Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-03

Scotland-Charles c. King, who
has been released from the e d
eral penitentiary at LeaVenworth,
Kan, was formerly president of the
First National Bank of Scotland. He
was arrested in Chicago in April, 1907.
for Incorporating funds and issuing
certificates of deposit to himself. He
was one of the most prominent tinan-
ciers in South Dakota and his arrest
created a sensation throughout the
eastern portion of the state, where
he was well known, King was al
legged to have lost the funds in specu-
lation.
Hill City-The first desk eve us
ed by the late Chauncey L. Wood,
the Rapid City attorney who was
the democratic candidate for gov
ernor of South Dakota in the last
campaign, has been found here by
his son Ben Wood, of Rapid City
1t is a little old make-shift that
bears no comparison with the roll top
desks in his offices today, but the relic
appeals to the affection of the sons,
and they intend to keep it as a me-
mento of his early days in the prac-
tice of law.
Sioux ~Falls-Forbes and LOTUS, the
two bank robbers who escaped from
the Brookings county Jail after they
had been sentenced to terms in the
Sioux Falls penitentiary, and a short
time before ~ time decided upon by
the sherittco bhSng them to Sioux
Falls ansS1odge them in \the peniten--
tiary. ySw are believed to\ have sue
ceede4in making their way ,sc Sioux
CITY j Omaha, it being known to.tSe.
authorizes that they have friends i&s.
both those cities.
Aberdeen2The various, Offices OF
South Dakota AM the northwest have
received notice fru the land depart
ment at Washingrg. that President
Taft has signed the billextending the
time for homesteaders G locate on
their land until May Is. Thl-informa-
ton was gladly received by hndreds'
who expect to take up their reidsene.
on claims this spring, and who nave
hoped to be able to wait until the
spring season opened before moving
on to their Land. s has,
Mitchell-The post Office fight in
this city has begun. w. A. Branch.
editor of the Clarion, a progress
i've republican organ is ~circulat-
ing his position to GUST James T.
Wells, who was placed there by the
progressive clement three years ago
His term does not expire until early
in 1912, and it is evident that there:
will be a warm campaign later i'm
the year, which might lead eventually
to an election to secure the name of
an appointee.
Pierre-Two little sons OF Harley
Kephart, who lives a few miles
north Of Fort Pierre, were burned
to death Thursday afternoon. Mr. KEEP
hart was not at home, and Mrs. KEEP
hart had gone to a nearby pasture
to get a horse and left the children,
one 4 and the other 2 years old, alone
in the house, and while away the
building caught fire from some cause
burning the helpless children before
anything could be done to rescue
them.
Miller-A rural mail carrier nam
ed Paul Kieffer, near washington
Springs, in starting out on his trip
placed the patent foot warmer In
the sled and walked behind to make
it easier for the horses in the deep
snow. Soon the contents of the Sled
including caluable mail, was a mass
of flames shooting high in the air,
which frightened the team into a wild
run. When they we're finally stopped
it was found all was burned but the
sled.
Deadwood-To Frank Murphy ana
Martin Berg belongs the credit for
the capture of the largest trout ever
found in the Black Hills. The lucky
pair found it in Sand Creek, a private,
preserve and hooked it but it required
an hour and a half battle in the icy
water to land the prize. The trout
is of the speckled varsity, measures
&c inches in length and weighs nine
pounds and five ounces. 1t is now
on exhibition.
Aberdeen-A rumor is in circu'a-
ton in Aberdeen, which ppears
to have some foundation, to the
effect that the Northwestern road
which now runs its passenger trains
through to the terminus Of the line
at Cakes, N. D., will hereafter run
erdeen, putting on local day trains
between Aberdeen and Cakes, and vir-
tually making this place a passenger
division point.
Gov. Vessey has sent a reply to r
O. Richards as to his reasons o de.
clining to support the Richards pris
mary bill, giving a number of de-
tailed reasons one of which is that
the bill seeks to destroy party organ
ization and government by party, and
providing for government by factions,
which in the end will mean a number
of fractional followings with minority
nominations and no benefits to be-
gained. 1
Rapid City-Mike Shy, forty years
old, threw kerosene on a fire in a
bunk car on the Rapid Canyon line
to hurry it up. The explosion fired
the car, demolishing it,, burned the
clothes from Shy, horribly d~isfiguring.
his body. The fire was at five Sun
day afternoon. Shy died at two Mon
day morning. His mother lives at
Shaynesville, Ohio. Shy was employ
ed as derrick man on the railroad last
year..
Springfield - Hilda Crosley, the
fourth little girl to pass away as
the result of the Dawes kerosene n
plosion was buried last Saturday. She
was apparently improving at the
Sioux City hospital but blood poison