Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-13
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

A number of fresh water pearls of
good value have been found recently
in the vicinity of Colman.
A public park is being fitted up at
Newell and will be made one of the
finest in western South Dakota.
Andrew Johnson of Yankton was
drowned when he fell overheard while
being taken across the river in a boat.
While trying to avoid running over
a dog near Bushnell, an automobile
driven by Leslie Gooch overturned, So
verely bruising him.
The 1912 issue of the Polk-Avery d.
rectory gives Sioux Falls a population
of 24,695, estimated on the custom
airy multiple of 2k.
D.. F. Jones of Watertown was
named third vice president of the Ma
tional Association of Retail Druggists
at their meeting last week.
George Tinker, a farmer living near
Letcher, has just completed the
threshing of $4,000 bushels of oats
grown on his farm. This is regarded
as q record breaker.
Anthrax, the dread cattle disease,
has been discovered among some of
the herds in the Black Hills, and steps
will be taken to stamp out the cpl
demic as rapidly as possible.
The 6-year-old son of Mrs. Buxom, of
Arpan, had a narrow escape from
death when a r~attlesnake darted to.
ward his legs. The mother jerked the
little fellow off his feet just in time.
DR.. Merdanian of Oelrichs sustained
a broken hip in a runaway while on
his way to care for a sick patient. He
was the only doctor in the vicinity,
and another physician had to be sum-
moned from Hot Springs, 80 miles dis
tant.
y Preliminary arrangements are being
made for the annual fair and farm
products exhibit Of the Rosebud Stock,
Grain and Corn association, which will
be held at Dallas, October 2, 8 and 4.
An unusually high class program is
being outlined.
With the advance of the threshing
season South Dakota authorities are
on the lookout to head off undesirables
from Minneapolis and st. Paul, Mimi,
the closing of low dives there having
driven gamblers and other disrepu-
tables westward.
AS a result of an ARRAY in the yards
of the Northwestern Railway company
a t Parker, one man was stabbed and
severely hurt and a hobo giving his
name as Hughes has been held for
trial at the mex term of circuit court
on the charge of assault with intent to
kill.
Grain is being marketed in large
quantities at Pierpont. In n day
the farmers elevator received 124
5000 bushels. Six elevators have
opened for business and all of them
are receiving about all the grain they
can handle. I
While working about a ~threshing
machine on his farm, John Forest OF
Clear Lake was badly injured when
his head came in contact with a lever
which moves at high speed when the
thresher is in operation. The lever
SlTuCh HIS lOISuSdu, Jul uAdtSi
did not penetrate the skull.
The team of Henry S~toltenberg OF
G~arretson became frightened at an en-
CINE as he was crossing the railroad
tracks, and ran away. ~Stoltenberg
was thrown over the dashboard onto
the horses, and suffered many bruises,
his right ear being torn completely
s:s~- s~qj4S@I
Grow Dog, aged IS, sub-chief of the
Brule Sioux Indians, for many years
one Of the most noted of the warlike
Sioux tribesmen, is dead at the Rose.
bud reservation. For years his name
caused terror. In personal combat he
killed Spotted Tail, the greatest chief
in the history of the Sioux nation.
: A fatal accident occurred on the
Brandmier farm a few miles northwest
of Huron. Harold S., the 1~4-year-old
son of Simon Brandmier, and wife,
was thrown from a horse he was rid
ing, striking the ground with force
sufficient to render him unconscious
and INJECTING injuries which resulted
in death a few hours later.
The Douglas county fair at Armour
was a ucces probably the best in it's
history. Despite some rainy weather,
the attendance reached the high water
mark of 5000. On the financial side it
Is thought that it will just about pay
out, which is gratifying, since this is
the first time in the history of the as
sociation that it has lone that we'll.
There are evidences to show that
the Milwaukee railway company is
contemplating extending its line from
Faith to the Black Hills. AS a result
there now is talk of dividing the big
county of Meade into three counties.
Faith residents are all in favor of the
movement, as the town is in the ex-
IRENE northwestern part of the county
and the residents of that place and vi
cinity have to travel 100 miles to
Sturgis to visit their county seat.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keorge W. Gray, well
known residents of Gam Valley, have
Just celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary. More than 200 guests
were present.
Robert Watts of Mcpherson county
had quite an exciting experience while
hauling a Loaf Of hay to Leola. About