Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-09
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

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Six of the seven yeggs arrested at
Hecla by Deputy Sheriff Henry
Schultz, entered pleas Of guilty to pet
It larceny in the municipal court.
An enforcement league has been or
ganized and will prosecute those de-
tected selling lo4uor within the city
limits, Madison now being a dry"
town.
The second anniversary celebration
to be held in Timber Lake August IA,
Is and 16, bids fair to be one OF the
big events of the summer Of 1912 in
the west river country.
A garment factory, @ located in
the east. is looking for a western loca-
ton. An agent Of the company has
spotted Sioux Falls and is favorably
impressed with that city.
An elaborate program is being pre-
pared for the annual picnic and cele-
bration of the old settlers of Union
county, which will be held at Elk
Point. Tuesday, August 81.
Lennox is enjoying a building boom.
At the present time about a dozen
business houses are in course of con.
struction, these representing an ag'
gregate expenditure of not less than
$780,
Eight young women took the vows
as nuns Of the Presentation order at
the convent at Aberdeen, and six took
the veil as novices. Bishop O'Gorman,
of Sioux Falls participated in the Ger.
emonies.
The Scenic Highway convention at
Interior was a great success in every
way, the crowd being very large, and
was ably instructed and entertained
by the many able speakers, the pan
quet was enjoyed by all.
A field of winter wheat harvested
and threshed in Yankton county has
been measured n is found to yield
an average of SO bushels to the acre,
fully three times the capability OF
spring wheat in the same locality and
subjected to Identical conditions.
Postmaster James w. Post Of Rapid
City has received a notification from
the office of the supervising architect
at Washington to advertise for bids
for the work on the new federal build.
ing, which will stand at the corner OF
st. Joe and Eighth streets. Congress
has appropriated 100000 for the
structure.
There is a rumor in circulation in
railroad circles to the effect that the
Milwaukee road intends building q
branch line from a point near Ortley,
S. D., to WATERFOWL. The branch, If
built, would tap much of the territory
along the contemplated extension OF
the Minneapolis and st. Louis line
from Watertown northward.
A sneak thief made away with a
valuable stock saddle from George
Howie's barn at White Owl, and as
yet no trace Of it has been secured
The saddle is an exceptionally fine
one, Mr.. HOWE having had it made to
order a short time ago. A number OF
thefts of similar articles is reported
from the surrounding country.
Campers provided with a large sup
making for the hills by hundreds. The
crop of wild berries and fruit has
never been so plentiful. Bushes and
trees along the streams r literally
loaded with ripe fruit ready for the
preserving kettle and living in the
hills this winter will be worth while,
Isabel is developing into one of the
important wool shipping points OF
South Dakota. The shipments during
the season which has just closed were
about $4,000 pounds mor than last
year, the total shipments this season
being 423,0OO pounds. The mills and
commission houses were represented
by their best buyers during the sea.
son.
The state food I'M dairy commits.
sioner has printed notices in the daily
papers of Lead and Deadwood, calling
attention of of ice to the
fact that impure ice is not permitted
to be used except for cooling pur-
poses-never for consumption-and
intimates hat part of the ice sold in
the Hills towns comes under the ban
of the state law.
That the wheat yield in Brown
county is not only quantitatively sat
isfastory, but that the quality of the
product is also decidedly pleasing, is
evidenced by the report made by Mrs.
e. Ives, who states that blue stem"
grown on her farm, three miles north
and one mile east of Aberdeen, shows
Sc to 81 kernels to the head, the red
fife" SO to SO and the velvet chaff"
"a to So.
A real funny man out at Deadwood,
while on a picnic party, attempted to
push a woman member of the party
into a creek, by which she was stand
ing fishing. AS he was slipping up
behind the woman to give her a shove,
he slipped and fell into the creek
himself. Not having a change of
raiment with him, he was compelled
to don his wife's Mother Hubbard for
the remainder of the day, and now he
has sworn off on practical joking.
Work on the new 100000 west wing
addition to the central building OF the
Northern Normal and Industrial
school at Aberdeen is progressing rap-
idly, and it is expected that the build
ing will be ready for occupancy this
year..