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

idly, and the supply of water is such
that all the pumping which can be
done along the banks of the mighty
stream cannot have any appreciable
effect upon its flow.
Ne work of stringing the wires
from Gregory to Dallas, to furnish cleo
Wic!ty tor the new electric lighting
plant at Dallas has been completed,
and Dallas now takes It's place as one
of the towns of the state which have
electric lights.
Patrick O'Leary, a we'll known farm
er living near Artesian, was seriously
injured by being kicked in the face
by one of his horses. The force of the
blow was sufficient to smash his check
bone, and he was otherwise injured.
Sheriff Craven of Lennon and a
posse from Butte county have return
ed to their homes after a chase of 900
miles after horse thief who, not
withstanding the persistency Of the
officers, succeeded in making his es-
cape.
The First State bank of Nunda has
been consolidated with the Nunda
State bank and in future Nunda will
have only one banking institution.
The consolidated bank will have a cap
ital of $4,000 j. E. Walker will be
cashier.
Plunging into the waters OF a deep
pond near her home, Mrs. Bert Bald
win, wife of a home steader living
near Philip, rescued her 2-yeAr-old
daughter from drowning and then
worked two hours before she succeed
cd in reviving the child, who had lost
consciousness when the heroic mother
dragged her from the water
Orville Brancel, an Aberdeen resi-
Gent, was attacked in his yard at night
and severely beaten over the head
aud robbed Of $3.50, all the money he
had about him. Attracted by an un-
usual noise about the premises, Mr.
Brancel stepped outside the door and
was attacked. His assailants escaped
and he has nc clue to their identity.
The United States authorities in
Sioux Falls have been advised OF the
arrest of five men in Tripp county on
the charge OF selling liquor to Sioux
warriors belonging on the Rosebud
reservation. Action upon their cases
will be taken by federal grand jury
at Deadwood next month. If indict-
ments are returned against them it is
probable they will be tried during the
Deadwood term.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hyde, their son,
Hadleigh, daughter Esther, and Miss
Edna Dixson, have returned to Sioux
Falls from an auto trip from Sioux
Falls to the Atlantic coast and return.
They started ON the trip June 20, COW
cred 5,723 miles, and rolled into Sioux
Falls without mishap of any kind
The longest single days drive was
23O miles. The drive made the last
day was 2O3 miles,
The officers OF the Charles Mix
County Fair association are now work
ing hard for the fair which will be
held at Platte the 9th, 7th and Sth of
September The outlook for good ex-
hibits were never better than they
are this year. Secretary Button is a
busy man and ne says everything
points to the best fair in the history
of the association. Some very good
attractions have already been secured.
Thrown from a hayrake by runaway
horses, Miss Rose Sykora of Bon
Homme county. had most Of her hair
torn ont by the roots. She was aiding
her father rake hay when the horses
attached to the hayrake became
frightened and ran away. The girl
was thrown in front of the rake and
was rolled under the prongs for quite
distance. When rescued it was
thought she was dead She will re-
cover.
Colonel F. r. Ainsworth, of Mime
lxahta. and a prominent Mason, offers
to donate $4,000 to the Ancient Or
der of the Mystic Shrine if the order
will establish their national reserve In
Fall River county. Colonel Ainsworth
is known as the land king of that sec
tion. He is the only man in Hot
Springs who possesses 5000 acres of
land, and the railroad station is locat-
ed in the middle of the tract 1t
combines mountain and valley. pine
trees, alfalfa and grain, and has an
abundance of pure water and is but a
few miles from this health resort.
The colonel is member of the Mys-
tic Shrine at Indianapolis.
Representative Burke has recon.