Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-06
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

DulS lol b4S" oP'h ShISS -
Lestervulle last week and secured a
total of SIP.
Work is progressing swiftly on the
new Catholic school building at Mil
bank, and it promises to be one of the
finest and most conveniently arranged
schools of the sort in the state.
Work has commenced on the con-
:struction of a fine Danish Lutheran
church building in a thriving Danish
community a few miles northeast Of
Irene.
Dallas is planning a great white
way Money has been subscribed for
ninteen electroliers which will be
placed in position in time for the land
drawing.
The contractor has completed the
new 1900 gallon well at Mclaughlin.
The indian agency buildings near
Forest City are being equipped with
electric lights.
Jonas Dahl, aged so, a farmer living
near Summit, was almost instantly
killed when his team ran away throw
ing him from the wagon, which passed
over his body.
The school building Of Dupree haA
been enlarged to make room for the
large number of pupils and thus re.
1ieve the crowded condition which has
existed since school began.
F. E. Bennett, county treasurer OF
Butte county, has called for payment
$4,000 worth Of funding bonds which
were issued at the time Butte and Law
renee counties were divided.
A large quantity of fire fighting ap
paratus has been purchased by the
city council of Ortley, this including
a gasoline fire engine, and Ortley now
will have first class fire protection.
A county dam fast nearing compile
ton at Sansarc will hold sixteen feet
of water and will form a lake three
fourths of a mile, long. The water will
be stored for use during dry periods.
At a special election held at Greg
DRY bonds in the sum of $4,000 were
voted to complet a new public school
building now in course of construc-
ton and r%efunding bonds in the addi-
tiOnal sum of $4,000 also were voted.
Fire destroyed the barn of Samuel
Fiske, a farmer near Summit. The
blaze broke out late at night, from
some unknown origin, and the build
ing with it's contents, including four
horses and four COWS, was a total
loss.
Milbank has Just erected a large
electric sign across the center OF the
main business street, and plainly Vlsl-
BILE from the Milwaukee station, which
reads: You'll like Milbank.' The
Commercial club erected the sign IN
order to attract transcontinental trav-
.elers along the Milwaukee's main line
tn the advantages offered by Milbank.
Work will soon commence at Dallas
on the construction of a new S2O,OOO
nublic school building, for which bonds
were voted some weeks ago The
building will be pushed to completion
as speedily as possible, as the present
school facilities are inadequate for
the constantly increasing number OF
children of school age.
Service from the new pump station
at Groton, which has been in course
.of construction for several weeks, has
commenced. The new station was
,completed at a cost Of $4,000.
That it is an expensive undertaking
to hunt and kill prairie chickens with
out first providing themselves with a
license was discovered by Matt Car
nino and Peter Radolach, living near
Lead. They were arrested and hned
$40 and costs each, the costs in each
case amounting to IS. In default OF the
of the fine they will be re-
.nuired to serve 90 days each in jail.
Father Vogel of Dupree announces
he has 1854 in subscription pledged
toward a church for that place, OF
which S162 has ben paid in.
C.. e. Hamilton, wanted at Tracy,
Mimi, Oh a forgery charge, was arrest
ed at Condo and held for the arrival
of the sheriff from Tracy. When that
officer reached Condo and took charge
of the prisoner, the latter asked per
mission to write some letters, and
while the officers back was turned
managed to slip out a back door and
disappear. No trace has been found
90 him since.