The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19
SOUTH DAKOTA AT A GLANCE.

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In the courthouse tower at Yankton.
Fire destroyed the Long drug store
at Irene and threatened tho business
district
d. f. Flynn's thrcc.story hotc at
Wessington was destroyed by fire at
Il loss OF $4,000.
The state conservation, good roads
and dry farming congress is in annual
session mt Sioux Falls
The new $l6O,0OO high school was
opened at Aberdeen, and Ia believed
one of the finest schools in the Ia.
kotas
The new high school building at
Aberdeen WAS opened for use immedt
ately after the holiday vacation. The
structure cost 100000.
Walter 8. Thornbar, OF the state
college at Brookings. has gone to Lew.
iston, Idaho, to organize a school OF
horticulture in that city
The Milwaukee's coast train left the
track near Walker. The passengers
were badly shaken up, but no serious
Injuries resulted.
The citizens OF Faith have appealed
to the state railway commissioners for
relief from the blockade which has
deprived that town OF train service
for some time.
Two hundred men are conducting =
search OF the woods around Center
vile for David Fahlberg. who has
been missing several days A large
reward is offered.
Luke Stand.by.Him was sentenced
to two years in the Sioux Falls peni.
tentiary AZ accomplice OF Fool Bull,
who confessed to stealing seven
horses from ranchmen.
The town OF Canova, 400 population,
state, with only one death in 1911.
Residents are now planning to make
the town "a health resort.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state for
the organization OF Catholic churches
at Philip, Midland, Cottonwood and
Tophar, all in Stanley county.
The South Dakota Bar association,
which recently held it's thirteenth an
nual meeting at Watertown, has ap-
pointed committee of attorneys to
work on the matter OF reforms in the
practice Of law.
Judge G. s. Whiting of Pierre, Prof
F. l.. Cook OF Spearfish, and Prof A.
w. Trettion OF Vermillon, have been
appointed South Dakota delegates to
the national child labor congress
which meets at Louisville, Ky,
Jan. %.
Nes A. Nordstrum, aged 81 was
killed by the explosion of an acetylene
gas tank at Sioux Falls
The Yankton Railway Construction
Co. at Yankton, has been granted
charter under capitalization of
100000.
NJ. J. Phelan, postmaster of Phelau.
S. d., lost his house by fire.
The explosion OF the hot water
heating plant in the Journal Observer
Office at Redfield destroyed the plant
and wrecked the building.
Several persons were injured when
Northwestern train No SIC struck a
several rods near Watertown.
A business block was leveled by fire
at Millbank Friday. The South Da-
kota Furniture Co. plant was $50
600 loss. The total loss was $75 600.
Several new mining companies have
come into the field in the Black Hills
district during the past few months
and many transfers of mining prop.
erty have been made.
Several counties of the state have
by petition, suspended the operation
of the state good roads law pending a
vote on its adoption or rejection next
fall.
Large numbers of cattle and sheep
on the ranges west of the river are
reported to have frozen to death and
the loss to the ranchmen will be enor.
nous.
Harry Quackenbush, young man
employed as a clerk in the Bank OF
Commerce at Pierre for many years,
was made cashier OF that institution
at the annual directors meeting
An increase Of 100 students at the
State college at Brookings followed
the holiday vacation. The addition OF
courses in home economics and
three months course in agriculture is
responsible for the increase.
Jewell Price, John Knatt and Jo-
seph Price, three carpenters Of Pierre.
despaired Of getting train out of Tim
ber Lake, where they were stalled by
snow drifts, and walked A miles TO
Mobridge. They We're four days en-
route.
The new city hall building which is
being completed at Brookings is TO be
opened for use early in February.
Orson S. Craig, OF Watertown, who
has been i'll with tuberculosis for five
years, took his life by shooting
through the head.
A big gathering Of South Dakota
progressive republicans met at Sioux
Falls to plan an aggressive campaign
in the interests of La Toilette.
The condition of Paddy Mckinney,
of Pierre, who amputated his frozen
toes with a jack knife recently, is re-
nOrtad IN no very SatiSfactOrY