Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-08-18

rs they did.
State Fire Marshal Craft is invest.
tigating recent prairie fires in differ.
cnt sections of the state.
The pool hall at Ashton was broken
into during the night and some SmaIl
change taken, but $50 which was IN
a pocketbook in The cash register was
overlooked.
A good roads movement has been
inaugurated in Brule county and as a
first step the county commissioners
have awarded the contract for the I'M
prOvement of the public highway be-
tween Pukwana and Chamberlain
The Improvement will cost about
81 900.
Through the efforts Of P. B. Water
bury at Rapid City a boy scout move
mont has peer started there and a
patrol of eight members organized
with Waterman as the scout patrol
The patrol is known as the T"nderteet
and the boys are taking a lively inter
est in its progress.
The liquor contest cas-" hat was de-
cided at Miller in favor Of the sa'
looms is now ready to be carried to the
supreme court, the transcripts and de-
tails having been completed. AS one
vote may change the result, the inter
est in the possible decision OF tn" high
err court is keen.
The concessions department Of the
state fair will ave complete control
Of the prices of all goods sold on the
grounds, and no Overcharg"s Will be
tolerated. All stands and concession
ers will be required to post prices OF
wares. and conform to the same. The
sale of inferior and impure articles Will
be prohibited.
Poison from trichina in raw ham
eaten six weeks ago resulted in the
death of Mrs. Katherine Millspagh, 40
years old, the wife of II. 0. Millspagh,
a farmer living near WestDOrt. The
husband. four children and Fred Dorm,
a brother of the dead woman, also ate
the infected meat and are in a dan
gerOus condition.
Sheriff Kelley succeeded in locating
the parents of the strange and insan"
man who committed suicide by hang
ing himself in the Bon Homme county
Jail at Tyndall. The name of F. J.
Mcfarland, sewed in his coat pocket,
proved to be his true name and his
home was Akron, Ohio, where the re-
mains were shipped as Don as his
identity was discovered.
July in the Black Hills was Compar
atively a cool month, according to the
records Of the government weather
cOmputers at DeadwOOd. The hottest
day was July %, the thermometer reg
istering "a and the coolest on July Z
when it reached SO and only five days
showed above 90 while 10 recorded
below so. There were 25 wholly clear
days through the month and the total
precipitation was IA inches.
Communication with Camp Crook
and the northern part of the state IS
now had frfOm Belle FOurche with
regular auto stages which run daily
and carry passengers, express, bag
gage and mail pouch. The cars are
equipped with telephone instruments
which can be connected up with the
long distance line in case Of accident
or need and the auto stage has great
~ reduced the time and added to the
convenience of travel between the
two sections.
c;,. 1,ou. l. TO bovo tho graatast
aa.Iu oonoro+o hridoa in
South Dakota. This is assured by &C
ton which has just been taken by the
city commissioners. The proposed
bridge will cost about 100000, and
must be completed not later than
July l of next year. Bids for the con-
stTuCtlOn OF the bridge VIII be opened
September :. me proposed nrluEe
will b" across the HlG sioux river Oh
Eighth street. IN the he"Tt OF lTe ouS,'
ness district, and VIII be the luIl Wluth
of the street.
L 7 Pierce Of OlIoc started to
move to North Dakota. He loaded
biS cor and while the car was en-