Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-04-11
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

In the storm of the 14th of last
month seven horses tool shelter in an
abandoned building near Ash Creek
in northwestern Stanley county, and
the snow piling about the building
shut them in completely, so that there
was no way of their getting out of the
trap. Ten days afterward a range
rider was attracted to the building
and found the horses, one of them
dead, and the rest without names or
tails, the hair having all been eaten
off by the starving animals.
Judge Elliott of the federal court
upholds the state in the injunction
suits brought against the state treas
urer by the Wells-Fargo and American
Express companies to prevent the col
lection of 1910 taxes assessed against
the companies on the ground that they
were unconstitutional. The injunction
against the treasurer is dissolved and
the state is richer by more than $16,-
900.
Justice S. C. Policy of the state SUI
preme court, will lose seven days
pay and expenses for the time as the
result of a decision handed down by
Justice Smith. Policy was sworn in
January Z, and filed a writ for a full
months salary, ending February z.
Justice Smith held the salary was due
on the seventh, but was for services
performed between the first and the
first.
In the state circuit court at Custer,
Hugh Sullivan and Charles Baker,
who pleaded guilty to killing cattle be-
longing to others, were fined $3.50
each, which they paid. Charles j..
Haven, a mere boy, arrested for bur-
glary at Buffalo Gap, pleaded guilty
and was sent to the state reform
school at P%lankinton until he is 2l
years of age.
A new vein of Ignite coal showing a
thickness of twelve feet has been dis.
covered on the farm of James Crone,
near Isabel. As this vein of coal is
covered by only about sixteen feet Of
earth it is in good shape for stripping
out by taking off the earth, mining by
t%unneling not being practical on &C
count of lack of stone layer over the
coal for a roof.
The finding of the mutilated body of
a middle aged man in the strawstach
near Andover is being investigated
The head was crushed in, the throat
cut from ear to ear and the hands and
face badly lacerated. In a pocket vas
a money order issued from a ST. Paul
postoffce.
Reports of stock losses in the vicin.
ity of Draper during the recent storm
appear to have been greatly exager
ated. AS an illustration of the false
reports it was stated that the Smith
ranch, near Draper, sustained a $4,000
loss in sheep alone. 1t develops thai
only 200 head were lost.
T. J. Morgan, of the Truax Land
and Grain Co., of Mitchell, has issued
a warning to farmers against planting
small seed that has not been thor
oughly tested. He states that as the
grain was only partly ripe when it was
cut last fall it has shock burned until
much of it will not terminate.
The residents of Hubert township,
near Washington, desiring to have q
substitute for the town mems club,
have arranged to erect a township
building, in which to hold all sorts Of
public gatherings and for a central
gathering and visiting place for the
residents of the township.
Howard will have a salaried ball
team this summer. The business men
have pledged 5000 per month for the
support of the team. This amount
with the gate receipts would make
enough to support the team, it is
thought.
Redskins on the Yankton Indian In.
dian reservation have organized a fair
association with the following off.
Gals: President, Homer Red Light.
niung; vice presidents, Iron Bear and
Sidney Spider; secretary, David Sim.
mons. treasurer, Tacankdeska.
Following a quarrel, Mrs. George
Giffil of Leola killed her husband, a
barber, with a shotgun, and often had
threatened. to shoot each other. it is
alleged. Two years ago she shot at
her husband with a revolver twice.
Reports made at the annual meet
ing Of the stockholders of the farm
ers' cooperative creamery at Castle
wood show that during the past ear
the business of the institution was
double that of the prior year.
The members of the Grace Reform
ed church society of Corsica have de
cided to erect a new church this sun
mer. Members of the same denomi-
aation in Center township, near there
also will erect a new building.
Title to the first homestead in the
Mellette county land opening will be
procured by Col. H. F.. Hasson of
White River. He has made his appli-
cation, and under the soldiers prefer
ence law will acquire title June 1.
The Seventh Day Adventists of
South Dakota are planning IN holding
their annual camp meeting this year
at Ruskin Park, near Woonsocket.
Attorney Gen. Royal c.. Johnson has
removed with his family from High
more to Aberdeen, where he will
make his future home.
The home of HI. II. Loefier at Ar
mour was badly wrecked when an ex-
plosion took place in the kitchen
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