Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-03
SOUTH EAK0TA VIEWS NOTES

a social evening every once in a while,
which attracts large crowds and
proves most enjoyable.
More than $4,000 has been sub
scribed for a creamery which is to be
installed and operated at Serum. The
work of construction will 500 com
hence
Thomas J.. King, Indian agent at
Cheyenne agency, has been removed
from office owing to a dispute over
the introduction of whisky on the
reservation.
Plans for building Codington coun
tvs share of the proposed meridian
road were discussed at length at a
recent meeting of the Watertown
Commercial club.
Some of the baseball enthusiasts
out west of the river are talking Of
organizing a sort of league. taking in
some of the more prominent towns
in Perkins, Ziebach. Dewey and Cor
son counties.
Nearly 1000 people assembled at
Groton to attend the funeral of Fred
krahn. his wife and child, all of whom
were burned to death in a fire which
destroyed their home On a farm 20
miles from there.
The losses at a recent disastrous
fire in the business district at Buffalo
which were covered or partially COW
cred by insurance, now AVE been paid
and the work of constructing new
buildings to take the place of those
destroyed is in full swing.
At the annual meeting of the Pierre
Woman's club, the officers selected
for the ensuing year are: President.
Mrs. Hardy; vice president, Mrs. Pat
rick; recording secretary. Mrs. Bill
linghurst; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Carter; treasurer, Mrs. Munson
More attention is being paid to tree
planting in Pierre this spring than
for many years. The trees being put
out this year being principally elms
and other classes than cottonwood,
which was the first class of trees put
out for shade there.
A mixed train on the Milwaukee
road was derailed near Dupree re-
Gently while travelling at the rate of
| eight i all Houi' dId lidliS "GS
delayed for several hours. A similar
accident occurred on the Moreau riv-
err branch of the road about the same
time.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and ST.
Paul Railroad company has most of
the material on the ground for the
construction Of their new stock
yards at Mitchell, made necessary by
the action of the city council in caus-
ing the company to remove the yards
from the city limits. The yards will
be doubled in capacity. The improve
ments will cost about $4,000.
In the absence CT Judge w. G.. Rice.
who is in Rochester, Mimi, taking
treatment, Judge John F. Hughes of
Fort Pierre went over to Deadwood
and sat on the circuit bench for nat.
uralization. Thirty foreigners were
examined n made citizens of the
United States, Special Examiner Kas.
per of Minneapolis being present IN
behalf of the government. Natural
ization day is held there twice each
year.
In the debate between Huron col
lege and the state college at Brook
ings. the representatives of Huron
were awarded a unanimous decision
by the judges.
1t is reported on apparently good
authority that the Northwestern Rail-
road company will this season extend
a line to Newell and erect a depot
there. The Newell station of the
Northwestern at present is some dis
tance from town, and the business
men and other residents have been
anxious to have the road built into
town.
The seventh annual convention of
the James River Valley Central Luth-
er league, held at Hecla. was very
successful, the attendance being good
and great interest being displayed in
the various addresses and discussions.
Aberdeen has been without a thea
ter for two years, since the destruc-
ton of the Gottschalk theater by fire.
but the want Is to be partially filed,
as F. E. Sayer of Lewiston, Mont.
has rented a building there n will
establish an airdome with a seating
capacity of 700 at which plays will be
presented this summer