Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-09-14
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

A new cement block company has
been organized at belmont with cap
ital stock of 25,000 The plant is
backed by local capital and will manu-
facture cement blocks, tile posts and
bricks.
A Jack -tiae-Peepcr" has made his ap-
pearance at Philip and great indisna-
ton has been caused by some of his
antics A close watch in being kept
for him, and if caught in the act he
will be given rough treatment.
During August there was a substan-
tial incresae in the population of Sphinx
county. The records of the clerk OF
courts show that during the month
there were 50 births, as against
deaths Six marriage licenses were is
sued during the month.
The Bowdle baseball team has been
disbanded for the season. 1t made 3
very good record. In all twenty-one
games were played, of which thirteen
were won by Bowdle. Bowdie suffered
but one shut out and handed out three,
two of which went to Eureka and one
to Spring Lake.
Information has been received that
several hundred Sioux indians from
the adjacent Pine Ridge and Rosebud
reservations will be in Kadoka to at
tend and aid in entertaining those at
tending the annual Stanley county fair
which will be held at Kadoka Septe1n-
Der 26, 27 and %.
After going to much expense and
trouble to be ready at break of day
Sunday for the chase over the prairies
after chickens, hunters upon some in
vestigation have discovered that
farmers everywhere almost have signs
up warning them to keep off at peril
of arrest for trespass.
Owing to the prime condition of the
soil around Bridgewater, made so by
the copious rains of the past six weeks,
. an increased acreage of winter wheat
will be sown. Many farmers have al
ready taken advantage of the favor
able conditions and are now sowing
1t is believed that the experiment will
prove success.
While there is a persistent rumol
that the Northwestern will lay off the
day passenger into Pierre, railroad of
ficials say that it is improbable thai
the train east will be laid off, although
it may be that the day passenger to the
hills may be removed for the time be
ing. For the past few months it ha:
been evident that there was INSULT
cient passenger traffic on the Pierre
Rapid City to support two trains.
While running from Mitchell to Kim
ball railroad automobile bearing
seven men left the rails six miles cas-
of Kimball and seriously injured thce
of the passengers, DR.. King and Franl
Mcmahon of MITCHELL and Fred Cole
a railroad hand with the section cam
seven miles east of Kimball TIL
other passengers were Owen Smith O
Mitchell and three other men fror
the camp. After leaving the cam
about a mile and while running at
speed of about 25 miles an hour tn
machine left the rails and went int
the ditch, throwing the passengers i
all directions DR.. King has severa
!. ribs broken and is injured internall,
: McNlahon has bad bruises on his bac
and head and Cole received a larg
8 cash in mis- head and his legs are badl
bruised. Those uninjured went bac
I to the railroad camp after the acc
dent, procured handcar and took th
injured men to one of the Kimball h,
tells.
The sessions OF the ministerial col
vention of the Watertown district D.
kota conference, Evangelical, continu
to be of great interest and profit. O
= Tuesday evening Rev. J. e. Booth
DeSmet, preached to an appreciatiy
audience. Saturday the most impo
D tant subject considered was churc
union between the Evangelical ass
citation and the United Evangelic:
church. AS movement is on fot
to unite these two churches the SUI
: iect was most timely. Resolutions f
3oring this union we're unanimcusl
dopted