Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-01
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

\ lHlS county are nOlQlIS L1elF annual
picnic here today. There are more than
200 members, including the wives and
families Of those who have been in the
Black Hills % years or more.
PARKER-The Mems Sunday Eve
ming club, numbering t75 members Of
the Presbyterian church, win be ad.
dressed Thursday evening by Hon C
IL Dillon, Of Yankton. The occasion IL
the annual picnic on Vermillion river
HOT sPRTNGs-Crcwds continue to
lock to Hot Springs, coming for health
and recreation. The cosmopolitan char
tcter Of the visitors here is shown by
the wide area from which they como
sixteen states are represented by those
who are 0 at one hotel.
CORSICA-Locai residents are striv-
ing to secure an Improvement in train
service on the Milwaukee railroad be.
tween this place and Scotland, where
~ trains viii run through to Scotland
Ind conneCt with through trains or
the Sioux Clty-Aberdeen line OF the
Milwaukee company.
HOWARD-Fred yoel..er. a wei
known farmer living near here, had q
thrilling experience with an enrageG
bull which attacked him Unexpectedly
and Knocked him to the ground. He
would perhaps have been killed a IL
not been for d faithful bulldog, which
attacked the bun and finally drove
( away.
HOT SPRTNGS-Ranchers living be
tween here and Minnekahta have par
italy unearthed the remains of some
gigantic prehistoric animal, which eX-
perts have as yet been unable TO class
lly. Numerous other fossil remains
have been found in the bad lands and
elsewhere, but never anything like tho
find" near here.
EDGEMONT-A contract has been
placed for 75 feet more of steel to make
q new approach to the bridge across
the Cheyenne river at this point. 1t
was washed out a few days ago by "a
heavy rain. This bridge, when COM
pleted, will be entirely of steel will
0e 225 feet long, one of the longest in
this part OF the state.
SIOUX FALLS-Official advices have
been received by the federal h
ties in this city OF the arrest in Trip
county of Charles Knight, Fred Hines,
Moses Holt, Daniel Sidne- and Ernest
Coleman, all residents OF Trip coun-
ty, on the charge of selling liquor to
Indians belonging on the Rosebud res
ervation. The cases will come before
a United States grand jury at Dead
wood next month.
HOT SPRINGS-On advice from the
sheriff at Butler, Mo, Leslie G., Bruner
was arrested yesterday at the home
Of his uncle, j. $. Bruner, on Hat
Creek. 10 miles from Edgemont. He is
charged with stealing horses in Okla-
homa. where he lives, and in Missouri.
Uhe arrest was effected by G. l.. Jen-
sen, sheriff Of Fall River county, after
three days spent in tracing the man
from a meager clue. Bruner is being
held here, awaiting the arrival of Mis-
N officers.
ABERDEEN-The Aberdeen Com
tmercial club has received letters from
Senator Gamble, Senator Crawford and
Representative Burke, all giving assur-
ance that the probabilities are in favor
of President Taft visiting Aberdeen on
his trip To the northwest this fail. 1t
is generally assumed here that the
president viii stop on his way east
ward from the Pacific coast. instead of
on his way out, n it is thought his
visit will be some time the latter part
of October.
SIOUX FALLS-Kflled by a pet pony
within an hour after it had been pre-
scented to him by his father was the
fate OF Albert Holmes. tho l~7-year-old
son of George Y. Holmes, a well known
ranchers of western Stanley county.
When the boy mounted the animal the
pony became balky and to urge ii along
spurs We're used. These had scarcely
NOdNItGO IL NiGH the animal IuHSGu anu
violently threw It's rider. After a time
the boy arose 10 his feet, took two or
three steps and then fell ~lifeless. The
fall had burst a blood vessel in the
brain.
HOT SPRINGS-A serious runaway
was caused here when q horse
driven by two old soldiers was goaded
to fury by the presence in his lip of a
fence staple. While they were driving
the hoTcn fkrauF his haa6 nc fhnfuh
suffering from flies. just as his driver
noticed a staple In his lip the animal
swung his head to one side and against
the shaft, which drove the points into
his jaw n he kicked and overturned
the rig, and ran away after freeing the
buggy. Ii is a mystery how the staple
became imbedded in his mouth. The
men were not seriously hurt.
OACOMA-The Lyman County SUN
day School association, in annual con-
vention here, elected the following Of
ficegs for the coming year: President,
Il. Fl. Abbott. Presho; vice president,
w. G.. Hitchcock, Vivian; secretary,
Mrs. j. +. Stanley, Oacoma; superin-
tendents of various branches of work.
Mrs. N. Bundy, Oacoma: NJ. l.. Sunder-
lin. Kennebec: Mrs. Troth, Iona; Mrs.
III. j. Timm, Oacoma; Miss Maud Bas-
com, Draper; A. C.. Dunlop. Oacoma;
Rev. II. w. Bradley. Kennebec. Presho
vas selected as the place for holding
next years convention.
vOLGA-Three years ago Mrs. S. ].
Starkenberg lost a aluable ring which
was given her by her father when she
was only IL years of age. The ring
was lost In the yard where the Spark
enberg family then lived. A careful
search was made but no trace OF the
ring could be found. Much 70 the sur
prise of Mrs. ~Starkenberg, Ole Swarton,
who now occupies the place where the
rim was lost. a day or two ago re-
turned the ring to her, having found
1t while working In the yard. The ring
was damaged to only q slight extent by
its long exposure to the elements.
BROOKINGS-Flve persons narrowly
escaped death In q collision between ar
automobile and a buggy here. Tho
auto belonged to ex-Congressman Philo
Hall, jr., the other occupants being
Forest Simmons, Charmion and Thel-
ma Brictson. The buggy was driven by
Mrs. A. A. Poole. Young Hall lost CON
troll OF the machine, which dashed into
th1 horse. CARRYING IL two rods. the ont