The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-05-03
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

soldiers and relief corps at the annual
encampment, which is to be held In this
city on June 6. Z and g.. The old
soldiers will hold their sessions in the
city hall, and the Elks have rendered
their lodge room for the Relief Corps
meetings. On the opening day Depart
ment Commander Brown has arranged
for a peace meeting, n the address
will be delivered by DR.. Frank Fox, of
Sioux Falls.
MITCHELL-The infant child of Mr..
and Mrs. d. Magsgadt, residing north
east Of belmont, vas smothered to
death while the parents were driving to
town. The mother wrapped the little
child in blankets and never looked at II
until the drive was made to town. On
arriving there she found the infant
dead. A physician was summoned, but
the child could not be resuscitated.
ABERDEEN-The Aberdeen friends
Of Ole Thorstenson, a travelling repre-
sentative for the Gund Brewing com
pany, fear he may be among those who
persisted in the Titanic disaster. Mr..
Thorstenson had spent the winter in
his old home at Sweden, and had writ
ten his intention to return home on
board the Titanic Since the vessel
sailed nothing has been heard Of him.
HURON-The dental Offices Of Drs.
Whorton, Ullom. and Wilson o~pticians,
were robbed OF several hundred dollars
In gold. Frank Rogers and George
Stanley are under arrest. Part Of the
gold was found in their possession. 1t
is believed the two are the same parties
who operated in northwestern Iowa,
North Dakota and northern Minnesota
Ia few weeks since.
WESSINGTON-George Berner, a
farmer living near this city had a mar
row escape from instant death when
lightning struck n instantly, killed
three horses attached to a harrow
while he was at work in his fields.
Berner also received a part of the bolt,
being knocked Town and badly shocked,
but escaped without serious injury.
NEWELL-It is reported here on ap-
Larently good authority that the North
western railroad company will this sea-
son extend a line to Newell and erect
a depot here. The Newell station of
the Northwestern at present is some
distance from town, and the business
anxious to have he road built in.
MITCHELL-The Chicago, Milwau-
kee and st. Paul Railroad company has
most Of the material on the ground for
the construction Of their new stock
yards, made necessary by the action OF
the city council In causing the company
to remove the yards from the city lin
its. The yards will be doubled in ca
pacity. The improvements will cost
about $35, 900.
Observation-Disclosures has been
the destruction OF the Gottschalk
theater by fire, but the want is to be
partially Allied. as f. e. Sayer, of Lew
istown. Mont, a rented a building
here and will establish an airdome with
q seating capacity OF TOO at which plays
will be presented this summer.
MELLETTE-Word has been re-
ceived Of the death in California of
Mrs. John McCaughey, formerly a
resident Of Mellette, where the family
was prominent. Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Caughey went to the coast last fall for
the benefit Of Mrs. McCaughey's health.
The body will be brought back for in
terment.
BELLE FOURCHE-The authorities
OF this county have sold bonds i'm the
sim Of $36, APO, which were given to the
county by Perkins county as the lat
ter's share Of h Indebtedness Of Butte
county at the time Perkins county was
from territory formerly in
cluded in Butte county.
LEAD-By the end Of this week all
the stamps in the Star mill will be
by electricity. The power is
from a hydraulic plant 20 miles
away. There are about 1000 stamps in
each of the 10 mills and all these
stamps will be run by power. taking the
place Of 1000 men.
WOONSOCKET-As the result of a
conference held by duly authorized
committees representing the democrats
Sanborn n Miner counties, which
a state senatorial district.
Il. M. Scott, Of Woonsocket, was united
as the democratic candidate for
state senator.
ABERDEEN-Carl frey, an Aber-
deem young man with a talent for
drawing, which has been added to by a
course at an art school, has been en-
gagged as c~artoOnist for the Orange
Judd agricultural papers. with head
quarters at Springfield, Mass.
CANOvA-The Canova Commercial
club Is preparing to begin an active
good roads campaign. The Sioux Falls
Salem Huron highway, on which Ca
is located, seems to be an as
sured fact. and everybody Is boosting
for 1t.
MORRISTOWN-Hundreds of the
ho~mesteaders who left this region last
gagged In putting In an increased acre
age of crops. All are pleased at the :
bright prospects for q prosperous sea-
con.
HECLA-The seventh annual con- |
Of the James River Valley Cen |
trail Luther league. held here, was very |
successful, the attendance being good
and great interest being displayed in
h various addresses and discussions.
GROTON-Nearly 1000 people as
at .Groton to attend the fun |
eral Of Fred Krahn. his wife and child. !
all OF whom were burned to death In a
fire which destroyed their home on a |
farm 20 miles from here last Friday.
LEAD-F1oyd w. Brown. president OF |
the board OF pharmacy, is attending 4 |
three days session OF the state board |
at ] Brookings. After attending the
meeting he will visit different points |
In Iowa n Nebraska.
BUFFALO-The losses at q recent
flre In h business district here which !
were covered or partially covered by
insurance ave nov been paid and the
work OF constructing new buildings is
in full swing.
COTTONWOOD Arrangements |
been made to fence and otherwise
improve h state experimental farm |