The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-03-11
WEEK m SOUTH DAKOTA.
important Events n the 9tato
Briefly Told.

Springfield-LOcal business men
have taken steps to organize q CON-
mercial club.
Dell Rapids-The commission plan
Of municipal government was adopt
ed here and there In general rejoicing
over h result OF the election
Yankton--fn q special election
Yesterday Yankton voted for the com
mission form OF government by a
vote OF SIS to LES in . SO per cent
poll
Lodi-Rids soon will be opened and
the contract awarded for tiae erection
church. at a cost OF several thousand
dollars
Aberdeen-A dispatch from Los An
geies state that Mrs. Curtiss wife OF
State Senator Curtiss OF this county
lost a foot as the result OF a trolley
car mishap.
Scotland-Owing to the inability to
move cars the Milwaukee railway COM
pany has announced here that 1t will
not permit for the time being the
loading OF any more carloads Of Germ
for eastern shipment
Doland-The business men are ar
ranging to organize with the object
OF securing for Doland a new hotel, a
larger and more modern public school
building. an electric light plant. a
commercial club and a modern opera
house.
Edgemont-A volunteer fire depart
ment has ben organized here. with the
following officers: Chief Thomas Col
gan: first assistant chief. Arthur Bart
lett: second assistant. Arthur Gilman,
foreman fire companies. Harry Clark
and A. Wickstrom.
Huron-A three story brick struc-
ture. 5ox115 feet will be erected the
present season by the Odd Fellows
fraternity OF this city. This was de-
cided upon at a largely attended meet
ing and of members OF the order last
night The structure will be n OF
the finest of its kind I'm this part Of
the ountr and will cost about $780,
900.
Brookings-A- III. Wheaton. as pure
food commissioner of the state was
sustained in suit brought by the Am
erican Linseed Oil company. which
sought to market in this state an oil
sixty per CEN linseed. and forty per
cent filler" This the court holds it
canot do under the provisions OF sec
lions 1897 M 2sss OF the Political
Code which prohibits adulteration of
linseed oil.
Aberdeen-Judge Frank McNulty
has sentenced Carl Storch. convicted
OF assaulting Robert Frank with in
tent to Kill. which resulted in
Franke's death. to two years in the
state penitentiary at Sioux Falls. John
Sweeny. convicted OF criminal assault
In the second degree upon a 1~7-year-
old girl. was sentenced TO eighteen
months In the penitentiary.
Mifier-Parties in from Crow Creek
southwest of here on the Missouri
river. state that the Indians have
lost fifty per cent OF their cattle and
horses this winter. The government
apportioned them some fine animals
and these have gone with the rest.
The Indians while taking quite nat
uraiiy To stock raising do not pro-
sufficient feed for a long winter.
expecting the stock to Craze on the
prairies.
Pierre-Articies OF Incorporation
nave been filed with the secretary OF
state for the First State bank OF Nc
Laughlin. Corson county. with A
capital OF $4,000. In~corporators. j.
q. Van Nice. of Minneapolis: r. s.
Schmalie. Morristown; r. w. Nc
owan. Mclaughlin Also for the Sui
iy County State Bank at Onida. with
a capital of $4,000. I-ncorporators,
j. J. Dalton. Pierre: Thos. j. Dai-
ton and r. J. Dougherty Of Onida.
Aberdeen-col. Thomas G. Orr. Of
B~rookings, on a visit TO Aberdeen.
started a boom for the election OF ~.
d. kfngrnan. of Selby. as state com
Ipander OF the South Dakota Grand
Of The Republic. Mr.. kingman
served from April, 1861, until Sep
teriber. l*s5. Az "a member Of Com
pany /. Thirteenth Wisconsin infan-
try. and frem October. 1861, was cap-
tain OF the company. The state en-
E1 IHIt1tssHL Will JIG uttu az "hlEIOWu
next June.
Pferre-On a second trial here the
commission plan Of city government
carried by n majority OF 2l5. The
vote was not a heavy enc. only about
half Of the vote Of the city being cast.
While there was fear OF q strong op-
position. II did not develop from any
source The question OF authorizing
the board of educatio TO expend for
~ thousand dollars for "a high school
building carried by over four hun
dred majority. about "A hundred wo-
men voting on the proposition.
L%ad-The Homestake In now drop
ping TAO stamps daily. the DeSmei
mill at Golden Gate having been put
int, eenn ss.on agaii. and aaf,ns
snother 100 sta ps to the daily crush
ing eafs city. h company now has
foLr mills and four hoistE In opera |
tior.. In addition to the slime plant
and reKrtnding plant. Machinists are
working on the T%erryville mills.