The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-26
SOUTH DAKOTA AT A GLANCE,

The Park hotel at Lake Preston was
totally destroyed by fire with a loss of
nearly $4,000. The Tire originated in
a defective chimney flue
The annual meeting of the South
Dakota Press association Is in session
at Yankton. The convention program
will continue until Saturday.
Because of the shortage OF the hay
crop this year many farmers cut large
quantities of Russian thistles and are
now feeding the weeds to their stock.
The experiment is being watched with
interest.
Business men at Watertown have
divided on the question as to whether
there shall be boulevard constructed
from that city to Lake Kampeska.
The United States weather bureau
at Huron has issued a bulletin show
ing that the rainfall in that section Of
the state during the past year was
only sos below normal.
The Homestake Mining company at
Lead is planning the erection of a
SIS, 900 clubhouse for the use of its
1000 employees. II will be fitted up
similar to Y. NJ. C. A. buildings.
Lectures BY many agricultural ex-
perts will feature the convention and
exhibition of the South Dakota Corn
and Grain Growers association in SEES.
sion at Mitchell this week.
Reports Of extreme restitution on
the part Of many families in Meade
hy
missioners. They report that a thor
ough investigation revealed but Is
| cases and that these were promptly
cared for.
Fire originating in an overheated
furnace destroyed the Toronto hotel
at Toronto The guests had narrow
| escape and nothing of the contents
was saved. The loss was $4,000.
During the recent period OF extreme
cold the government thermometer at
Pollock registered so below zero.
An electric light system may be in
stalled at Garretson within the near
future.
The search for David Fahlberg, the
Clay county farmer who disappeared
from his home near Centerville early
this month, is still unproductiye.
L. L. Brown, OF Payette county, Ia,
won the first prize for corn exhibited
at the show held in connection with
the conservation congress at Sioux
| Falls.
| F.. NJ. Byrne, candidate for governor
before the primaries. has refused TO
accept a proposition from LOOMS 5
| Gull that both withdraw for the good
Of the party.
The state railway commission Is 70
hold a hearing at Mellette on Jan. q
as to the service furnished by the Min
neapolis and st. Louis railway be
tween Condo and LeBeau.
Mrs. C. J. Hewett, of Turton, has
asked the assistance of the newspS
pers in the search for her l7-year-oid
son who disappeared from his home
some time ago. He is . feet, inches
| tall and weighs about las pounds
The main stree. at Mitchell is tc
be paved with concrete next spring.
The annual convention of the South
Dakota Independent Telephone asso
citation is Iii session at Sioux Falls
Over 100 members are in attendance
Sheriff Frank Elkins, of Watertown
has recovered most of the mileage
books and railroad tickets stolen from
the Northwestern depot in that cit!
last October.
The new Milwaukee railway term
inal buildings in Aberdeen will b'
completed and ready for occupancy b!
Jan. 23. They will cost, when com
pleted, $375,0OO
Auditor Maurice Mcmillan, of For
Pierre. has disappeared and hi
friends are worried about him. SO ia
as is known nothing is wrong wit
the auditors accounts.
Judge MCGEE, of Pierre, has issue
Fire which broke out in drug stor
at Belmont did $4,000 damage befor
it could be gotten under control.
decision UNFOLDING the right {
counties to buy in property put up {
tax sale and to secure title to it unde
!. the usual regulations.
The buslrcss men of Yankton al
backing an effort to get the Boy Scol
movement launched in that city Man
prominent men have volunteered
act as scout masters.
The big livery barn of Hammer
Bros. at Elk Point was entirely d
stroyed by fire. Frozen hydrants mat
it impossible for the fire departure
to do effective work.
- With the thermometer registerll
20 below zero a 3-year-old baby belon
ing to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Taft at Xii
- ball went barefooted for distance
= four blocks to buy some candy. 7
:. child was discovered in a badly chill
- condition BY its father.
u, Ben Ash, the first white child DO
So in Dakota territory, is being urged
>, possible democratic candidate
mr. governor.
No 1t is expected that the Cheye
= river and Standing Rock Indian res
30 vations will be thrown open for sett
l. ment some time next summer.
Ernest Cole, of Gary, has been
nc fered a position in Uruguay. Sol
America, to instruct the farmers
NO that country in dry farming metho
John r. West. a we'll known re
dent OF Sioux Falls, dropped de