The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-04-26

Major Taylor and family moved this
week out onto their fine farm south
east of town.
A new line of summer hats, both
ladies' and children, just received at
Louise Wepking's.
Mrs. VIM. Hinkley returned Tues
day evening from Flandreau where
she has been visiting her children.
Miss Pearl Cole, who is teaching at
Ravinia, visited over Sunday at the
home of her parents, Nj. and Mrs. A.
T. Cole
w. j. Hinzman has resigned his po-
sition with F. j. Rock to take a SIM
liar place with the Wagner Mercantile
Company.
B. H. Freeman shipped a car of fine
horses from Wagner Wednesday to the
Sioux City market. His specially is
buying good horses and he is willing
to pay the price for them. He will be
in Wagner again in about two weeks
to buy anot her car load.
John Weber, one of the Choteau
Creek prosperous farmers, was trans
acting business here Tuesday. Mr..
Weber brought in a fine specimen of
horsef1esh which he had sold to 5. H .
Freeman. MI. Freeman. in referring
to the horse. stated that it was lone
real horse"
B. j. Flannery returned Tuesday
evening from Elk Point, where he
was called on account of the serious
illness of his mother. She has made
great Improvement of late but as the
trouble is with her heart her con-
dition is still p~recarious and Bert re-
turned to Elk Point this morning.
w. H. Reaney, advance man for the
Yankee Robinson circus. was In Wag-
ner on Tuesday and made arrange
ments for the exhibition of that rop-
ular show here on Tuesday, May ID.
Since last year the circus has bought a
large part of the Sells Forepaugh
show, which adds greatly to the exhi-
bition.
Mrs. C. B. Hanna, of Elk City.
Okla, and Mrs. E. w. Bnchanahan,
of Iced, Okla, sister of Mrs. E. l.
Lewis, arrived Saturday evening for
. visit at the Lewis home. Mrs. L. S.
Bonesteel. also a sister..of Mrs. Lewis
who has been visiting her for the past
few days. returned to her home at Coz
alta, S. D. Tuesday morning.
Professor R. L. Crosswait has an an
nouncement in this issue as a can
|didate for the republican nomination as
County Superintendent of Schools.
Prof. Croswait has for two years b,el
pincipal of the Lake Andes schools and
has recently been engaged for another
term. The Lake Andes Wave, in pre-
senting Prof. C~rosswait's name, refers
to his qualifications in the following
words: Eve know of no man who
would make a more capable County
Superintendent. His entering the
field as a candidate is a case of the
office seeking the man. r. L. Cross
wait is . man who ranks high among
the educators of the state and will fill
the office with honor to himself and
the county,"
The Board of Education b ave en-
gagged for the coming year the follow
ing efficient corps of instructors :
Prof. l. E. Wright. principal; Prof.
Percy L. Arnold. assistant principal;
Miss Iabelle Haugen, eighth or ,ds;
Miss Angie Pierce, seventh graie;
Miss Haugen and Miss Pierce viii !
also, have a part of the high school;
Miss Clara Ely, fifth and sixth grades
Miss Jesse Wolfe, third and fourth
grades; Miss Irene Kelly, second
grade; Miss Grace L~atshaw, primary
Miss Gertrude Austin was originally
chosen for the third AMI fourth grades
but has decided not to accept and Miss
Wolfe is to take those grades.
Prof. Wright, Miss Latshaw and Miss
Kelly are the only ones of the present
corps who will be in the Wagner school
next year.
The announcement of Frank J.. Ka-
berna as q candidate for the democratic
nomination to the office of County
Auditor appears in this issue. Mr..
Kaberna is t,o well known to need any