Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1911-05-18
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

| NORTHVILLE-A movement has
been inaugurated by the women of
/ this place to organize relief corps.
| PTERRE-Governor Wesley has grant
I'd a pardon to Henry Baker. who was
sent from Campbell county on a charge
| If adultery.
PlERRE-The business men of Philp
awe raised fund for the operation of
an experimental farm at that place
lnder dry farming methods.
/ WAGNER-The Masonic Building
/ association has completed it's building
and the lodge is moving in this week.
The building is the finest fraternity
building outside Of Yankton and Sioux
Falls in the state. Arrangements will
DC made to dedicate the building some
/ time next month, when the grand
lodge officers will be here.
BRIDGEWATER-Au former heat
! 'ecords for this season of the year
twere broken here when the thermom-
aters about town registered from S.
10 80 degrees.
/ BELLE FOURCHE-The dates for
The auto show have been changed TO
Iune p and %, so that they Will not
interfere with the dates of the horse
'acing at Spearfish.
/ MOBRIDGE-The Mobridge State
Ais
oeen made national bank and will
/ hereafter be known as the First Ma
.ional Bank Of Mobridge.
/ CLAREMONT-Arou to the i'm
I portance of securing better fire pro
/ lection, the business men and other
/ residents have commenced an agita-
/ hon tor municipal water works
ABERDEEN-The Aberdeen Rail
way company has added three new
street cars to its equipment. Work Is
/ being pushed on the extensions Of tho
7 line in the southeast part OF town.
| DEADwOOD-A slow. steady rain
which commenced last evening is still
( soaking the ground throughout western
| Dakota. Preparations for more exten-
rive planting arc already under way,
/ AKASEA-The Alaska Leader has
suspended, and the plant will be
/ moved TO MobTidge, where Editor Hal
! loran and T.. Mcbride, formerly OF the
I LeBeaux Phenix, Will establish sec
ond paper.
/ MILBANK-Mayo Meeham made
/ the following appointments. Auditor,
= a. "A. Blomqutst; attorney, Thos. L.
Bouck; assessor, ]. w. Malsed; chief
of police, Charles Sutcliff; night mar
/ shall, Claude Derrick.
/ SIOUX FALLS-siol1x Falls has been
rhosen by the national committee IN
| charge of the Men and Religion For
/ ward movement as one Of the 80 cities
! II North America which shall be used
as centers OF this movement
/ PUKwANA-The volunteer fire de
/ partmenf has elected the following Of
1 acers. Chief. w. It. Cundiff: assistant
chief, S. s. Stoweli; secretary, G. A
/ Mehl; treasurer. W. 3. Martin. On
/ May Is the department viii give q
/ grand ball
! YANKTOS--Arrang are being
/ completed for a big historic pageant
1 20 be put on during the semi-centen-
1 7iaI celebration Of Dakota. depicting
| the earliest days among the Indians
/ and French traders. The dates are
Tune II TO IT.
4 GARRETSON-The following ap-
4 pointments were made by the mayor
and confirmed By the city council:
City attorney, r. ". Parlfman: city
auditor, C. o, Berdahl; chief OF police.
I Paul johnson; assessor, a. J. Froelich
/ health officer. DR.. #. @. DeVaL
PIERRE-CIaus Moen. near Daveu-
port, dropped dead while blowing in his
garden. The cause was paralysis Of
the heart. "A month ago, Mr.. Peterson
father of Mrs. Moen dropped dead from
heart trouble while working IN the
Geld.
Il CENTERVTI.IAF-Th Junior class OF
the Centerville high school gives q
tanquet tonight IN honor OF the seniors.
The menu for the banquet IS under the
management OF the CONGREGATIONAL
Ladies Aid society. Oliver Jackson.
u the junior class acts as toastmaster-
MTTCHEI4I--Crop reports IN this
section are encouraging, notwtth
utanding an absence or moisture. The
rain OF a week ago reached down TO
| lutte depth, and with the cool wealth
RI which followed grain has made a
strong growth. Wheat Ii stOoling well,
A large acreage of corn WIN be planted.
REDFIE LD-WHiiam Issenhuth,
states attorney of Sphinx county, was
shot ard seriously wounded by Will
am Tonaha. Issenhuth was struck in
the hfp and hand, bur win recover
fonsha was examined by the insanity
Board two weeks ago hut was dis
charged, File blamed Isseuhlrth for in
sfttuting these proceedings
SIOUX FAI.I.S-As the result Of
installing gasoline oil 1or Kerosene
Thomas White, well knpwn home
steauer living near St Cs1arf Is, Gregory
county, was seriously burned and may
lie Wishing 60 kfndla ire he poured
what he supposed was Kerosene upon
y. There WIS an explosion, and IN an
instant his closhing was a mass OF
flames
i WATERTOW'1g-R ecause OF lack or
water the power company was com
PEELED &c shut down, causing consider
liable loss to those who depended on
IsIectrtc power 70 turn their wheels.
The cause OF the trouble was the break
fnE or the main pump at the lake sta-
fion Rt the same hour that the water
1cnYniItee OF the city council had
IeEnptiHd the stand pipe.
i TTe1r ETsz1TRr9rS- T7aa1r ryraxounrs wvere
sfartAd to the penixHntiAry ut Sioux
Fails following their triain bafore Dis
sfict Ju7ae McGea. at which all pleaded
1 guilty. Thomas EecklRE, Charles CO.
gay-le and VIII Rsfading. who were sent
iup FOR & burglary near MinHekahta,
recsfVnd six months each. Oliver j.
gcut4 az Sfnitswtcks WIS given nine
Enurtt1r cor e4nbex1larneu2 OK llfe ansur-
a1re funds
AEERI 5E.TEE0- The new tupnn On rile
E.hevenFae River and Standing Rock
lraasr-vntt0a a1'e nut permitting demon
| tnHfi0fst affiliations co burden them
wttf more cllurches thar they can sup
mort Instead they have shown q dis