The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-05-03
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

FOREST CITY-Bids were opened
for the construction and equipment Of
the ferry a which the government
will put on the Missouri river here to
facilitate access to the Indian reserva-
ton across the river. But one bid was
received from Applin & Son, of Lyons,
Ia. but several bids for the engine, ma
chinery and other equipment were re-
ceived. The bids were sent to Wash
lngton. The specifications call for a
boat 64k feet long with an 1S-foot
beam, to be constructed of oak and
other hard wood throughout. The gov
eminent appropriation for the boat Is
$500.
PIERRE-Mrs. c. H. Scott, a STAN
ley county school ma'am who is teach
ing in the northern part of that county,
mad a somewhat exciting experience
while returning home from her school
work, accompanied by her pet dog. A
wolf crossed the trail a short distance
m front of them. The dog gave chase
and soon had the wolf in a wire fence
corner fighting for it's life. Mrs. Scott
joined in the excitement and, with a
loose fence stake, helped the dog and
soon had a wolf scalp of her own gath
ering on which to collect the bounty.
PiERRE-Reports from Stanley and
Sully counties are that wire fences are
pelng torn out by Russian thistles. The
weeds, in bounding over the prairie, are
pied uo against the wire fences until
1mey FORM windows many rods in
length and as high as the fence. The
WIND pressure on these long piles of
weeds forces the staples out of the
posts and the wires drop from lack Of
support, allowing the next wind to
carry the weeds along until they are
caught by some other fence.
VEBLEN-Mrs. c. B. Mccormack. of
Veblen, had a narrow escape from
death when, while preparing a meal,
her clothing caught fire. Instantly she
was enveloped in flames, and screamed
Tor assistance. Her husband was near
ny n rushed to her assistance,
as did Jens Anderson, a neigh
Dor, and they tore her clothing from
her and rolled her in a bed quilt, ex-
after she had been severely, though not
fatally burned. Mr.. Mccormack was
also painfully burned.
WAUBAY-J. j.. King and Charles
Derrick were arrested at Waubay and
taken to Milbank on a charge of having
robbed freight cars or the Milwaukee
They entered a car loaded with
whisky cigars and groceries and
helped themselves freely to all the
commodities, throwing some Of h gro
cerfes by the side of the track, evident
ly intending to return later and get
them. The men each received so days
in the Grant county Jail.
PIERRE-The supreme court has ad-
mitted to the South Dakota bar on the re-
cent bar examination, Watson C. Brewer,
Clark: Hubbard F. Fellows. Sioux Falls;
Ralph E. Beckington. Aberdeen; Alfred A.
Appling, Viborg; VIM. F. Doyle. Sioux
Falls; Magnus X. Easthouse, Ottumwa;
Arthur J.. Eaton, Seneca. n Clifford A..
Wilson, Hot Springs; = Thirteen took the
YANKTON-College authorities an
la IL scholarships for enter
freshmen, have been decided upon,
Sic, 900, with an annual In
come of $500. Scholarships from $40 to
500 have been agreed upon, to be Sc
cured in competitive entry examina-
CLAREMONT-At the annual BUSH
ness meeting of the local grange a
Of new members were taken in
ter. J. III. Nietert; lecturer, J. r. Wea-
yer; overseer, G. ]. Weaver; clerk, E.
E. Everson; treasurer, w. r. Cutler.
POLLOCK-A lively legal battle may
follow the recent town election, as the
result of the vote on licensing saloons.
The license proposition carried by a
of 81 to 81, but the anti-saloon
CiClilClil Will COIlcSt lHS SIcCtlOu Oil II6
ground that the petition was illegal.
YANKToN-It is here
that Agent H. E. Brock, of the Mil
waukee, has resigned his position and
will leave the end of the week for
Peoria, Ill, to open, an office there for
he United Mercantile Co. Mr.. Brock
s a very popular official here.
WOONSOCKET-At a meeting of
he board of education negotiations
we're concluded for the sale to a Min
1eapolis concern of school bonds in the
20 be issued by the voters of Woon-
socket for school purposes.
CANOvA-The residents of Canova
lave raised a fund of 500 and depos-
ted it with the town clerk. 1t will be
lsed as a reward to anyone who will
urnish sufficient evidence to warrant
he arrest of those who violate the
liquor and other laws.
CLARK-The local gun club has been
'eorganized, with the following off,
,ers: President, VIM. MCCAIN: secre-
airy, O. A. diversion; field captain, otto
3aarsch. Some interesting shooting
tournaments will be held during the
eason.
BERESFORD-At a meeting of the
Booster club a committee was
appointed to make preliminary ar
for a rousing Fourth Of
'uly celebration.
DALLAS-D. d. Wipf, ex-secretary
f state, and John Mueller, republican
andidate for the position of railroad
commissioner, toured the Rosebud
ountry last week in the interest of Mr..
candidacy and were well re-
eived.
TORONTO-A baseball team has
cen organized here and will be sup
during the season by contribu-
ions from the business men.
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