Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-01
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

done in the Northwestern coal SileuS
by fire starting from spontaneous COM
bustion.
CUSTER-It has been decided TO
celebrate Labor day at this place on
September 4, and an elaborate pro-
gram viii be prepared.
WAGNER-A number Of the women
Of this place have organized q band
and will at once commence practice.
So far as known this VIII be the only
woman's band in the state.
BURKE-An abundant flow OF water
has been struck in a deep well which
was sunk in connection with the new
municipal water works system which
is in course Of construction here.
MURDO-Miss Ida S, Williams, Of
Montrose, q accepted the position or
principal Of the local schools during
the coming school year. The other
teachers are the same as last year,
HAYES-Sheriff c. E.. Coyne, of
Stanley county, has captured Hank
Cakes, wanted for alleged horse steal
ing at Leslie. Cakes is said to be an
old offender and to have served two
terms in the penitentiary for the same
crime.
NUNDA-The First State bank, of
this place, has been consolidated with
the Nunda State bank and in future
Nunda will have only one banking in
stitution. The consolidated bank will
have a capital Of $4,000. j. K. Walker
will be cashier.
DALLAS-The work Of %stringing the
! wires from Gregory to Dallas, to fur
nish electricity for the new electric
lighting plant here has been completed,
and within a few days Dallas will take
it's place as n of the towns Of the
state which have electric lights.
MITCHELL-Work was commenced
today on getting the corn palace build
| ing i'm readiness for the big fall exhibit
ton by removing the decorations of
| last year to make way for the newer
| decorations to be placed on the exte-
rior of the building, so that 1T Will nave
q brand new coat of corn when the
| palace opens September rs.
KIMBALL-J. P. Beebe died at the
hospital at Rochester, Mimi, following
an operation this morning. Mr.. Beebe
| represented Brule county in the lower
house of the legislature last winter.
He had been a resident of kimball ana
vicinity for q years and was one OF
the best known men in the county.
YANKTON- Yankton citizens are
taking up the project Of a gulf to Win
| nipeg automobile and wager road,
WHICH IL IlCdbCu NlAAo way AAOAAA ~
and Nebraska. 1t is hoped to push the
road straight north to WATERFOWL,
stopping at intervening towns of i'm
portance and thence into North Da-
kota.
PHILIP-Plunging into the waters
OF a deep pond near her home, Mrs.
Bert Baldwin, wife of q homesteader,
! rescued her 2~-year-old daughter from
drowning and then worked two hours
before she succeeded in reviving the
| child. who had lost consciousness when
the heroic mother dragged her from
the water.
SIOUX FALLS-Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Hyde, their son, Hadleigh, daughter,
Esther, and Miss Edna Dixson returned
last night from an auto trip from Sioux
Falls to the Atlantic coast and return.
They started on the trip June 20, COW
cred 5,723 miles, and rolled into Sioux
Falls without a mishap of any kind.
The longest single days drive was 23o
! miles. Thc drive made the last day
was 203 miles.
HURON-Every boy scout patrol of
| South Dakota is invited to join the
scout camp at the South Dakota state
fair on Boy Scout days, Wednesday and
Thursday, September 13 and IA. The
camp will be located on one of the most
favorable spots on the grounds near the
militia. Any patrol wishing to get into
this camp should correspond with Cap
tain G.. w. Roskie, scout commissioner
for South Dakota, Brookings, S. d.
Observation-Disclosures of the ac-
tivities of the gang or youthful horse
thieves OF Aberdeen continues TO be
made. The latest is the recovery by
w. r. Evans Of two colts stolen from
his farm two and q half miles from
town last spring. The colts were found
in the possession of John Aspen, a
grain dealer of claremont, who pur-.
chased them of Voyle Smith, a member
of the gang now out under bond, last
spring.
RAPID CITY-Prominent Baptists
from around the state attended the 22d
annual meeting Of the Black Hills Bap-
fist association held here, which
brought out a large number of the
officers and delegates from the Black
Hills churches. Addresses were made
by State Secretary s. p. Shaw, of Sioux
Falls; T. H.. Hagen, of Huron, and
others on church and Sunday school
work. Rev. George w. Belvin, of Lead,
was appointed moderator for this dis
trict.
SIOUX FALLS-Sheriff Craven and
q posse from Butte county have re-
turned to their homes after q chase
VI ouV IIlilc5 dltSE d .HOfSc lllCL. TOE
four days and nights the sheriff and
members of his posse were on the trail
of the fugitive, who was unusually
shrewd and by a succession Of tricks
succeeded in throwing the officers oft
his direct trail. The man is wanted
for the theft Of a horse ana buggy
from a rancher named Hantz, living In
Butte county.
HURON-Secretary McIlvaine an
nounces that the state fair has secured
Hugh Robinson to fly every day during
fair week. Robinson is a specialist
with the new Curtiss hydro-aeroplane,
which starts and lands equally well on
water and terra firma. Robinson was
the sensation OF the Chicago meet on
the 18th Of August, when his daring
flights over the water, lodging other
air crafts and boats. was described as
sthe scooting OF a lightning bug. He
was the first aviator to reach the unfor-
tunate st. Croix tombstone, who was
J drowned during the meet.
MITCHELL. s. D.-The Rev. w. f.
Minty died suddenly as the result of
heart disease at Ethan and the funeral
was held at WoonSockef this rnrripv