Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-08-23
SOUTH DAKOTA VIEWS NOTES

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Miss Ethel Hurwich Of Waterloo,
Ia, has been elected assistant princi-
pal of the Wagner schools.
Miss May Lester of Faulkton was
severely scorched while trying to
kindle a fire with kerosene.
The annual convention of the South
Dakota Library association will be
held at Mitchell November 25-27.
The annual convention of the Ger
Alliance of South Dakota will
be held at Sioux Falls on October 10,
IL and IL.
The Yankton County Old Settlers
association will hold it's annual re-
union at Foerster's grove, near Yank-
ton, on August 20.
w. F. Bancroft, state game warden,
is vigorously trailing sundry law vio-
lators who persist in shooting prairie
chickens out of season.
Henry Reyes, a carpenter OF Wa
tertown, is dead of blood poisoning re
sulting from what originally appeared
t o be a slight injury to n hand.
The annual picnic and celebration
of the old settlers association OF Cor
son county was held in a fine grove
some miles from Morristown.
A number OF vermillion musicians
are organizing a band and will endeav-
or to make it one of the leading or
CARNATIONS of the kind in that part OF
the state.
A special election will be held Sep
TENDER II at Aberdeen to fill the va
cancy in the office of commissioner OF
finance and revenue, caused by the
death of A. E. Boyd.
The cream industry at Freeman 10
becoming OF Importance. The daily
shipments of cream is never less than
so cans, representing q value OF 5000,
or about $4,000 per month.
Nels Nelson, depot agent at Het-
land. will vary the monotony OF his
railroad duties by spending his spare
time threshing in that vicinity, he
having just purchased a new threshing
outfit.
Robert Newton, a fagman OF the
Milwaukee road at Aberdeen, was
killed by a local passenger train when
he stopped to pick something from the
track and failed to notice the ap-
preaching train.
The Sioux Falls Kennel club IL
planning to give q dog show there
some time this fall. The dog show
last year vas a great success. there
being entries from twenty states and
British Columbia.
Prof. H. W. Mayne Of F~landreau
has been elected superintendent OF
the Winner schools during the COM
ing school year. For Ave years he has
been superintendent Of schools ut
Flandreau and ranks high among the
educators Of the state.
Thirty years ago this month the
famous Homestake Mining company
SEM out by~ stage coach Its first ship
ment Of gold bullion, amounting to
$500, 900. 1t was in 10 bricks and John
Cochrane, yet q resident Of the city.
was one Of the men who guarded II
until 1t had been delivered to the ex-
press company at the railroad, 800
miles away.
Mrs. James F. Peart was instantly
killed two miles east OF Artesian,
when the auto in which she was riding
a into a deep rut In the road and
was overturned. A party OF seven. was
on it's way to Artesian. M. A. Davis
owner and driver OF the car, was
caught under the steering wheel. His
arm, chest and shoulder were badly
bruised.
After being out one month and trav.
cling 100 miles through the state by
auto, the Black Hills Booster quartet
of college boys, who have been sing
ing the praises of that section through
South Dakota. returned home. The
quartet was in charge of Paul e. Mar
tin of Deadwood. their trip being
financed by the commercial clubs in
the Hills. The quartet visited so
towns and gave free concerts TN each.
James Fewing, a prominent resident
of Mcpherson county. carrying on ex-
tensive farming operations In Koto
township. fell from a header box
while harvesting a week Ago.. striking
the ground on his head and shoulders
and sustaining severe injuries which
caused his death a week later. despite
efforts of physicians from q number
Of towns to save his life. Mr.. Few
ing moved to Mcpherson county from
Waterloo, Ia, four years g
While returning home from Eagle
Butte after doing some trading, Otto
Collins. son Of a homesteader near
that town, was struck by lightning
and instantly killed. the bolt also kill
ing the horse he was riding. The
body was found the next day by
neignbor who was aiding the distract
ed parents in searching for the miss
ing lad. During a storm at Big Stone
lightning struck the house of George
Jurgens. severely injuring Mrs Jur-
gems and her little son Francis. The
latter was seized with commissions
and for a time his life was ~despaired
of, but he survived.
At a meeting Of the board of edu-
cation of Volga. a levy of $4,000 was
made to create a sinking fund for the
retirement of school bonds. which,
while not due until 1925. can now be
paid in whole or in parts as small as
$500.
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