Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-06-23
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

MdINlu Will SOUL OpSH lis HSW OpSlu
house.
Eagle Butte has taken the first steps
toward Incorporation.
Cole Younger, reformed outlaw, will
lecture in Sioux Falls
The Mitchell Republican is install.
ing a new $1,000 perfecting press.
The Old Settlers Association Of
Day County held its annual reunion at
Webster.
Edward Keever, a claim holder near
Dupree, will put in 100 acres to flax
this season.
Judge Elliott has taken the oath of
office and is now federal judge for
South Dakota.
The members of the Episcopal
church of Winner will erect a new
church building.
Poultry fanciers at Sioux Falls have
organized a society which is intended
to become statewide.
A new opera house has been COM
pleted at Redfield and has been for
mally opened to the public.
The appointment of a commissioner
of immigration will be the next mat
ter Of interest in South Dakota.
The town of Eagle Butte is taking
steps to have that place Incorporated
under the laws Of the state as a town.
The electric light system at Faith
is fast nearing completion and it will
be ready to be placed in operation
July 4.
A baseball association has been or.
ganized at AIphe1a and 9 team placed
in the field, with DR.. Burns as manager
and Karl Aisenbury, captain.
The new watefworks system at Ban
croft has been completed and placed
in operation, and now Boncroft has an
abundance of water for domestic pur-
poses n fire protection.
It now is practically assured that
the Catholics of Egan will erect a fine
new church building. They plan form
ing a new parish with the towns OF
Egan and Colman, with n priest.
Through the efforts of John A.
Walstrom Of Minneapolis, the farmers
Of the vicinity of Gary are organizing
a company and will establish a co.
operative The plant will
cost $4,000.
The local German Baptist Church
society of Parkston has awarded the
contract for the erection Of a new edi-
fee, the contract price being $5,475.
Work already has commenced on the
foundation.
Picking up a couple of lives wires
while working at the Mogul Mining
company's ground in the Bald Noun
tain district near Terry, resulted in
the instant &" Of John Kalich, an
Austrian mi
Emmanuel mel, a farmer liv.
ing 10 miles from Oelrichs, was taken
to the hospital at Hot Springs with a
bullet in his right leg. Hebner let a
pistol fall on the ground when it ex-
ploded. The bullet lodged in his hip.
The members of the belmont volun-
teer fire department are making prep
arations for a rousing Fourth of July
celebration. Richard F.. Lyons of Yer
million, chairman of the Democratic
state central committee, has been Sc
cured as orator OF the day.
The farmers who reside in that
portion Of Sully county adjacent to
Eakin have taken preliminary steps to
organize a farmers elevator company
and engage in the elevator business.
Stock to the amount of $4,000 has
been subscribed, assuring the success
of the project.
The Meade County Fair association,
recently granted a state charter. has
secured control of a little more than
80 acres Of ground near Sturgis, which |
will be fitted up for race track and fair
purposes. Races will be held July 3.
4 and S. The association has a CAPT
tai stock Of $4,000.
Theodore Thomas, aged is, Of Gus
ter, went in swimming in French creek
and was evidently seized with cramps
in the cold water and sank, no one be-
ing near to give aid except a younger
brother, who ran to town. The body
was recovered an hour later.