Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-06-02
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

MILESyILLE-Ample stock now
has been sold to assure the installa-
ton OF a creamery here.
AURORA-Ground has been broken
for the new Catholic church building.
1t will be constructed of cement blocks.
BANCROFT-The town board has
awarded the r III for .he erection
Of a town ia . own hall building
combined.
BRUCE-Through the efforts or a
large number of the leading women of
.his place a public library has been
opened in Bruce.
KIMBAII-The mid-year meeting
Of the Ministerial association Of this
district will be held I'm Kimball May 20
as. A fine program has been prepared.
ROCKHAM-The local musicians
lave organized a band, with p. j..
Hand, president; G. f. Wolter, secre-
.ary, and Walter Strasberg, treasurer.
ELK POINT-Clark S. Thomas will
arrive soon and take charge of the
Courier, which he recently purchased.
With the intention of building It into a
strong paper.
WINNER-Irving Best, a well known
newspaper a formerly OF Gregory,
has purchased the plant Of the Winner
~ Ali 4 III AbAAAS 6AF~ AAC
paper his personal attention.
CUSTER-A defective fiue caused a.
$4,000 fire at the ranch OF J. A. Rey-
nolds, two miles from here. The house,
barn and all buildings except a gran
airy and sheep shed, were destroyed.
STURGIS-Prospects are reported to
be bright for Fort Meade, near here, to
be transformed into a brigade post. in
which event the military reservation
surrounding the, post will be greatly
enlarged.
CUSTER-Efforts are being made to
have the department of agriculture set
aside an entire township in the forest
reserve in this county as a game pre-
serve, into which may be turned elk
and deer.
GEDDES-Fire, of unknown origin.
started in the linen room on the third
floor of the Padley hotel INK for a short
time 1t appeared the building was
doomed. The firemen confined the
flames to a few apartments. The dam
age was about $500.
YANKToN-In the annual election
OF manager and editor Of the College
Student, II. Stratton was elected editor
and George thinner manager, by good
majorities. j.. Watson was elected
president Of the students association
anu ITdCe Lewis, secretary.
ELK POINT-MemorIal ervices will
be held at the, Congregational church
in this city Sunday, May 90. Rev. H.
f. Rice, pastor Of the Methodist Epis-.
copal church, will deliver the memo
rial sermon. Clark S. Thomas, editor
of the Union County Courier, VIII de-
liver the address on Decoration day.
Observation-Disclosures prepara-
lions are being made for the celebraJlon
of the Tooth anniversary of the birth
Of the mother of Mrs. A. Z. CurtisS, Of
this place. She has "a descendants, and
most Of them are planning on being
Tooth birthday, which falls on July II.
LANGFORD-Frank Craft, state fire.
marshal, has completed an inyestiga-
ton OF a fire which recently destroyed
the farmers elevate here. The fire
was supposed to a been OF in
cendiary origin and may always remain
a mystery. IL the fire marshal learned
anything definite he did not make 1t
public.
LEAD-Another effort IS being made
to secure a pardon for Eli Raich, the SAL
o keeper whotwo years ago commenced
TO serve a 15-year penitentiary term
for the killing Of a fellow Slav after a
quarrel over a card game. He has u
wife n several children n previous
to his trouble always bore a good
record.
SIOUX FALLS-The people OF VIII
low Lakes are making arrangements
for the entertainment of the several
hundred delegates who viii attend the
21st annual convention of the Fifth
district, w. C. 7. IT,, which will be
held at that place on Wednesday and
Thursday Of next week.
TIJTnCnNy Too,L A6o-tzl x.1tV
known farmer living near here, mar
rowly escaped death as the result of
being bitten by a pet cat. His left
was badly lacerated n blood
poisoning set In. For several days he
was in a serious condition, but hard
work on the part Of physicians pulled
him through.
CHAMBERLAIN-The forty first an
nual conference Of the Congregation
al church for South Dakota. adjourned
at a late hour last evening with a ban
quet given In the church basement by
the members Of the local church, in
honor Of the visitors. The last day
was filled with business. and it required
lot OF hustling to clean up all mat
tiers on hand for disposition.
DEADwOOD-On the admission that
they had tied a 2-inch pipe with ball
ing wire on the Northwestern railroad
~ oNhS SOA az w
son brothers, aged s and IL, were ar
by detectives and face the re-
form school. But for the fact hi a
car preceded a passenger train
the latter would AVE been wrecked.
The boys say they were only playing.
SIOUX FALLS - Representatives
Burke and Martin, who generally pull
together, do not agree or the candidate
for postmaster at Vermillion. w. c.
Huyck and E.. A. Lambert are candi-
dates for the office. Accordingly they
decided to have the case settled by the
patrons and hav suggested that an
election be held at which the people OF
vermillion are permitted TO indicate
their choice.
WOOD-Although this town, situa-
ted In the portion of Mellette county
which is to be opened TO white settle
ment next fall. is only a few weeks
old. 1t already has a the
Mellette County Journal, which is the
first paper to be established in the
county. The publisher is f.
Crook. of Winner, while w. G. Squires,
OF the Winner Advocate, will be It's
Observation-Disclosures Latta. OF the
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