Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-26
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES
At a meeting of Watertown bushes
men which was largely attended, a
united effort was determined upon to
secure a boulevard between the city
and Lake Kampeska.
The citizens of Kimball have held
several recent meetings for the pur-
pose of deciding upon plans for X
tending the municipal water works
system and increasing it's capacity.
Gas accumulated in the heater at
the e. F. Sheets home at Ashton, n
exploded. The explosion startled
Sheetz, who jumped backward, falling
over a chair and injuring his hips Sc
verely.
Residents of Mount City are conf
lent that the st. Louis extension from
Leola will be built the coming sea-
son, and current railroad rumor ap-
pears to bear them out in that opin-
Ion.
Gus Nodlof of Condo, left a lighted
lantern in the basement of his house
to protect the water pipes, and dur
ing the night the lantern exploded,
starting a fire which vas extinguished
with difficulty.
quite generally declaring in favor Of
a new public school building, and it is
believed a special election soon will
be called for the purpose of voting the
necessary bonds.
AS the result Of being poisoned
either by candy or canned tomatoes,
of which they had partaken, three of
the children of Mr.. and Mrs. Halsten,
living near Oldham, were for a time
in a critical condition.
A series of meetings Of the teachers
Of Kingshury county is being arranged
by County Superintendent Best. The
first will be held in Arlington January
27, and will be followed by n on
each succeeding Saturday at Lake
Preston, Oldham, DeSmet and Iro-
quois, in the order named.
Fear is expressed in the Black Hills
that destructive floods will occur
when spring comes. The Rapid City
Guide quotes old timers as saying
luclS 10 llO oAo" III In
and valleys of western South Dakota
this year than has been known except
In the winters of 1880 and 1886.
It now is assured that two govern
ment towns will be established in the
coded portion Of Mellettet county, and
the sale of lots will take place in the
spring. One of the towns will be
named Red Cloud, in honor of the fam
GUS Ogalalla-Sioux chief Of that name,
now dead, and the other will be named
Omaska. Both are neal Little White
river.
George Maxwell, of White Owl,
went to Rapid City a few days ago
where he submitted to an operation for
the removal of one of his eyes,. Some
time before this he was kicked in the
eye by a steer he had roped., and the
condition Of the injured optic became
so serious that it was thought best to
remove it.
The presence of mind of Joseph Ma
tuska of Tyndall saved the life of his
2.year-o1d son when in some way the
little fellow knocked a kettle Of boil
ing water out of his brothers hand
and spilled the contents all over HIM
self. The father instantly tore the
clothing from the little boy and there.
by prevented the infection of a fatal
burn. AS it was the little fellow was
seriously scalded.
The Plankinton volunteer fire de-
partment is the John d. Rockefeller
department of the state. 1t is in very
good financial condition, having on
deposit in one of the banks the sum
of $1,159.69, including a $500 city wa
terworks bond. Perhaps no other vol
unteer department in the state has
SO much money on deposit. The fund
is being accumulated for the purpose
Of erecting a permanent home for the
department and it's equipment.
A volunteer fire department has been
organized at Humboldt.
A band has been organized at Bry-
ant and has commenced practice.
The catholics of Cavour are prepar.
ing to make extensive improvements
to the church building.
Robert Spotted Eagle, a mixed.
blood Sioux, who was in the Platte
county Jail awaiting trial on a charge
OF obtaining money under false pre-
tense, escaped from Jail and when
discovered hidden in a straw stack,
after several hours search, he was
nearly frozen to death.
Figures just compiled show that
during 1911 there were 79 deaths in
McCook county as against sc in 1910;
214 births in 1911 as against 276 In
1910. OF the births, 100 were boys
and "a girls. During 1911 there were
n marriages and six divorces.
The directory company which has
beer working in Yankton during the
past two months has finished its work
and has 1867 names, which, on the
basis of two and one-quarter for each
name-representing a head OF a fam
lily or dependent-gives Yankton a
population of 4,426.