The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-02-02
SOUTH DAY NTA AT A GLANCE.

H'"b'J Ni"hiBs
stephen Breyer a pioneer resident
ana famous prospeCtor OF the Black
Hills district, died at Rapid City
h1spital after n short illness.
Pierre has finally been selected as
the place for the next annual state
hremen's tournament which will be
held some time next summer.
John Lindquist. the young son OF Mr..
and Mrs Andrew Lindquist of Ged.
des. has won long list OF prizes at
various corn shows in this and other
states
A big canning and picking factory
~ 10 be built at TT. Pierre next sum.
uer. The company has secured big
tract OF land on which to produce the
raw materials.
A local Woodrow Wilson club has
been organized at Huron with r. w.
Clarke AZ president. II will help Sc.
cure South Dakota delegation for
the ex-college president.
The South Dakota department OF
the Grand Army of the Republic will
hold its annual encampment at Mitch
oll on June 6 Judge o. S. Gifford, of
Sioux Falls, is talked Of as candi-
date for commander,
Dakota Wesleyan university will be
represented in debate against Morn
inEside college by Edwin Cool, May
nard Hardy and Carl Fosse, and
against Nebraska Wesleyan, by Ches
ter Ruth, Warren Hubbard and Yer
non Van Patter.
fire which destroyed four OF the
principal buildings on Main street, at
Roswell, did $4,000 damage. The
u0stottice was a total loss.
Mrs. Louis Thompson and Miss
Tewksberry, OF Meadow, were at
tackled by wolves while driving to Ada
and escaped only after hard race.
Loomis s. Gull has resigned his
post as register OF the United States
land Office at Rapid City to devote his
time to his candidacy for governor.
Ice thirty inches in thickness is be-
ing removed from the river by an ice
company near Sturgis. This is said
to be the thickest ice in the north.
west in many years.
state are making goodly sums Of win
ter spending money by shooting jack
rabbits and selling them to commits
sion men who ship them east.
After a long delay in connection
with the titles to certain homesteads
IN Perkins county the settlers are to
get their land. 1t was claimed that
rhe lands were really coal lands in
stead OF agricultural.
big mid.winter sport carnival was
feature of the annual meeting of the
United Commercial Travellers of
South Dakota held at Huron.
David B. Hofer Sphinx county
farmer living north of Huron. died at
his home as a result of trichina in
lection. His wife and four children
are i'll with the same disease.
j. Nj. Hanson, secretary of the
South Dakota meridian road commits
sion. has received word to the effect
that the map of the road will appear
in the next annual automobile blue
book.
Three of the pool hall proprietors in
aberdeen have been arrested on the
charge that they permitted minors to
frequent their places. Two pleaded
guilty, but n third will fight the case.
The Custer Electric Light Co. has
started operations.
T. j. Morrow, treasurer OF Dakota
Wesleyan university, has received a
check for $25, ,352.O9, which is Just half
the amount which the university is to
receive for endowment from the Rock
efeller educational fund.
\ monster mass meeting OF boys
vas held at Yankton to boost an effort
10 reorganize the boy scout movement
IN that city. Business men volun-
teered for service as scout masters.
Pace Verley young farmer living
north of Ccnterville. fell on a piece
.of broken glass and nearly bled to
death before assistance could arrive.
Edward Herran, an employe at the
state hospital at Yankton, was found
frozen to death in a sand pit north of
yhe city. lie has been missing since
Jan. -.
With the thawing of the snow the
Clay county sheriff has instituted an
other search for the body of young
Fahlberg, who is believed to have
frozen to death.
Murray Hall, an employe in the rail
way yards at Mcintosh, was frightful-
ly injured when crushed between two
locomotive engines. Hope of his re-
>Overy is meager.
\ Cummins club is being organized
ny admirers of the Iowa senator at
aberdeen. 1t is made up largely of
men who disapprove both Taft and La
Toilette as presidential candidates.
The saloon keepers at Miller are in
a quandry as to whether they should
put up ice this winter or not, since
jhe possibility Of their being permit.
Ted to stay in business during the
year is in doubt.
Ed S. Johnson on Wednesday an
nounCed his candidacy for the demo.
cratic nomination for governor.
South Dakota legislators are pre-
pairing a blue sky" law. to protect
investors from fake corporations.
corn show and good roads meet
ing will be held at Letcher in the lat