The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-07-07
SOUTH DAKOTA AT A GLANCE.


draw plans for municipal water
works system.
The Western South Dakota tennis
tournament will be played at Murdo
July 1911.
Engineers have finished the prelim
mary survey of the proposed irriga
tion project west of Rapid City.
The farm buildings Of Jack An
drews, living near Keystone, were de.
stroyed by fire OF unknown origin.
Reuben Warner Of Alcester s d.,
and Miss Alice Grove of Colan, Neb.,
were married at Elk Point
The county commissioners of Ly.
man county turned down the saloon
mems bonds and the county is dry
Saturday evening Mr.. and Mrs
Charles II. Kibbee of Mitchell Cele-
brated the fiftieth anniversary Of their
marriage.
BY a large majority the voters Of
Onida voted $l1 eco in bonds for the
construction of waterworks system.
The state railroad commissioners
have ordered the Northwestern rail.
road to erect new depot at Sturgis.
James w. Joyce a well known Hot
Springs business man, committed sui.
eide by shooting himself through the
heart.
Rapid City capitalists are agitating
the erection of cement plant similar
to that under course of construction
at Chambers.
Judge +. b. Wheeler of Wheeler is
able to be out of doors after several
months confinement as result of
stroke of paralysis.
A bad fire swept through Lennon,
destroying three livery and feed barns
and stores and fourteen head of horses
and entailing a loss of $4,000.
Mrs. Sylvester Allison of Sturgis
has been taken to a Chicago hospital
to undergo an operation necessitated
by injuries sustained in an automobile
accident.
DR.. Hermon F. Rate, former legis-
lator and well known in political and
mining circles in the Black Hills, has
announced his candidacy for congress
in the June, 1912, primaries.
Ole Mookestad, aged "a, of Sioux
Falls met his death. While standing
on a ladder he lost his footing ana
fell, striking his side against a lever
and rupturing one of his kidneys.
every section of South Dakota have
Miss Emma Peshek. for two years
assistant cashier of the First State
bank at Wagner has accepted posi-
tion with the Ravinia State bank.
Drought conditions in practically
been relieved within the past ten days
! Aberdeen and vicinity being the latest
to receive welcome showers, aggregat
ing about an inch of moisture.
A heavy windstorm damaged the
| fair grounds buildings at Clark.
Work on the new Northwestern de-
| pot at Clark is being rushed to com
pletion.
| The voters Of Bancroft authorized
the board of education to issue $4,000
worth of bonds for new school build
ing.
| Frank Albright, storekeeper at
South Shore, has let the contract for
a $4,000 building in which to conduct
his store.
Clarence NJ. Lambert, Gettysburg
business man, died in an Aberdeen
hospital after an operation for appen.
dicitis.
Arrangements have been completed
for the entertainment of the state fire
mems tournament in Lead next week
John Potter, a wealthy farmer liv
ing near belmont, was seriously in
jured by being thrown from buggy
during runaway.
Homesteaders living west of the riv
er continue TO move out of the section
which is reported burned out by the
drought.
Rattlesnakes are very numerous
around Fairburn, four persons having
been bitten by the reptiles within the
past week.
r. E. Cone, formerly Of Mitchell, has
been elected president of the James
Valley bank at Huron and will assume
his duties Saturday.
The court contest over the mayor
atty election in Bridgewater resulted
! in Jacob Tchetter being elected by
four votes on the recount over c. A
Ray, TO whom the election returns gave
the Office by one vote.
Judge Hughes rules that the wet:
won out by two votes at the recen
election in Miller. The drys will carr!
the case to higher court.
: The Sioux Falls Kennel club is send
ing out catalogues in which are LISTED
the prizes and classes of the big dos
show to be held there October 1916.