Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-07
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

river near his homo IL miles north of
this place Jacob Hugh, a farmer, aged
%, was drowned.
ARMOUR-John c. 2ooi has returned
from the Sioux City hospital where no
was operated on for appendicitis three
weeks ago. He is the electrician for
the light company here.
DELL RAPIDS-Rev. Father C. c..
Boley, pastor Of st. Mary's Catholic
church here, contemplates leaving in
about three weeks for a trip to Europe,
to be gone about three months.
LEA-Crazed with drink, Hawkins
Erie, a former Homestake miner, aged
AZ, slashed his throat from ear TO ear
and was dead an hour later. He has
a brother living in Iowa.
BELLE FoURCHE-During an cleo
trio storm, Andrew Swenson, a sheep
herder for Louis Mattson, working 20
miles northwest of here, was struck
by lightning and instantly killed.
CHAMBERLAIN, s. D.-James Bar
gasser died In this city today. He was
among the original pioneers of Cham
berlain and was II years OF age. He
had been in poor health for a num-
Der Of years.
ABERDEEN-A special election is
being held In Walworth county today
for the purpose of voting on a propo-
sition to issue $4,000 in bonds for the
construction of q new court house at
Selby, the county seat.
PIERRE-Governor Wesley has re-
appointed r. S. Basford, OF Redfield,
insurance commissioner; w. f. Ban
croft, of WATERFOWL, state game war
den, and A. M. Cook, of Vermillion,
food and drug commissioner.
CANTON-The Canton camp meeting
under the management of the Sioux
Falls district of the Methodist church,
will be held in this year July Gle.
Rev. II. c. Morrison, D.. D., Of VIII
more, Ky, will be the principal evan
gelist.
LAKE MADISON-The 21st annual
c~hautauqua assembly is being held
with a large attendance. There are q
larger ruTber OF campers on the
grounds than for several years. at
tracted by the pleasures of boating,
bathing and fishing.
PARKER-The Turner county in
stitute is now in session. The instruc-
tors are Prof. E. r. Peter, of Hurley;
Prof. e. ID. Silver, of Ames, Ia; Prof.
Becker, of Parker, S. D.; lnd Mis-.
Ashton, of Boone, Ia, with Supt. Jo-
seEh Swenson, are the leaders.
EGAN-This section of the state was
visited with a fine rain last evening,
which will be OF much benefit to the
corn crop, anu viii also help the hay
crop to a great extent. The rain was
accompanied by a high wind and much
thunder and lightning.
TRIPP-A heavy rain visited his
county and parts of adjoining counties.
Crops are in good condition. Small
grain is headed out and is filing in
good shape. Corn is waist high and
growing fast. The weather is cool and
cloudy, giving promise OF more rain.
sTURGES-Judge Rice. of the Eighth
circuit, has approved the legality of
the bills of $500 each of the official pa
pers for printing the referred laws of
the 1910 election. The county COM
missioners rejected the bills as ex-.
c~essive. The Sturges Record brought
suit.
ARMOUR-Yesterday Mrs. Frank
Peacock went up on a ladder TO adjust
a window screen. The round on which
she stood broke, throwing her back
wards to the ground, injuring her in
ternally. She seemed to be getting
along nicely up to the very moment or
her death.
BRIDGEWATER-The four weeks
drought was effectually brok en- here by
an inch of rain. East and west of here
the fall is reported much heavier, with
considerable damage by hail southwest
of here. Pastures will be revived and
corn n wheat greatly benefited. Oats
Will yield half a crop.
STURGIS-The Mead county circuit
court, In session all last week, ad-
journed until Tuesday. William Shep-
ard was sentenced to one year and four
months; John Hanks to one year and
four months, and Arthur Shepard to
They have been taken to
the Sioux Fails DeniteutiarV
DELL RAPIDS-The big stone
crushing plant just completed by r.
Simpson at his quarries here has start
ed n is 10Y In full operation and ca
pable of delivering 10 to IL carloads Of
crushed stone per day. 1t is of very
fine quality for all concrete work and
an industry that has long been desired
here.
CANISToTA-Canistota citizens held
a meeting to make preliminary ar
r~angements for the fifth annual sport
day, and decided to hold the event
July II. This Is always a big day in
McCook county and the committee APP
pointed at their meeting will see to
It that the free attractions and sports
are up TO standard.
SIOUX FALLS-The intense heat of
the sun, concentrated by shining
through heavy glass, was responsible
for the starting of a fire in a BUSH
ness house at Hetland. In one OF the
show windows OF the drug store q
quantity OF fireworks was on display,
and the rays of the sun shining through
the window set fire TO them. A hand
entinguisher confined the damage to the
explosives.
FLANDREAU-Tom Jennings and
son, of Estelline. met with a serious
automobile accident while coming to
Flandreau. AS they were going up a
hill they could not change from high
10 low speed quick enough and their
car backed down, turning turtle. Mr..
Jennings was badly hurt In the chest,
sustaining several broken ribs, He is
in a critical condition in a hospital
here. His son, who was driving the
car, was not hurt.
DELL RAPIDS-The first rain here
for two weeks fell Saturday night.
when a little more thar one inch fell.
and Sunday night Ii rained nearly all
night, more than two inches being the
measure. The ground was very dry,
ana every bit was retained. Crops were
suffering for moisture, but are now put