Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-30
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

A boy scout organization has been
formed at Faith.
A new electric light and power sys-
tenn has been completed and placed in
operation at Wakonda.
A special election to vote on the
question of town incorporation will be
held at Newark June I.
The board of education is arrang-
ing for the material enlargement of
the Viborg public school building.
A number of Wakonda musicians
held a meeting and organized a band.
The new band has twenty-one pieces.
The new electric light system has
been completed and for the first time
in it's history Memo now is lighted
by electricity.
Postmaster kinyon has been in
structed to add postal savings de-
partnent to the Valley Springs post
office June /.
The Interstate Poultry association
has been formed at Woonsocket. A
state poultry show will be held the
coming winter.
Eleven-year-old Lewis Peterson, of
Fairview, is entirely helpless as re-
suit OF paralysis which followed d fall
on a cement sidewalk.
The contract will be awarded in the
near future for the erection at Clare
mont of a new two-story brick school
house, to cost about $4,000.
On June Mcrristown will be three
years old and the residents have made
arrangements to suitably observe the
anniversary with celebration.
On June II bids will be opened for
constructing a new brick school honse
at Frankfort, to cost about $4,000.
The structure will be two stories
The business men of Dupree are ar
ranging, in conjunction with the Chey-
enne reservation Indians, to hold an
Indian fair at Dupree some time next
fall
There is shortage of dwelling
houses at Garretson, and to supply the
demand some of the local capitalists
are going into the house building
business.
Aberdeen Elks have chartered a
special train to attenl the state con-
vention of the Elks, at Sioux Falls,
in June. 1t is expected there will be
about 200 people on the special.
A considerable section of the me-
ridian road which passes through
Lake county has been surveyed and
now is ready for the graders, and
grading machines have been put to
work.
June 90, 81 and % has been fixed as
the time for the annual race meet at
Spearfish An attractive program is
being prepared. The officers of the
county fair association willaid in MAX
ing the meet success.
At a special election at Rapid City,
bond issue of $4,000 of school bonds
was voted for by the citizens to pro-
vide the remainder of fund to build
new high school, The new build
ing will cost when completed, $4,000.
Dynamit;ng of fish in Spear6sh can
yon and in other streams near Lead
continues despite the vigilance of the
game wardens and special efforts are
to be made by the Rod and Gun club
of the Black Hills to put stop to the
vandalism
The three daughters of MIR and Mrs.
Fred Schultz, who live on farm near
1roquois, made an unusual record Of
school attendance during the school
year nov closing. They are aged q,
9 and 10, and although they reside a
mile from the school building they
have not been absent or tardy during
the school year.
Forest Supervisor Kelletter has a
force of men seeding 1000 acres in the
,Roubaix district of the Black Hills
national forest. This portion has had
most of the timber either cut off for
commercial purposes of burned by
forest fires. The work Of reseeding
will require two months and takes
$500 pounds of seed.
Arrangements are being made for a
big celebration of Norwegian Inde-
pendence day, to take place at Fair
view June z. Various sports have
been provided for, including two ball
games, automobile and horse races
and other events.
Sever S. Boe. we'll known farmer
living near Claremont, was hauling
hay when he was stricken with heart
failure. He fell from the load to the
ground Later he rallied, but morn.
Ing or two later complained of pain
In the region of his heart and as his
wife was assisting Lin to bed he died