The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-08
SOUTH DAKOTA AT A GLANCE.

SOUTH DAKOTA AT A GLANCE.
Portions of the northern part of
from frosts.
Five elevators, the depot and a
dwelling house were destroyed by fire
at Oldham.
Shriners of the Black Hills will have
big celebration at Deadwood Sept 6.
William Tonsman, homesteader on
Milestone creek, died as the result of
horse bite.
Myrtle Olson, 9-year-old girl, of
Pierre, was bitten by a rattlesnake
She is recovering.
Frank NCAllen, wanted at Mcintosh
on a charge Of horse stealing, was ar
rested at Mason City.
The first annual convention of the
engineers of South Dakota, held at
Deadwood, was a big success.
Mrs. Frank Davis, of Miller lost 100
fine turkeys which were killed by paris
green intended for potato bugs.
A hearing on the alleged discrimin-
alton in freight rates against Dead
wood will be heard at Omaha next
month
Miss Amanda Clement, the famous
girl umpire of YanktOn, has been en-
gagged to umpire the baseball games
at the Armour fair.
Miss Nette Martell, a homesteader,
was found dead in her cabin seventeen
| miles south of Oelrichs by passing
rancher Death was due to heart fail
ure.
The 5.year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Demming, of washington, was
| killed by a shotgun with which she
and her little brothers were playing.
The state pure food inspector has
begun the prosecution of Binder q
Sons, of Yankton, charged with using
saccharin in the manufacture of soft
| drinks.
Mrs. Matt McGovern of Bowde was
burned to death while cleaning car
pet with gasoline. The fire was start
ed by her accidentally stepping on a
match.
| J. f. Costello, postmaster at Cavour,
died in the hospital at Rochester,
| Mimi, where he had gone for an OPP
Grafton. He was publisher of the Ca
YOUR Clarion.
| Prof. Chilicott, head of the dry farm
ing section of the department of agri
culture, is at Hot Springs looking fol-
a quarter section suitable to expert
ments in dry farming.
Gov. Vessey has named the follow
ing men as delegates to the fourth in
ternatonal good roads convention al
| Chicago Sept IS to Oct. IL: E. c
Issenbuth, J. Z. Dalton and j. w
Parmley.
Col. F. B. Ainsworth, Of Minnekahta
has offered $4,000 to the Shriners il
they will establish their national re
Buffalo convention to secure 5000
acres somewhere for this purpose.
Roy Florey, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Mike Florey, of Henry, was killed
when a team which he was driving OF
gang pillow run away, throwing hin
from the seat and dragging the i'm
plement over him. He lived for three
hours, though literally torn to pieces
Congressman Martin, of Deadwood
will direct a campaign for better rail
way service to the Black Hills sum
mer resorts. One proposition is t
have the Hills included among the sid
trip on the Yellowstone park eXcur
sion tickets.
Mohammed Deep, a Syrian section
/ hand, was killed by a locomotive il
the Milwaukee yards at Sioux City.
| Indians of Presbyterian and Congre
, gational churches will hold big cor
! vention at Rosebud on September t
2 10.
) A heavy hail storm did damage t
a corn near Mitchell. 1t is believed tina
the loss will not exceed 10 percent O
e the crop, however.
C. H. Dillon of Yankton delivered a
I address at the laying OF the corne
, stone for the new Elks building a
| Rapid City
q Wolves and coyotes have become S
numerous in some localities that tn
, forest supervisor has been asked I
help in a war of determination.
r A horse, which had starved to deatt
I was found tied to tree near Leeds
3 1t is believed that it was stolen an
that the thief after tying it there ha
been unable to return for it. The ar
imal had eaten everything in reacf
Including the bark Of the tree.
r Coach Bush of Yankton college Wi
return to his duties early next weel
e Prospects for winning team this faI
: are reported to be exceptionally gooc
e Safe blowers got rich haul fror
I the Dakota Produce company and tn
I Minneapolis Brewing company at Al
:. erdeen. One of the safes blown wa
a burglar proof
IL pnninnas mon at Yanktnn are intel