Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-08-04
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

southeast.
PRESHO-A band has been organ-
lied here, with Edgar Clute, a compe-
tent musician, as leader, and will be
made one Of the leading organizations
of it's kind in western South Dakota.
VIVIAN-Mlss Sadie Shives, a we'll
known young teacher of this place, has
been appointed superintendent of
schools Of the new county of Mellette,
and already has gone to the new coun-
ty and ssumed the duties of the office.
FAIRFAX-The annual teachers in
stitute convened here Monday under
the supervision of G.. G. Warner. coun-
~ superintendent, and Professor w. f..
Johnson, Of Highmore. One hundred
are expected 10 be on hand for the
course.
MILLER-Sheriff Morris returned
from Rec Heights today, where he ar
rested Robert Anlicker for selling
liquor u~nlawfully. He brought back
240 bottles Of beer. Anlicker gave bond
in the sum Of 5000 to appear in the cir
cult court.
TRIPP-The new brick Raymond no
tel, with 80 commodious rooms and
modern heating and lighting, is about
completed and will be ready for Oc-
cupancy about August Is. The two
new brick garages are doing overtime,
L Will WIN CIV / udS'
OKATON-Gray wolves are becom
ing very bold in this vicinity and are
causing losses to ranchers. In one in
stance they invaded the dooryard at
the Adam Smith ranch on White river
and took a young calf from its mother,
dragging the animal away and devour-
ing it.
DEPREE-The county commission
ers of ZiebaCh county have accepted
the temporary court house at Duprec
from the contractor, Philip SchwiCh,
and have moved into the new build
ing, wftch is said to be one Of the moss
c~ommodious court houses in the reser.
walton country.
VIENNA-To settle a dispute the
married and single ladies of this placs
organized ball teams and contested fOI
honors on the diamond. The contest
resulted in a tie to after a mum
Der OF spirited innings han been played
Another game will be played between
the two teams in the near future,
CLARK-The annual report of Clerk
Of Courts G.. A. Maltby shows that dur
ing the past year there were PIT births
and S8 deaths in Clark county. Tho
marriages tOtaled 100. There were 10
divorces granted and % persons MAIDS
their declaration to become citizens,
PLANKINTON-The city council OF
his place has granted to w. A. KuntZ
a 20-year franchise for operating an
electric light system. The city reserves
the right to purchase the system at any
time after the expiration CT 10 years.
According to the terms Of the franchise
the system must be completed and in
operation by January l next.
FAITH-An overwhelming desire to
visit his old home in Wisconsin vas in
fAa-~ H. - - - - w
T.. Norton, who owned a homestead
near here. He had not yet fully recov-
cred from the fracture of three ribs in
u runaway accident, when he deter
mined to visit his old home in Wiscon-
sin The trip was more a he could
stand and death resulted.
MILLER-The alleged suicide Of Ed
Dunn's mule is causing much debate
mere. The faithful animal was 80 years
old and had acted strangely for some
time. 1t drank I've water n died. The
beast could have satisfied it's thirst at
the town watering trough, or at a pool
near its owners place, but ii went for
a drink to the barrel of I've water.
TRIPP-The Farmers Cooperative
Lumber company has been doing a
good business. so I've also the two
other or line yards. The organization
of the Farmers yard has had a ten
5ency to stimulate the building OF,
more and better homes in the country
surrounding. There are now about a
dozen of modern residences under con-
struction in the town.
DEADWOOD-Soutn Dakota MAJ
get furnish the man who will whip
lack Johnson. Frank Carter, of
Deadwood. an engineer on the Burling-
ton, standing 6 feet 2 inches and weigh
ing 235 pounds has gone east to inter
view some OF the promoters Of prize
fights and see what they think of him.
He a never had a fight but thinks
he is big enough and strong enough to
whip Johnson.
DUPREE-E. w. Clark, one of the
county commissioners of Ziebach
ty, has been appointed received of the
Dupree Leader, and will have charge
OF the business pending a settlement
of a partnership dispute between the
owners, Hoven & Stewart. 1t ia
understood here that the business OF
the paper Is anything but satisfactory,
but the receivership was decided upon
by the %proprietors because they could
not satisfactorily dissolve the parner
ship existing between them, and the
matter was taken into court with tn,
above result
ABERDEEN-Even the ants of Zie.
bach county are suffering from tn
drought, according to a Dupree report
A naturalist there says that from time
immemoria the ants have drawn thci4
water from the bottom of the holes IL
their sand h.lls, This year the lack o:
rain has caused the holes to go dry.
and one day last week, Joe Hoven, 81
homesteader northeast of Dupree OIL.
served a long line OF ants making q
path from the hills down TO a nearby
ravine in which there was some waite.
The ants ~journcyed down to the draM.
drank their fill of water and journeyeG
back TO the hills again,
SPEARFISH, ID. D.-Foilowing az
Illness of a year with Bright's disease
Judge William s. Quimby, of this place
died at his home, aged 81. Judge Quinn
by has been a resident of the Hills fC,
over 20 years, most OF which time wa.
spent in Lead, where he was city jus
tice for many years. He is survive
by two sons. w. a. Quimby, of Lead
and r, $. Quimby, of Deadwood. an
his wife. The iemains were taken /,
his former home in Bangor. Me.
BISON-The commissioners of Per
kins county have offered a reward o,
$500 for the arrest of George Dively
who escaped from the county Jail &.
Bison by saving through a steel haI