The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-05-24
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

| a number Of valuable horses and cat
tie The wells also are believed to
| have reaped their toll In human hfe-
A homestesder living near Faith. who
| mysteriousIy disappeared, is believed
to have fallen into one of these wells
and lost his life. Not the slightest
trace of MIN mas been found.
HOT SPRINGS-Roy b. Weatherly.
who was shot while beating his way.
near Edgemont, on a Burlington train,
is expected to die of his wounds The
ball entered his abdomen. piercing the
intestines in seven places Railroad
officials and civil authorities both de-
slined to assume responsibility and Is
hours elapsed before he was brought
here for relief. Weatherly was a
member of a gang OF tramps who We're
beating their way and 1t is claimed the
bullet was fred by n Of the train
men.
RAPID CITY-Through the disap-
pearance OF James Drysdale, the prin-
cipal witness for the prosecution in
the wolf bounty fraud case against
+. r. K Hewlett, the case has been
Indefinitely postponed. Drysdale. who
was an employee of Hewlett, dropped
out OF sight and is thought to be
reason the other cases against Auditor
JOIN Fall and Deputy Auditor David
Fall, charged with having obtained
money under false ~pretenses, Were
continued.
STURGIS-Frank Hanna, a prisoner
at Fort Meade, made his escape last
evening, while working under guard
Hanna struck his guard OF the head,
rendering him unconscious and badly
cutting him. Hanna, who had shackles
on at the time of his escape, took the
Orr0rdsu metal nnd rfAa No frano NJ
Hanna has been found, but the au-
thorities are securing the country.
Hanna escaped from the guard house
last month. but was recaptured-
SIOUX FALLSLwhile engaged in
breaking prairie with a four-horse
team, Van Denway brothers, living in
Aurora county, lost C $500 of
horses in a peculiar manner. The
driver was driving the four horses
the animals trfpped and fell. This
caused the other three horses to fall
also, and the four animals became
entangled In a heap, the two at the
bottom Of h heap being drowned.
WHITE OWL-Mail Carrier Bob
Cox, on the star route between his
place Inc Wasta, is testing a new
l. II. G. auto truck this week to see IL
1t can be made to work satisfactory
over the Belle Fourche river and Elk
creek breaks. Should he decide to
keep the machine, it will enable him
to make the round trip to the railroad
and back in a day OF less.
BONESTEEI-The patrons of the
schools in Bonesteel are highly
wrought up owe the action of the
school board at its meeting yesterday,
when 1t rejected the application OF
Superintendent w. C. Harpster for a
renewal of his contract for another
year. Indignation Is running high. Two
members, Alexander and F1isram, are
being roundIy censured.
MILLER-The old soIdiers this year
turned over the arrangements and
management OF Memorial day to the
citizens. A program has been made
up and the memorial services will be
on May rs, with a sermon by Rev. j.
III. Kearton, Of the Methodist church.
The Decoration exercises will be May
80, with H J. Bushfield and F. r.
Fisher as orators.
BONESTEEL-This city is to have
a third newspaper, and the first issue
is announced for next week. 1t will
be democratic politically. and fathered
by w. A Lamson, an old time news
prominent democrat and candidate for
the legislature. 1t will be called the
Gregory County Leader.
ELK PoINT-The revetment work
ON the Missouri river, two and a half
miles west of town, was commenced
this week About 20 men are employed
repairing the riprap, and protecting
the wing put in by the government a
few years ago. This wing was some
what damaged by the ice gorge this
spring.
WHITE OWL-Oil burning locomo-
tives are to be placed on the Pierre
crn, and five of them are now being
fitted up for this service. The COM
pany has been experimenting with
these engines on h Chadron lire and
has found them satisfactory.
TYNDALL-The local gun club is
arranging for a shooting tournament,
to be held on the grounds of the club
on July 80, and In which all the gun
clubs of this part of the state will
participate. The local club has re-
Gently become affiliated with the ma
tional association.
TABOR-The commencement of a
damage suit rs the result of Mrs.
Carda. an aged women of this place.,
being knocked down and trampled by
a vicious COW, has been averted by the
owner OF the animal paying Mrs. Carda
$50 in full settlement of the injuries
sustained by her.
CLEAR LAKE-Rt. Rev. Thomas
OfGorman, of Sioux Falls. Catholic
bishop of South Dakota, will visit Clear
Lake on Monday, Tune 10, for the pur-
pose Of administering confirmation TO
q large class. Elaborate preparations
are being made for the visit of the
bishop.
SALEM-At a meeting of the men,
bers OF the Sun Prairie Swedish Bap-
tist church, situated In a wealthy Swe-
dish community near here, 1t was de-
cfded to invite the Swedish Baptist
conference OF South Dakota to hold It's
annual meeting here next year.
OLIvET-It has been decided by the
business men and other residents to
have a rousing Fourth Of July cele-
bration. The Commercial club will
have charge Of arrangements.
MILLER-The Popel ranch of 1880
acres, southwest Of this town. was
sold this week to Nebraska parties for
S51. 500. The place is improved.