Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-30
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

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aua 81 Martins Catholic church
Of Huron.
Gar, Nelson, a farmer living near
yarmiuion, is serving 20 days IN JAIL
IN the charge of wife beating.
Ole Norman is in a Sioux Falls Q
nital with a severe cut across MS ap-
doman as the result of a bridge gang
fight.
The stockholders of the McCook
County Grain company nave eiecteo
lanes McKinnon president TOT the
coming year.
Kimball men are organizing a COM
pany for the purpose OF securing q
franchise and installing an electric
light system.
Webster is rejoicing greatly De-
cause two of the coast trains on the
Milwaukee, under the new time caro-
stop at Webster.
Fred Clark. a farmer, fell through a
manhole on the streets or Mltcneli
and sustained a fractured Skull. his
condition is serious.
The tow auILOIlllSo VI
have ~co~1.4enced a war on unlicensed
dogs. and all such are killed Wnen
found running at large.
L. j. WEIGH of Mitchell has beer ap-
pointed treasurer of the Democratlc
state central committee, and w. o
Veitch, of Groton, secretary.
At Miller, where so many important
. hNrN n1 II
has turned up, which is said TO- feed
greedily upon the potato bug.
The State Pharmaceutical associa-
ton, which has just closed a four
days session at Hot Springs, will hold
it's 1913 session at Sioux Falls.
The Highmor Bulletin has sold a
three-column space in its paper 10
the Democrat, but serves notice 1t Is
not responsible for what may appear
in the space.
The city council of Britton has
about concluded arrangements for the
sinking of a new artesan well to In
crease the supply of water for the To-
cal waterworks system.
Charles Glissendorf' of Chamberlain
was kicked by a horse which he was
trying to release from a wire in which
it had become entangled n he was
unconscious for "a hours.
A wholesale Jail delivery at Aber-
deem was prevented by the discovery
hat two window ars had been sawed
in two. 1t is thought that the prison
ers had aid from the outside.
A call has been extended to Rev.
Mr.. Isaacs to become pastor or the
Garretson Congregational church., to
fill the vacancy caused by the recent
resignation of Rev. J. A. Erickson.
The Bennett department store at
Artesian was entered by thieves, who
carried away goods to the value OF
over $500. The same store was robbed
in much the same ann about a year
ago.
AS the result of driving into an
abandoned well. the e9 DeR6G OF which
was concealed by, henry
Sweet, a farmer liviin % Wessng-
ton, had three ribs br0sI: and was
otherwise injured.
The new Catholic parochial school
at Bonesteel is fast nearing compile
ton. 1t is one of the finest institu-
tions OF it's kind in this part of the
state. 1t is one of the few Catholic
schools in South Dakota.
Two new grain elevators are In
course of construction at Colome, be-
ing necessary to aid in taking care OF
the immense small grain crop raised
in this territory this year. This will
give Colome three elevators.
Iyer Hanson, a former resident of
sisseton, arrived there after making
a journey overland from Wild Horse.
Colo. The distance is about LOO
miles, and he made the journey in 70
DAYS of actual travelling in a covered
wagon.
The newly organized law enforce
ment league at Madison has secured
a fund O about $1,000 and this will be
used to prosecute those who attempt
to sell liquor within the city limits,
Madison having voted dry at the
spring election.
Reports of farmers and persons
travelling through South Dakota are
to the effect that prairie chickens are
unusually numerous this season, and
accordingly rare sport is anticipated
when the chicken shooting season
opens on September 10.
Gus Gale of Scotland, aged IS. was
the victim of a peculiar accident. He
was hauling grain, n while waiting
| for others to unload their wagons he
went to sleep under his wagon. While
asleep he got his left arm under one
of the wager wheels, with the result
| that one if his wrists was crushed
That would-be train wreckers have
selected the vicinity of Aurora as
their field of operations is indicated
by the fact that two Aurora men,
while returning to town, discovered .
heavy railroad tie or the railroad
track. This was only about half an
hour before a passenger train was due.
During the past month the pure Q
and drug department has prosecuted
six merchants for dealing in rotten
eggs, three butchers for selling sau-
sage containing a poisonous ~preserva-
tive, and one merchant for selling
adulterated linseed oil.