Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-22
SOUTH @oAxo7 NOTES

electric light Sea on tbe rer.
hVery count{roads law car
erendum on thrifty.
RED it by a l4 county sa.+ =.
The iocati9en changed from
ne"ey coun&le Butte.
Timber LaH nronositton 70 a.
ianuf at the recent cleo
.ue Meadfny residents of the
co Un VIII by rail from the
Sfal session OF the state
3Nation will convene at
aonerTnber rs, rs and q. It
-Hltchephat 1000 teachers and
is expfattend.
northern Marshall coun-
'ehe railroad, but is a live,
town just the same. 1t
mosAry with 226 books. and for.
'hes have been ordered.
recent election White Owl
Me largest vote in the county,
I've exceptions Of Sturgis and
fthe railroad towns just within
Eorner Of the county.
Ne first Indian fair ever held on
SYankton Indian reservation vas
a few days ago. The exhibits
Re very good and the Indians az
Jared to take great interest in them.
fThe volunteer fire department of
Orient has been provided with a great
Edeal of new equipment, including an
Rup to date fire engine, and the town
now will have excellent protection
J itom fire.
+. G. RooZen, the young son of Mr..
II Mrs. P. M. Roozen, living on a
farm some miles from Isabel, was the
winner of first prize in the county
school boys corr contest. The prize
was a SO gold piece.
The Indians on the Yankton reser-
walton nave just received their semi
annual interest payment from the gov
eminent and now are in a flush" con-
dition. The payment amounted in
the aggregate to many thousands of
dollars.
There is a great demand for corn
huskers among the farmers of around
Wagner. who raised unusually large
crops of corn. A number of huskers
~ who arrived by train were me- by
farmers and given work before they
left the depot platform.
The reading of the Richards pri-
mary law is the one issue of impor-
tanme just now as the law is in ef-
feet at the present time, and it's fea-
lures in regard to election of post
yo~~f1~r ovid Dof~DDnr@ 3;cfrih,f;oy
are Of more than passing interest.
At the office of the county judge at
Winner occurred the marriage of two
Sioux Indians from the Rosebud res
~ervation who bear somewhat unique
names. The name of the groom was
David Thigh. while the maiden name
of the bride was Eunice From Above.
Miss Rosa Hoes of White Lake was
seriously burned as the result Of fill
ing the tank on a gasoline stove while
it was burning. Some of the gasoline
was spilled and became ignted. AS
s~is+ance arrived in time to save her
life and prevent the destruction Of the
building.
Question has arisen as to the time
at which the new Richards primary
law shall become effective in South
Dakota. It is declared that under its
provision the legislature would not be
obligated to vote for Dean Sterling for
United States senator to succeed Sen
ator Gamble.
Charles Perry, a road overseer in
Independence township, Marshall coun-
ty, is erecting sign posts at all cross
roads in his district, giving the dis
lance to the various towns in that Sec
ton of the state. Mr.. Perry believes
the plan should be adopted through
out the state.
Melvin, 3-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nels Clevin, of Perkins county,
was drowned in Grand river. The child
had been playing about the yard,
which was near the river. After a time
his mother missed him, and started
a search, finding the child lying dead,
face downward, in about a foot and a
half of water.
At a special election held at Memo
the proposition of issuing bonds for
the purpose of refunding the outstand-
ing Indebtedness of Memo carried by
a large majority. Only four votes
were cast in opposition. The refund
ing bonds will draw but 6 per cent,
and there will be a very material saw
ing to the taxpayers in interest
charges.
Adeline, the 1~O-yearold daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Ruud of Frederick,
was instantly killed by Michael Berg,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Berg, when
the lad attempted to examine a %
caliber rifle he had been hunting with,
TO see if there were any bullets in it.
The gun was accidentally discharged,
the bullet passing through a window
in the Berg home n striking the lit
tie girl in the back of the head, pene-
trating the brain. Death was instan-
taneouS.
Owing to decline in membership in
the Presbyterian church at Eureka,
arrangements have been made to move
he church building to some other
town.
H. c. Shober, for more than a quar-
ter of a century active in newspaper
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