Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-13
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

Extensive improvements have been
made to the Lennox creamery and its
capacity has been increased.
E. Crook, who for some time has
been cashier of the Farmers State
bank at Winner, has been elected pres
ldent.
Waiter Quimby of Spearfsh valley
has struck an artesian well at $40
ieet. The water is warm and Of a
mineral quality.
Cattle "rustlers" again are operating
in the region north OF Winner, and the
authorities are making desperate eff
forts to run them down.
The Aberdeen Commercial club has
determined upon a legislative biennial
Banquet and smoker to be given by
he club at an early date.
Among other new buildings in
course of construction at Colome is
n opera house. which has long been
needed for entertainments and public
meetings.
While sitting in a chair at his home,
VIM. Ardappel, n of the pioneer res
idents in the vicinity of Corsica, was
stricken with heart failure and died.
he was 20 years old.
Henry Grim. a prominent business
man of Olivet, nearly lost his life from
loss of blood caused by pulling a tooth.
1t required the services of several ply
clans to stop the flow of blood.
The six young men charged with
the robbery of the Becker Clothing
house in Mitchell changed their pleas
of not guilty to guilty and were each
fined from 500 to this amount with
30 days.
When James Boyd, carrier on two
rural mail routes c%entering at VOL
5ey, took his annual vacation recently
his wife volunteered for duty on his
mail routes, and each day made the
round trip, being always on time.
The citizens of Millbro are contrib
lting to a fund for the erection OF a
congregational parsonage. The citi.
zens have appointed a building COM
nittee and the work of erecting the
structure will be pushed as rapidly as
possible.
The business men have started a
movement to have Pierpont provided
with an u%p-to-date waterworks svs-
TEN. and as a preliminary a commit
tee of business men has been inspect
ing waterworks systems in surround
ing towns.
The Milwaukee railroad depot at
Wentworth caught fire from an over
heated stove and was destroyed. The
agent was absent at the time. Himself
INC wife had rooms on the second
floor of the building and lost all their
possessions.
A. w. Voedisch of Aberdeen pre-
vented a bold robber from getting
away from his jewclry store by meet
ing him at the door with a gun and
relieving him of $500 worth of dia-
monds he was attempting to get away
after throwing red pepper in the
clerks y
Sol Debolt, superintendent of the
waterworks system at Howard, has
an unusual record for close attention
to duty. A few days ago he celebrated
the twelfth anniversary of his incum-
bency of the position of superintend
ent, and during the entire IL years
he was off duty ouly~two weeks.
The county attorney and the county
superintendent OF schools of Union
salaries as the result of the recent
election. The salaries of these two of
fceials are based on the vote cast in
the county, and at the election in No
vember a larger vote was cast than
two years ago.
The business men of Kimball have
organized a live Commercial club ant
will occupy the Geppert building
They will install pool and billiard ia
bles, card tables and reading room
making it very attractive for the
clubs headquarters and to take theil
friends to while away time in that
thriving little city.
]. B. Golf has been appointed United
States commissioner and will make
his headquarters at Cottonwood. His
appointment will prove of great con
venience to the homesteaders of tina
region, who in future will be able tt
transact their land business with hin
instead of being compelled to make
the long journey to TIE land office.
Several handred farmers and theil
wives from the surrounding region
we're in Kadoka last week attending
the Stanley county farmers short
course, which was conducted under
the direction of officers of the state
agricultural department. Addresses
were made on soil culture. moisture
conservation, animal husbandry and
other important topics.
a petition is being circulated a.
linton and in that vicinity asking the
legislature to make an appropriation
in aid Of the construction of a highway
on the western boundary line Of South
Dakota, running south from linton tc
the Colorado line, and connecting
there with the proposed cross-country
highway to Denver. The Legislature
Of Wyoming, Colorado and Nebraska
also will be asked to contribute.
The BowdIe city council has pur
| chased from the Bowd!e Milling com.
pany the city electric light system.
Tho CIeoDatra Mining company's