
Barr and twin babies are visiting
relatives in Minnesota for a short
time and vii! Join her husband at
the county seat. Like many 9TH
crs who have moved away they
soon became convinced that there
are worse places on earth than
Stanley county. We welcome
them and ali others back to the
fold. l.-Kadoka Reporter
Over IN Minnesota. Iowa. Ne
braska and in the eastern part Of
this state the people are just re-
covering FROM one Of the worst
Billiards since 1888 so the papers
state. Out here in Stanley coun-
1y. at the time Of the storm our
wife was gathering eggs, figuring
on setting the spccklcd hen, while
we were leading our two year old
son over tie homestead looking
for johnny jump-ups to give our
eldest GIRL 50 she could have "A
nice little bouquet to take to
school with her. This is truly
the garden spot Of the carth.--
Cottonwood Republican,
While Stanley county was en-
joying her usna! delightful wealth
er for the week just past the east
ern part Of this state and in fact
the whole country east to the
coast has been in the midst Of
the worst blizzard in years. The
heavy wind which prevailed here
last Thursday was farther east
and south accompanied by rain
and snow and great damage was
done in numerous ms tances.
Railway traffic was delayed for
thirty-six hours and telephone
and telegraph communication was
at a standstill. However condi
tions are now normal again and
we ars suffering no discomfort
from the troubles Of our eastern
neighbors. Kadoka Press
Farmers in this vicinity are
making preparations to farm quite
extensively next season. There
will be no need Of shipping grain
into this country after the crop
is harvested next fall. There will
be grain to ship out and elevators
will become necessity. Hayes
Homestead.
Some of our residents believe in
taking time by the forelock. Last
Friday homesteader living west
of town. W hose name we did not
learn, hitched onto his breaking
plow and turned over about two
acres of virgin sod and finding but
little frost. Riley Guye was in
Monday and stated that-.on Tues
day of last week they had finished
putting up ice and on Friday
started the stubble plows but were
forced by the storm Saturday to
give it up. These seem rather
fshy for January but are absolute
ly true. .-Kadoda Reporter.
There is more water stored in Stan
ley county at the present time than
ever before in it's history, and this
is pleasing condition. Wherev-
er fall plowing was done there is
almost an absolute certainty Of
good crop next year, on account
of the water which is stored up
in the soil. Early grass is assured
by the moist condition of the sod,
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