The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-05-06

PnkwsnA-A very disastrus IRE de-
gs-oyed the StranEky hotel here. Some
travelling men had . very MARROW es-
cape. getting ouf Of the second story
inEt after the floor dropped in. Fire
also destroyed the drug store adjOin-
ing. Very little ct anything Was saw.
ed.
Fort Pierre-Sorne Of the farmers In
western Sully county. where the snow
fall Wa6 light the past winter, Say
The fields Of winter wheat they sowec
last fan, have been frozen out, ana
they have 10 reseec with spring wheat
But wherever the Srow was deep there
hxs been NO such complaint.
pierre-The special call Of state
taxes secured In the March collections.
which wAx sent MI TO q number Of
counties In the state has brought the
treasury over S10O. 900 which means
that cash win BE- paid for several
Eeeks longer, and that II win he some
time before warrants are again regis
tered.
Huron-Prof. Garnet Hedge OF Chi
cage viii come to Huron college TO
take charge Of the musical department
of the college. Mr.. Hedge Is q eno
singer and was formerly connected
with the Minneapolis Symphony or
ebestra. He will enter upon his new
duties at the opening OF the fall term
Of college.
Huron-Hereafter, only passenger
trains and trains carrying perishable
freight viii be operated Oh Sunday on
the Chicago and Northwestern rail-
way. for which hundreds Of railway
men In this city are thankful. II Is
the purpose OF the company to make
Sunday a day Of rest as far as II Ii
possible to do DO.
Huron-The annual meeting Of the
South Dakota Baptist convention VII
be held ia this city In October. Ii
will bring here prominent div mes,
layrnen and christian workers from
various parts Of the country. This pro-
gram as outlined is n OF unusual
interest and the gathering promises TO
be one of the most important in the
history OF the state.
Pierre-The money appropriated by
the last legislature for the defraying
! Of expenses OF conveyance OF cosvifts
TO the penitentiary is exhausted and
sherirs who take men to the Irvine
plant from this time or will have to
wait until another Legislative session
provides the money TO reimburse them
for such expenses as they incur In
that discharge OF their duty.
Mitchefl-while the good road idea
has beer a theory in this county II
has become a highly popular n with
the organization OF a committee which
is doing things. A fund of over $1,000
has been raised In this city. Mt. Yer
non and Ethan to mmenee the work.
The county commissioners have shown
their good will by buying an expensive
road elevator grading machine which
will greatly simplify the work.
Aberdeen-The Rev. W. d. Decide,
a Conversational minister. who has
tust removed from Croton to High
more. is perhaps the first clergyman
In South Dakota to OWE an automo-
bile. He has purchased a fine ma
chine OF an Aberdeen dealer. Rev. Mr..
Decide has a large territory TO cover,
and believes he can better serve his
p%arishioners with an automobile than
he could with a horse q buggy.
Aberdeen-Ffgures just compiled
show that the jobbing business o.
Aberdeen during 1908 aggregated xlz,-
OOO. 600, an average OF $l,Oe0.oJo a
month. and ABOUT double that OF 1905.
As a large number OF new wholesa e
houses have been established In ADer-
deem within the past few months, In
Guiding Crane K Ordway OF Chicago,
IL is believed the trade during 1917
will show another 100 per cent gain
Webster-Eiaborate preparations are
being made for the annual picnic and
celebration OF the Old Settlers Asso-
siation Of Day county. which VIII b.
held I'm Webster on June 3. A rne
program of sports will be provided
for the entertainment Of the several
thousand persons who will attend. AL
persons who have resided In the coan'
Nv for twenty years or more are eiigi'
hle 10 membership In the association
Rapid city-Following the numer-
aus complaints received at the Ian Of
ace ard at Washington over the
= arcity of assistants at the local
United States land once, two exper-
fenced clerks have arrived and ctm-
menced work. One OF them, w. J,
Hanna Of Salt Lake City, was FORM
erly assistant To Louis X. Claws WHO
brought the charges against Secretary
pailinger. The rush seastn al the
land once In now In and the nlingt
exceed 80 daily.
Yankton-During the months O
May and June Yankton will entertain
three state gatherings. The FIRST o
these will be the South Dakota Retail
Merchants convention which will hol'
its annual convention May 10. IL an
". The following week Yankton WI
entertain the Grand Lodge OF Soutl
Dakota /. q. q. r. and Rebekahs, In
dates being May 10 to 10. June .,