Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-31
SOUTH EAkOTANEWS NOTES

A boy scout organization mas DeeD
formed at Faith.
A new electric light and power sys-
tenn has been completed and placed IN
operation at Wakonda.
A special election to vote on the
question of town incorporation will be
held at Newark June /.
The board of education is arrang-
ing for the material enlargement OF
the Viborg public school building.
A number Of Wakonda musicians
held a meeting and organized a band.
The new band has twenty-one pieces.
The new electric light system has
been completed and for the first time
in it's history Memo now is lighted
by electricity.
Postmaster Kinyon has been In
structed to add a postal savings de-
partment to the Valley Springs post
office June l.
The Interstate Poultry association
has been formed at Woonsocket. A
state poultry sho will be held the
coming winter.
Eleven-yea--old Lewis Peterson, OF
Fairview, is entirely helpless as a re-
suit of paralysis which followed a fall
on a cement sidewalk.
The contract will be awarded in the
near future for the erection at Clare
mont of a new two-storv brick school
house, to cost about $4,000.
On June 2 Mcrristown will be three
years old and the residents have made
fD --,1itah 1y 0hcarya the
anniversary with a celebration.
On June il bids will be opened for
constructing a new brick school honse
at Frankfort, to cost about $4,000.
The structure will be two stories.
Thu business men of Dunree are ar
ranging. in conjunction with the Chev-
enne reservation Indians, to hold an
Indian fair at Dupree some time next
fall.
There is a shortage Of dwelling
houses at Garretsor. ard to supply the
demand some OF the local capitalists
are going into the house building
business.
Aberdeen Elks have chartered a
special rain to attenl the state con
vention Of the Elks. at Sioux Falls
in June. 1t is expected there will be
about 200 people on the special.
A considerable section of the me
ridian oad which passes through
Lake countv has been surveyed and
now is ready for the graders, and
grading machines have been put to
work..
June 20. q and % has been fixed as
the time for the annual race meet at
Spearfish. An attractive program is
being prepared. The officers of the
county fair association Will aid in max
ing the meet a success.
At a special election at Rapid City,
a bond issue of 5000 Of school bonds
was voted for by the citizens to pro-
vide the remainder OF a fund to build
a new high school. The new build
ing will cost when completed, $4,000.
Dynamiting of fish in spearfish can
yon and in other stream rear Lead
continues despite the vigilance of the
game %wardens and special efforts are
to be made bv the Rod and Gun club
Of the Black Hills to put a stop to the
vandalism.
The three daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Schultz. who live on a farm near
I%roquois, made an unusual record Of
school attendance during the school
year now closing. They are aged Z,
9 and 10, and although thew reside a
mile from the school building they
have not been absent or tardy during
the school year.
Forest Supervisor Kelletter has a
force of men seeding 1900 acres in the
Roubaix district of the Black Hills
national forest. This portion has had
most of the timber either cut off for
commercial purposes Of burned by
forest fires. The work OF ~reseeding
VIII require two months and takes
2 800 porrds of seed.
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! Arrangements are being made for a
big celebration of Norwegian hide
rendence dav, to take place at Fair
view June Z. Various sports have
been provided for. including two ball
games, automobile and horse races
and other events.
Sever s.. Doe, a well known farmer
living near Claremont, was hauling
hay when he was stricken with heart
failure. He fell from the load to the
ground. Later he rallied, but a morn
ing or two later complained of a pain
in the region of his heart, and as his
wife was assisting him to bed he Gied.
Judge John E. Adams. former MAYOR
of Aberdeen, county judge, receiver of
the United States land office at Aber-
deem, and well known attorney, died
after an Illness of several weeks due
TO heart trouble. He leaves a widow
and five daughters.
Frea Crete, of stickney, was &C.
cidentally struck by a bullet while he
and a number of friends were testing
their workmanship 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.