The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-05-05

drivers. We have q 6-cYlinder 6O n,
%. touring car in use. and our charge!
are reasona BILE. Phone1 80.
Thompson Bros.
Miss Ruth McCromick, teacher in
the Youngbluth school, south of town,
announces a May Day entertainment
and pie social on Tuesday evening,
May 8. All invited to attend. A
very interesting program will be rend
cred.
H. G. Wilson, County Auditor, was
home the first of the week to look
after matters on the farm. He bought
enough tame grass seed to SOW about
80 acres which he is going to use fol
pastursge for hogs. As the prairie is
being broken up clover and timothy
takes it's place.
Thos. Bowler returned on the delayed
train Monday night from Whit,,
Cloud, Kansas, where he went sever al
weeks ago. Mr.. Bowler informs Is
that he expects to remain in South
Dakota, and that old Charles Mix
comfy looks better to him than any
thing he asw down south.
The Wagner band has closed a con-
tract with the city of Wagner to fur
nish open air concerts on Saturday
evening of each week during the next
five months. The first of these con-
certs will occur on next Saturday even
ing at eight O'Clock, and everyone is
invited and urged to come out and
hear the music. The rural people are
especially invited to come to town on
these occasions, as these concerts are
put on more for your benefit than any
one else.
Now is the time farmers to look up
your hail insurance. You should be
just as careful of your hail insurance
as you are of your seed. Get the very
best. We had thirteen losses last sea-
sonand every one of them was paid
salts factorily. Beware Of the Mutual
man and his cheap insurance. Get
the old line hail insurance. We have
three of the leading companies. Cal
in and see us. First State Bank.
Mrs. Armstrong and Miss May
Skillings, who have been in the en-
ploy of the government at Greenwood
agency for several years, have beer
transferred by the department to Ross
ford, Idaho, and left for that place
Thursday morning. These ladies CAV
excellent satisfaction in performing
their official duties at Greenwood, an,
was held in the higest esteem by thei
many friends in this locality, who arr
sorry to see them transferred to an
other place, but wish them cess.
Clover seed for sale, by L. Engle
horn, route 2, Wagner.
A trainIoad of stock will be shippe'
from the Wagner station next Satur
day evening, consisting of % cars
Following are the names of the ship
pers: Greenawalt & Picking 10 car
of cattle and 2 car of hogs ; Carl Delk
er 2 cars of cattle and / car o
hogs; j. v. Janda, l car of cattle; B
F. Morgan. q of cattle; Cochra
and Strohbehn, 2 cars of cattle and
car of hogs; VIM. Ramsdell 2 cars 0
cattle, The name of owner of tn
other car of stock that completes tn
shipment we were unable to learn.
Good Red Clover seed and mill {
seed for sale. e. A. Floren,
miles northwest of Wagner.
At an early hour Sunday mornin
rain began falling and continued unit
nearly noon, at which time there wa
q drop in temperature and the dowr
pour changed to a heavy fall of snow
This lasted until early Monday morl
ling, q high wind prevailing throug
out. 1t is estimated that about tw
inches of water fell while the raj
lasted and that something like 10 incl
es Of snow fell. The fruit and shae
trees were more or less damaged