Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-06-07
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

The Commercial club of Humboldt
has decided to secure grounds and tit
them up for a permanent ball park.
Representatives Burke and Martin
have recommended the appointment of
Fred c.. Bowles as postmaster at Dell
Rapids.
J. C. Nichols was the first Webster
man to make an application for an in
crease of pension under the new pen
sion law.
The anti-saloon element at Sioux
to reduce the number Of saloons there
from 80 to 20.
Mrs. Ella Savidge and son Harold
have purchased the Witten Index, a
local weekly newspaper, and will pub
fish it in future.
Alcester lodge, No. 1928. of the Odd
Fellows, after being dormant for some
time, has been reorganized, with about
rs charter members.
Jacob Human, ST., and his son An
drew have purchased a store building
at Eureka and will engage in the gen
eral merchandise business.
Sitting on the cold ground while
fishing caused the death of Frederick
Schmuh1, aged SO, who lived on a farm
near Bruce. Pneumonia developed.
One cream buyer at Eureka last
week paid out over s40O in n day for
cream which weighed 1929 pounds
andtained 1,577 pounds of butter fat.
August IA to II has been fixed IS
the time for the 9th annual conven-
ton of the South Dakota Pharmaceu-
tical association, to be held in Hot
Springs.
Construction work is being pushed
on the new school house at Eagle
Butte, which will be one of the finest
structures of the sort west of the
river when completed.
Henry Big Eagle, an Indian from
Grow Creeks reservation, was SEN
fenced by Judge Rice to two years
Imprisonment on conviction on a
charge of horse rustling.
At a mass meeting of business men
and other residents it was decided to
have a rousing Fourth of July cele-
bration at Scotland, and the neces-
sary committees were appointed.
The German bank of Eureka pur-
chased the recent issue of sewer
bonds of that town. The issue was
for 50, 900, and draw 5 per cent for 20
years. The bank took them at par.
Louis Bell, of Sioux Falls, aged 81,
is in a critical condition as the result
of coming into contact with a live cleo
trio wire while trimming trees. Twen-
ty-three hundred volts passed through
his body. and it was three minutes be-
fore he was released.
The recently organized commercial
club Of White Lake has decided 10
have a rousing Fourth OF July celebra-
ton. and committees have been ap-
pointed to make the necessary ar
~rangements.
Grover C. Young Of Deadwood and
Robert G.. Guyer of Brookings' VINO
were appointed by Representative
Martin as first and second alternates
to West Point Military academy, have
successfully passed their entrance ex-
.minations. Inasmuch as the princ1-
nal failed, this will result in the ap-
no;ntment of both young men.
Instead of attending the annual
state fremen's tournament, the mem
hers of the Mt. Vernon volunteer IRE
department will go into camp TOT a
week at a delightful spot near the ola
town of Rockport.
Joseph Collier, a citizen, has en-
,o;ned the authorities of Alpena from
proceeding with the sale OF bonds re-
Gently voted for a new school build
inc. The members of the school board
have been summoned to appear IN the
circuit court at Chamberlain on June
is and show that the election was l"
gal.