Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-08-04
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

H. T. McClaln OF HedT Elm ~
threshed out eighteen bushels OF wheat
per acre.
Lightning near Pierpont killed two
of O. L. B~istodean's horses Inc Henry
Holler's cow.
The Madison chautauqua treasury
shows a balance of $3.50 after pay
ing all expenses.
A horse belonging to Hiney Snyder,
a rural mail carrier OF Burke, both
chews and smokes.
Farmers around Burke are estlmat-
ing their wheat crop at an average Oh
ten bushels to the acre.
Fall River county pioneers are max
ing elaborate preparations for the
annual reunion at Hot Springs on
August 81.
A young mar named Anderson is
held to the circuit court In Potter
county under $4,000 bonds on a charge
of horse stealing.
Mrs. Bakken of Bristol was thrown
from a buggy when the horse became
frightened at an automobile, and her
collar bone was broken.
Misses Kate Marso and Merle swan
son., two Highmore girls, are winning
regulations as musicians in Chicago,
where they are attending college.
Huron regrets the departure of G.
S. Hutchinson, long a prominent busl'
ness man, who has moved to Mime
apolis after living il Huron since
May 16, 1889.
A band has been organized at Pres
no., with Edgar Clute, a competent
musician, as leader, and will be made
one of the leading organizations OF
it's Kind in western South Dakota.
TIE settle a dispute the married and
single ladies of Vienna organized a
teams and contested for honors on the
diamond. The contest resulted in a
tie to Z after a number of spirit
ed innings had been played. Another
game will be played between the two
teams in the neal future.
The city council of Plankinton has
granted to W. A. kuntz a 2O-year fran
chise for operating an electric light
system. The city ser the right
to purchase the system at any time
after the expiration of 10 years. Ac-
cording to the terms of the franchise
the system must be completed and in
operation by January / next.
A slight depression in the road saved
the life of the 5-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Schoon, who
live neal Corsica, when the girl fell
off a load of sand which her father was
hauling. The rear wheel passed over
her abdomen. AS luck would have 1t
she fell into a little depression In
the road, with the result that the full
weight of the heavy load did not bear
upon her and she escaped with slight
injuries.
A very good sample Of winter
wheat was raised on the farm of F.
Adkins, residing about miles
southeast Of Owanka. He harvested
ninety-three acres and says he will
have a thousand bushels. This sounds
pretty good for one Of the dryest sea-
sons known here. He sowed the
wheat about the first Of last September
and he has not had any more rain on
his place than any other section
around there.
s. P. Jensen, a farmer living some
miles from washington Springs, had
a narrow escape from death. He was
engaged in moving when his horses
became frightened and a away. He
r,o throup from the mower and
dragged a considerable distance, hav'
ing two ribs broken and being other
wise seriously injured.
J. Alden Loring, of Oswego. N. Y.
is in South Dakota as the representa-
tive of the American Bison society
an organization devoted to he pur
pose of building up the bison herds OF
the country.
The county commissioners of Zie
bach county have accepted the temper
airy court house at Dupree from the
contractor, Philip Schwich, and have
moved into the new building, which
is said to be one Of the most commo
dious court houses in the reservation
country.
The annual report Of Clerk Of Courts
G.. A. Maltby SHOWS that during the
past year there were 277 births ant
SO deaths in Clark county. The mar
riages totaled 160.s There were II
divorces granted and Is persons made
their declaration to become citizens.