Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-07-28
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

The gold ore production in the
Black Hills promises to break all pre-
vious records in the present year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Jensen, west
of Centerville, recently celebrated
their silver wedding anniversary.
Nearly 100 persons e present.
The directors of the Day county Az
ricultural association announces a de-
termination to hold the best fair they
ever a in Day county, at Webster
this fall.
l.. A. lockwood, who recently drove
from Oklahoma to Dupree, told Du-
pree folks when he reached there that
he had found it as dry al the way
along as 1t was at Dupree.
The city authorities of Woonsocket
recently ordered a number of sanitary
drinking fountains, which have been
received and installed at various
points in the business district.
Word comes from Armour that
Charles Carter, who was a student IN
Yankton academy last year, was killed
by lightning while attending to his
duties on the farm near that town.
The first chautauqua attempted N
Yankton closed Saturday night, and
was a complete success, financially
and otherwise. 1t will probably be-
come a permanent annua feature IN
that city.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the farmers elevator com
nany which conducts an elevator at
FYkton. a dividend of Is per cent was
declared and the remainder OF the
years profits was placed in the bllls
nayable fund. The old board of d1rec-
tors was elected for another year.
Reports made at the annual meeting
of the stockholders of a farmers CO.
operative company of Henry, show
that during the past year the company
made a profit of $4,000. With he div
idend paid this year it makes an ag-
gregate of 1913 per cent that the COM
pany has paid it's stockholders since
it was organized four years ago.
At the annual business meeting OF
the stockholders of the Lake preston
Co-Operative Elevator company 1t was
that the profits, amounting
tn 20 per cent, be paid to several
stockholders from whom the company
borrowed money a couple OF years ago.
An interest payment on the stock also
was ordered. The company now has
been placed in excellent financial con-
ditnon.
"I don't know whether | a swim
or not. but here goes for a try at for
tv miles an hour" said 1~9-year-old Ed
gar Baldwin to his companions at n
Christianson ice pond near White
wood. The other boys were dressing
on the bank and thought Baldwin was
as he dove into the deep water.
When he failed to come up the second
help was summoned and the body
fished out.
, The county commissioners OF Doug
county in session at Armour voted
appropriation amounting to 81 per
cent of the premiums paid at the coun-
ty fair to be held at Armour August
80. 81 and September l, 1911. The
crops in Douglas county are better
than the average in the state this year
and there is a feeling among the far-
mers to have a good fair. One day
has been set aside for an old settlers
nicnic and the management ssure
public of some excellent attrac-
tons.
M. F. Weaver, president Of the Muir
do Gun club, has issued a challenge in
behalf of the club to any team of four
or five men from any club in Lyman
Or Stanley counties for a match shoot
at 100 birds for each man., for a purse
Of s25 or $50. The choice of grounds
will be left to the club accepting the
challenge.
The new Lutheran church building
It Lowrey has been dedicated. An
elaborate program was prepared for
The occasion. Rev. MI. Tauber ond
Mr.. Haag of Eureka had charge
the dedicatory exercises.
The various committees have been
appointed to have charge Of the ar
rangements for the annual Aurora
ldlT, " NC hCiu a.
5, 6 and Z.
The Ludwig Nicholsons Of Madison
ire unIucky. Some time ago Mr.. Mich
bison accidentally lost the sight of one
,ye. Later, his wife also accidentally
.ost the sight of an eye. The other day
Nicholson was stretching a barbed
wire fence when a strand of wire
and a barb entered his good eye
July an inch, destroying the sight and
him totally blind.