Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-01-03
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

The city building at Arlington is De-
ing enlarged and otherwise improved.
The commercial club has taken
steps to have Iroquois placed on n
of the great automobile highways.
Tyndal volunteer fire department
has been provided with new equip
ment, including a chemical engine.
A new creamery is nearing compile
ton at Marion and is expected to be
ready to be turned over to the CO.
operative company early in the COM
ing year.
The Sisseton Standard in an arti-
Gle contended the schools of that
town are equal to any in the state,
size Of the town considered-and
proved it.
mas time. In most years teams are
crossing before the first of December,
but at the present time there is a
~wide-open channel between that
place and Fort Pierre.
The creamery deal Faith business
men had on with a promoter has fall.
en- through, temporarily at least, but
thai doesn't mean there will not be a
creamery in Faith a little later.
The Utica Times, a local weekly
newspaper, has a new editor in the
person of F. A. Wagner, a local bank
er, who will conduct it in future in
connection with his banking bust.
ness.
A movement has been inaugurated
to organize a cooperative company
and establish a creamery at Chancel-
lor. Such an institution is prom
ised loyal support by the farmers of
the surrounding territory.
C. w. Smith, the Herried creamery
buttermaker, wrote an article on
"Why is the dairy business on a high.
er level where there is a local cream.
ery?" that won first prize at the State
Dairy association meeting and has
been reprinted.
Bookings people are rejoicing over
the receipts Of definite word from
Washington that the plans for the
new government building there will
be completed in time for the recep-
ton of bids for the structure shortly
after March l.
The county commissioners have
concluded the sale of bonds at Fair
fax to the amount of 500, 900, which
were voted to take up outstanding
county warrants of that amount.
There were numerous bidders and
the bonds sold at a good premium.
Az orD1i1ofi0, hos hoon mo1o fn
the governor for pardon, by Milo
Plumb, sent from Fall River county
on a rustling charge, the sentence be-
ing one in which the governor can
AXE action without recommendation
of the state pardon board.
AS the result of his preliminary ex-
animation at Winner, Geo. Mckee has
been held for trial at the next term
Of circuit court on the charge Of
was arrested as an accomplish, has
not yet had his preliminary hearing.
Through the efforts of c. w. John
son, a well known business man, a
better farming congress will be held
in Salem during February, the exact
date to be selected later. The princi-
pal speakers will be DR.. E.. w. Taylor
of Moline, Ill, a soil expert, formerly
of Ames college, Iowa.
AS the result of falling and dislo-
eating her arm, Grandma Douglas, the
aged mother of James Douglas, a Gay
vile business man, is dead. The in
jured arm was cared for and reset,
but she had not entirely recovered
from the shock when pneumonia set
in and she died a short time later.
After being at librety only about
"a hours, Robert Spotted Eagle, a
Sioux Indian, who made his escape
from the Jail at Platte, was recap
tured, and he again occupies his old
cell in the Jail. This is the second
time he escaped, and as long as he is
in jail he will be more closely watch.
ed in the future.
Sam Hadcock of Bixby was arrested
on a charge of having in his posses
sion six head of cattle that did not
belong to him, and the brand worked
over. 1t developed at the investiga-
ton that the cattle had been taken
up for trespass, and the owner, to
avoid paying charges against them,
stole them from the pound and made
a deal with Hadcock to york over the
brands and turn them into his herd.
William Kade received a 2-year SEN
tence at the term of court in Fyndall
on the charge of having held up a
man in the country. Kade was con-
victed on the evidence of Dan Kel-
ley, who was an accomplice in the
holdup and turned states evidence to
save himself, The pair got but $1S in
their holdup. Ed Shaver was dis
missed from custody when his case
was called. He a up on a criminal
charge of peddling in Bon Homme
county without a license. The case
became quite famous, in that it test
ed the validity Of the peddlers' license
law.
This is the first time for many,
years that the Missouri river has re-
NAMED open at Pierre up to Christ
Michael Snider, who has been en-
ployed about Woonsocket for some
time, was arrested and entered a plea
of guilty to the charge of forging a
check for S24 He will he sentenced