Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-05-02
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

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half completed, and work will soon
begin on a 500, 900 high school build
ing. A new Catholic church building,
to cost between $4,000 and $40, OOG,
will also be erected, the work to begin
soon. Bert Eberhart expects to erect
a two or three story business block,
and William Waibel has already be-
u work on an addition to his hard
ware establishment.
No trace has been found of Chris
Grotiohn, of Spring Creek, who dis
appeared mysteriously on April 10.
He walked to Flandreau and bought a
pair of shoes. The day was one of
the stormiest of the spring, inc rela.
tives fear that in walking home he got
lost and froze to death. He had been
living with his brother, Harry, in
Spring Creek township, about 10 miles
from Flandreau. They owned and
worked the farm together.
During an electric storm the barn on
a farm worked by Oscar Vain, seven
miles northwest Of Howard, was
struck by lightning and burned to the
ground. A horse, new buggy harness.
a load of oorn, some hay, 100 bushels
Of millet seed and three hogs were
also burned. Valin, who SLEPT in the
house three rods away, knew nothing
of the fire until neighbors came to as
sist i'll getting the stock out of the
barn.
Without doubt the most unique
bridge in the state has been provided
by the commercial club at what is
known as the Rocky Ford crossing Of
White river, near Stamford. The
bridge is a cable stretched across the
river, to which a huge basket is at
tached. Homesteaders and others
coming to and going from town are
hauled back and forth across the river
in the basket.
The Sons of Veterans of Pierre
have taken up the work of ~reorganiza-
ton to get into line with the state
wide movement to that effect. Their
organization has been allowed to drag
for several year with no effort to
keep it alive, but with the selection OF
new officers, they are pushing for
membership, and are securing a large
nuIl5er for this part of the state.
AS the result of getting possession
of Il dynamite cap during the temper
arg absence of his father, Johnnie NC
Mahan, the ~10-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. McMahan, living near Del
mont, had two of his fingers blown of
and was badly burned about the breast.
TO discover whether the dynamite cap
would explode, he placed a lighted
match to it.
Members of the improvement asso-
citation of Cottonwood have taken up
the duty Of improving the town and
the highways leading to and from Cot
tonwood. A committee was appoint
ed to MAKE an inspection Of the high
ways in the surrounding region and
make a report on their condition, so
the association can work i~ntelligently.
At the state convention of the South
Dakota Elks association in Mitchell
June 26 and 81, the local Elks expect
to entertain fully 1000 visitors. The
two days and nights will be filed with
automobile and motor races, baseball
games. dances and a vaudeville enter
tainment. Grand Exalted Ruler Hill
is expected to be present.
The insurance adjusters have com.
pleted the work of adjusting the loss
es sustained by a recent disastrous
fire which destroyed five or six bust
ness houses at Springfield and caused
an aggregate loss of about $4,000.
Now that the insurance has beer paid
the work of rebuilding the burned
district will commence.
Sphinx county boosters are engaging
this year in experiments with sugar
beet raising. Nine different plats will
be devoted to sugar beets, and the
beets grown will be submitted to ex.
perts next fall for opinions as to SUI.
gar content, and the ACCESSIBILITY of en-
gaging in the work on an extended
scale.
The Southeastern South Dakota
Baptist association will meet in Par
ker May 6-8. Three sessions will be
held Tuesday and Wednesday n the
convention will adjourn with a morn.
ing session Thursday. A session Of
unusual interest and attendance is an
%ticipated.
Members of the Watertown lodge of
Eagles have decided to purchase the
necessary ground and erect a hand
some and costly two story lodge hall
building. The first floor will be leased
for commercial purposes, while the en-
tire second door will be utilized for
lodge purposes.
Authorities of the children's home
in Sioux Falls and the states attorney
propose to Investigate the injury OF
a ~14-yearold girl, formerly a ward of
the home, who was hurt while operat-
ing a pulverizer on the farm of Lud-
wig Mess, in Mcpherson county.
Articles of Incorporation have been
flied for the Bachelor Manufacturing
company, at Pierre, with a business
office in Minneapolis, and a capital of
100000. I~ncorporators, Fl Bachelor,
l.. LeCompte Bachelor, Minneapolis;
James s.. Sebree, Pierre, S. d.
Steps have been taken to nave Can
ton represented at the approaching
annual tournament of the state fire
mems association with a good run
ming team 1t may also be decided to
make an effort to capture the next an
nual tournament of the state associa-