Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-04-12
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

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known as Rhodes Colts.
IS the result of a scratch with a
pin, an injury which at first was re-
garded as trivial, Mrs. B. c. Stolten-
burg of Witten, developed a serious
case of blood poisoning.
A movement has been i~naugurated
at belmont to organize a commercial
club, and it is expected a meeting
soon will be held for the purpose OF
perfecting such an organization.
The town board of Ethan has pur
chased the old creamery building,
which will be the central plant of a
w~aterworks system which is to be
installed there.
Mayor Davis of Platte has appoint
ed various committees to have charge
of the observance of Decoration day.
One of the features will be a dinner
to be rendered the old soldiers and
wives.
During the absence from home OF
the w. G. Horton family at Groton
fire destroyed the house II all its
contents, entailing a loss OF several
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by insurance.
AT a meeting of baseball men of Ia
Dor a team was organized for the sea-
son, with the following officers: Man
ager, A. j. Novak; captain, John Kos
tel: official umpire, Frank Frana;
coach, AL Jezewski.
One of the bonanza wheat farmers
of South Dakota this season will be
C. E. Barrickman Of Faulkton, living
near here. He will SOY 1,200 acres to
wheat and men in his employ already
are at work drilling in wheat on fall
blowing:
What is known as the old Nidaros
church building, which since pioneer
days occupied a site three miles from
Baltic, has been moved to Baltic and
in future will be used for church pur-
poses there. 1t is believed the edifice
is the Oldest of its kind in Minnehaha
county.
Marion is enjoying a building boom.
A new grain elevator, several bust
ness houses and a number of dwell
ings are in course of construction.
The Orient Commercial club has
secifred permanent quarters in a
building in a central location and they
are being handsomely decorated and
furnished.
The residents of Canton evidently
are satisfied with the mo license
policy which has been in effect during
the past few years, for in the entire
town it was impossible to secure the
signatures of rs freeholders to a petit
ton asking that the question Of grant
ing licenses for saloons be submitted
to the voters at the election on April
Is.
A suit has been commenced in cir
cult court at Huron by Haley & Lang,
wholesale fruit dealers, against the
city of Huron. The complaint sets
forth that the Haley & Lang Co. sus-
tanned damages to stock and fixtures
in the sum Of $500 by reason of over
flow of water from city sewers into
the basement of their wholesale house
there.
At a special election to be held
at washington Springs April 16, in
conjunction with the regular munich
pal election, the proposition of issu-
ing bonds in the sum of $4,000 for
the refunding of the floating indebted
ness of the town will be submitted to
the voters. IL the bonds are voted
there will be a material saving in in
terest charges each year.
Thomas Wall, a well known pioneer
rociaar+ re Er+oJJSrn J;oJ ,- fba NJ
suit of an apparently trivial accident.
He stumbled and fell from his porch,
and Notwithstanding that it is only
about two feet above the ground he re-
ceived the injuries which caused his
death. He was 62 years of age and
is survived by a widow. Himself and
wife took up their residence in South
Dakota in 1886.
Report has reached Forest City that
the general merchandise store Of
Fred La Plant at the Cheyenne River
Indian agency has been closed by the
commissioner of Indian affairs on the
ground that liquor was found in pos.
session of the proprietor on the reser.
walton. Friends Of La Plant say the
liquor came into his possession
through no fault of his. The matter
may be appealed to the South Dakota
delegation in congress.
Mrs. Fred G.. Jorgenson and her lit.
tie son are in the hospital at Dell Rap
dis to receive treatment for the
wounds made by the explosion of four
dynamite a p which the boy had car
ried around in his pocket. The boys
leg was torn and terribly lacerated,
and the flesh vas torn from the thumb
of the left hand. A piece of the shell
struck Mrs. Jorgenson on the knee
and penetrated the flesh to the bone.
Fearing blood poisoning, the injured
were taken to the hospital.
Steps have been taken to ascertain
the sentiment of the residents with
reference to the incorporation of the
town as a city under the general laws
of the state. If sentiment favors it, a
special election will be held in the
near future to submit the proposition.
The local commercial club which re-
Gently was ~reorganized at Morristown
already has commenced work on sew
eral projects for the upbuilding of
the town. A number of small indus
tries are in sight which in the aggre-
gate will prove of great benefit to the