The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-04-01
WEEK IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
important Events in t,e Stats
Briefly Told.

Randolph The German Lltherans
OF this pface have decided 10 erect a
handsome new church building this
season.
Haymond-The Raymond Gazette sx
the In Of a nex weekly nexs aper
which has commenced publication
here. with w. b. Andrus as editor.
Herriek-Cood progress In being
made In securing funds for the cree
ton OF q new Methodist church build
ing here. The project Is being Iush-
ed by Rev. Z. 3. Crowder, the pas
tor.
Mitcheli--At the meeting OF the rural
school officers and teachers Gosernor
vessey delivered a SPECIAL address on
educational matters, taking stfon
farm.
pferre-Fire took -four cars OFT OF
q long string In the No thwes'ern
yards here Saturday evening. The
cars were In the middle OF the yaris
and only quick work saved a number
OF other cars surrounding the bia ing
mes.
Vienna-The state board OF rail
road commissioners recently visife.i
this place TO investigate the matter
OF ordering the construction OF thu
Milwaukee and Great Northern rail
ways at this place. A. demanded by
the business men.
Lamro-The new Trip county town
OF Denver. near here. has bad it,
name changed by the p~osfonice de-
rartment to Paxton. Residents OF the
new town say the peop'e % Denver,
Colo, became jealous and made a pro-
test to the authorities at Washington.
Canton-The o-year-old baby OF Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Dickens of Worthirg.
was found about a mile down the
creek from where II was drowned
Hundred Of willing friends have been
searching for two weeks to recover the
body, Many we're afraid II had been
carried into the Sioux River.
Pierre-The railroads operating In
Stanley county. last year. paid over
thirty thousand dollars OF In
that county. Their assessments were
raised materially for asst year, end
the sum which that county will re-
ceiye for this year will be probably
twice as large.
Bancroft--The annual meeting OF
the stockholders of the Pancroft-Man-
chester Telephone comranv. which
operated extensive rural lines In this
region. resulted in tie election Of the
following officers for the coming year:
President. j. b. McAllister; secretary,
r. f. Evans; treasurer, o. S. Hoover,
st. Onge-Through the efforts OF 10
cal business men and the lodge. the
Woodmen here have raised in sub
scriptions. over $4,000 with which to
erect a new modern hall. The build-
ing will also house the State Bank OF
st. Onge and some Offices and con-
struction work is expected to begin at
once.
Watertown-Word has been received
In this city that about April ! the
government will send one million
black bass and 500. 900 Graphic TO Lake
Kampeska. from the FISH hatchery at
La Crosse, Wis. This will make seven
million fish the government has placed
in waters surrounding this city within
the past -four years.
Chancellor-This place has develop
ed two young inventors in the persons
of Edward and Theodore Erie son.
who a few days ago were gran ed a
patent on a rotary engine of their in
yentson. The engine Is said to sur
pass anything OF the kind now In ex-
istence and the friends Of the two In
ventors believe they will make a for
tune from it.
pierre@The attendance at the audi
tors meeting the past week was up
ia any past record. with only three
counties absent on roll call. The cues
ton Of real estate values was the
PRINCIPAL one of eonsii ration for the
/ day. and the list. with a few exeep-
tons. is nearly the same rs two years
ago. Other classes of TroOerty are LEFT
materially the same as for last year.
watertown-The Soath DAKOTA As
scciation OF third and fourth class
postmasfers will bold lis annual meet-
ing In this city j ne Il and 10 TIL
executive committee met here today TO
perfect arrangements for the event
which IL is believed will he the most
successful In the nistorv of the asso-
citation. The state meeting two years
ago vas held in this city and the mem
beers recently expressed a desire To
hold the. 1910 meeting here.
Mitchell-As the result OF a class
prank last week In which the flesh
men class OF Dakota Wesleyan ont-
numbered the sophnmores and too
them out into the country AM clipped
their hair and branded them with
iodine. y of the ringleadfrs In the
event have been Temporarily sn ard
ed from school. The scrap ''aG been
going on for the past week ard lnalls
the faculty issued an nltinatum thai
further warfare should stop The aff