Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-06-23
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

ANDOVER-PreparationS are being
made for the annual convention and
institute Of the Aberdeen district Ep-
worth league, which will be held here
June 20-21. ;
EGAN-It now is practically assured
hat the Catholics will erect a fine new
church building. They plan forming a
lew parish with the towns of Egan and
Golman, with one priest.
CANOVA-Elaborate preparations
are being made by the citizens OF
|anova for the entertainment Of he
Miner County Old Settlers ~associa-
ion, which win meet here the I'D Of
June.
TYNDALL~-As the result of falling
through an open cellar door, Mrs. VIII
son Shroll, a we'll known resident OF
his place, was seriously injured.
Among other injuries her hip was
broken.
MADISON-Petitions recently for
warded to the ~postoffice department
nav been f~aVorably acted upon, n in
postoffice will be closed on Sunday
hereafter.
PARKSTON - The local German
BAPTIST Church society has awarded
he contract for the erection Of a new
sdifice. the contract price being S5,475.
Work already has commenced on the
foundation.
HOWARD-The people Of this. place
nave ~petitloned the Milwaukee compa-
~ to extend the night train, which
1Ow stops at Madison, as far west as
Howard. 1t would be a great convent
tnce to the travelling public.
HAZEL-The annual convention OF
he Sunday School association of Ham
IN county, in session here, elected the
following officers: President, j. H.
hubbard; vice president, Or. F. P.
Winkler; seCretary-treasurer, Miss
blanche Strait.
SIOUX FALLS-As the result Of
he wound developing a a case OF
blood poisoning, it has become neces-
tary to bring Mrs. II. Nelson, OF
Salem. to q Sioux Falls hospital in o.
ter to save her life.
DELMONT-The members of the
peal volunteer fire department are
making preparations for a rousing
fourth Of July celebration. Richard
T Lyons, of Vermillion. chairman Of
ne democratic state central committee,
las been secured as orator of the day.
BUSHNELL - Preparations have
Ieen completed for a gala day here on
Friday Of this week. Among the fea-
ures will be ball games between the
pipestone Indians and Elkton and be-
ween the Aurora n Prairie Home
tines. Music will be furnished by the
}~rookings band. ,
SIOUX FALLS-A young man
lamed Riley, aged 10, whose home is
opposed to have been in Chicago, and
Eho more recently has been en-
loyed by a local gas company, was
drowned in the Big Sioux river, while
athing near the Queen Bee mill. The
ody was recovered.
PLANKINTON-The record Of the
cunt OF mail in the Plankinton post
flee shows that a total of $3.50
ieces passed through the office during
le month. OF this number 17,545
rieces were dispatched from the office
nd As ,2S5 received. These figures in
Jude all classes OF mail received and
dispatched.
WHITE LAKE-An hour and 20
minutes OF extra time now exists in
he running Of the westbound paSsen-
ger train between SanhOrn and WhtteN
lake and they put in from five to is
minutes at the different stations,
marking time" This line of the
Rockefeller road is sure getting to be
a humdinger.
SCOTLAND-A cooperative union
syndicate was formed here and the so
acre tract OF land owned by Ale Brown
was planted to melons. stockholders
in his new enterprise number about
so, who each subscribed rs cents. They
say they will be exporting melons by
the carload if the season is favorable
for such a crop.
DEADWOOD-President N. f.
Franklin, Of the Deadwood Business
Mems club, with the cooperation of
local men, are engaged in organizing
a company to establish the turpentine
industry in the Black Hills. Examina-
tion shows hat there are something
over 800, 900 acres OF tree stumps in the
Black Hills that are rich in turpentine
and lying close to railroads.
DEADWOOD-A bad forest fire
which broke out Sunday afternoon is
raging just west of Nahant, 20 miles
south of here, and the forestry depart
ment this evening rushed a special
train with 80 fire fighters TO the scene.
Several ranches are in danger. Asso-
ciate Forester Potter, of Washington,
who is here investigating grazing con-
ditions, is assisting the local officials.
SIOUX FALLS-Sioux Falls recent
ly was selected as oneof the places
IN the United States as a center from
4 illG yin Va NAAS = AAAbS
sionary movement should be carried on
in this part Of the northwest, At a
meeting held here yesterday Sunday
q permanent organization was perfect
ed for carrying on this work, which is
OF great Importance to the religious in
terests.
SIOUX FALLS-During the recent
annual convention OF the South akota
Bankers association attention was
called to the fact that during the past
year there had not been a single bank
failure I'm South Dakota. During the
year there had been only four at
tempted bank robberies in the state
and each OF the culprits were captured.
South Dakota now has a total of 636
banks-102 national and 534 state
banks.
MILLER-I0cal horsemen are get
ting ready for the years circuit races,
which begin at Miller Tuesday, Tune
Is, and continue three days. This first
meeting will bring together a buncS
OF new horses that will engage in q
sharp contest 10 try out their speed,
and the promise Is for a tip top meet
ing. The big race will be the 2:20
pace for $500, entries to which closed
May i. Secretary Collins 16
horses entered for this race.
IPSwICH-The Boy Scouts OF the
city are spending the week at h Elm
river. about so miles northeast OF here,
under the leadership of H f. Beebe.