Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-28
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

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ARDMORE-The reports which have
appeared in some newspapers that this
section has been visited by a heavy
frost are without foundation.
VERMILLION-The operation of the
new road law passed by h last legis-
lature of South Dakota will be held up
in Clay county for Il year at least.
STURGIS-The remains of Anthony
Julius Jacobson, killed by lightning
during an electoral storm at White Owl
were shipped to Hayti, 5. D., for burial.
DOLAND-In n day recently a To-
cal buyer purchased 32, 900 pounds OF
wool, n in payment therefor dlstrib-
uted about $1,000 among half a a@zen
farmers.
YANKTON-The first c~hautauqua
attempted in Yankton was a complete
success. financially and otherwise. 1t
will probably become a permanent an
nual feature in this city.
WOONSOCKET-The city authori-
ties recently ordered a number of san
itary drinking fountains, which nav
been received and installed at various
points in the business district.
YANKTON 800 Word comes from
Armour that Charles Carter, who was a
student in Yankton college academy
last year, was killed by lightning while
attending TO his duties on the farm
near that town.
TRIPP-After having been without
q pastor for a period of about two
years, the German Reformed church,
Of this place, has secured one in Rev.
A. Funck, late of North Dakota, who
has arrived and assumed his duties.
PARKSTON - School census of
Hutchinson county just completed
shows the county has a total of 4,642
of these, Olivet, 70; Freeman, 295;
Parkston 324, and Trip, $40.
DIMOCK-A new bank a opened
its doors here and commenced bust
ness. 1t is the DimOck State bank
and the officers are as follows; Presi-
dent, w. Fl. Shaw; vice president, O.
I. Skaggs; cashier, J. u. Steichen.
STURGIS-A severe timber fire was
raging in the vicinity of the Sturgis
Waterworks, south Of town all yester-
day. a large force of men is fighting
It, Considerable damage was o A
sawmill, a large amount Of lumber and
COrdWOod are III danger Of destruction
HENRY-Reports made at the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of a
farmers cooperative company show
iiA1L AZ AiAS9 liiC past year inc COllpdJS
made a profit Of 50, 200. With the div
idend paid this year it makes an ag-
gregate of 1913 per cent that the COM
pany has paid its stockholders since
1t was organized four years ago.
notwithstanding is in progress
here. While there are fields that will
not be cut at all, yet there is some air
grain. The prospects are much better
for considerable grain as a whole than
they were some time ago. There seems
TO be more hay this year than last sea-
son on the market, and the price is sc
q ton. The prospects for corn is good.
BRISTOL~The residents of this place
are having considerable sport with the
people of Webster-an old time rival
of Bristol, and county seat of Day
county-becauSe advertising maps re-
Gently issued by the Chicago, Milwau-
kee 81 Puget Sound Railway cor.Gan-
have omitted the name of Webster,
while Bristol is given a prominent po-
sition.
WOLSEY-The drillers at work sink
ing a new artesian we'll here now have
reached a depth of between 900 and
LOCO feet and expect to strike a good
flow at any time. The Well is designed
to furnish water for domestic and fire
protection purposes, and is to replace
a similar we'll, the flow OF which had
diminished to such an extent that it
does not now furnish sufficient water
for the town.
LAKE PRESTON-At the animal
business meeting of the stockholders
of h Lake Preston Cooperative
Elevator company it was ordered that
the profits, amounting to 20 per cent,
be paid to several stockholders from
whom the company borrowed money
a couple of years ago. Ar interest
payment on the stock also was or
dered. The company now has been
placed in excellent financial condition.
SIOUX FALLS. j. Doctor, recent
ly arrested at Davis, S. D., and brought
back TO Sioux Falls, has been held FOR
trial at the next term OF the state cir
cult court on the charge Of Obtaining
money under false ~pretenses. The of.
Tense Is alleged to rave been committed
in June when he issued a number of
checks, ~aggregating about 500. The
checks were drawn on the First Ma
tional bank of Hawarden, Ia. in which
IL is alleged the defendant had no
money.
VERMILLION-On Tuesday of next
week the voters Of Vermillion will de-
eide whether or not they desire the
commissioners to purchase the water
works plant being operated here by a
private corporation. 1t is proposed to
Issue bonds to the extent of S32.500.
$4,000 Of which goes to purchase the
old plant. and SIS, 500 for improvements.
h service has keen very poor for a
long time, and the purchase and i'm
proyement by the city seems to be the
only way to obtain relief.
SIOUX-FALLS-Ernest Frahm. a
we'll known farmer living near Bryant,
had a thrilling fight with a vicious hog
n narrowly escaped with his life.
AS 1t was he was severely bitten, and
blood poisoning now has developed and
he may yet have to fight for his life.
During the fight Frahm was able to
grasp a hammer which had beer left
near the point where he was attacked
by the hog, ard with this he rained
blow after blow upon the head of the
hog until it a been killed, thus saving
himself from more evere injuries.
PIERRE-Tke report of Public
Examiner John l.. Jones for the call of
condition OF state banks for date OF
June Z, shows u decrease in the amount
of cash carried from the call OF March
q, amounting 70 s3,149,015. The saw
ngs accounts also show a slight de-
crease, but time certificates show an
increase OF $S50,000. The total carried