The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1912-01-26
BREvTlEs'
Minor Events Of the Week Ii
Condensed Form.

coming year and preparing plans for
the advancement OF their communities
during the coming spring and summer.
The state has a large number of live
commercial organizations and new
ones are being organized to carry on
the work OF advancing the CONNER
cial and other interests of their towns
and surrounding region. The officers
OF the State Federation OF CONNER
cial Clubs are doing much to encour-
age the organization cf new CONNER
cial clubs and 1t Ia expected more
such clubs will be organized In South
Dakota this spring than during the
corresponding period of any former
year.
w. III. Stokes OF WATERFOWL has is
sued his annual circular to the farm
sers of this state regarding the impor-
tSnt matter Of securing and preparing
seed grain. which he considers to be
much more serious than heretofore on
accoun Of the last dry season. which
practically destroyed the wheat, oat
aud barley crop in that part of the
state at feast. He predicts that the
crop failure OF last year, instead OF
being looked upon as a calamity, will
prove to be a blessing. He says:
Mature has asserted herself and has
given the soil q much needed rest OF
d year and It has also brought us
to the point OF seriously considering
the rotation OF crops"
Anton Sanders, a member of st.
Mary's Catholic church Of Aberdeen, a
Russian congregation. was arrested on
COMPLAINT OF Father Nicholas j. Dahl
MAINS, priest in charge, who charged
Sanders with disturbing a religious
meeting. In South Dakota this is a
specific offense. Sanders, represent
ing q faction in the church which OPP
poses the priest, stepped to the sane.
tuary, 1t is charged, and attempted to
call q church meeting, accusing the
priest OF Incorporating parish
funds. A violent struggle between the
priest, Sanders and several members
Of the congregation ensued. Police
were called to quell the disturbance.
John Sannes. ST.. living fifteen miles
southeast of Pollock, ran out of coal
and had to burn part OF his house, in
order to warm the remainder until the
roads we're broken and he could get to
town to r~eplenish his fuel supply. Ac-
cording to reports from the range
country west OF the Missouri river live
stock has suffered severely. 1t is said
1000 head Of cattle belonging-to the
Matador odd other laAge confparSes
are massed together on Swiftbird
creek, west OF Forest City, and are
dying rapidly from starvation md FRO
ZEN feet. Wolves have attacked horses,
colts and calves and the loss from that
source will be heavy.
Both arms or Scott Babcock Of Hart.
ford were frozen while he was driving
to Hartford from Sioux Falls. One
arm had to be anlpntated to save his
life and 1t Is feared he will lose also
the other arm. A companion had
Jumped out of tho wagon and walked
behind It for some distance In order to
get. warm. When he called to Bah.
rock and failed r. receive 4 renlv ha
hurried "a the wagon and fousd nan.
cock M severely froaen that IL conIa
not talk
rha urar,a hu,,s,n~ -
$3.50 soo non 800 s
half that amount ~ nre Il e owrsd
by i, ! Murphy, whose loss is nsrtly
covered ~ Insurance. Tho frst 1oor
vae occ,,riad ~ ! woman.e M a.ssrr
eetablishment. The loss Is IS ooo. The
B,ton theater. alao q the hrst taoor ~
the bnilding. "a dsm.red - ar svtart
OF $4,000. Other tenants Of the build
Ing sustained losses Of 5000 to $1,000.
naviA = uofar = no,ara ~. 80.
.rd four cbsldren had ] vsrv $500
..scane tram daeth :. ~. rss,,. :, &.
cousn~ Srf.ctad wsth trschirs hv 49,
- rorr s.ns.-a uh,ch has -.
smoked but not cooked. For 4 time
ali the members Of the family were il
1 serious condition.
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