Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-06
SOUTH DAkOiA NEWS ~vILS


of hot lard in his fathers bakery,
The railroads have granted a rate
of a fare and a third for the meeting
of the German-American alliance of
the state at Sioux Falls, October 10.
II.
The total worth of the crop Of
South Dakota for 1912, including live
ucts, has been estimated at $780,
600, 900.
Arrangements are being made for a
harvest home festival, to be held at
Corona September 8, 8 and 10. An in
teresting program of sports will be
prepared.
The members of the ST. Absgar Nor
wegian Evangelical Lutheran church,
situated at Cotton, have celebrated the
25th anniversary of the founding of
the church.
Negotiations are pending between
local men of Carthage and a capital
list for the erection and operation Of a
been closed.
Russell Powell, a 1~2-year-old Sioux
Falls boy, was struck by an automo-
bile while riding a bicycle on the
street, and was severely injured, one
leg being broken.
The Rev. Mr.. LauX, long pastor of
the German Evangelical churches at
Big Stone and Milbank, has removed
to Wahpeton, n. D., where he has ac-
cepted a passionate.
The new edict from the first assist
ant postmaster general, ordering the
delivery of mail on Sundays discon-
tinued, will be observed in Lennon,
ond class.
The annual fair of the Indians on
the Lower Brule agency will open at
Chamberlain September 10, and con-
tinue for four days. The stock and
agricultural products of the Indians
will be displayed.
George Mann, Fred Lory and a
young boy named Fitzgerald have
been arrested at Murdo on a charge
Of having assisted John Mann, a pris-
oner in the Jail at Murdo, in escaping
from that institution.
The commercial club of Lesterville,
acting in conjunction with the city
council. has arranged to have an cleo
trict light system installed for light
ing the fire department headquarters,
the town hall and street.
The canning factory at Big Stone
has commenced it's seasons run. n
before it shuts down for the winter
will have turned out more of its prod
uct than during any former year since
the factory was established.
Clemmons Brossart of Richmond
died as the result of carcinoma, with
which he had beer afflicted for sever
al months. He leaves a wife and v
children, a mother, and father. Mr.. n
Mrs. John B%rossart of Portland, Ore,
and five sisters and a brother, also liv-
ing at Portland.
There are only a few newspapers
in South Dakota that have failed to
print an item about "the largest yield
in South Dakota concerning the yield
of grain from some farm in their i'm
mediate neighborhood. AS a matter
of fact, a whole lot of records have
been smashed this season.
Roy Lason, aged 10, was the victim
of an accident at Hetland which may
cost him his life. He was caught in
the betting. of a grain elevator and car
ried to th9 gas engine operating the
machinery. His left leg was torn
completely off at the knee, and the
hip was crushed and n arm broken
Although he could not swim, Swear
old DIN Griffin of Deadwood gave his
life in an attempt to rescue his COM
panion, John Lanyon, aged IL, in an
ice pond near here, and both boys
were drowned. The older boy had got
into Is fet of water and called for
help. Both boys lived in Terraville.
started, showing an average yield OF Is
bushels. Early flax is being cut, the
late flax will be the better crop, as the
Russian thistle did not get a start in
the late sown flax. Predictions for a
16 bushel per acre yield are frequent
ly heard, as the stand is excellent,
and the bowls well filled.
Mrs. Peter Anderson of Vermillion
met with a peculiar accident. While
lowering a heavy window from the
top, it fell, catching her hand between
the sashes. Unable to free herself,
and with only two small children in
the house with her, she was held in
this painful position until her screams
brought neighbors to her aid. The
hand is badly cut and bruised.
Fairview residents will file a petit
ton with the board of county COM
missioners, to be considered at the Oc-
tober meeting, asking that a special
election be called SO the proposition
of extending the limits of Fairview
can be submitted to the voters. The
territory which it is planned to have
added to the town includes two
churches, several grain elevators, a
railroad depot and several other struc-
lures.
John Brandt, living lear Buffalo, is
feeling rather chesty because of the
fact that a black walnut tree which
he planted IL years ago this year bore
a fair quantity of nuts, and within an
other year or two he expects to gather