Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

A very successful corn show was
held at Leola by the Mcpherson Coun
ty Corn Growers association.
At a special election held at Henry
bonds were voted for the construction
of a municipal system Of w~aterworks.
Only Is votes were cast against the
proposition.
Wolves are reported to be yer
thick in the west country. 1t is pro-
posed near Midland to organize a
great roundup and gather in all of
these beasts from a great area.
The grading and excavating for the
new county court house at Vermillion
has begun and is being pushed as rap
idly as possible. 1t is hoped that the
foundation may be completed yet this
fall.
The 1O-month-old girl of John Roth,
of Yankton, swallowed a quantity of
kerosene from a cup n nearly died
before a physician was called and by
prompt measures saved the little
child's life.
The firm of Thomas Bolger COM
pany of Chicago took the entire issue
of S17,500 of Bobridge city bonds re-
Gently authorized at a special election,
at par less attorneys fees and a com
mission of $500.
The government has planted a guam
tity of black bass in the big lake at
Orman, nea Belle Fourche, and lovers
of fishing in that part of the state are
looking forward to some good sport in
the years to come.
The city council of Kennebec has
awarded to an Iowa company the con-
tract to construct a municipal system
of waterworks, for which the voters
authorized the issuance of bonds in
the sum Of $4,000.
A special election soon will be called
at Hayes for the purpose of voting Up
on the issuance of bonds in the sum
Of $1,000 for the construction of dams
in that vicinity and the improvement
of the public highways.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed at Pierre for the Hartman Tele-
phone company, at Hartman, Minneha-
ha county, with a capital of 10000.
In~corporators, John Hartman, T. w.
Wilson and Park Davis.
An interesting experiment is being
made at Bison in school Capitalization,
several country schools having united
with the Bison schools. A man has
been engaged to transport the outside
pupils to and from school.
Miss Eva Hutchinson, 20 years old,
was burned to death at Artesian while
building a fire. She was using kero-
sene in a heater, when it exploded. She
was alone at home m found by neigh
bors too late to save her life.
Walter Stilson, the 3-year-old son of
Rev. Mr.. Stilson of the PIainview
academy at the Adventist settlement
near Redfeld, the little lad who was
run over by a Northwestern train sew
eral days ago, is now expected to re-
cover.
The officers Of the Black Hills
branch of the forest service a few days
ago received from the government
fish hatchery at Spearfish 4 $1,000 black
spotted trout, which have beer distrib-
uted in Squaw creek. An additional
4 1000 have been placed in French and
Willow creeks, nea Custer.
A e course on the topography
methods of the United states geologi-
cal survey will be offered by the State
college at Brookings this year, four
weeks, next spring. This instruction
will be given primarily for students in
geological and civil engineering and
will include a considerable amount of
field practice.
Dorien Buttes is the latest town to
come into existance in the coded por-
ton of the Rosebud reservation in
Trip county. p%ostoffice has been es-
tablished and will be known as Dorien.
The new town is expected to have a
rapid growth.
G. c. Hill, late of McNeely, has been
appointed by Judge Elliott, of the fed
eral court, to the position Of United
States commissioner, with headquar-
tiers at White River. A resident COM
missioner there will prove Of con-
venience to the homesteaders Of the
surrounding region.
The people of Oelrichs and vicinity
are greatly pleased because the state
board Of regents has secured a section
of school land about two miles south
of Oelrichs as the site for the new dry
farming experiment station, for which
the last legislature provided.
A cyclone, travelling over a small
area struck the home Of Alfred I. Mer-
riot, lear Dupree and completely
wrecked the house, and broke two OF
Merriot's ribs. His wife and children
escaped injury in the cellar. Last
spring Merriot had a barber shop with
practically all he owned burned.