Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-12
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

NSIJ SuuueH. -
MARvIN-A new opera house Is Il
be erected here by a stock company
composed of local men. The work o.
construction Will soon commence.
LEOLA-The water works system is
practically completed. The steel tower
and tar are finished and work Is now
being rushed on the pumping station:
LAKE ANDES-A movement has
been inaugurated TO w Lake Andes
Incorporated as a city, and the neces-
sary special election Don will be
called. Il
for April shows an increase of 52T, OF
over IL for each day OF the month
THIS puts tire total number registered
up to May at 1885.
WAKPALA-After undergoing two
serious operations at an Aberdeen hos
pital, Mrs. Amos Strongheart, of this
place, died. The body was brought
home for burial.
HARROLD-A fine new Methodist
church building will be dedicated here
next Sunday. The dedication exercises
will be In charge of Rev. J. p. Jenkins
p. D.. of Mitchell.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. will bond
itself for 500, 900 to build a city hall
and government building. The bonds
will be due 20 years hence, and earn
interest OF s per cent.
SALEM-The local volunteer fire de-
partment has elected new officers as
follows: Chief, A. e. Roop; assistant
rhief, G. w. Johnson; secretary, F.. w
Mitchell; treasurer, p. w. Seaman.
GETTYSBURG-The contract has
been awarded for the construction hers
Of a new Methodist church building. II
VIII be built of concrete and faced with
white brick above the ground line.
HOT SPRINGS-The new Midwest
Hotel company, which recently took
over the Evans hotel property, is rap
idly getting the building reftted and
refurnished. 1t is intended TO open the
hotel May 20.
BELLE EoURcEIE Tie cutie
county commissioners have advertised
for bids on a new court house to be
completed by February !, 1912. c. A.
Randall, architect, has supervision OF
plans and construction.
ABERDEEN-A municipal court es-
tablished here by vote OF the recent
election is In operation, with Attorney
George w. Crane on the bench. With
his taking office the police court and
city justice court are abolished.
DEADWoOD-Manual training which
=as abandoned lii the local schools
.wo years ago for reasons of economy,
s to be r~e-established next fall. 1t
vas found that the demand for this
department. vas strong with the school
patrons.
MITCHELL-It has been the custom
% issue saloon licenses for six months,
out this is to be done away with. The
supreme court recently handed down
IN opinion that 1t is illegal to issue
1 license for a shorter period thar
year.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Goetz, first
lieutenant of the aberdeen fire depart
ment, was united in marriage 10 Miss
Fanny Hartman, daughter of a pioneer
family of this city. The ceremony was
performed in the Sacred Heart church
by the Rev. Father Dermody.
ABERDEEN-Archer McNaughton.
Judge Of Brown county, d~islocated q
Snee by falling from a wheel he was
iding upon the paved street. He will
De confined to his home and unable to
perform his judicial duties for several
weeks.
SIOUX FALLS-Arrangements have
beer concluded by the people OF Plan
ktnton for the annual convention OF
The Fourth District Women's Christian
Temperance union, which will be held
there May 8. 4 and s. One of the feat
ures will be a diamond medal contest.
YANKTON-The group of settlers at
Selfrfdge, q townSite on the Cannon
Ball branch OF the Puget Sound Exten-
sion line, have already landed a carload
Of lumber with which to build a court
house, after Seifridge is named county
seat of a county not yet organized.
FAULKTON-An agreement Is COM
pleted between the Commercial club
and ". r.. Blehdon, of Buffalo, N. Y,
whereby the latter Is to establish here
A fax tow mill at a cost of $40, 900.
Faulkton agrees to furnish a suitable
site for the mill. Operations are to
commence by June /.
Observation-Disclosures of members
II the knights of Columbus assembled
n the city hall Sunday to attend the
initiation of so candidates. An elabor-
ate program was carried out, with
prominent men OF the order from other
itate as speakers, Governor Burke, OF
North Dakota. being among the num-
Der. A banquet followed the program.
wASTA-Ben Sherin. aged 10, was
terribly injured In a with q
iisc, between here and Wall. His
skull was fractured and he has been
unconscious since the accident. He
was taken to &. hospital at Pierre,
where a trepaning operation was per-
formed. His father, Charles w. Sher-
IN, Is in poor health and is living with
a married daughter in Sioux City.
LIE BEAU. Layer started to walk
from lie Beau to Gettysburg. 20 miles
southeast, when he was the victim of
q highway robber who got his pocket
book containing about SITS. After
walking over half the distance Layer
SAYS he lay down for a rest and fell
asleep. On awakening he found slashes
through his clothing and his money
gone.
YANKTON-The last debate OF the
season will be held here Friday night
when the academy of Yankton college
will contest for honors with the Morn
.ngside academy. The subject for de-
bate will be. Resolved, That the
states and the nation should pass laws
guaranteeing bank deposits Yankton
will be represented by Jacob Munneke
II. Reich and Ward Madole. Yankton
, won from Morningside last year.
LEAD-A large convention of Cath
! olic Knights of Columbus will be held
At Rapid City, May Z and s, wher
delegates and members OF the order
from many parts of the state are ex.
| pected to be present. A large class os
candidates viii take the degrees, and
/ n order TO attend the convention anl