Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26
NEWS or SOUTH DAKOTA.

known in the state, has purchased the
Florence Forum, a local weekly, and
will publish the paper in future.
The fine new permanent Woodman
lodge hall building has been completed
at Estelline. The structure is one of
the neatest in FsteIline and greatly
improves the business district.
An unknown thief entered the store
Of Webster & Thurston at Buffalo
Gap and carried away a quantity Of
goods and about 81 in small change
that had been left in the cash drawer.
After much hesitation on the part
Of the pie distributors" Bert T.
Reeve has received his commission as
postmaster Of the Howard office. Mr..
reeve has been connected with the To-
cal office as a mail carrier for several
years.
Reese Bradley, of Aberdeen, the t.
year-old confessed firebug, who set
fire to the Isaac Lincoln ranch barn
and his own fathers barn, has been
sentenced to the state reformatory at
Plankinton until he reaches his ma
jority. The fires set by him caused a
loss of upwards of $4,000.
The Canton Women's Relief Corps
has elected new officers as follows for
the coming year: President, Mrs. Lu-
ella Tucker; senior vice president,
Mrs. VIM. Shaft: junior vice, Mrs.
Jacob Haas; chaplain, Mrs. Eliza
WOOdley; secretary, Mrs. D. Lantaff;
treasurer, Mrs. Melinda Bremen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Witmus, pioneer
residents of Brookings, died within a
few hours of each other and their 5S
years of cOmpaniOnShip remained u n
broken, as they now sleep in one
grave in a cemetery near the city.
They were born in the same place in
Germany and We're reared in the same
atmosphere.
What viii be known as the Custer
County Irrigation association has
been organized at Buffalo Gap. with
Yves. Dalby temporary president. The
object of the association is to work
for the success of what is known as
the Cheyenne river irrigation project,
which would reclaim and make produc-
tive thousands of acres of land in this
part of the state.
Ed Anderson, a well known farmer
Of washington Springs, as a result of
a shotgun being accidentally dis
charged while he was putting it back
upon a hayrack from which it had
fallen, received injuries which may
make it necessary to amputate hi.
RICH leg in order to save his life. The
charge entered the leg just below the
knee, making a serious wound.
Deputy United States Marshal Nc
Queen, of Murdo, made an official trip
to the Rosebud reservation, where he
arrested James Bad Hand, a mixed
blood Sioux Indian, who is charged
with introducing liquors on the reser-
walton. The defendant recently was
implicated in a shooting scrape. Bad
Hand has been lodged in jail, pend
ing the April term of federal court in
Sioux Falls.
Bert Moss, Of Hammill. lighted a
IRE in his feed yard to burn cobs for
the pigs, when a hard wind from the
southwest caught the flames and
spread them to the adjacent prairie
In a moment a serious prairie fire
had been started. A number of home6
steaders went to the Gene, but the
fire could not be extinguished until it
had burned for a couple of hours and
had swept over many miles of terri
tory.
Preliminary arrangements are be.
ing made for the first annual tourna-
ment of the Tri-State Bowling asso-
citation, which will be held in Sioux
Falls on January 20, 81 and %. The
association vas organized only recent
". Officers of the association have
during the past few days been CORE
spending with bowling teams of cities
in the northwestern part of Iowa,
southwestern portion of Minnesota,
and in all parts of South Dakota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freer, who make their
home with Mr.. and Mrs. George Cross
at washington, being the parents
o. Mrs. Crossman, have just celebrat-
ed the sixtieth anniversary of their
wedding. Mr.. Freer is So years OF age,
while his wife is one year younger.
Seven children were born to them,
and of this number six are living.
They are enjoying good health for
persons of their ages and are as
sprightly as most persons half their
age. Prior to coming to make their
home with their daughter they were
residents of Plainsview. Mimi, Of
which place and vicinity they were
pioneer residents.
August Zimmerman, of southeast OF
Chancellor, met with an accident, ha7-
ing his hand and wrist ground up in
a cornSheller. The arm was ampu-
tated just below the elbow by the sur
geon. 1t is said he was alone at the
time the accident occurred.
Rev. H. G. Koenig, who during the
past four years has been a homestead
er in Trip county, has accepted a call
to the pastorate of the German Luth-
eran church at Cedar Lake, Mimi,
and will assume his new duties in the
neal future. He will retain his farm
land in this county.
Lee Jukkuri, a 9-year-old boy Of
Lead, was accidentlly shot by Charles
Norton. The boys were playing with
a ~22-caliber rifle when it vas dis
charged, the bullet entering the eye of
young Jukkuri.
Rev. Harry Bennett, for some time
of the Lane Congregational
church, has rendered his resignation,
and will accept the office of special
missionary Of the American Sunday
school union for the counties of
Jerauld RuffaIo and Brule. He will