The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-02-16

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The state executive committee Of
the Y. Nj. G. \. reports record break.
ing progress in all branches Of the
work throughout the state during the
past year.
\ move is ON foot to limit the deer
hunting season in South Dakota to
the month of October Game refugees
are also part Of the program of
State Warden Bancroft
one hundred eighteen new mem.
bcrs were secured for the Watcrtown
Commercial club in big campaign
lust closed. The club was formerly
called the business Mems union.
Officers OF the South Dakota Flu
neral Directors association met at
Huron and laid plans for a big state
convention on June 4.
Fire originating in Il real estate of
flee destroyed an entire business block
at Morrstown. The total loss was
nearly $4,000,
The 2-year.old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. b. V. Jackson of Lead fen into
tub of hot water and was scalded
to death
The reward offered for the finding
days ago by his family at Centcrvillc,
has again been posted.
The Coyote club at Woonsockct is
already working on plans for big
four-day water carnival in that city
some time next summer.
The Meade County bank at Sturgis,
which was closed the first of the year
by the state examiner, is making prep
arations to reopen its doors.
NJ. NJ. Benster of Gettysburg claims
to have invented greatly improved
arship with several special safety de-
vices, including an emergency engine.
The Commercial clubs of the Black
Hills district will unite in an effort to
get congress to restore the 100000
| for fire fighting in the forest reserves,
to the bill from which it was elimin-
ated by the house committee
The opening OF the snow blockade
on the Isabel and Faith branches of
communities entirely out of certain
provisions and few more days of the
isolation would have rendered the sit
uation serious.
Overstudy was said by physicians
to be the cause of the death of Lud-
wig Najek, 14-year-old lad of Scot
land.
Jay Barber, a merchant at Chester,
fell on a defective stairway in his
store building and was instantly
killed.
Big acreages of alfalfa will be
planted in the western part of the
state this coming season. The eX
periments recently made indicate il
to be one of the best drouth resisting
crops.
Napoleon Welcome, aged 70, of FIT
Pierre, and Miss Laura Brooks, aged
IS, of Morristown, Mimi. We're mar
ried at the Grand Pacific hotel II
Pierre.
The report of Game Warden Ban
croft shows that the government dis
tributed nearly 100000 fish and fry
in the various waters of the state dur
ing the past year.
Arrangements are being made tt
run several special trains into Aber
deem for the state builders meet mex
month. One train will be run from
the Twin Cities.
I The attorney general has been ask
ed for a ruling on the amount of sal
airy which should be drawn by cit!
commissioners in the small town
which have adopted the plan.
DR.. w. f. Taylor of Moline, H.,
soil culture expert, gave an address
at big farmers meeting in Abe1
: deem.
t 1t is noted that the newspapers o
South Dakota are taking a less actiV
: interest in politics than in man
: years and that very little old part
2 partisanship is prevalent.
Residents of Butte county have ask
t ed a grand jury probe into the off
/ sioners.
!. An infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
|. A. Reinhart of Midland, was burne
5 to death in a fire which destroye
A their home. A boy was saved.
a William Gilbert, aged "a, a we
l known resident of Sioux Falls, con
mitted suicide by shooting. Failin
t health is believed to be the cause.
I Thomas Mani, full blooded IndiaI
is a candidate for states attorney c
i Roberts county He is successfr
e practicing attorney at Sisseton.
Petitions have been circulated i
S COrson county asking the county con
:. missioners to divide the county int
:. five commissioner districts instead {
h three.
r Another protest has been wired
e the state railway commission by tn
d business men of Faith who state thu
the railroad is making no effort
[ open up the service.
n Business men of Canton and Fai
J. view have organized the Sioux Vale
d Power company for the purpose of d
veloping electric power from the Bi
J. Sioux river at Fairview.
d State Pure Food Commissioner Coo
s. has issued a statement calling atte
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