Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-07-19
SOUTH DAKOTRNEWS NOTES

. A number of Lake Andes baseball
enthusiasts have raised funds for the
construction Of a grand stand at the
ball park.
Rev. Father Egan, Of the Wakonda
Catholic church, has been elevated to
the ~deanship of the southeastern part
of South Dakota.
The foundation for the new public
school building at, Chancellor has
been completed and carpenters now
are at work on the main structure.
In accordance with the result of the
- spring election Hecla now has become
a dry" town, and the authorities will
make every effort to prevent the ille-
gal sale Of liquor.
The directors of the Hutchinson
County Fair association have appoint
ed superintendent for the various de-
partments. The fair will be held Sep
TENDER 4, 5 and 6, at Trip.
All the bids for the erection of a
school building at Burke, when opened,
were found to be too high, and accord
ingly the plans for the building will
be changed somewhat and new bids
askeds10r.
AZ thA fesult of her horses becoming
frigL and running away, Mrs.
He-- ,Schiefelbein of Clear Lake,
wa lily hurt when the buggy was
overturned and she was thrown VIC
lently to the ground.
John Mann, arrested at Murdo on the
charge of burglary, has been held un
der bonds of 5000 for trial at the next
term of circuit court. 1t is alleged
that he broke into a Murdo livery barn
and stole a harness and a bride.
Boy Loses A Thumb.
Pierre.-Frank, the 10-year-old son
of Charles L. Hyde, in playing about
near the home of his parents, caught
hold of a live wire which had been
help could reach him was so badly
burned that one thumb had to be I'M
putated, and it may be necessary to
take off a finger.
Ernest List, a 4-year-old Yankton
boy, is the victim of a folding bed.
The child tried to climb into the bed
occupied by his parents, when the
c%ontrivance folded up. The father
managed to stop the folding process
before he and his wife were caught
In the beds deadly embrace, but the
little lads foot was caught and his
ankle broken.
The impression seems to have got
ten out that the Rosebud country is
about dried up by drought again this
year. It began raining OF July 4 and
the whole country has been thoroughly
soaked by frequent heavy rains. The
water holes are full and dams running
over. Small grain is assured if there
is no more precipitation. Prospects
for corn are fine and the hay crop will
be unsurpassed.
Monday, TUESDAY, Wednesday and
Thursday, September 23, "a, % and 26,
has been fixed as the time for the an
nual Corson county fair. to be held at
Mcintosh.
Vern Farley, aged Is years, living
south of Gayville, has recovered con-
seriousness after three days of coma
resulting from a fall from a horse
which he was riding to the pasture to
QIlN6 III tu0 SowS' . AAo hSoo was
found a piece of iron, which the boy
NAV have struck in falling. There
was little visible wound. The lad will
recover.
The Catholics OF washington and
vicinity have petitioned Bishop O'Gor-
man of Sioux Falls to retain Father
Dolney in charge of h washington
parish.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Baltic farmers elevator
company a dividend of s per cent was
declared. The total amount of BUSH
ness transacted by the company dur
ing the past year was $4,000. E ].
Cyan, under whose management the
affairs of the company have %prospe1sd
for many years. will continue as mas.
ager.