The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-06-17
SUTn D%AkOTAToPICS.
GWnts Of the Week Related IN
Brief Paragraphs.


F~re-The last OF the mural yains-
suss for the new state capitol has
been received. and was placed In . g.
tton n the supreme court room.
Picre-The state bank examiners
department checked In" the Silly
county state bank, 4 new ms isa, on
ct nida. and the hank opened ns
doors for business yesterday.
Wosey~- Preparations are being
made for the annual conference of tie
Evane<lical Lutheran church society
OF Seoth Dakota. which viii be he'll
here rom June = 10 June -. A gooi
ATTENDANCE Ii expected froru all parts
Of the state.
PhHlip-At the bond election held
here. this Town voted sl5.aao for water
works by q vote Of - against 2 Tae
Phillie independent school distrset
voted $4,000 for n school building
los for l; and . against.
Pfers-The governor has appointed
August Fri@h@rg Of B~re*ford n mem
Der III the board of regents 10 succeed
the late f c. Erickson OF Elk Point,
Mr.. Fri.herg In n graduate OF the stass
university and has prmctieed Law La
| Untos county for several years.
Clear Lake -- T. j. slastsry. Of this
place, Ia endeavoring 10 locate = man
named Patrick Quirk. who taroush
the recent death OF q member OF the
family at Brooklyn n. r.. has been
left q considerable sum OF money.
Ouirk was last heard Of In this tneu.
ell county. but all traces OF him have
been lost.
Dead wood-Supervisor ksi'eter OF
the Back Hills National Forest has
been advised that six college students
from Yale. Harvard and pennsyisana
forestry schools. will be sent here this
month TO do forestry work In the Hills
this sumner. The students are Jun
Tors Who are paid the transportation
and enough To live on for the summer
while getting practical knosiedgs OF
forestry.
Hurun-The four McClymosds
scholarships of a value Of $3.50 ca d.
awarded by Huron college 10 the high
school graduates who made the high
est averages in ar examination. have
beer won by the following students
Miss Marion Reed. Woonsocket. Mss
Alma Thomson. Canton: Clarence
Sherwood. Doiand, Glen III. Anli.
Piankinton.
Murdo-This city had the first Mem
orial services In the history OF the
f~wr Monday. The program was rem
dered in the Methodist Eptseofa al
church. DIR. O. r. Murray delivering
he address OF the day. The address
was supplemented by a program ar
ranged by the Digh school students.
and after the exercises ~ the church
went 10 the cemetery TO decorate the
graves OF the ,wo old soldiers who
are buried here.
Owanka-seven immense power
breaking outfits are hard NJ work with
IN a radius OF twenty miles OF Owan-
ka breaking the raw prairie and SO
II can this season be devoted TO crops
for the first time. In the aggreea c
II is expected that not less than To-
600 acres will be broken before the
mower outfits cease work for the sea
son. thus adding that much to the
cultivated area OF this par, OF Pen
nington county.
whi,ewooi-After making q thor
ough examination OF the cattle OF C.
r. Smith. In the northern part OF tbs
county. suspected OF having anthrax
State Inspector Cosford prononnced
the disease forage poisoning Aeon'
forty head are affected with the q q
ease and have been removed TO a ne~
pasture. Several have died and sew
eral Others will not live. The dlseass
Ia local and due TO eating q poison
Gus weed and In no way contagious. .
the alarm felt among stockmen hA'
died down.
Bixby-Followfng the example se
nv the homestenders Of two or thres
other OF the newer counties In tn
western half OF the state. the home
s,caders OF this tPerkinsl county Ar
circulating petitions In aceordanc'
with the state herd Law. with the OBJ
p4ct OF having submitted to the voter
OF the county at the election In No
yembsr the question ~ 10 whether O
not the provisions OF the state hers
Law shall APPLY TO Perkins county. !
I, IL decided that the herd law shal
apply here. the stoekmen OF the coun
~ will be- compelled 10 CLOSE herd
their cattle and other stock 50 the
cannot wander 10 the land OF hcme
steaders and damage crops.
Pierre-The monthly report OF III
state treasurer for month ending Ma
81. shows s-ss.t.s cash In all funds !
the treasury. OF this the general fun
carries sisa.5is. which means tina
cash will be paid On warrants To
some time yet. The interest and In
come fund for the public schools ha
/. $3.50. 50-, and will be- considerably In
creased by the time OF the distribute
OF this fund the middle OF this monti
and when IL liz distributed To IN
n~.Aata ~ tha state Will ret 4 n Il