The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-05-24
DAkoTA STATE NEWS

CHAMBERLAIN-A meetlng OF tnc
South Dakota Scenic Highway assoc
citation was held in Chamberlain. The
meeting was a very successful one, ev-
sry county along the proposed road be-
tween Sioux Falls and Rapid City be-
Ing represented, and almost all the IN
tervening towns as well. The meeting
was called to order by John A. Stran-
sky, of Pukwana, the president, with
Ben NJ. Wood, of Rapid City, as sec
rotary. In response to calls for verbal
reports of progress along the line,
statements were made by many in at
tendance.
MITCHELL-The county commits
sioners awarded a contract for the
construction of six miles of new a
way north of this city, n is the first
piece OF road to be lone by contract
in a great many years, and follows
along in the good roads idea hat is now
so popular in the state. Bids will be
opened on May 81 for the construc-
ton of six miles of additional road run
ming south of the city and which, when
finished, will make a continuous
stretch of IL miles of good roadway.
BRIDGEwATER-The board of ed
ucation of this city has engaged the
following corps of instructors in the
public schools for the ensuing year.
viz: Principal, George E. Myers; first
assistant principal, Newton w. Specie;
second assistant principal. Agnes j.
Douglas; third assistant principal, J.
Clara Morgan; grammar, Neva N.
Ives; intermediate, Ethel Blynn; Sec
primary. Amy Satterlee; first pri-
mary, Cora George.
ABERDEEN - Roy Strong, aged
about 35 years, a stranger here, lost his
life while trying to steal a ride on a
freight train at Andover, S. ID. He was
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severed from the body. The unfortu-
nate man was rushed to a hospital here,
but died on the way. The dying man
told a physician he had nc relatives, but
gave the names OF several friends, who
were notified of the accident.
WATERTOwN-C. l.. Woodward,
for IL years a prominent business man
of this city, was found dead in his
room at a hotel in Vienna. Heart fail
ure was assigned as the cause of death
by h coroner of Clark county. Mr..
Woodward recently disposed of his in
terest in h hardware business here
and accepted a position on the road.
SCOTLAND.-As the result of a
mass meeting of local business men
an association was organized to work
in combustion with the county COM
missioners for the improvement of the
public highways of Boz Homme coun-
~ SptCIdl dtt6IlIUH VIII De pdlu ny
the new association to the highways
centering in Scotland.
Observation-Disclosures indie
pendence day will be celebrated in an
elaborate by the Norwegians
of this place and vicinity. One of the
sporting features will be a ball game
between the All Star team of Water
and the fast team of Castlewood.
Various other sports have been ar
ranged for.
GROTON-Burglars forced the door
of Blair's drug store in this city and
carried away SIT in cash., about 20
watches, and five diamonds weighing
from a quarter to a half carat each
The burglary was discovered when the
store was opened for business next
morning. There is no clue to the
LEAD-Blood poison, due to the in
fection of a tooth after extraction,
the death here of Cleona Marie
Cox, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Cox. we'll known residents. The child,
who was 10 years old, had suffered
with blood poison for owe a week be-
fore death relieved her.
WINNER.-An important term of
state circuit court for Trip county
is being held here, with Judge Will
hanson presiding. There is a number
of criminal cases to be disposed of and
the civil calender also contains quite
a number of cases.
~ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
mentS are being made for the annual
celebration and sports day, to be held
this year Oh June z. 1t is intended to
make the event the most interesting
and successful affair of the kind ever
held here.
PIERRE. c. Thomas, one of the
oidtime West river cattlemen at Fort
Bennett, was stricken with paralysis
while at Fort Pierre yesterday and is
reported to be in a serious condition
at his hotel in hat place.
CAVOUR.-The women of this place
have organized a religious and social
club, with the following officers:
President, Mrs. Hall; vice-president,
Mrs. Small: secretary. Jennie Duesler;
treasurer. Mrs. o. Martin.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS i'm
pTovements are being made to the
streets and necessary grading is being
lone to place them in first class con-
dition.
CARTHAGE-Steps have been taken
to organize a commercial club, and at
a meeting to be held within a few days
an organization will be perfected.
ELKTON.-The depot building of the
Northwestern railway company here
has been extensively improved, and the
grounds surrounding beautified.
GARY.-Arrangements have about
been completed for establishing a hos
pital. an institution which is needed in
this part of the state.