The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1912-01-25
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS
Neighborhood and County News
of General Interest

| hluidllu oIdT. DuTluS Cne laCe
cold snap Albert Schilling, Iivin.
northeast of town, had the misfor.
tune, while taking out a load OF
supplies from Midland, to freeze
his feet quite badly. 1t is now
reported that conditions are get
ting worse and that amputation
may be necessary.
Kimball: While the tempera-
ture stood at 20 below zero, little
Freddie Taft, a boy of about three
and one-half years age left his
home here bareheaded, barehanded
and barefooted and with only his
night gown on started for a store
four blocks away to buy a penny's
worth of candy. He slipped out
of the house while his mothers at
tention was attracted elsewhere.
de reached the store all right and
purchased the candy and was on
his way home when his father
chanced to come along and find
him. The boy naturally was badly
chilled, but strange to say, was
not frozen in anyway.
Belvidere Times: One day last
week the west bound passenger
train bumped into Amos Shocks
flock of sheep between here and
kadoka and killed % head of them.
The train was pulled by a double
header on account of the snow,
and but for that we are informed
the engine would have been derail-
ed AS the accident occurred at a
crossing Mr.. Shock will doubtless
be reimbursed for his loss.
Stock Growers News: One of
the huffaloes got out of the Philip
pasture the first of the week and,
being unable to induce him to re-
turn, a hunt was instituted and
the animal killed. This is the
only place in the United States
where a buffalo hunt is ever had
Midland Star: Look for high
water in Bad river in the spring.
The oldest inhabitant says there
has never been so much snow in the
Hills as there is at the present
time and it is increasing as the
winter advances. The indications
are that there will be plenty of
moisture for all the country west
of the Missouri river in the spring.
A very small negro boy was a
regular attendant at a boys read
ing club, and always called for the
same book, and always turned to
the same place, at which he looked
eagerly and then laughed heartily.
The attendants curiosity was
aroused by performance many
times repeated, so he followed the
little fellow one night, and, look
ing over his shoulder, saw that
be opened to a picture of a bull
chasing a terrified negro across
field. He was just about to ask
what the joke was, for the laugh
had again come rippling up to him
when the boy looked around grimm
ing. "Golly." he cried. he amt
knoched him yet" THE House
keeper.
Cottonwood Republican: r. J.
Swenson of this sheet underwent
an operation for appendicitis at
St. Mary's hospital at Pierre on
last Monday morning. Ralph was
taken sick at his home on Satur-
day evening at ten o'clock and it
was ten o'clock Sunday morning
before DR.. HYDE of Philip, was
secured and he Immediately pro-
nounced the case appendicitis in a
very bad stage. The operation at
the hospital was performed by
Doctors HYDE and Gearhart and
the editor who was present during
the ordeal must say that these
physicians are masters in their
line. Word received here this
morning is to the effect that the
patient is doing we'll and that he
will rocOver