The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-12-29

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Condensed Form.

nual meeting OF the South Dakota Bar
association, to he held In Aberdeen on
Jan. 4 and 5, has been completed by
j. II. Voorhees, OF Sioux Falls, secreta-
~. The principal addresses win be
made by Judge Charles A. Willard Of
Minneapolis. He will speak on the
topic OF 1.-THE Philippine Islands;
Their Jurisprudence and Judicial Sys-
tenn Papers will be read by Il. T.
Taubman of Aberdeen on The Aboli-
ton Of the County Court" and A. HI.
Orvis OF Yankton on Some Proposed
Changes in Laws Relating to Taxa
ton" An address also will be made
by Chambers Kellar Of Lead. The
presidents address will be delivered
by Norman T. Mason OF Deadwood.
At the session OF the FIRE prevention
congress at Pierre a permanent organ
izatfon was formed, with the following
ofacers: President. F. D. Moreen. Sioux
Falls; vice president, A. s. Reed. Aber-
deem; secretary treasurer, N. s. Tyler,
Sioux Falls. The executive commit
tee IL composed Of the above officers,
with HI. r. Packard OF Redfield, w. e.
Mflligan OF Aberdeen, Thomas Crete
OF Sioux Falls and VIII Farmer Of
Huron. The resolutions take q strong
position on the ire marshal law.
with request that 1t be strengthened
and made more effective by financial
backing Of the state.
On account OF the deep snow In the
limestone country west Of Rapid City
County Surveyor Ballard, who was
surveying q road from Deerfleld to
Newcastle, Wyo., was obliged to quit
and return to Rapid City. More than
i've feet OF snow now Hes on the
ground In that section. Deer are being
driven by the snow into the foothills
and are greatly harassed by the coy
Otes and In some cases the younger
animals have been slaughtered. In
Perkins county a pack Of buffalo
wolves are reported to be doing dam
age to stock.
Louis Lacomb, an aged homesteader
Of Corson county, recently wandered
away from his claim lear Mcintosh
and was found In an enfeebled condi-
dillon from lack Of food and despite
careful attention on the part of Nc
Intosh residents he succumbed. La
comb Ii said to have possessed con-
siderable property at Grand Forks. N.
D., but undertook to hold down a claim
when his age and feeble condition Of
health forbade the exertion required
Of pioneer life.
The authorities Of Ziebach. Meade
and Corson counties are trying to
round up the homesteaders who have
been acting upon the theory Of free
range, free beet" and slaughtering
cattle roaming over the prairies. It is
claimed the large cattle companies in
that section have suffered severely
from the depredations Of settlers. The
cattlemen's losses grew so heavy that
the authorities were appealed to. Ar
rests are expected.
Announcement is made by President
C. C. O'Hara that the state school Of
mines ii Rapid City has just estab-
lished . new course that VIII be OF
much interest In the Hills. A short
course for prospectors and miners,
c0vef.ns assaylns. $500 . nsan.sI
81 49,, $500, o'o
nominal cost of tuition. The course
viii open Jan. 4 and last six weeks.
The first Christmas blaze at Pierre
this year caused damage to the amount
Of about q hundred dollars at the Schu-
bertdrug store In the evening. The
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