Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-05-30
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

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farm for some years. Every method
known was tried but to no avail. Last
year he hoed them out down as deep
as possible every time they appear
above the ground. This treatment has
proved effective. Not a thistle is in
sight this year.
Children playing with matches on
the farm of Floyd Humbert, Is miles
northwest of Philip, caused a heavy
with a great deal of stuff that had
been stored in the granary, were con-
sumed. Humbert is working in Mani
toba, and at the time of the FIRE Mrs.
Humbert and her two children were
living on the homestead alone.
At a meeting of the Commercial
club it was decided not to hold q
this year, but the efforts of the club
and the residents of Tabor generally
will be concentrated on arrangements
for the annual picnic and celebration
Of the old settlers of the county, which
will be held here in August.
Milbank renters are complaining Of
a lack of modern residences for rent
and are urging property owners to
build more houses for rental pur-
poses, or else to construct a large
moren apartment house. It is claim
ed no town in the state of the size Of
Milbank has SO few houses for rent.
Farmers living lei the Great
Northern railroad about five miles
southwest of Willow Lakes are organ
izing an elevator company and will
construct and operate an elevator on
a siding which has just been complet-
ed at that point by the railway COM
pany.
Judge Frank Exline of Rapid City
has decided to remove to Colorado
Springs and there will probably enter
the newspaper field. He went to Rap
i'd City al the time of the building in
of the Milwaukee railroad and has
been engaged in the practice of law.
=. Dominic Celia, an Italian laborer
who is accused of having robbed the
Summit hotel of a quantity of jewe1ry,
was bound over to the state circuit
court on a grand larceny charge and
is in the county Jail at Sisseton in de-
fault of bail required.
The Farmers Union company was
organized at Fullerville and has pur-
chased the Frederick elevator. The
company will buy and sell grain, and
will handle coal, live stock, feed and
fencing. About 40 farmers have
Joined the organization.
C. p. Harben's plea for r~einstate-
ment to practice law in the state of
South Dakota, was turned down by
the state supreme court. Harden was
disbarred two years ago He had been
a candidate for attorney general Of the
state.
The contract has been awarded for
a large new addition to the Perkins
| county court house at Bison, and the
work of construction soon will COM,
hence Among other improvements
the building will be provided with a
heating plant.
1t is now estimated by cattle men
that the country around Miller and
west of the river is again filled with
stock cattle. Besides the stockers
shipped in, hundreds of Holstein dairy
cows have been added to the numbers.
The Willow Lake farmers elevator
company has shipped owe 4S4,0OO
bushels of grain thus far this season.
1t is believed this is the most grain
handled by any elevator company in
the state operating but one house.
At a special election held at Tabor
to determine to which two or three
applicants saloon licenses should be
granted for the year commencing July
l, F. B. Welt and Bouska & Kulis re-
ceived the highest number of votes.
Robert Muzzy, owner and publisher
Of the Lyman County Record, died at
the home of his sister IN Chicago a
few days ago, having gone there from
Reliance for medical treatment. He
was unmarried and A years old.
Mrs. A. E. Mehner of Aberdeen.
whose husband is an engineer on the
Milwaukee railroad, was accidentally
killed in Washington last fall, was
awarded $500 by the company in set
Element of all claims.
j. II. Cole of Miller has paid the first
inheritance tax to the state eve coll
lected in Hand county. 1t was for the
estate of the late DR.. Vierson of Pella,
Ia, who owned land there. The state
got $416.64.
Plans and specifications for a new
electric light system, which it is pro-
posed to install in Frankfort have
been prepared, and bids now will be
tavited for installing the system.
Elaborate preparations were made
Cor the proper observance last Sunday
af the twentieth anniversary of the
rounding of the local German Luther
an society at Groton.
Work has commenced on drilling a
new artesian well at Pierpont. 1t is
designed to furnish an ample supply
for fire protectiaon and domestic pur-
poses.
The new creamery at Marcus has
been completed. The machinery has
arrived at Faith, and it is expected
the creamery will be in operation by
June /.
Steps have been takenNto build a
fine new town hall building at Running
Water fo ren1ace a similar Structure