The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-05-31
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

WHITE OwL-Clarence Bowling. of
Wasta, and Elmer Hawks, of Pedro,
were here yesterday selling stock IN a
telephone line which is to connect Mar
Gus, Red Owl and White Owl, the main
line running between the two first
named places, while a stub line from
this will reach White Owl. At Marcus.
the line Will connect with the Wall and
Pedro line, and at Red Owl with a line
from Sturgis. Good progress in sell
ing stock is being made and IL is ex-
pected that work on the new line will
be started in the near future.
MT. vERNoN-what will be known
as the Mt. Vernon Driving Park assoc
citation has been organized here, with
the following officers: President, L. Is.
Smiley; secretary, Grant Williams.
The association designs to purchase a
large tract OF Lane near town and fit
1t up for a permanent racetrack, BAH
ground n public park. A stock com
pany will be formed to raise the money
necessary to make the desired i'm
provement.
YANKTON-The annual Maypole
''pIayeinges," of Yankton college young
ladies. was beautifully given Wednes-
day night on the college campus The
Maypole dance, in the colorS of the col
lege, yellow and white, was most sue
cessful. An additional program OF Old
country dances in costume was an add
ed and very pretty additional feature
this year. Very fine weather was ex-
perienced.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES county and
Stanley county are engaged in a law
suit over an Individual named Jack
Williams. who is unable to support
himself and has become a county
charge. He is alleged to have come
to Potter county from Stanley coun-
ty, and pending a final decision of the
courts, he was ordered sent back to
Stanley county.
MADISON-A considerable section
of the meridian road which passes
through this county has been surveyed
and o Is ready for the graders ana
grading machines w been put TO
work. The commencement Of the grad
ing is looked upon as quite an import
ant epoch in the good roads movement
in Lake county.
CENTERyILLE - Extensive prep
arations are being made to observe
Decoration day in this city. A parade
will form and march to the cemetery
in the forenoon, where a short service
will be held. In the afternoon, Mr..
A. r. Brown, of Canton. will deliver the
address. Most of the music Is to be
furnished by the school children.
YANKTON-The annual banquet of
the high school juniors to the seniors
was held this year I'm the Congrega-
tional church. The company numbered
T5 and the affair was the most elabor-
ate OF its kind ever held in the city
The graduating class this year is the
largest in the history of the high
school and will number o 40.
ETHAN-The residents of this place
held a joint meeting with the town
board and authorized the. board
to go ahead and have a munich
pal waterworks system installed, at a
cost OF about 81. 500. AS the town has
ample money on hand it will be unnec-
essary to call a special election to vote
bonds.
STICKNEY-Fred Grebe. a land
dealer. was accidentally struck by a
bullet while he and a number offriends
were testing their craftsmanship by
shooting at clay pigeons. The bullet
entered his back and, striking a bone.
glanced downward and lodged in his
leg. No serious results are anticipated.
CUSTER-Stephen V. KLEIN. of New
Haven, Conn.,. who for some time was
forest assistant on the Harvey national
forest, neal here, has found it impos-
sible to accept the place for the coming
year, and accordingly another appoint
ment Will have to be made.
Observation-Disclosures day plans
have been announced by the local post
of the G. A. r. The annual memorial
day sermon will be preached by the
Rev. o. W. Taylor, pastor Of the First
Methodist church.
ABERDEEN-Harvey c.. Jewett, an
Aberdeen wholesale merchant, with his
family has returned from a six months
trip to the orient. during which they
visited China, Japan n the Philip
pines.
YANKTON-A Woodrow Wilson
| club has been formed in ankton with
the following officers: c. J. Novotny.
president; d. M. Finnegan, secretary;
DR.. E. M. Doyle, treasurer.
YANKTON-Grace Meier. s-year-old
daughter of George Meier. of Utica, is
in a hospital here, insensible from a
fall from a horse several days ago. The
little girl Is in a critical condition, from
conclusion of the brain.
STURGIS-It is understood that a
grand jury will be called at the next
term of circuit court for Meade coun-
ty to investigate the failure of the
Meade County bank.
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TABOR-The voters of Tabor have
been called upon at a special election
to decide which two OF the five appli-
cants shall be granted licenses to con-
act saloons for the year commencing
July /.
FRANkFORT-On June il bids will
be opened for constructing a new brick
school house here. to cost about S12,-
600. The structure will be two stories.
CLAREMONT-The contract will be
awarded in the near future for the
erection here of a new two-story brick
school house, to cost about SIS. 200.
CAVOUR-Steps have been taken
here to organize a baseball association
| and place a team in the field.