Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-21
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

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July - and - A dpe program is be.
ms prepared
NURDO-The tennis for
III clubs IN that part Of the state ly
ng west Of the Missouri river, which
sas 20 have been held here this weeh
has been postponed TO Tuesday anC
Wednesday,. August ~ and 3,
MT. VERNON-Owing 10 a tempo,
AIRY shortage Of water. the town Coun
Ill has awarded the contract for drill
ng another artesian Well The drill
ng viii cost sos per foot and the city
5 20 furnish the piping.
BCRKE-A, NJ. Church. who for
ONE time has been editor and pub
Usher OF the Gazette, a local weekly
newspaper, has sold the property Is
Leo g. Dean. an experienced newspa.
per nan who VIII conduct IL / n the
tuture.
GARY-Among the recent improve
tents here is the fitting up OF a pub.
&c park. While IL is not very large
BASS a pleasant hour beneath the shade
~ the trees which dot it over.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Beecher.
sentenced from Deadwood. s. d. June
l. last, for selling liquor 10 Indians
lied in the federal prison here today
" heat proStratiOn. He Vas overcome
yesterday while working in the prison
gard.
STOUX FALLS-Sioux Falls will in
L few weeks be the residence OF Judge
I. u. Elliott, OF the United States court
Judge Elliott has purchased the Nc
,rossan residence on Duluth avenue.
md will O into il the latter part Of
his month.
HOT SPRINGS-Elaborate prepara-
ions are being made for the annua.
aicnic and celebration Of the Old Set.
lers' association OF Fall River county,
which will be held in this city on
Thursday, August 81. The association.
y made UP OF those who have resided
n the county for a period OF 25 earl
Jr more
GARY-A cyclone covering a narrow
"trip through this vicinity caused the
destruction OF considerable property,
he loss Of several head OF live stock
md the ruination Of the crops in thu
iireCt path Of the storm. Among the
buildings damaged by the wind was the
tate blind school, where the roo was
a!2#H CT the new doTmitOTy.
Observation-Disclosures will be
he summer capital OF the state OF
south Dakota for the next six weeks.
Governor Nessey and staff having TAX
n up their official residence here yesA
erday. The governor and his family
ire settled in a suite of rooms at the
)uiceTs' club house on the state mill
AIRY reservation, overlooking the lake.
MOBRIDGE-Since the recent fire
dobridge is enjoying a building booma
Nichols & Cottrell are erecting a ce-
nent block business block. and work
{ las hppn started on rhn NfSlv,o,lyna
abroad hospital, which will cost $780,
no. r. NJ. Goodman has just completed
business block and ]. T.. Clayton is
building a two story brick building,
i5x6o feet in size.
PLATTE-The body Of a man was
ound floating in the Missouri river II
niles west OF here. There was noth-
ng on the body to identify it. II is
hought that the man was about 80
ears old. He had two gold crowned
eeth. The body was buried on Col
me Island by the sheriff and coroner.
rhe coroner estimated that the body
lad been in the river a week.
INSTRUMENTATION will enter
ain another state convention on Fri
lay, when several hundred members of
ne Modern Brotherhood of America, a
raternal insurance order with a. large
membership in the state. will assemble
n state convention. There are 240
delegates TO the convention, and there
VIII be many members of the organiza-
lion present who are not delegates.
MITCHELL-At the session of the
county commissioners it was decided
20 offer a reward of $500 for the con-
fiction OF the murderer Of John Dore.
I is thought likely that the county in
which Lyndon Station is located in
Wisconsin will also offer a similar re-
ward. Sheriff Berry stated that at the
present time there was no clew upon
which TO work.
PIERRE-In the past week two
tlderly homesteaders living alone in
stanley county nave beer found dead
W their neighbors, death in both cases
icing from natural causes, probably
fastened by the extreme heat One
gas Oscar Short, h was found in a
mall field OF corn les his house. The
ither was John Held, who lived near
irindstone, who was found lying in
he door OF his house, and whose death
vas ascribed also to heart trouble.
SIOUX FALLS-Through the hero
SIN OF his l~s-year-old daughter, the
lie OF John Denker, a we'll known
gregory county homesteader. was
saved, when he was overcome by heat
md smoke while trying to save his au-
uTnoDne from q BURNING building. The
laughter rushed TO his rescue and s,lc-
,eeded in dragging him from the burn
ng structure. The building was set on
Ire by a bolt of lightning, and efforts
II the neighbors and others to save n
we're useless, nothing being left but a
mass OF smoldering ruins. Denker's
financial loss was about 81, 200.
WATERTOWN-The death of Agnes
surtln occurred yesterday afternoon
rhe body will be taken TO Cleveland
)hio. for burial. The woman. widely
inown as "Aggie7 Curtin. lived In
sioux City and Covington when the
after place was given the name Of
the wickedes spot on earth, and she
'ecame known as the queen of the
Underworld. She was in the spotlight
irong during the trial of the SUNDAY
sun cases in 1894, when her name
vas X day after day in the testi-
nony with that OF a Woodbury. county
,fticial.
BRYANT-Arrangements have been
concluded for a sports day carnival
iere on Monday, Tuesday and We'd
iesday or next week. A fine program
las been prepared for the occasion.
features will be bah games. Monday
ne Lake Preston and BRYANT teams