Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-26
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

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ing whether or not a fair shall be held.
HOT SPRINGS-Steps have been
taken here to organize what VIII be
known as the Fall River County sun
day School association. At a meeting,
to be held in June the organization viii
be perfected.
DESMET-At the annual meeting OF
the Bankers association OF kingsburyt
county, the following officers were
elected President. A. w. stone; vice
president. j. B~aldridge; secretary;
treasurer, O.. Altifillisch.
ARERDEEN-Tickets for the May:
musical festival by the Minneapolis!
Symphony orchestra and Aberdeen
singers IN May 81, 2S and 20, are SELL,
ing rapidly n the attendance PROM
ises 20 equal IL not exceed that Of prev.
ious years.
( HARTFORD-The firm of CALDWELL
Bros, dealers in hardware and furni-.
ture, has gone into voluntary bank!
ruptcy. Charles Feyder has been APP,
pointed receiver. The liabilities are,
listed around 100000, with assets Of
about $4,000.
PIERRE-The hearing of the railway
commission on telephone matters at
Tyndall has been changed to the first
OF June, when the commission will be
80 $50 Ri'~S ohN Bcso NHSAA NsAS 80 -
ability of allowing the local exchange
to increase Its rates.
JEFFERSON-The First State bank
opened its doors for business this
week. r. j. Author, president of the,
new bank, has as his associates in the.
business his sons, Ralph Gilmore, OF.
Sioux City, is the cashier. This gives
Jefferson two good banks.
LITTLE EAGLE-The government
Indian bureau has ordered closed the
Indian school at this point in the,
the present term Of school expires.
The equipment will he removed to,
Fort Yates n the building sold.
WILLOW LAki1S-An elaborate
program has been prepared for the 21st'
annual convention Of the Fifth distrist
w. G.. II. u, which will be held here
Wednesday and Thursday. May "a and
%. The district comprises Codington,,
Hamlin, Deuel., Bookings, Kingsbury
and Clark counties.
CLARK-Gen. S. ]. Conklin, who
mas been dangerously i'll for some time
but Is now improving, celebrated his
SD birthday anniversary II large
numbers OF his friends and neighbors
of many years called upon him at his
home to fellcitate him upon the oc-
%casion.
MLAUGHLIN-Frank Ecker, who
has been promoting a proposition to
build a $4,000 hotel here, informs the
business men Of the town that he has
succeeded in raising the necessary
capital and that work on the structure
the work will be awarded in two
weeks. =.
ESTELLINE-The council has
granted to a local telephone company,
a franchise to install and operate for a,
period of 70 ear an electric light
system. The town reserves the right,
TO at any time after the expiration Of
10 years purchase the system. The
work of installing the system will
commence at once. !:
SIOUX FALLS-A jury In the state
circuit court OF the new county OF
Trip has fixed the value of an ear.
The plaintiff in the action was Eugene
Smith, and the defendant, the Floete
Lumber company. The plaintiff lost
an ear while working In the yards OF
the company, and asked damages In
the sum of 1885. After a prolonged
fight was awa rdad In the.
sum of $1,200.
PIERRE-The recall election In this
city for mayor and two members of
the commission called out a very light
vote, as there was no opposition to the
ticket put up on recall. l.. l.. Stephens
was selected as mayor and L. A. Mum
son n c.. +. Hanno as members OF
the commission in place OF j. h.. Muller,
c. /. Newell and Louis Greenough, re-,
called.
WATERTOW N-Three hundred
knights Of Columbus, from Huron,
Aberdeen. sioux Falls and the smaller
surrounding towns, attended the ini-
tiation in this city of a large class into
Cretin council, K. OF c. The local
council put on the first two degrees,
the third being In charge OF state
Deputy Grand knight T. ]. Griffin. of
Iowa, and his STAFF. Following the ini-
,latlon a banquet was served to the
knights and ladies OF the parish.
ABERDEEN-'Dutch" Krayenbrink.
James Clayton and Dan Sears have
been held TO the circuit court for Per-
kins county on a charge OF stealing a
morse from James Livingston. The
men were captured after a sensational
chase, and after their arrest Krayen-
brink turned states evidence and was
Instrumental in fixing his accomplices,
connection with the crime. Bond was
nxed at $1,000 for Krayenbrink and
$4,000 each for Sears inc Clayton.
ABERDEEN-The itinerary of the
Aberdeen jobbers' excursion, between
Aberdeen and Miles City, has been
announced. The special train will
leave Aberdeen Wednesday, May 81,
and will visit the towns between here
and Miles City on the main line and
the towns on the Cannonball. Chey-
enne River and Moreau River branches
OF the Puget Sound line. returning TO
Aberdeen Saturday. June 3. The job
bers Will be accompanied by the South
Dakota State band.
ABERDEEN-Deputy marshals have
gone to Fort Leavenworth with the
criminal grist of the term of federal
court just adjourned, as follows: J. p.
Stevens, sentenced to two years for
introducing liquor on a reservation;
Joseph STAINS, same ~offense, two years;
James O'Brien and Joseph Howard.
eight years zach for postoffice robbery
at Stockholm; Joseph Smith, five years
for the same ~offense; Lee Fire Cloud.
IS months for introducing liquor on
q reservation: Willis Whityorth, 10
years for manslaughter.
M'INTOSH-Rev. Father Ambrose.
of Fort Yates. N. ID. Is arranging to
build a Catholic church at Mcintosh.
Options nave been taken on -four de-
sirable sites. A tract will also be
purchased for the erection. some time
IN the future. Of a priests house. Ii
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