Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-19
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

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home, aged 76 years.
WEBsTER,-The council has con-
firmed the following appointments:
City attorney, /. S. Coomes; chief Of
police, j. v. Martin; city auditor, J. b.
Egeland.
PARKSTON.-The fire department
has elected new officers as follows:
Chief, M. Behrend; assistant chief. A..
+. Grimm; secretary, Edward Fergen;
treasurer. M. Oberembt.
WINNER-F. Nj. Ziebach, known
since the early days as the ''squatter
governor" of Dakota, has been in
stalled as mayor of Winner, TO which
office he was elected at the recent
I election.
BONESTEEL. s. D.-The following
appointments have been confirmed by
the city council: City auditor, c.. f.
Jewell; city attorney, j. r. Cash; chief
Of police, Chas. III. Budd; assessor,
Irving Lindley.
SCOTLAND-William +. Hardwell,
an old resident and prominent citizen
OF this place, died very suddenly. He
had just returned from the postofiice
and sat down to cad his mail when he
fell to the DOR dead
COLOME, s. D.-A force Of nearly 100
men has commenced extending the
Northwestern railroad from Colome TO
Winner The towns are l3 miles apart
and 1t is expected the track layers Will
complete their work by June /.
WATERTOWN-Word received by
Mayor Martin from w. CT. Bierd, vice
president and general manager Of the
st. Louis railroad, informed him thai
lite ST. Louis ana ROCK Island roads
will erect a $500 union depot during
the coming summer.
ABERDEEN-Frederick Rogers, Of
Kalamazoo, Mich. has arrived to drill
the chorus of 100 voices which will sing
Faust" III concert with the Mime
apolis Symphony orchestra May 90. ar
which time the fifth annual may festi-
val will be held.
SIOUX FALLS-C. j.. MILAN. OF
Sioux City, who vas arrested a few
days ago by Secretary Bent. OF the
state board of pharmacy, for illegally
conducting a drug store not being q
registered pharmacist, pleaded guilty in
justice u and was fined $50 and
costs.
PIERRE-The arguments in the pro-
ceeding for disbarment OF Attorney
General Johnson were presented in the
supreme court by Attorneys r. II.
Null, of Huron, for the court, and L.
l.. Stephens. of this city. for Johnson.
Decision will soon be announced.
RAPID CITY-Caught between the
butt END Of two logs when a loaded
lumber q jammed against the loader.
w. s. Ayris, aged 26, was killed at the
Lamphere-Hinrichs logging camp neal
here. The young man was literally
crushed to death, dying on his way to
the hospital.
EDGEMONT-The Burlington is
equipping it's freight engines on the
Black Hills and Alliance divisions with
self-feeding stokers. These engines are
of the Mallet type and the first of them
to be fitted with the automatic stokers
was sent north with a heavy train yes
terday.
HURON-The 41st annual meeting Of
the Congregational conferences OF
South Dakota will be held In Chamber
lain. beginning Tuesday, May 16, and
continuing three days. People of Cham
berlain have made preparations for
the care of all who attend; entertain
ment will be OF the Harvard plan.
PIERRE-Joe Reisman, a young
farmer residing nine miles north of this
city, tangled up with a broncho and
was thrown in such q manner that his
spine was broken, and he was brought
to h hospital completely paralyzed.
He with a brother came to this part
of thesstate from LeMars, Ia, last year.
ABERDEEN-A stone found near
Eren, N. D., by r. l.. Van Benschesten,
upon being examined by a Denver,
Colo. expert, was found to contain
garnets valued at 81 a karat. The stone
weighs 200 pounds n the fragment
sent TO the expert, the size of a mans
fist. contained IS karats.
WATERFOWL - The Degree of
Honor lodge received information that
they were entitled to the banner award
ed by the grand lodge after a contest
in which nearly every lodge in the
state took part. The WATERFOWL lodge
secured the highest number Of new
beneficiary members.
YANKTON-The Yarxton fire de-
partment is up in arms over the deci-
sion of the state board, which gave the
1911 tournament to Lead, when Yank-
toms bid was $3.50 more than that sub
mitted by Lead. The Yankton firemen
will not Eel a delegation unless ex-
plantations are Forthcoming.
LEAD-The new municipal court,
with Judge John H. Rogers presiding,
has started. This Is the first court Of
its kind west of the Missouri river In
South Dakota. and IL it proves the sue
cess It's advocates predict, others will
be established. The salary of the
judge is $1,000 a year.
Observation-Disclosures will dedi-
cate a new church building May 6
and Z. Rev. Olaf Glascoe, OF Mime
apolis, will have charge of the laying
OF the corner stone Saturday, and the
~dedicatory services Sunday will be con-
Quoted by the pastor, Rev. A. Il.
Bergh. assisted by Rev. ]. A. Bergh,
of Beloit. Wis.
KIMBALL--R. Il. Jones, the big
cattle man from the northeast part of
this county. rhipped 10 cars of stock
to Chicago a few days ago, seven of
fancy fat cattle and three loads of
hogs. Two other parties shipped two
other cars, making q train of II cars
for the special freight train out of here
on the Milwaukee road.
ABERDEEN-Miss Media Lathrop.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. r.. Lath-
rop, of this city. n Stanley Nell, of
Mellette, were married at the home of
the brides parents, Rev. T. j. Dent of
the Congregational church perform
ing the ceremony in the. presence Of
| 90 friends. The young people VIII live
on a farm near Mellette.
ELK POINT-At a meeting OF the
city council, o. M. Walters qualified as
mayor. DIR. Hendrix as treasurer. Sam
uei .Harter as justice of the peace.
| Chester Main and A. b. Parker as al
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