Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-06-02
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

The president has nominated A. H.
Dirue to be postmaster at Marion.
Marvin that the Fourth
of July will be celebrated in that vii
lage.
Richmond hotel at Rec Heights was
burned, entailing a loss of $4,000, in
surance $4,000.
The Aberdeen park board has en-
tered upon an extensive plan for beau
tifying the park system of the city.
Game Warden jenkins of Webster
was severely injured while monkeying
with a guy rope at Enemy Swim lake.
H. J.. Finney of Minot, N. D., a labor
organizer for the Dakotas, fell from a
hotel steps at Huron, dying a few
minutes later.
Howard will probably have four sa-
looms after July l, as it is now a city
of over 1000 population. The town
was dry last year.
On June % the board of education
of Wolsey will open bids and award
the contract for the erection OF a new
brick school building.
A bolt of lightning struck the cleo
trio light plant at Yankton during a
recent shower and was the cause OF
considerable damage.
The business men of Wilmot have
decided to hold a series of public en-
tertainments during the summer
months, to be known as "Wilmot Day
For the fourth time bids are being
advertised for the erection of a federal
building at Lead, the original appro-
priation for which was made six years
ago by congress.
After a visit to the Black Hills,
Marvin Hughitt, head of the North
western railroad, again expressed the
belief that that section is the rich
est 100 square miles IN earth
The municipal waterworks system
being constructed at Leola is fast
nearing completion. The contract has
beer awarded for the erection Of a
building for the volunteer fire depart
ment.
In the circuit court at Belle Fourche
Joseph Schwayazar was found guilty
by. a Jury of stealing some horses
near Hoover, his state, and was SEN
fenced by Judge Rice to one year in
the penitentiary.
The town council of Henry is max
ing arrangements to have a municipal
waterworks system constructed there.
Henry has never had adequate pro-
lection against fire, and this will be
afforded by the new system.
Nearly 1875 stockholders of the Wau-
bay Farmers Elevator company met
to consider a proposition to sell the
elevator and pay off all Indebtedness
against the company. After consider
alton, it was decided to assess the
stockholders and try to maintain the
business, but If this proves too diff
cult, to dispose OF the property.
In the United States circuit court
at Deadwood William Mexican, a
sheep owner of Newcastle, Wyo., and
his two herders, pleaded guilty to a
violation of the grazing regulations Of
the Black Hills national forest, in
permitting their sheep to range there
against orders, and were sentenced
by Judge Willard to pay fines of $3.50
respectively, and costs.
While out walking with ]. ]. Burck
and two girls Roy Russell, a young
Missourian employed at the Home
stake mine at Lead, vas shot and al
most instantly killed by the accident
al discharge of a 22-caliber rifle in the
hands of Burch. A cartridge had failed
to explode and while Burck vas turn
ing the gun over it went off, the bullet
entering Russell's body just below the
heart.
A number of farmers in the vicinity
Of Verblen have organized what will
be known at the Farmers Supply
company, with a capital of $4,000, to
engage in a general merchandise, hard
ware and furniture bushes.
F. M. Sackett, living near Daven-
port, suffered a loss of about $500
from a fire started in a peculiar man.
ner. Some broken glass had been
thrown in a pile near the barn, and
the reflected rays of the sun from
this pile of glass fired a hay stack
which burned, together with the barn
and contents.
The program has been prepared for
a race meet ct Spearfish, which will
be held on the Spearfish track June IA,
Is and 16. The rules of the American
Trotting association will govern har.
ness races. A purse of $1,000 has beer
hung up.
A government experiment station is
soon to be located in Fall River coun-
ty and the Commercial club of Hot
Springs is making an effort to secure
it on a quarter section adjacent to
that city. John S. Cole, an expert In
dry land agriculture, is spending a
few days looking over sites.