The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-10-24
STATE NEWS

Pierre-Governor Byrne has received
from Governor Metcalfe of the Panama
canal zone a copy of the proclamation
for the Panama canal exposition which
is to De opened at Panama City from
November, 1914 to April. 1918. and
the different Commercial clubs of the
country are asked to make as much
of a showing as possible at this ex
position.
Pierre-J. A. Davy, of this city
was pleased to receive a telegram
from Tampico, Mexico, telling of the
spouting of the first oil we'll on the
ground which he and a number of
Others In this part of the country are
interested. The report was that they
had secured a flow of a thousand bar
rels a day, which means a good in
come for the company. and is better
yet from the fact that it establishes
the certainty of their land being over
an oil flow.
Marion Ralph McKercher, the 4
year old son Of Duncan MoKercher,
while riding on the side of a thresh-
ing machine engine at 9 O'clock
Wednesday morning. was caught in
the whirling gear wheel OF the engine
which crushed his right leg and foot
into a splintered mass OF bone and
flesh. Physicians Immediately called
held out little hops that the boys
foot could be saved. although his life
is in no danger because Of the prompt
attention his injuries were given. 1t
will probably be necessary to ampu-
tate the foot above the ankle.
Pierre - Machinery for the oil wells
being bored north Of town and in Pot
ter county has arrived here, this time
the company endeavoring to use a
rotary drill. The one put out of
commission was the cable drop variety,
though it is a fact that all the other
wells drilled In this vicinity and in
this kind of soil have INST with best
success with the use of what is known
as the rigid rod and walking beam
kind. Peculiar difficulty is enconr
tered in this soil with the machinery
making caveins aud delays are FREE
quent in well drilling with any but the
rigid rod or pipe drilling. What sue
cess the rotary drill will have remains
to be seen.
Deadwood-I 1t took 80 years for the
conrts and lawyers to gradually absorb
the estate OF Patrick German, one of
the old time mining men who died
here December. 1882. And then be.
caus there was nothing further left In
the estate. it was decided to wind it
up and tbs order has just been issued.
When German died the estate was
valued ut $l4, 900 part of which Was
10 mining claims in the Galeua die
tict near here. Years ago the original
administrators disappeared and others
have been from time to time appoint
ed. drawing down their commissions
and the estate dwindled until nothing
was left.
Pierre-A end of old Mexican coins
was made by 4 homesteader q short
dist1nce up the river from Fort Pierre.
He showed several Of the coins. some
OF them dating back to 1925. ard ad-
naittod that he had found several
dollnrs in q pila where they had
evidently lain for many years. snd
that an old wagon trail crossed the
spot and . part Of the coins were
found scattered along this trail. he
refused to say where his find was
locaked oshsr than that it WAS up
rivee from Fort Pierre, and that he
intended 10 60 to the place prepared to
work oven the ground to zee what more
b. cpuld Gnd. The place where the
coinp were found showed long burial
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