The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-09-01
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tells of the burning there Thursday oi
the Vann Dusen grain elevatorv. ThS
cause of the fire and the amount oi
the loss are not known.
Judge James d. Elliott, the rev
1judge of the federal district court for
South Dakota, is removing his fa-
mily from Aberdeen to Sioux Falls.
where be will reside II the future. VI
Hereafter he business places. III
Bridgewater will remain closed on
Sunday, an agreement TO this. effect
having been entered intoby the nser-
chants. This rue will not apply b
drug stores or restaur ants.
Gov. Vesse7 Friday granted an ey J
tradition warrant for the tofiy OF
Leslie G. Bruner on reqquisition Of
the governor of Missouri. B rLneI,
who is under arrest at hot Springs. is
wanted in Bates county, Mo-, on b
charge of horse stealing.
j. E . Copeland, who oferater III
Elk Point for the Milwaukee railroad.
has very valuable newspaper. It is
the first numner of the Maryland
Journal and the Baltimore Advertiser,
bearing the date of August 20, 1773
three years before the opening Of tho
revolutionary war.
The old settlers of Sully county win
hold their annual meeting at 0koboii
ithis year on September /. They are
preparing for large attendance o.
told timers, along with the newcomers.
and have secured Loomis l.. Cnll, tie
Black Hills candle ate for governor. as
their principal speaker of the dry.
With impressive ceremonies, con-
Quoted by Rev. s.. e. Browa asthe
pastor, the corner stone OF the new
500, 900 Presbyteri n church at Grotsn
was laid. I'll Ie structure is dfsfgf ed
to be one of the haEdsomest ed fees. OF
the sort in any town of the state xst-
side Of two or threr- or thns lafgess;
i.cities.
At meeting of the eomm!ss .oners
Of Rapid City it was voted to call an
election for the purpose of voting
on $500 bond issue which will be
required to carry out the eity's plans
for the new water system. 1he cleo
ton will be held early next onth,
and if the bonds carry it is hoped to
start work as soon as they are placed.
Cattle buyers at Aberoe n states
thaa cattle, which promised to be easy
to get earlier in the season, are now
quite scarce. Farmers who were
eager to dispose of their live stock
eailier in the season, when feed
promised to be scarce, are now tolG-
ing on, since the rains have revived
pastures and made plenty of rough
feed certainty. . 81
Old time cattIemen say tie growth
of green grass following late rains
has made cattle SO "soft'' tfat tiey.
will show heavy shrinkage n slip.
ping. Regardless of this the big
cattle con1pa nies in tie ftferr i art
of the state, on the. reservation pas
lures, are reported to be getting in-
shape for early shipment of stuff to
market, ard will ship heavily this
year.
A stranger whose name from papers
found in his pockets evidently was
John Robe, committed suicide at
Sioux Falls Thursday last by hanging
himself from the South Dakota Cen
tral railroad brige in the northeastern
portion of that city. Tne body was
not discovered until the ne xt morning
after hanging several hou RS. In ont
of his pock Is was tax rec eipt issued
in an Idaho county.
C. M. Day, former manager of the
Sioux Falls branch boues of the Full
er and johnson company, has been
brought back to Sioux Falls from
Minneapolis, where he was arrested
on instructions from the local author
tiles. He is charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses, the
charge against him growing out of
his having company check fer sl0O
cashed at the Cataract hotel in Sioux
Falls on June 20 last.
Merit Younr. farmer near peres-