Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-09-21
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

Fearing arrest in connection with
the passing of some alleged worthless
checks in Lead, Burness Schroyer,
aged "a. a miner employed by the
Homestake at Lead, shot and instant
ly killed himself in a saloon at Belle
Fourche.
Darius Walter and Fred Cross, lead
ing members of the Wolf Creek Men
nonite colony near Freeman, have left
;or Montana with the object of pur-
chasing a large tract of land upon
which it is planned to establish an
other Mennonite colony.
The project of having a city audit
orium in Deadwood is meeting with
favor, and will be pushed to a sue
cessful conclusion, according to pres
ent indications. The structure will be
one of the largest OF its kind in the
western half OF South Dakota.
Geogre Morgan and Elmer Dunning
were found guilty in the United States
district court at Deadwood of robbing
the postofffce at Smithwicll Fall River
county, last spring, when they secured
$1,000 in cash and stamps. Judge Ell
lott sentenced both to four years at
Fort Leavenwortil.
While prospecting in the rough
country near the South Dakota Wyom
ing boundary line, G. D. Willard, Of
Spearfish, found an extensive deposit
of iron oxide. Experts say iron oxide
is an important ingredient in the MAX
ing of paints, and that in all probabil-
tty Willard has found something as
valuable as a gold mine.
Anderson Brothers, ranchers and
farmers, living on Elk creek, near
Rapid City, have, entered into a con-
tract with Minneapolis concern
whereby they will furnish it with 300
bushels of alfalfa seed The price to
be paid is SO bushel and the trans
action totals $1,000. The Andersons
have 100 acres Of alfalfa
G. w. Smith, living near Mitchell,
bearing the soubriquet of "Watermel
on" Smith, is the champion producer
of watermelons in the state Mr.
Smith has 35 acres of melons, and he
will harvest crop of fully $4,000,
which will average him about $1O0
an acre. He has had phenomenal sue
cess during the past five years, and
his melons are shipped all over the
northwest.
r. w. McCord, of Morristown, re-
Gently had narrow escape from death.
He with several other men were en-
gagged in digging coal in Ignite mine
when the mine caved in and McCord
was caught with only his arms stick
ing out. His companions worked des-
perately and managed to get him to
the surface, frightfully mangled and
bruised, and he was revived with diff
ficulty. His condition is still serious.
The Milwaukee railroad has nearly
completed the large freight depot at
Aberdeen to replace the structure
burned year ago, and rapid progress
is being made on the passenger sta
ton, which will be one of the hand
soonest on the company's coast line.
The station will be so by 1874 feet in
dimensions, and two stories high.
Spacious rest rooms, a large smoking
room, ticket offices large enough for
five ticket sellers to work simulta-
neously, dining room which will seat
sixty people at once, and modern
kitchen are some of the conveniences
of the first floor, while the second floor
will be fitted up for the train dispatch
er, the division superintendent, road
master and other division officials.
An elevator was broken into at Wau-
bay and seventeen sacks of flour were
stolen. Officers investigated and Sc
cured evidence which led them to sus-
pect Gus Herald, resident of that
place. Heralds premises were search
ed and sixteen sacks of flour were
found stored in granary. while one
sack had been emptied into the flour
bin. Herald was arrested and con-
fessed his guilt, and was held under
$500 bonds to the district court.
The Belle Fourche Commercial club
will try to induce Andrew Carnegie
to built library there.