Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-08
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

A freight engine blew up at Lem
mon killing Engineer Feeley and a
brakeman.
Arrangements are being made
whereby Dimock will be provided with
street lights.
George Reinck, of Langford, aged
II, was struck by a Milwaukeepas-
II, was struck by a Milwaukee pas
hour later.
Mrs. A. B. Crossman of washington
was seriously injured as a result OF
being thrown from a buggy into a
barbed wire fence.
The water tower and tank for the
waterworks system of Ethan are near
ing completion, and will soon be
placed in operation.
The farmers living in the vicinity
of Naples have taken steps to organize
a stock and install a rural
telephone line in the region near town.
l.. B. Wadleigh of Pierre, has just
finished the breaking of an acre of
land on his farm by means of dyna-
mite. He is we'll pleased with the re-
suit.
The Wholey Packing company has
fled articles of incorporation for the
construction of a $4,000 0 plant at Wa
tertown. ,
Chris Thomson, a Black Hills fruit
grower, offeres a dollar apiece for ev-
cry worm found in apples from his
orchard.
Work is about to commence at
Condo on a new electric light plant,
which will be completed and placed
in operation about the middle of De-
cember.
w. A. Gibson, a farmer living about
four miles from Alexandria, was badly
burned about the face and hands
while fighting a prairie fire which
swept over the region near his home.
John Houser of Winner has been
held for trail at the next term of state
circuit court on the charge of steal
ing two steers from George Rowe, a
rancher, the complaining witness in
The case.
Henry Seide, of Grant county, last
spring sowed 26R bushels of oats on
II acres. This fall he threshold out
924 bushels of fine grain from the
tract, or an average of "a bushels to
the acre.
p. j. Van D~onselaar, of the Yankton
Auto Supply company, lost an t
valued at 5000. The auto caught fire
suddenly and was a mass of flames in
a moment. The car was completely
consumed.
The Masonic lodge OF Aberdeen held
it's annual past masters meeting at
which all the officers in the lodge
were filled by pastmasters. The mas
ter Mason's degree was conferred on
several candidates.
The town council of Trip has pur-
chased the necessary land preliminary
to the erection of a creditable city
hall building. The present city build
ing has become inadequate for the
business of the town.
The annual convention of the South
Central Association of Congregational
churches has just concluded it's work
at Bonesteel. There was a good at
tendance and keen interest was dis.
played in the proceedings.
Mrs. Mabel Reinhart, of Mobridge,
settled with the Milwaukee railroad
for $500 for the death of her hus-
band, who was killed while riding a
''speeder" which collided with a switch
engine on the Moreau river.
Ira Barnes, who first came to Brown
county in 1872, is compiling a list of
all Brown county residents who came
here before statehood, for he Dako-
ia Territorial Pioneers association.
The new Methodist church at Win
ner was dedicated in the presence of
a large crowd of people, and the very
attractive church turned over to the
members practically free OF debt.
Plans have been completed for a
S22,500 water works and electric light
system to be constructed at Bowdle.
Work on the electric light plant will
men at once, but the water
works system may not be started be.
fore spring.
After suffering for several years
from an injury inflicted by a kick from
a horse, when. his skull was injured in
such a manner as to cause a pressure
on the Draln, ElVa wiser OF WeSSlnR-
ton has had an operation performed
and again is as well as ever.
Fire which is believed to have been
OF i~ncendiary origin, destroyed a num-
Der Of grain stacks On the ranch of
George Brost, lee Spearfsh. Some
believe the grain may have heated to
such an extent that flames finally de-
veloped and spread to the stacks.
The Rosedale Mennonite colony,
which owns a large area Of land some
miles from Alexandria. this season
raised over 5000 bushels of potatoes,
as we'll as a large amount of small!
grain and corn. The %colonists also
produced 10000 head of cabbage.
A prairie fire starting from a trac-
ton engine spread over a wide area
neal belmont, destroying several
fields of corr and many stacks of
grain.
Preliminary arrangements are be-
ing made for the annual farmers in
%stitute, to be held at Stockholm No
vember % and 90. A ladies' auxiliary
was organized last year, and a woman