The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-21
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

PIERRE-The repc-t o. condition OF
the state treasury OF the ssst day OF
May as shown by the statement Of
the state treasurer, L.. ash III all funds
81, o3s. STI, OF which S435.s1T was In the
general fund and this Ii Is estimated
will carry tie state on a cash oasis
until some time In the fall, along with
the returns from June and September
calls on the counties. In the cash was
1855. o9o belonging TO this public school
income fund. which will be distributed
in a few days. n go INTO the various
fund carried s1s.slo and the game fund
s31. 96s.
FLANDREAU-The Indian Young
Mems Christian association has just
concluded its first general convention
at this place. From the opening OF
the convention until the closing. h in
terest was great. and the attendance,
although IL was the first
was larger than expected. There We're
South Dakota and even from the re-
mote parts OF the reservations IN Ncn-
tana there came delegates.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. have been
completed for the annual meeting OF
the Baptists OF central South Dakota.
10 commence here Tuesday OF next
week and continue In session until
Thursday. There will be three ses-
sions daily. Among the outside men
Best. paste. OF the First Baptist church
at Sioux Falls. and Rev. Ava J. Bras
ted. Of Fort Dodge, Ia
SIOUX FALLS-James Barnes
Frank Cousins and William Wright,
arrested here as fugitiyes from justice,
at Sioux Center. Ia. where il Is al
legged they robbed a store, and for
whom requisifior papers were issues
by the governor OF Iowa and honoreo
by the authorities of South Dakota
will not return to Iowa until they have
made a last ditch fight in the local
courts.
MITCHEII-The little son of An
drew F.iiwein. a travelling man OF TINS
city, is dead as the result of blood pol
soning and lockjaw. A week g ne
was ccasting own a street anc
! plunged into an express wagon and was
injured about the head In which 9
deep cash was cut His case was no
regarded as serious until blood poison
set in and loekjaw followed.
SIOUX FALLS-The annual picnic
| and celebration of the Early Settlers
association Of Minnehaha county, which
.as to have been held this week at {
point on the Big Sioux river about i.
| miles north OF Sioux Falls. owing &c
| rainy weather. has been postponed un-
I'll June 81. When the picnic is held
| 1t VIII be attended by from 1900 IL
| $50 600
BURKE-yvhile Claud Harrison. 5
! houresteader living near Burke, was al
work in his fields his fine barn caughl
FIRE from some mysterious origin ano
was totally consumed. To show theii
sympathy for MIN. FIVE OF his neigh
bors. with FIVE listers and 20 horses
went to his farm and finished LISTING
! his corn crop. When he gets the lum
Der on the ground they afso VIII aic
him In erecting a new barn
Observation-Disclosures fear Jame'
! Mcmahon, who was hot in the NIL
yankee yards here while attempting Il
escape from an officer. viii die. tn
officer fred low. but the ball strucl
AcMahon in the hip The mans Is.
tenn was pretty thoroughly impregnate'
with liquor. and the physicians feaI
septic poisoning wiil$set In-
wINFIELD-w. T. Murphy. travel
ing salesman for a Huron firm. wa
taken suddenly with a stroke of apo
plexy while calling on his trade mere
Mr.. Murphy felt his trouble coming o.
and was helped to a horne on Mai
street where doctors were called d
once. Mr.. Murphy was able TO return
to Huron next morning
n IL ~ "a ~
the at this place, which sorn
wears ago was one of the leading in
%stitutions of its kind in the state, ha
been closed down. The farmers of tn
surrounding region find grain and cor
raising so profitable that they do no
devote the attention. 10 dairying tia
they formerly did
PIERRE-The Grea. Northern Ia
fiied an increased freight rate tart
=. 49, ~oslx.-nrr u1nr1arv.fr=sR
which has been taken under advise
ment. A similar one made by the Nil
waukee a few weeks ago was tempo
arily suspended. pending investigate
by both the state and Interstate com
missions
II STURGiS-The grand jury in
dicted Edwin Southmayd for murder {
his wife. Grace ~Southmayd. On the
ranch on Big Bottom June 9. South
: mayd is in the county jail here. II
remains of the womaD Were buried
whitewood cemetery Thursday after
noon The grand jury sim IS in ses
sion
PfEgRE-State Auditor Andersen
. making the June call for taxes Cal
: are made quarterly, March. June. Sci
! TENDER and December. The first ar
/ third are the heaviest. This one is e,
: pected TO yield less than 800. 600;
counties being in debt TO the state.
{ OF them for sums less than sl.953.
ABERDEEN-Over TWO and one-iia
nches OF rainfall is reported in Abe
aseen in June Rains this week ha'
covered the entire northern half of Il
state. according TO reports reachir
here. and the soil is in excellent co
= a1ifi0n. Farm erS Export crop prosTec
excellent SO far this season.
III BELLE FOURCHE-A dairy NEE
s. ing was held al the opera house he
today. Among the prominent men wi
is addressed the gathering were r La
son. prof. ssor of dairy husbandry
the State College OF Agriculture
Brookings. and A. p. Ryger. sta
" dairy commissioner.
"a GROTON-A petition signed
practically every resident of Grot
has been fled with the officials of [
Milwaukee Railway company askil
as that the company construct a new q
IL pot building here. II II expected {
l. petition will be granted
TO rAULKTON-The commissioners
u. Faux county rejected the bonds
10 several sa~loonkeepers in the cour
r. nAN have refused licenses to all ~