Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-06-16
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

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ng preparations by daily dril!.
WAGNER-H. D.. James da,iyar
the Decoration day address here.
ESTELLINE - Local -automohn.'
owners viii hold a meeting In the no
future to organize an auto club,
CHESTER-A tennis club has hoo,,
organized here with IL charter men,
oers. A fine court will be fitted up,
ALPENA-A baseball association no.
been organized here and a team places
in the field, with Or. Burns as mar
ager M Karl Aisenbrey, captain.
MILLER-The Corn Belt race meet
has been set for June 13, IA and IL IN
this city. Many horses have been en-
tered.
SIOUX FALLS-Charles Schuster "a
Sioux City, pleaded guilty to the cbsSa
OF intoxication and Judge Sites inn
posed a sentence Of $40 or 10 DAYS in
jail.
ACADEMY-While driving to Acad.
envy, a black driving horse belonging
to W. E. Shepard became so frightened
at a moving gasoline engine that he
dropped dead.
CLAREMONT-At a mass meeting of
citizens it was decided that Clare
mont should nave another field dav ON
June IA. These vents have become
very popular.
HOT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS f w
Martin returned here from Washing
ton to strew flowers on the graves Of
his parents buried here, to deliver
the' Memorial day address.
SIOUX FALLS-Company B is drill
Ing several evenings each week in
preparation for the annual enCampment
at Lake Wampeska, near WATERFOWL
The encampnent begins June 10 and
lasts 10 days.
ALBEE-The town trustees have(
purchased at considerable cost a great1
deal Of fire fighting apparatus, and AL
bee will in the future have good pro-
lection. A movement is now on foot to
erect a fine town hall.
WHITE-Rev. August Atrops. Of
Olympia. Wash, has accepted a call to
the pastorate Of the three German
churches of White, .Argo and Hendricks.
He will reach South Dakota to assume
his new duties July 2.
PIERRE-June l was the last date
for ming referendum petition laws OF
the last session. The petition to refer
the immigration department law was
not received n that law will so into
effect without a vote.
ELK POINT-The High School
Alumni association, at its banquet.
} ClNNhCu Liz = OlllCGIS. IItSl-
dent, Miss Maude Fox; vice president,
George Feauto; secretary, Miss Bertha
Flannery; treasurer, James Kelley.
HIGHMORE-The $70,o 0 court house
is under construction and the material
has commenced to arrive by the car
load. The so, 0 0-gallon water works
tank is about completed and the con-
tract will soon be let for the new school
house.
CLEAR LAKE-At the annual bust
ness meeting of the volunteer fire de-
partnent, the following officers were
elected: Chief, Geo. Taylor; assistant
chiefs, Herman Newman and Geo. Eich-
niger; secretary, G. H. Reimer; treas
urere, Geo. Artus.
COLTON-Committees have been
appointed for the 25th annual encamp-
mont Of the Lake Madison Veterans
association, which will be held here
June 10, IA, Is and 16. 1t is expected
that several thousand old soldiers from
eastern South Dakota will be in at.
tendance. ]
OLIVET-W. A. Williams, a locals
newspaper man who some weeks ago
startled the scientific world by the an
nouncement that he had perfected a
new wind turbine, is having a sample
turbine manufactured n will soon be
able to give a practical demonstration
of his unique invention.
HOT SPRINGS-James Dolliver,
nephew of the late Iowa senator, won
the first prize of the McRoberts ora
torical contest. Second and third places
were awarded Chester Woodcock and
Raymond Gillespie. Delivers father
is superintendent OF the Black Hills
Methodist mission.
FAIRVIEW-The citizens Of this
place have contributed a FUR to lease
Ave acres adjoining the town limits
and fit it up for baseball grounds,
The new grounds will be in readiness
for a big celebration to be held here
June z, a feature of which will be ball
games between leading teams of north
western South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS = Application has
been made for a pardon in the case
Of Ohio X. Hull. a young man who
Is serving a term of three years in
the penitentiary for the robbery OF a
farmer named Billings in Aurora coun-
ty several years ago. Hull now has
served more than two years Of his
term.
SCOTLAND-The city council has
issued a call for q special election, June
%, at which the proposition of issuing
bonds OF $1,000 to pay for q new steel
tower and city waterworks tank will
be submitted. When the improvement
is made Scotland will have one OF the
best municipal waterworks system in
the state.
SIOUX FALLS-Committees are
making preliminary arrangements for
the 25th annual encampment OF the
Lake Madison Veterans association.
which will be held at Cotton, northwest
of Sioux Falls, June 1915. Speakers of
national and state reputation VIII ad-
dress the veterans, and various sports
Will be provided.
VOLCANIC Volga Century club
held its last meeting Of the year when
the following officers were elected:
Mrs. G. w. Smith, president; Mrs.,
Robert Henry, vice president: Mrs
Louis Haag, secretary; Mrs. A. T. Hof{
ton, club reporter. The club will study
the history OF Norway. Sweden and
Denmark the coming year.
MADISON-General Beadle. who re-
Gently returned from the Pacific coast
states, finds demands upon his timS
which win keep him busy. He has been
invited to address the graduating class
OF Yankton college, June 10. As Genera
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