The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-10-08
STATE NEWS

Chamberlain -AlDert Thaler, EN-
ployed with a thrashing crew operat-
ingxon q Charles Mix county farm,
lost a foot as the result of falling
into the separator. His left foot was
caught and ground TO pieces before
The machinery could be stopped.
Amputation was necessary at the in
step In order to save his life.
Sturgis-The case Of the state VS..
Harold M. Cooper OF the defunct
Meade County bank. on trial here in
circuit court, ended at midnight whom
the jury brought in a verdict Of
guilty. The case has been ON trial
for ten days. Cooper, as assistant
cashier Of the bank was charged with
receiving money after knowing that
the bank was insolvent. A motion
for a new trial will be made.
Clark-Mrs. Mary Flanders, of
Bradley, who enjoys the distinction
OF being the mother of sixteen chill
dren. has been granted 0 mothers
pension by the authorities of Clark
county. She will receive $50 per
month from the county funds and
taxpayers generally will consider the
money well expended.
Vermillion- Professor q. NJ. Smith.
head Of the University OF South Da-
kots German department and the old
est faculty member. was stricken with
paralysis following his after lunch
nap. He regained partial locomotion
and Is cheerful. He lie about 20
years Of age.
Henry-Mrs. II. w. wilson was bad
ly hurt as the result of a runaway.
She wal driving from Naples and
was holding one of her small children
on her lap when the horse suddenly
jumped Sideways, throwing both her
self and the child out of the buggy.
Mrs. Wilson became ~entangled in the
lines and was dragged some distance.
By what seemed almost u miracle
none Of the children were seriously
hurt.
DeSmet James Tewey, stepson Of
Martin Brislin. a prominent Kings
bury county farmer, Is la q serious
condition AS the result of an automo-
bile accident. Tewey was driving the
car and had three companions as
passengers. He attempted a sharp
turn in the road to avoid striking a
stone and lost control. The car in
stantly turned turtle. Tewey was
hui led against the steering gear and
twsrwoA sawnIIu IT, 0Nka~ &L..1
young men escaped serious injury.
Bowdle-The PATSY" O'Neill
bunch of 3-year.old steers, As head al
together. were psstured on the Pierce
Il Babcock ranch near Bowdle during
the summer and have just been shipped
to Peoria, Ill. There were twenty.
two carloads of cattle in the herd,
and the average weight Of the steers
wal 1873 pounds. the price paid be
ing 8 cents. making an average OF
$1O9. "a for the herd, or a total of
$50. 583. 80. 1t is reported here that
Mr.. O'Neill has sold the buildings
ON the Pierce 81 Babcock ranch and
has assigned the lease and will re-
move to California, "a he has Sc
cured control of an immense ranch,
said to be fifty miles wide and 100
miles Icing. He is n of the oldtime
cattle kings of South Dakota. but the
encroachments of the farmer have
caused him to seek new fields.
Lennon - Members of the Raschid
family in this county are behind a
movement to establish a f~raternal
mutual benefit society that is unique
in character. The Raschids are Syri-
ans and there are said to be about
1. COO heads Of families of that name,
living in Syria. South America and
the United States. There are thirty
families of Raschids in Perkins
county alone, two of them, Moses and
Peter Raschid, being merchants in
Lennon and most of the others be-
ing homesteaders in various parts of
the county. The plan as formulated
is for each male Radschid to pay into
the general fund of the society the sum
OF 20 . year. thus establishing q fond
for the relief of any Rascbid who
meets with sickness or accident.