Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-04-13
SOUTH DAKurA NEWS NOTES

IN tne recent storm In the nOrCnern
part of the state Bert Ness, who lives
near Ashton, was frozen to death.
Or. Ranny Phelps Malay, we'll
known Aberdeen physician, died after
less than a days Illness, of septic
pneumonia, aged 81 years.
At mass meeting of the residents
of Ipswich, a volunteer fire depart
ment was organized, with w F. Her
rick as fire chief, and Nick Kasel cap
tain.
Ex-Lieut. Gov. Geo w. Snow, who
sold his fine residence in Springfield
less than year ago, has purchased
the same and expects his family back
there soon.
Burglars and safe crackers were
busy in Sioux Falls recently. They
raided the Reservation saloon, getting
away with about $500 and alsc made
q light haul at Barnetts S laundry
Judge Frank McNulty of the state
circuit court, was taken to a hospital
suffering from the effects of catching
cold following an operation for nasal
trouble. His condition is not deemed
serious.
That recent fires at Brookings have
been of incendiary origin was proven
when an attempt was made to fire tho
barn of j. L. Jarvis, the blaze being
discovered in time to extingushd it
before much damage was done.
The third annual oratorical contest
of the intercollegiate Oratorical asso-
citation was held in Mitchell Tuesday
of this week, which was preceded DUR
ing the afternoon by convention OF
the members of the association, who
came from the various colleges main
tanning an association of that charac-
ter. Five schools competed in the con-
test.
Alsen.-The belief is growing that
William Hedman of this place, who re-
Gently disappeared under circum-
| stances which at first led his friends
to believe he had been the victim of
| foul play, voluntarily left home, de-
| serting a young bride and his parents.
| Himself and wife had never had trou-
BILE of any kind, they being greatly at
| tached to each other
] The little son of Mr. and Mrs c. A.
| Pomeroy of Harold met his death in
an unusual way. He was eating some
popcorn when a grain lodged in his
windpipe, causing a severe choking
spell. A physician was called and
relief was secured. The next day,
/ nft rtu NO
again seized with a severe attack of
choking and died in a short time
James Conley, son of a we'll known
farmer living in Brule county
was seriously injured as the result OF
an accident near his fathers farm.
He was driving in wagon when he
lost his balance and fell between the
wagon and the horses heels, and the
heavy wagon was drawn over the full
length of his body, breaking his col
lar bone and otherwise seriously in
| turing him.
The city council of Lead has locked
horns with the gas company. At a
meeting of the council a member of
the improvements committee made a
report in writing to the effect that the
gas furnished by the Lead and Dead
wood Gas and Fuel company was less
than one-third the power required by
the company's franchise. The report
new gas tester recently purchased by
the city.
Charles A. Sells, who has lived in
Sioux Falls for 80 years, will make the
race for city commissioner against
Commissioner H. N. Gates. 1t is under
the issue of breaking up the Burnside
combination which is claimed to have
grown up in the city commission. 1t
is charged that this combination con-
sists of Mayor Burnside, Commissioner
Gates and Commissioner Soule, and it
is argued that if it is continued it will
result in disappointing results in the
commission plan of city government
Col. and Mrs. Geddis have returned
to Huron from Hot Springs, where
for the past two years Col. Geddis has
been in charge of the state soldiers
home, with his wife as matron. A
large company of friends gathered at
the home of G. c. 1ssenhuth and wife
Tuesday evening and welcomed them
home. On leaving the home they were
given farewell reception by the old
veterans, who presented Col Geddis
with solid gold headed cane, and to
Mrs Geddis gold bead necklace and
medallion ring
Fourteen persons, all residents of
Gregory, Tripp and Bonhomme coun-
ties, appeared before Judge Willard
and entered pleas of guilty to indict-
ments charging them with selling LID
uor to Indians. 1t was the first o1fense
in each case and each was given a
sentence of sixty days in Jail and a
fine of s100 and costs. Those sentenced
to confinement i'm the Minnehaha cOun-