The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-05-10
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

SIOUX rALLS-A lively fght is IN
progress between the temperance u
license elements for control or the bearu
OF county commissioners in kKnsSoofS
county The struggle is "a 10 the rae
that Oldham and iroq0aSs AT the ne
cent election. were the onlS towns In
the county which voted in FAVOR "
the granting OF licenses for sAAoohS n
supreme coart decision makes II OPP
tional with the beard OF eoNnSN e>8a-
misStonerS whether or not the MSrN
shall grant licenses even AFTER = tSMn
has voted In favor OF license, IL -
probable there will De no Sak@ans Ia tho
county after Juty 1.
EUREKA-Dr. Rot. d physician
about 50 years OF ags who has pFae-
ticed here for several years Is IN the
Mcpherson county jail az I%0Ss
charged with performing q criminal
operation ON a girl Of -. for whose een-
dition he IS said TO have been responsi-
BILE. He has confessed to the crime and
is held pending the action OF the circuit
court. The penalty Is from four 10 ~
years in the state ~psniesntiary-
BRooKINGS-The manager Of the
state College-high school track meet
reports 40 entries for h
Bookings meet. which will be
held on the 10th of May, This
large number of entries, which is near
ly double hat of las year assures q
fast meet OF the highest type. Mr..
Bibby also reports that reduced rates
have been secured On all the railroads
in the state.
ABERDEEN-Over $50 entrants from
Is different high schools. are here to
take part in the athletic contest and
track meet of South Dakota high
schools, conducted under the auspices
of the Northern Normal and Industrial
school, which will continue today and
tomorrow. Recent rains and the treat
ment following them have placed the
grounds in ideal condition.
HURON-The regular May term of
circuit court win open there on Tues
day, May z, Judge Taylor presiding.
on the calendar. OF the criminal cases
the more important are those growing
out of the robbery Of two dental offices
and one opticians office here two weeks
since. Three men are in Jail awaiting
trial for these o~ffenses.
CHANCELLOR-At a special cleo
ton held here the voters authorized the
iss"ence of bonds in the sum of "a, 500
sr : 1e erection OF a new public school
building. Only four votes were cast in
opposition. The contract will be award
Nh III lit ANoA 1AAhA alla GAC Il
will be pushed to completion as speed
lily as possible.
DELL RAPIDSLThe Dell Rapids
Globe, established about six months
age by Grant Mallory, an experienced
newspaper man, has suspended publ
cation and the plant has been shipped
back to Davis City, La. The field here
was too well occupied to make another
weekly paper a success.
CENTERvfLLE-At a mass meeting
Of business men steps were taken to
have a canning factory established
here, and a movement raj also inaug-
urated for the Improvement of the
highways n the making Of Center
vile a freight division point for the
Northwestern railroad.
PLATTE-A corn raising contest for
young men and boys between the ages
of 10 and Is will be conducted this sea-
son by the Charles Mix County Corn
county superintendent Of schools.
Prizes will be given those who make
the best showing.
MT, VERNON-Although it has
practically been determined that only
one license for a saloon will be granted
for the year commencing July l, three
or -four petitions for license are now be-
ing circulated, and h Getty council will
be called upon to decide which one will
be granted.
PIERRE-There were 400 automobile
licenses issued during the month Of
April. 1912. During the same period a
year g there were 528 new machines
registered. There are IL, 1916 autos in
the state.
PIERRE-Governor Vessey has is
sued a proclamation setting aside Sun
day, May IL, to be observed as Mothers
day. The churches throughout the
state viii celebrate it with appropriate
services.
PIERRE-Interior township, Stanley
county, ha secured permission Of the
state engineer to appropriate water
from White river to supply a water
system for the town OF Interior.
KENNEBEc-The local tennis club
has fitted up fine grounds and some in
terestipg games are Ioked for during
the
cASTON-Busines men have raised
a fund with which 10 keep a baseball
team fn the field during the season.