Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-12
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

avenue Is torn up preparatory 10 ohihS'
the commissioners having decided 10
experiment with this one section.
ABERDEEN, S. D.-Adam p. Cloes
and Miss Lena Rehfeld, both OF Warn
! or. near this city, were married here.
Justice John McNeary performed the
ceremony.
BRADLEY, S.. D.-The Stierwalt
| grain elevator burned, with a loss of
5000; insurance, $4,000. The fire is
supposed to be Of a spontaneous or
igin.
PIERRE, S. n.--Governor Vessey
has granted a pardon to Mrs. Rose
Cooper, who was sentenced from
Hughes county on a charge Of grand
larceny.
WATERTOwN, S. D.-while fooling
with a 22-caliber revolver that was
supposed to be empty, Ed Bestland shot
VIII O'Connor through the knee. The
doctors hope to save the use of the
Joint.
HARTFORD, S. D.-A meeting OF
the trustees OF the German Old SettlerD'
association, of Minnehaha county, has
been called to fix the time and place for
the ninth annual picnic and celebraD
ton.
HIGHMORE, S. Dat a special cleo
tioin 10 be held here May 10 the prop
osition of issuing bonds in the sum OF
$4,000 for the construction OF q new,
school building will be submitted to the
voters.
ABERDEEN, S. D.-Referee in Bank
ruptcy G. N. Harris heard evidence in
the case OF the farmers cooperative
store of Blunt, which last fall failed to
meet it's liabilities. G. o. Newcomb was
| appointed trustee.
xyr-rr~~r O. ~ ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Ormo Heydlauff, met a
tragic death. While playing in the
| garden surrounding his home he dug m
some wild parsnips, and, thinking they
were good to eat, partook of some Of
them.
ABERDEEN, S. D.-Gen. S. H. Jump
er underwent a serious operation at a
Rochester, Mimi, hospital yesterday,
for h relief of acute stomach trouble.
He is assistant postmaster of this city
and has been a prominent figure here
for 80 years.
EDGELEY, S. D.-This schoo dis
trict will erect a Sic, 900 school house in
time for the fall term. 1t is to be 43X61
feet with an annex 15x30 feet, two
stories high, o. brick. The builders will
be the c. Lepper company of Aber-
deem.
PLANTATION, S. D.-The program
has been completed for the annual con-
vention of the Fourth district w. c..
T. u, which will be held in the Meth
odist church on May 3, 4 and 5. One
Of the features will be a diamond on
test.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D.-The eight
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob j. Bender, residing on a farm in
Hutchinson county. ls dead as the re-
suit Of burns received when she pulled
a kettle of boiling milk from a stove,
the hot liquid being dashed over her.
BRIDGEWATER, S. D.-The Nc
Cool county commissioners have re-
Gently appropriated $500 to the McCook
County Fair association, in addition to
which 500 has been donated to be dis
tributed as premiums on school ex-
hibits.
ABERDEEN, S. D.-Mrs. Peter Berg
man, a resident of Brown county since
1882, was buried in highland township.
Mrs. Bergman was 81 years of age and
is survived by her husband, two sons
and three daughters, all residents of
Brown county.
ABERDEEN, S. D.-George McLain,
Of Claremont, a town 20 miles north
east of this city, who had his pack
broken in a runaway recently, will be
operated upon at the Samaritan hos
pital in hope hat his life may be
saved. The lower portion of his body
Is now paralyZed.
ABERDEEN, S. D.-John c.. Sim
mons, real estate man and prominent
in South Dakota politics, will erect a
$685. 900 home in what is known as the
Simmons addition. 1t will be a frame
building and one of the finest resi-
dences in the state.
HURON, S. D.-Maurice Bunday Of
this city, and Miss Jessie E. Wood
bury OF Sioux Falls, were united in
marriage at the home of C. c. Brawner
and wife, b.. Rev. Adams of the Church
OF Christ. Only a few immediate friends
witnessed the ceremony.
LAKE PRESTON, S. D.-A number
of the women of this place have organ
lied a local branch of the w. C. Il. u.
with the following officers: President
Mrs. C. c.. Dehoff; vice president, Mrs
G. A. Rowcliffe; secretary, Mrs. C. d
Perkins; treasurer, Mrs. j. HI. Mahaffy
SIOUX FALLS, S. D.-The board OF
education has called a special election
May 10, at which the proposition Of is.
suing bonds of $4,000 for a new school,
building will be submitted. TIL pro.
posed building will contain four rooms
and will be connected with the pres
ent s~choolhouse.
flftI1SE, =. D.-106 SHeE1n-EdSI-
wood troubles at W.4tertown came up
IN the supreme court in a reversal Of
the circuit court of Codington county
In which Judge Marquis directed a yer.
dict for the defendant in a libel suit
brought by Sherin. This means a new
trial. The case of j. X. German VS.. r.
HI. and w. c.. Madden from Hamlin
county. was reversed.
SIOUX FALLS, s. D.-The body OF
Halvor Kladt, aged 3, was found last
night, after his two companions
Frank Kotrell and Martin Shackstead
had repeatedly denied having knowl-
edge of the missing lad. The three
were hunting gophers. The Kotrell boy
was in the act of shooting when Hal.
vor jumped in front of the gun, receiv.
ing the bullet In the left hip and com
Ing out through the right lung.
HURON. s.. D.--Next year Water
town will entertain the annual con.
vention of the South Dakota Sunday
School association. The convention
which closed here. was the largest In
the history OF the organization. The
officers for the year are: President. G,
III. Leggett, of Fort Pierre: vice pres
iaent r II. Hagen, OK Huron, secfe-
tary. r. r. Leach, of Sioux Falls;
treasurer, Il. ID. Frederick, OF Sioux
Falls.