Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-05-16
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

Florence. the 2-year-old daughter Of
Mr.. n Mrs. Roy Piersol of yermill-
ion, died Of infantile paralysis after
only a few hours illness.
The barn OF Fred Glassman at Leo
la caught fire from an unknown cause
n was burned to the ground. a COW
and considerable feed also being de-
stroyed.
The survey of the Fairmont and
Veblen railroad has been completed,
and construction work will be started
Immediately. The shops will be built
at Veblen.
Preliminary arrangements are be
ing made to extend the mains of the
Leola waterworks system SO all parts
Of town will be supplied with water by
the system.
Frank Vincent Of Alexandria has
been named by Gov. Byrne as county
judge of Hanson county to fill the va
cancy caused by the removal Of Judge
p. A. Iollman to Mitchell.
Revillo is becoming an important
egg shipping point. In one day re-
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by n firm-breaking all records for
egg shipments from Revillo.
The Dakota Central Telephone COM
pany Is arranging to install the auto
matte telephone system at Milbank.
The Improvements required for the
change will cost about $4,000.
The appearance Of Mellette has
been greatly improved by the removal
OF all poles from the streets to the al
legs. Other improvements also have
been made throughout the town.
Arrangements are being completed
for the sixteenth annual convention
of the South Dakota Retail Merchants
and Hardware Dealers association to
be held at Redfield May 20, 81 and %.
Members of the Wakonda volunteer
fire department have decided to hold .
rousing Fourth of July celebration
there and committees have been ap-
pointed to make the necessary ar.
rangements.
A proposition is being considered to
build a chain of banks along the pro-
posed line of a railroad in the north
eastern part of the state, waiting for
the towns and the railroads to come
to the banks.
The residents of Scotland are SO
la%w-abiding that the city council held
a special meeting to vote the town
marshal out Of office. The council will
try the experiment Of doing without q
town marshal.
Preparations are being made for a
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week commencing June IL. Some ex-
cellent talent has beer promised by
the Randolph Chautaudua bureau.
which has the matter in charge.
Dragged 100 rods with the spokea
caught in the wheels of a harrow, Ed
ward Strom, a young man living near
Beresford, had a narrow escape from
death. His clothes were torn nearly
off and his flesh terribly lacerated.
President Wilson has recommended
to the lat five additional South Da-
kota postoffice appointments, as fol-
lows: William Brady, Beresford;
Geo. C. Knickerbock. Eureka; w. R.
Veitch. Groton; Dennis Foley Memo,
and Mathew F. Ryan, Mobridge.
The Strool creamery, recently es-
t%ablished, has all its machinery in
stalled and opened for business. on
May z. The creamery has proven q
godsend to many homesteaders In
northwest South Dakota. and the new
institution is eagerly welcomed by
homesteaders in that section Of the
state.
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have taken upon themselves the duty
of having a suitable observance Of
Memorial day, and the various COM
mittees appointed are making good
progress in perfecting arrangements.
The residents of Fort Pierre will be
invited to unite with those of Pierre
In the Memorial day services.
The Catholic society of Mitchell has
built an academy building at a cost
of $4,000, and the general pub
lie was invited to make an inspection.
1t las been named Notre Dame acad-
envy. The building was erected of red
Spencer granite and trimmed with
pink Kasota sawed stone. 1t is IS
feet long, with a frontage of rs feet
and is three stories high.
A new town is to spring into exist.
ence on the Great Northern railway at
a point midway between Bancroft and
Willow Lakes, the state board of rail-
road commissioners having demanded
that the railway company construct Z
sidetrack at that point. An elevator
will be built and when the sidetrack
is completed no time will be lost in
demanding a depot. when a full
fledged new town will be on the map.
l.. N. Costley, superintendent of the
Black Hills division of the Northwest
ern railroad has submitted plans to
the business men at Rapid City of the
new s25, 900 depot the erection Of
which will commence at once. The
new station will occupy the site of
the present n and face the roadbed
145 and rs feet in depth. 1t will con
tain a spacious waiting room, baggage
room and restaurant.
Good roads boosters from Deadwood
and Spearfish have cleared away
rocks and other debris on the Dead
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