Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-08-31
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

The new depot building of the
Northwestern company at Clark is
rapidly nearing completion.
a, telephone message from Philips
tells OF the burning there of the Van
Dusen grain elevator. The cause OF
the fire and the amount OF the loss
are not given.
Burglars broke into the Greenfield
store, IL miles from Vermillion, secur-
amount of money They have not yet
been apprehended.
Hereafter the business places in
Bridgewater will remain closed on
Sunday, an agreement to this effect
having been entered into by the mer-
chants. This rule will not apply to
drug stores and restaurants.
The managers of the big pastures
on the Cheyenne River Indian reser-
vation are preparing for their ship
ments of beef cattle, and say that
their stock is in good shape for ship
ment regardless Of dry conditions.
The canning factory at Big Stone
has resumed operations for the sea-
sons run and thousands of bushels
of canned corn will be prepared for
market. For some weeks to come,
because of the operations of the fac
tory, Big Stone will be the leading
corn market of the state
One of the greatest artesian wells
ever drilled in the Black Hills has been
sunk on the ranch of William Stan
nus, near Spearfish. The we'll is sew
eral hundred feet deep and has an es-
timated flow of 1000 gallons per min
ute-making it the grandfather of all
artesian wells in the vicinity OF the
Black Hills
While p. B. Burns and family, Of
Chamberlain, were coming in from
Mitchell in their auto their car turned
turtle east OF White Lake, owing to
the bad condition of the roads, and
they miraculously escaped any Sc
rious injury excepting slight injuries
to Mrs Burns, who was at once taken
to the sanatorioum.
The projected railway from Bassett,
NJ. noitn through Springview and
Wewela is yet a very live proposition
in the Wewela valley. Those along
the route of the proposed road are
very liberal in their pledges of finan-
cial support in aid of the new railway.
In Keya Paha county alone over $780,
600 has been pledged
The breaking of stirrup strap
saved the life of little Jimmy Norton,
the young son of we'll known far
mer living near Clearmont, when he
was thrown from horse. His foot
caught in the stirrup and he was drag
ged considerable distance, but the
strap broke and released him before
fatal injuries had been inflicted
At meeting of the commissioners
of Rapid City it was voted to call an
election for the purpose of voting on
a S60,OOO bond issue which will be re-
quired to carry out the city's plans for
the new water system. The election
will be held early next month and if
the bonds carry it is hoped to start
work as soon as they are placed.
Jacob Hofer No. returned from
his visit to Beadle county, The
printing by the Freeman Courier OF
the above personal mention recalls a
peculiar condition which exists in
Hutchinson county with reference to
the designation Of number of men by
number. In Hutchinson county there
are more than score of men who
bear the name of Jacob Hofer. and to
identify them they are known by mum
bers, this preventing a serious mixuy
in mails and in other ways in a com
munity which has SO many men of the
same name.
Three years ago Mrs. s. J. Starken
berg, of Volga, lost valuable ring
which was given her by her father
when she was only twelve years OF
age. The ring was lost in the yard
where the Starkenberg family lived
A careful search was made but NO
trace of the ring could be found Much
to the surprise of Mrs. Starkenberg
Ole Swartos. who now couples the
place where the ring was lost, a day
or two ago returned the ring to her,
having found it while working in the
yard. The ring was damaged to only
sight extent by its long exposure to
the elements.