Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
SOUTH EAK0Th NEWS NOTES

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Congressman Martin has recon-
mended r. E. Grimshay for reappoint-
ment as postmaster OF Deadwcod.
Steps have been taken at Willow
Lake to organize baseball team and
keep 1T in the field during the season.
Under Instructions from Washington
a postal savings department will be
added to the Tabor postoffice Nav l.
At meeting held by Lennox citi-
zcns preliminary arrangements were
made to secure a speaker and suitably
observe Memorial day
Bonesteel elected the entire admin
istration ticket and gave an unexpect-
ed majority for the dry ticket Cano-
va also voted out saloons
Faulkton is having clean up" week
and the residents are devoting all
their spare time to cleaning up their
premises and the adjacent streets.
John Peterka an aged resident of
Tabor, lost one of his eyes as the
result of a. piece of wood flying up and
striking it while he was engaged in
chopping wood
At meeting of the Big Stone Com
mercial club a special committee was
appointed to arrange for a held day
some time during May, the exact date
to be decided later
The state brand commission at
IaS nj
brands to date, adding 100 new ones,
bringing the total registered brands in
use in the state up to 7,414
Recent events have given rise to
the belief that the Chicago C North.
western railroad will extend its line
from Winner to White River this sea
son, thus giving White River IT., first
railroad
w. ]. David and Richard Stanford,
proprietors of Burke business house,
We're badly burned as the result of an
explosion of gasoline. Their building
was saved by the prompt arrival of the
fire department.
The very unusual sight of full
grown doe running down one of the
streets was recently witnessed at
Spearfsh. The animal evidently had
been frightened out of the timber near
town and went through the streets on
the jump, finally stopping in pos
ture on the outskirts of the town. ,
Although White River is one of the
newest towns in the ceded portion of
the Rosebud Indian reservation in Mel
lette county, it is enjoying remarka-
BILE growth A large number of bust
ness houses and dwellings are in
course of construction. Already near
ly every line of business is represent
ed.
AT rousing meeting held by busi-
ness men of Colome and Wewela and
farmers living between the two places
a company was organized for the con-
s:ruction of telephone line connect
ing Colome and Wewela and nterme-
diate points. The work of construc-
tion will commence within a few
weeks
Arrangements have been made by
the Beresford Booster club for the
purchase of ten acres Of land situated
adjacent to the town, which will be
fitted UP for public park purposes.
The tract will at once be placed in the
hands of landscape gardener, trees
planted, and the foundation of a CITY
park laid
John Treber, of Deadwood, and wei,
known over the state. who was a can
didate for reelection to the state legis-
lature. has announced his withdrawal
from the race, and John Hunter, of
De3dwood, has been named in his
stsAtl. Mr.. Treber took an active part
In legislative work in 1910 and was a
prominent member Mr Hunter is
also we'll kl:owr ,'siness man.
A chunk OF Ignite coal. weighing
several pounds was recently found in
the sands of the pump from which tho
Pierre water supply is secured, evil
1ently having been washed down the
Missouri at some previous time and
imbedded in the river bank.
The local business rnen have taken
Up the project OF provciding Bruce
With more efficient fire protection Re
Gently the town has had two serious
hres, and these have thoroughly
aroused the n.cper.y ewners to The inn
oortanse of securing IRE protection
shis:. vii! rfotact.