Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-10
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

At a special election ueld at Faith
bonds in the sum Of $4,000 were voted
for the erection of a new school build
ing. Only three votes were cast in
opposition.
A mountain lion, measuring seven
feet from tip to tip and weighing $50
pounds, was killed near Sturgis by
Arthur Rupe while out deer hunting.
The animal is thought to be 20 years
old.
Good progress is being made in the
work of building in the vicinity OF
Kadoka and improving the public high
ways. The dams are designed to hold
the spring waters FOR use during the
growing season.
The new artesian well drilled at
Burke to furnish water for fire protec-
ton and domestic purposes in connec
ton with the municipal waterworks
system, has been completed and has
an ample flow for all purposes.
From three-fourths of an acre Of
ground Jens Krogh, a farmer living
near Elk Point, raised potatoes which
brought him a revenue of $1O5 after
he had placed IS bushels in his cellar
for the use of his own household.
Representatives from the state in
department ave three times
gone to Sully county to investigate
the burning of school houses, supposed
to be incendiary. AS yet no definite
information as to the fire bug has
been received. As the officials would
start into that vicinity, those ahead
would be warned by phone SO that it
was very difficult to ascertain any
thing.
Gate City, the latest new town to
spring into existence in the coded por-
ton of Mellette county. The new
town is situated between Carter and
Wood, in the Oak creek valley. 1t is
the first town west Of the Trip coun-
ty line. Several business houses
have commenced business, and a petit
ton for a postoffice has been forward
ed to the postmaster general through
Senator Gamble.
That residence upon n cultivation
of a homestead must be made by the
heirs of a claim holder who dies be-
fore his residence time is up is the
decision of the secretary of the inte-
rior in a land case at Rapid City. The
cas was the contest of William
Batsch against the claim of the heirs
of Thomas Brown. The heirs did not
live IN the homestead for more than
Q al after Browns death.
What is probably the first proceed
ing under the national pure food act
in South Dakota has been instituted
by United States Marshal Bullock,
who has seized 60 barrels of vinegar
at Mitchell under a claim that it is
misbranded and adulterated. The
goods were shipped into this state by
a Sioux City vinegar manufacturing
concern and the of the O
ty are cited to appear in the federal
court at Sioux Falls and defend them
selves.
Owing to a technicality, bonds voted
at Hartford for the construction of a
municipal waterworks have not yet
been sold, and now it is planned to
have the question of issuing the bonds
resubmitted at another election to be
held in the near future.
B. M. Martin of Dallas, has applied
to the city council of Winner for a 20
year franchise for operating an cleo
trio light system there. Action on the
application will be taken at a meeting
of the city council to be held Novem-
Der II. If the franchise is granted
the system will be installed at once.
Since farmers of northern South
Dakota are boasting Of their big yields
Of potatoes this year, James Wynn, Of
Columbia, exhibited IA potatoes which
filed a half bushel and
weighed % pounds. The largest one
weighed three pounds.
A Lincoln, Neb., man visited Belle
Fourohe for the purpose of looking in.
to the possibilities for establishing
military school for boys at that place.
It is said there is no military school
In the state, and the Belle Fourche
people extended considerable encour
Agement to the promoter.