The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-08-04


with an exhibit at the national land
show in Chicago, December 8.
Property worth $4,000 was destroy
ed by fire at Violin.
James Philip, a noted cattleman and
ranch owner, died suddenly at his
home in Fl Pierre.
Hundreds attended the launching of
a big dredge boat on the Vermillion
river north of Vermillion.
Prominent democrats of the state
are boosting Charles II. Randall Of
Rapid City for governor.
Society women of Bryant broke up
carnival show which had been ad-
vertised "for men only"
A pure food campaign under the di-
rection of Deputy Commissioner OF
terness has been launched at Vermil-
| lion.
f. j. Pritchard of the United States
department of agriculture has discov-
! cred the germ which causes wheat
rust.
For the purpose of providing work
for the unemployed public highway
| between Chamberlain and Pukwana is
to be graded.
| ]. s. McCue of LennoX was arrested
| by a deputy United States marshal on
the charge of writing improper letters
to young woman.
Fire on the ranch of Fay Ferrin,
| near Provo, caused the death Of the
three Ferrin children and the com.
plete destruction of the home.
A boiler explosion at Dallas caused
more or less severe injury to a num-
Der of people. Charles Cormack was
killed and his wife fatally injured.
]. G. Walters, a prominent business
| man of Sioux Falls, is charged with
assaulting Mrs. Sarah Bleifus with in
tent to kill by shooting her on street
| car.
The commercial club at Howard has
filed a complaint with the railroad
commissioners asking that track con-
nection be made between the North
| western and the Milwaukee at Villas.
The sheriff at Watertown chained a
freight train of the South Dakota Cen
| trail to the track to compel payment
of judgment for $135 and costs. The
company secured stay of execution.
The new Elks lodge at Mitchell will
| be dedicated on August 10 and II.
The plant of the Crystal Ice COM
pany at Pierre burned with loss of
| $4,000.
A normal department is to be added
to the high school course at Redfield.
Mrs. Tom March of Hill City was
! severely injured in collision between
a gasoline railroad motor and a freight
train.
Paul Petrenek of Utica was drown
| ed while swimming in the Jim river
at GAINESVILLE.
Business and professional men of
Aberdeen are planning to organize a
country club.
A horse belonging to Hiney Snyder,
! rural mail carrier of Burke, both
chews and smokes
! Patrick n. Carr of Deadwood is be-
ing sued for $4,000 damages by E. l..
Senu, editor of the Daily Telegram.
Several counties are Directing to
| the new South Dakota road law, and
in some cases are refusing to follow
the new system.
Mrs. Margaret Case of Fairpoint,
survived a charge of $4,000 volts of
electricity which burned holes in her
hands and feet.
| Alfred Anderson, a homesteader,
was instantly killed when he was
blown from a roof which he was
! shingling during high wind storm.
Mort Lewis, farmer living near
Watertown, was instantly killed while
trying to alight from a swiftly moving
automobile driven by John Crook.
Judge A. L. McNaughton of Brown
county was aroused from his slumbers
to marry John Noe and Miss Martha
Mathison, and he performed the cere-
mony while in bed.
I Charles Shingler, employed on the
Northwestern steel gang near Smith
wick, committed suicide by drowning
in the Horsehead creek. Illness is be-
lieved to be the cause.
Delmar Solgren of Sioux Falls was
drowned while boating on the Big
Sioux. His boat capsized. Two COM
panions managed to hang on to the
boat until rescued.
Carl Oldberg of Willow Lake was
fatally kicked by a colt.
The railway commissioners of South
Dakota have given support to the pc
tition of the homesteadel for reduced
rates on feed and fuel shipped into
the drought stricken district.
Centerville will celebrate Labor day
with a program of athletic games and
speech making.
Gov. Vessey will deliver the princi
pal address at the annual picnic o.
Woodmen lodges at Salem August 8.
Gov. Wesley has named five dele
gates to the big national irrigation
congress in Chicago next December.
AS the result of an inch rain a
Platte corn is reported looking as goot
as ever before in local history.
o. L. Branson, who plans to run 10
e congress from the southern distrlc
started his campaign at Platte.
q Many Easements were Hooded ant
/ considerable damage was done by
n series of thunder showers at Siou
Falls.
b Three children of Henry KONG, liy
i AFNd HIalA