The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-09
SOUTH DAKOTA AT A GLANCE

| guratiOn of free mail delivery in that
city after July /.
The postohicc at Viborg has ben ad
vanced to the presidential class with
an increase i'm the postmaster's salary
The athletic club recently organ
lied at Hurley has 65 members. 4 fine
gymnasium with much improved ap-
paratus has ben secured.
II. w. Dickinson, appointed on Jan
l6 as public censor at Sioux Falls has
resigned. He found the duties of his
office entirely too arduous.
Unusually large profits on the years
output of the Big Stone Canning Co.
at B'gstone has led to action looking
to much enlarged plant next season.
Three young boys were seriously in
jured at Aberdeen when a bob" on
which they were coasting collided with
a team of horses. Others were badly
bruised.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for the farmers institute to be
held at Aberdeen on Feb. / and ..
Many excellent speakers will appear
on the program.
The Society of Black Hills Pioneers
at its annual session held at Deadwood
reported that but five deaths occurred
among it's membership during the year
| 1911.
The killing of wolves in the state
during the past six months has brok-
en- all records. Bounty claims have
reached $9,951, as against 1896 for
| b,
The Second Christian Science
church at Watertown has dissolved
and will unite its forces with those of
the first church. 1t is thought that
one church will serve the demonna.
ton in that city
A move is on foot throughout the
state to demand the removal of all
state institutions from political influ
ence.
r. j. Woods, of Sioux Falls, has been
appointed to the mint commission
which is soon to make an examination
of the mint at Philadelphia.
The citizens of Brtton will vote on
the proposition to issue $4,000 to
build an addition TO the school house
The vote will be taken on Feb. ..
Charles Smith was arrested at Aber-
deem for peering into windows and
frightening women and children. He
was sentenced to % days in the coun-
ty Jail.
A vote is to be taken again on the
location of the county seat of Gregory
county. Fairfax will have to defend
itself against the claims of Burke, Gre
cory and Herrick.
Thomas Edwards of Yankton, who
disappeared from his home week
ago, returned and left again. His fam,
lily will make no statement as to his
whereabouts.
Citizens of Pierre are subscribing to
an enterprise which will drill for gas
to be used by the city and residents.
1t is believed that gas can be secured
at depth of not more than 1000 feet.
Some of the men who aided in an
effort to get an anti-speedng ordi-
nance passed at Hot Springs a year
ago are now threatened with arrest
for violating this law.
c. II. Payne of Glanham, a man of
unusual religious views, has addressed
communications to many papers of the
state predicting that the end of the
world is near.
A branch organization of the Ger
man alliance has been formed at Park
! stOn with a charter enrolment of 200
members. The first regular meeting
will be held on Feb. 10.
The city council at Pierre voted re-
Gently to join the association of COM
mission governed cities.
The stockholders of the State bank
of DOland have increased the capital
stock from $4,000 TO $4,000.
Three members of the Moseson fam
lily at Howard were overcome with gas
from coal stove and their lives were
saved with difficulty.
A special train carried Mrs. Harry
Piner, of Armour, to Sioux City in
time to save her life by an operation
for a peculiar form of appendicitis
Members of the Masonic bodies at
Belle Fourche are making plans to
erect a temple there which will in
clude a home for aged and infirm Ma
sons.
John ID. Carlin, OF Watertown, was
found dead on the tracks of the Min
neapolis and St Louis railway near
that city. He had evidently been
struck by train.
baby boy born to Mr.. and Mrs, w.
+. Richardson of Jordan, has the hon.
or of being the first white child born
in that town.
A straw vote of democrats taken at
Pierre indicated that Woodrow Wilson
was the overwhelming choice OF those
voting.
John Markham, farmer of Naples,
fell beneath a heavily loaded boOsied
and it was drawn over him. HIS IN
jures may prove fatal.
4 petition has been received by the
governor asking for the organization