The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-05-13

this week sold LEO acres OF school
lands in Beadle county receiving $751;
TOO, or more than ffty-nve dollars An
acre for average selling price.
Is paying to the commission a little
over Ave dollars a day. which will 60
q long way toward paying the next
year fuel bin. up to the time when
the proper device can be secured to
use the gas by the state.
Pierre - Miss Jennie Stapleton OF
No. s Malvern Roard. Worcester,
Mass, included a request for a west
ern correspondent in n Of the rolls
81 carpet for the new capitol. and 1t
was brought to light when the car
pets were laid this week.
Pierre-The state gas well having
been completed before they were ready
to put in a gas receiver, the state a
been allowed to put in a temporary
tank on the ground and take out what
gas they can gather in so small a
tank. and take 1t u through a meter
paying the state e5 cents n thousand
for the same. On this basis the wen
Lead-Daily shipments of union
men, former employees of the Home
stake mining company, are leaving
here for Thermopolis. Wyo., where
the Burlington railroad has contract
ed for nearly 400 men for construc-
ton work on its new lines south. The
men are going out at the rate OF a
carload a day. the road declining TO
take more than hat number In n
day.
Nisland-A celebration is being
planned bv the residents OF this lit
tie town in the irrigation district. on
account of the arrival Of the first
baby, a boy which was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Ale Workman who have de-
cided to chrissen the boy Nisland. The
town has only been In existence a
few months and is enjoying a boom,
attracting people from all over the
hills.
Hurcn-A. B. Brightman has Just
returned from a tour Of the state in
the interests Of the travelling mems
association, which holds its annual
convention in this city about the mid
de of June. He reports that much
interest is manifest everywhere in
the coming gathering. not only among
travelin~rnen. hut wholesale houses
also. The gathering promises to be
one of unusual interest.
readwood-AIl Of the high school
and rnhlic school teachers within this
Jurisdiction received a substantial
raise in salary AT the meeting of the
board Of education held here. Some
Of the teachers had applied on the
ground that living expenses were
higher hrt a nnmber did not ask any
rasse. TIE salary Of high school
teachers was made 500 per month
and the grade teachers $50.
Kimhall-As the result of an over
whelmirg vote in favor Of the rropo-
sition the town of kimhall will have
a rev school house. Of which It has
been In need for soma time. owing to
the growing ponulation IF the nlaee.
Bonds were voted nv a majority of
a25 10 issue IL the sn-n of 600 .090 with
which TO erect a school house this
summer. Taking the vote as a bass
Kimbail's population is now over
1000.
Deadwood-A telegram from Con-
gresham Martin In Washington an
oun the treasury department has
arranged 81 that in the future the
branch United States assay ofire here
will purchase and shin east the god
from the Homestake mine, amounting
tn s. .a0n. 900 a year At present this
Is shipped direct TO New York firm
14 IT, 49, ~ a As0 80
crease for the local Office in both
prestige and business.
Huron-peadle county school lands
aid not sell as rapidly as expected.
the appraisenaent being greater han
farmers cared TO pay. The sale was
conducted by T. e. Truman. TIE
lowest price paid was $40 per acre and
the highest price was $3.50 rer acre.
This was for forty acres Of the Sec
ton lying Immediately north of the
Chicago and Northwestern railway
tracks in this citv and was purchased
by the Huron Athletic association for
track purposes.
pierre-while most of the Chey-
enne Rive and Standing Rock reser-
vations will be opened this spring. a
portion of each has been left TO the
Indians until a new bill car be rass-
ed. and these tracts are vet under
lease by catfiemen. and with the ey-
perienee of last winter with late ship
ped southern cattle hey are getting
into the work earlier this year. sev.
eral shipments Of such stock having
already arrived AZ TaPesu. TIE main
~sh'nning point for hat section Of the
state.
Belle Fo.rcha-Wcrk on the fig
PaIle FourrNe dam is progressing ran
sdlv. only 1an roo cubic wards ont OF a
total ~ i Geo foo cubie yards remain ~
be nut in their place. The PRINCIPAL
work 10 he done Is 10 fare the upper
side of the en1bankrn@nt with gravel
overlaid with concrete blocks 10 pre-
vent a wave action. The dam win tie
s-eaa feet long. with a maximum
heighth of lis feet II will create TIE