Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-08-22
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

violating the game laws.
David Getman of Lennon has in.
vented an invisible cigar holder and
ket.
Lightning struck the house of j. G.
Cutter at Eagle Butte during a recent
thunderstorm, doing considerable
damage.
September 20 has been liked as the
date for the next harvest festival at
Redfeld, and the Redfeld boosters
and arranging for a big time on that
occasion.
A reassessment Of moneys and cred
it's in seventeen towns of South Da
kota has been ordered by the state
tax commission.
The White Leader points out that
the Brookings county farmer this year
is truly fortunate, for crops in that
section ara all good.
The average estimated market val
ue of lands in Minnehaha county is
ISL per acre based on 763 transfers
made since Jan. /, 1908,
James Nolan of Plankinton cele-
brated his eighty-sixth birthday by
working in the harvest field, where
he set the pace for all the younger
fellows.
AS Freddie Heinz Of Langford waa
driving home one dark night recently
he was set upon by two bold robbers,
who relieved him of $40 in cash and
made their getaway.
The Boy Scouts of Faith recently
took an ~eight-mile hike into the coun,
try, where they spent a day in fish.
ing, swimming and having a good time
and then hiked for home again.
The Roscoe Reveille has again
changed hands and it is understood
that it has been purchased by local
democratic politicians and will b. run
in the interests of their party.
A money chest in the office of the
clerk of courts of Bon Homme coun.
ty a not been opened for Is years,
the combination having been lost.
What the box contains is a mystery.
Gopher bounties aggregating 49,.
1918 yer paid in Day county dur.
ing a period of 80 days. The bounty
was put up by the county commission
ers in the hope of Kidding the county
Of the pests. During a similar period
lasNyear $4,000 was paid for killing
the pests.
George J. Crilly, cashier of the
Bonesteel State bank, was seriously
injured by being thrown from a horse
he was riding while rounding up cat.
tie on. the Chilly ranch, north of town.
His collar bone was badly fractured
and his body and back bruised and
l%acerated.
Miss Gertrude Fischbach has been
appointed superintendent Of the
Sphinx county schools in place of the
late Clarence Clemenson. She had
been deputy in the office for several
years and practically had entire
charge during Mr.. Clemonson's long
illness.
Complaint has been filed with the
county board of commissioners that
the banks Of Dell Rapids, in failing
to list their undivided profits in their
sworn statements, are not paying
their full share Of taxes. The matter
has been referred to the state tax
commission.
The interstate m commits.
sion is investigating complaints filed
by the Sioux Falls Commercial club
hat that city is being Disseminated
against in sleeping car rates between
Sioux Falls and the Twin cities, as
against Aberdeen, Huron, WATERFOWL
and other points.
A real estate deal was made at
Kimball which involves property
transfers of about $4,000. Geo. At.
k.nson, a farmer nea Mitchell, traded
his 7O0-acre farm in the northeastern
part of Brule county for a 4S0-acre
farm owned by Anderson Bros, in Lis.
bon township, Davidson county.
The wool industry is becoming OF
Importance in Lyman county. During
a period of two weeks wool to the
value of $4,000 was shipped from
Presho. The shipments from Draper
thus far have reached about the same
value and smaller amounts have beer
shipped from the other towns of the
county.
The Martha s. Drew memorial foun,
tain has been placed in position at
the corner of Commercial venue and
Second street at Woonsocket. The
fountain is of granite and weighs over
five tons. 1t was presented OF the
city by the late Martha S. Drew, wife
Of a prominent resident Of Woon.
socket.
A fire of mysterious origin destroy.
ed the barn on the farm of F.. w.
Odebar, near washington Springs,
causing a loss of $1,000, upon which
there was only $500 insurance. The
barn contained much grain and other
property, including an automobile, a
corn binder, a new silo that had been
stored there preparatory to its cree
ton in the fall, and other property.
The flames spread so rapidly that 1t
was impossible to say anything.
Sam Gilliland, residing seven miles
west of Yankton, reports that his oats
yielded rs bushels per acre, as shown
by t%hreshing returns. The lowest
oats yield of this vicinity is 80 bush
els. Wheat yields range all the way
from Is to 35 bushels per acre.
Attorney General Johnson has
handed down an opinion holding that
there is nothing in the new saloon
SipDo 1ou To hor tho 11eo pf o1antric