Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-01-05
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

"A lCCdl UIduCu VI IL wv iAoh D"p
list Life association has been organ
Used at Madison.
Patrick McMann, a Codington coun-
ty farmer, was seriously injured In a
runaway accident.
Andrew Freeman, accused at Water
town of issuing worthless checks, was
held to the circuit court.
The Commercial club of Belle
Fourche has inaugurated a movement
to provide that place with a public
park.
The CHAMBERS scare at Bancroft has
subsidized. The veterinarian found two
horses afflicted with the disease, and
they were killed.
A 1~3-year-old Watertown lad was
sent to the state reform school for
stealing an electric motor, valued at
sos, from DR.. M. Watson, a dentist.
Cows furnishing milk to people in
Sioux Falls must be tested for uber-
c~ulosis, according to the orders re-
Gently issued by the city health Of
flcer.
With only l3 dissenting votes the
voters of Redfield have declared in
favor OF bonding the school district in
the sum of $4,000 for the purpose OF
refunding outstanding warrants.
An elaborate program is being pre-
pared for the annual meeting OF the
Black Hills Horticultural association.
which will be held in Spearfish Jan
uary 13. There will be both forenoon
and afternoon sessions.
A contract for $4,000 worth of furni-
ture for the new Elk's building at
Rapid City was let a few days ago.
The building when completed will be
a credit to Rapid City and apparently
the furnishings are to be in proper
ton.
Because of a technical defect in the
election, bonds recently voted at
Hartford for the construction OF a
municipal w~aterworks system have
been declared void, and the question
will again have to be submitted to the
voters.
An order of the Sons OF Veterans
will probably be organized az Aber-
deem soon. The matter has been taken
up with the G. A. r. post. and 1t is be-
lieved there are enough sons OF Civil
Wal veterans to organize a strong
branch of the order.
A large quantity OF coal is being
taken from the oscar Evans place.
formerly owned by Clyde Tennis, on
White Owl creek. It is said to be OF
excellent quality, and is a great thing
for people living in that section. who
heretofore have had to haul their coal
a long distance.
One Of the most successful organ1za-
lions Of its kind in eastern South Da-
kota .is the Farmers Mutual Fire and
Lightning Insurance Company OF
Deuel. county. During the past year
the company made an unusua record,
its losses amounting to only SIS. The
outstanding insurance aggregates
$7o0. 700.
Ardmore expects to become the seat
of sugar beet raising in western South
Dakota. Dr.. F. W. Bilger. president
OF the commercial club. has arranged
with a large Colorado beet sugar COM
pany to purchase all the sugar beets
that can be raised in that vicinity at
the highest market price, +. o b. Ard.
more. These will be taken to the su-
gar mill at SCOTS Bluffs. Colo, II the
quality is sufficient and a large enough
quantity guaranteed the company will
construct a factory at Ardmore in an
ether year.
Many ranchers west Of the river the
past summer put up ton and tons Of
Russian thistles for hay. Because OF
lack or moisture the early crops did
not terminate. leaving the plowed
ground bare. Following the late July
and August rains a heavy growth OF
the thistles sprung up on the plowed
land which was cut and cured as hay.
before the spines had formed. 1t is
very nutritious and 1t is said that cat
tls enjoy 1t as much as ordinary hay.
One man reports August thistles to
have reached six feet in diameter