Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-14
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

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position, the voters of this place, at a
special election, authorized bonds OF
$1,000 for the construction of water
works.
MARION. S. D.-Charles Hartsough,
editor Of the Marion Record, and Miss
Henrietta r. DahIman, of this city, will
he married at the home of the brides
parents this evening.
TORONTO-At the annual business
meeting OF a farmers company when
conducts an elevator here a dividend
of 20 per cent was declared. {. II.
Ramynke was elected secretary,
WOLSEY-The contract has been
awarded for the erection of a new pub
lie school building here. Work will be
pushed in the effort to have it COM
pIeted in time for the fall term Of
school.
COLOME-The town council of this
place has engaged an expert, who now
is at work preparing plans for munich
pal w~aterworks. At the earliest posi-
BILE date the council will nave the sys-
tenn installed.
PIERRE-The first annual meeting
Of the South Dakota Engineering soci-
ETY., an organization which was formed
at this city last winter. will be held at
DeadWoOd, lead and Belle k'ourche,
August 1926.
SCOTLAND-The voters having au-
thOrized the issuance of bonds OF $4,000
for q new steel tower in connection with
the municipal waterwOrks plant, the
same will at once be erected. The
foundation has been completed.
DEADWOOD. s. D.-Richa.a 2,
Moore, a we'll known resident and
business man Of Detroit, Mich, died
here at the home of his sister, Mrs.
| William F. Lowe, after a long illness
with diabetes.
HURLEY-The Farmers Elevator
company, at the annual meeting Of the
stockholders. declared a dividend of 20
| per cent. This dividend will take only
about one-half of the surplus, the com
pany being in an unusually fine hnan-
Cial condition.
| CHAMBERLIN-The county board of
commissioners of Lyman county. at
OacOma. refused to approve the liquor
license bonds. There were IA applica-
| tons for saloon licenses. The vote on
the board was a tie and was decided by
the chairman.
HOT SPRINGS-James w. Joyce, for
many years i'm buSineSS here as an un-
dertaker. shot a rifle bullet through his
heart after writing a note to his son
calling attention to his life insurance
policies. He was we'll known in bust
ness and lodge circles.
RAPID CTTY-Preliminary work on
the survey for the proposed irrigation
work east Of here has been finished by
n crew working on the Box Elder divide
for the Rapid Valley Irrigation and
Reservoir company. a spot 25 miles
east Of this city has been selected as a
site for the reservoir.
VERMILLION-Every farmer in
Clay county who OWL an automobile
is invited to take part in the big auto
mobile parade on the morning Of July
Fourth. To make this part Of the pro-
gram one OF the big features Of the day
the committee in charge ants every
n with a machine to a part.
misunderstanding to the report Of
DIR. O. N. HOyt, secretary of the state
board of health. there Were. during
May. 4JS cases OF contagious diseases
as follows: Scarlet fever. $50, with
three deaths: diphtheria, 80, with two
deaths; measles, 1T6, with two deaths;
smallpox, 50; ~infantile paralysis, l.
COLUMBIA-At the annual meeting
of the Farmers Elevator company at
Columbia, a dividend of 30 per cent was
declared, Last years a % per cent div
idend was declared, and the year prior,
a 20 per cent dividend, making Is per
cent dividends for stockholders in the
past three years.
YANKTON~During the heavy cleo
triCal storm the barn of Andrew Even
| son, near Irene, was struck by light
ming and the building burned, together
with a portion of the contents. Mr.
Evenson's loss will be the value of the
barn, one fine horse, several hogs, har-
ness and other property.
LEOLA-The municipal system OF
waterworks IN course of construction
here during the past few months now
has been completed and placed In OPP
Grafton. The pressure, with only seven
feet Of water in the tank, is ample &c
throw a stream higher than any build
ing in town. Steps are being taken to
organize a volunteer fire department.
MADISON-Arthur Leight, confined
in the county Jail for attempting to
| commit suicide at Ramona recently, re-
ceived a remittance from his parents,
was released from the Jail and left for
his home in Ohio. This leaves only one
inmate of the jail, C.. &c. Collins, serv-
ing a sentence of 20 days for illegal
voting at the Ramona municipal cleo
| ton.
SIOUX FALLS--Ole Mookestad, aged
\ dDOul Eft IOI SOfIt- tlIIlt Oil tiuDiONt ol
the Farley-Loetscher company, died ir
a local hospital. He was standing or
a ladder at the plant with the object
of fixing a belt when he lost kis bal.
ance asd fell, striking his side agains,
a lever with such force that one of his
Kidneys was ruptured. He was rushed
to a hospital where he died a few hours
later. He has a brother at Thor, La.
CENTERVILLE-Carl Sagen, son q
Mr.. and Mrs. L. +. Sagen, has the dis
| tinction of being the youngest graduate
/, in a class of over 700 at the Madison
Wis, university. Carl received his
masters degree at the age of 20 year.
and 2 months. Besides covering II
years of school work in Is years of con.
tinuous study, he has found time Il
cultivate a musical talent, being an ac-
complished pianist.
SIOUX FALLS-Judge Elliott, of tn,
United States court. has imposed sen,
tence in the case OF James Malioy, for,
merly of Sioux Falls, one of a number
| arrested at Rapid City and vicinity OF
| the charge of selling liquor to Indians
| Molloy entered a plea of guilty. He wa.
sentenced to one year and one day il
the federal penitentiary at Leavea,
worth, Kan. and in addition finst
S460-S100 on each OF four counts II
1 the Indictment.