Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-09-22
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

Ten head Of horses were burned and
a property loss entailed of about $4,000
in the destruction of two livery barns
by fire in Dallas.
Fire at Veblen destroyed the gar
age and automobile of Frank Rom
berg. The automobile had recently
been purchased for $4,000 and both 1t
and the building were uninsured.
The citizens Of Faith have appoint
ed a purchasing committee whose du-
ties are to buy food and fuel and ship
It into Faith. The Milwaukee road is
handling the stuff free of charge.
The commissioners Of Fall Rive"
county have paid off outstanding
bonds to the amoun of $35, 900, thus
reducing interest charges and paving
the way for a reduction of taxes.
Paul Davis, a boy employed at a
%Brookings fruit stand, found a taran-
lula in a bunch of bananas as he was
waiting or a customer, n he mar
rowly escaped being bitten by the ven
omous insect.
A company Of LeBeau citizens have
purchased the motor BOAT Luella May,
formerly run on the Missouri river at
Chamberlain. and will conduct a ferry
at LeBeau, the terminus of the river
branch of the st. Louis road.
The large barn of Emil Dierenfeldt,
a farmer living just north of Eureka,
was destroyed by fire, with a consider
able quantity of hay n feed, farm
machinery, harness, wagons, tools,
etc. The barn was 50xS4 feet in size,
with an addition 16x6O feet. Dieren,
felt carried $500 insurance, but the
loss will be largely in xcess of that
amount.
The Indians on the Cheyenne reser-
walton have just had distributed
among them the sum Of between $45,-
900 and $1,000, which was due them
from the United States government.
AS a result Of the payment the post
traders stores at the agency and the
stores of the towns surrounding the
reservation have been doing an un-
usually brisk business.
Having eloped last July with the IS
year-old daughter of a Bon Homme
county farmer, Silver Deeds, "a years
at Bozeman, Mont. The girl vas still
with him when he was caught and her
father went to Bozeman and easily
persuaded her to return home. The
sheriff of Bon Homme county was
then sent after Deeds, who returned
with him.
Some unknown person, who some
believe is crazy, is engaged in killing
cattle on the ranches in the vicinity
of Edgemont. George Highley, a
rancher, lost a number of head through
the operations of the unknown, and
other ranchers report losses. The Of
fcers and detectives of the United
Stock Growers association have been
appealed to and will endeavor to as
certain the identity of the nan and
cause his arrest.
Yankton college opened its doors
last week to the twenty
ninth year of its existence. The en-
rollment has been very heavy SO far
and is still proceeding, with the out
look very bright for a successful year.
President H. K. Warren formally
opened the college with the usual OBJ
~rvanc and delivered an address,.
The faculty changes are numerous
this year. amongst them a new coach,
Mr.. Bush, who is already lining up his
football team.
Andy Mears of Bancroft has evolved
from his farming experience a subsoil
pillow which will be drawn by a trac-
ton engine and plow to a depth Of
27 inches. He intends to pillow his en-
tire 6O0-acre farm in this manner.
At a special election held at Co.
lone the voters authorized the issue
of bonds in the sum of $500 for the
construction of a municipal system OF
waterworks. Only two votes were
cast against the proposition. The vot-
ers also approved a contract which the
town council already had entered into
for the construction of the system.
The building formerly used at Nc
Laughlin for a school house, but late
ly used as a storage house, was de-
stroyed by fire which broke out late
at night and is supposed to have been
of incendiary origin. The building
was worth about s1,700 and was In
sured for 81 1900.
The premature explosion of fash
light powder nearly killed Max James,
a travelling photographer, at Lead, and
completely wrecked his photograph
outfit, as well as materially damaging
the interior of the Lead meat market,
in which place the explosion occurred.