Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-07-08
week IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
Important Events in the State
Briefly Told.

porter, was rescued from drowning in
the Missouri here after he had be-
come unconscious.
Sioux Falls.-A movement has been
inaugurated for the organization Of
a stock company for the purpose of in
stalling and operating creamery at
Highmore.
Sioux Falls.-Eureka is raising the
$4,000 demanded by the German Lu-
theran conference of North and South
Dakota and parts of Minnesota for
the establishment of big school
there.
Sisseton.-George Kampeska, an
Indian, living south of here, is sought
by the local Indian police and the
deputy sheriff for arrest on a charge
of beating his squaw to death with
a neckyoke.
Sisseton.-George Kampeska, an In
dian living south of here, is charged
with having killed his squaw by beat
ing her with a neckyoke. Kampeska
is being sought by the local Indian
police and a deputy sheriff.
on.-Announcement is made
of the election by the board Of re-
gents of DIR. Carl Christophelsmeier,
a graduate of the University of Ne
braska, to the chair of history and
political science in the University of
South Dakota.
Montrose.-The local board of edu-
cation has elected Prof. Herbert A..
Sullivan, of Summitville, Ind, to the
position of principal of the Montrose
schools for the coming fall and winter
term. The new principal comes high
ly recommended and is expected to
keep the local schools up to their
present high standard.
Aberdeen.-The Dakota Central
Telephone Company of this city has
arranged to experiment with device
which, it Is claimed, will enable tele-
graph messages to be sent over the
telephone wires without interfering in
any way with the telephone. If the
device proves satisfactory it will be
put in at all the large stations of the
company.
Portland.-Two unknown Slavo-
mans held up Joseph Gherna, q local
saloonkeeper, at the point of gun
and relieved him Of $500 shortly be-
fore midnight here. Although the
sheriff's Office got busy at once,
Gherna was able to give SO slight a
description of the men whom he met
in the dark that there is little hope
Of capturing them.
Pierre.-A shortage of teachers is
reported at some points in the state,
but this should be remedied in case
any great percentage of the appli-
cants for certificates at the June ex-
aminations secure the authority to
teach for which they are trying.
Over thousand sets of papers have
been sent to the state educational
department for markings.
Aberdeen.-J. E. Kelly, acting for
the Sacred Heart Catholic church, has
purchased two lots on the block on
which the church is stationed as the
site of a parochial school which the
parish expects to build soon. The
Rev. Father M. ]. Dermody, the rec
tor, has been soliciting funds for some
time, and plans to erect a building
costing from $4,000 to $4,000.
Pierre-Allotting Agent J. d. Deets
was down from the Chippewa reser-
walton and says the work of allotting
on that portion of the reservation to
be opened to settlement is completed
except where the government geolog-
ical department is looking for coal
The geological force will soon leave
the field clear for the appraisal
boards, which are beginning to push
their work.
Doland.-The voters of this place,
at special election, declared them
selves by good majority In favor of
bonds in the sum of $1,000 being is
sued for the extension of the mains of
the municipal waterworks system.
Only sixteen votes were cost against
the proposition. The work of extend
ing the system will be commenced as
soon as the bonds are disposed of, and
will be pushed to completion as rapid
ly as possible.
Aberdeen.-Julius e. Valentine, an
employee Of the Aberdeen Gas Com
pany, was assaulted by two hoboes
and brutally beaten. The men asked
Valentine for a match, and when he
refused they attacked him. He was
knocked down and the men jumped
on him, bruising him badly. His cries
for help attracted passerby and the
men fed, but were arrested later and
held for trial. Valentines injuries are
painful but not dangerous.
Olivet.-The work of taking the
school census of this (Hutchinson)
county has been completed. The re-
turns show the county has total of
4,715 children from 81 years of age,
this being an increase OF 50 over last
year. Parkston shows the greatest
gain, the increase there being 81.
Freeman reports gain of Is, and
Memo gain of 2. Parkstop with a
total of 384 children of school age has