Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-07-14
SOUTH DAKOTA VIEWS NOTES

A heavy windstorm damaged the
fair grounds building at Clark.
Work Oh the new Northwestern de-
pot at Clark is being rushed to COM
pletion.
Frank Albright, a store keeper at
South Shore, has let the contract Tor
a 5 5000 building in which to conduct
his store.
John S. Hofer of B~ridgewater, a pio-
neer citizen and we'll to do farmer.
blood poison.
Nick Rossineau, an Italian, was ar
rested and fined $50 for shooting
grouse in the vicinity Of Rapid City in
violation of the state game law.
The Sioux Falls Kennel club is send
ing out catalogues in which are listed
the prizes and classes of the big dog
show to be held there October 1916.
The high water mark in the price
of potatoes has just been reached at
Webster. The tubers are being sold
on the local market at retail for So
cents per per peck, $3.4o per bushel,
Owing to the recent drought, the
Clark county fair, which was to have
been held next fall, has been aban.
doned, the directors deeming it I'M
wise to attempt to hold a fair this
year.
Saloons have again opened in Pierre
after one year and in Fort Pierre after
two years OF drought. Wh4-e there was
considerable drinking, there has been
but little disorder on either side OF
the river.
The Milwaukee railroad has started
the construction of commodious took
yards at Dupree, the county seat OF
Ziekach county, to accommodate ship
ping cattlemen and homesteaders who
have live stock to market.
The water supply of Canton has
been greatly increased by the compile
ton of a huge new we'll, and the city's
water supply now is assured for the
next ten or fifteen years. The new
well is a gusher and the water is eX.
cellent.
The latest record for runaway "au-
toes" comes from Lead, where their
street roller ran away, and only
stopped in it's wild career in true auto
fashion by turning turtle. The chauf'
feur had saved himself by jumping,
and the only damage was to the ma
chine.
Through therefusal of the board OF
commissioners of Sphinx county to ap-
prove the bonds of applicants for sa'
loon licenses in such towns of the
county as had voted for license at the
spring elections, every town in the
county now is dry" the saloons that
were in existence having been com
PEELED to close their doors July l.
One of the worst fires in that sec
ton swept through a portion of the
business district of Lennon, destroy,
ing three livery and feed barns and
stores and fourteen head of horses and
entailing a loss Of $4,000. The Dun
can livery barn, the Evanson and Kel-
Ter grain and feed stores are com
plete ruins. The origin of the fire is
unknown, and the insurance will be
about $1,000.
After an agitation continuing at In
tervals during the past ten years, Ar
lingtcn now is to be provided with an
electric light system, n the ambition
of the residents thus will be realized.
At a meeting of the city council a
franchise for such 2 plant was award
ed to George Johnson, an expert cleo.
trician, formerly Of Watertown. He
will have the plant completed and IL
running order by October / next. .
Committees from the city council OF
Deadwood and the Deadwood Business
club have secured options on a mum
Der of lots on Sherman street, where
a public park will be made and an aud
itorium erected. The cost of the a
is $4,000, to come from a $4,000
fund which was voted by the citizens
for a city park some years ago. The
auditorium, which will cost from $50,
600 to $4,000, is to be built by east
ern parties, it is understood, and is tc
be used in an effort to make Dead
wood not only a summer resort but a
place for holding state conventions.
At the recent election held for that
purpose, Walworth county voters re
turned a majority of 175 in favor OF
issuing bonds in the sum of $4,000 fol
the purpose of constructing a court
house at Selby, the county seat
The Corson county fair association
has secured an option on a five anc
one-half acre tract Of land adjoining
the town of Mcintosh, which will be
used as a permanent site for the coun
ty fair. An artesian well will be suni
and suitable buildings erected in time
for the holding Of the annual fair IL
September.