The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-04-24
DAKOTA STATE NEWS

| nom ali over the western part of the
state. Deputy Grand Exalter Ruler
| John r. Russell, OF Deadwood, assist
ed by the officers OF the lodge. went
through the ritual. w. Fl. Wheadon,
secretary Of Denver lodge No. IL, made
the address Of the day. The new home
| cost the local lodge over $4,000 n H.
n OF the finest in the state. The
building was formally opened after the
ceremonies with a big ball following a
banquet at the Smead hotel. @s
PIERRE-The Sherrard memorial
committee has accepted the model Of
Mother Sherrard and three infants
submitted by Gilbert Reisyold, Of
| Chicago. The tablet. when finished In
marble. will be placed In the corridor
tof he capitol In memory Of Mother
Sherrard. OF the Sioux Falls orphans
home, the Sherrards having been In
charge OF that institution a great
many years, carrying on an unremun-
erative task Of love n devotion and
care of hundreds of orphan babies.
PIERRE-Secretary Of State Glas-
ner will send auto license No. 1 to
Sanborn county, with the request that
It be given to Representative Craw-
ford, who introduced the new motor
vehicle law. The licenses and tags
uerers, and do not go directly, from
the state house. al formerly. Many
applications have been made for license
No. 1. ~ 'a.
MITCHELL~-John M. Erion, q pros
porous farmer, four miles south Of this
city, at on time state senator, while
saving on the top OF q tree fell TO the
ground and broke both arms, One
arm was broken just below the wrist
between the wrist n the elbow. Mr..
Erton ts improving, but is unable to
feed or otherwise help himself.
PIERRE-The Indians have grad
ually changed from wanderers, de-
pending upon natural conditions for
Subsistence, to regular, scientific farm
ers. At q recent farmers institute, at
Cheyenne agency, a large attendance
of Indian farmers, keenly alive to i'm
provements, methods and progress,
was noted.
PIERRE-The proposition Of C. F.
Anderson, representing a Pittsburgh
oil company, was accepted for the sink
ing OF a deep test oil well, the first
we'll to be completed within Is months.
Nearly half the leases he asks were
secured within a few hours, and the
Indications are that all will be signed
up within a few days.
PIERRE-John Feiok, lately of AL
II pena, 8. D., formerly of Hutchinson
county, will be employed the LIST of May
as clerk in the office Of the commits
4 sioner OF school ana public lands. Feiok
was "a clerk in the Office Of the secre-
tary Of state when Dave Wipf. or
Hutchinson county, was secretary.
PIERRE-Commissioner OF school
and public lands has received word that
the sales Of land on April II. In Sphinx
county totaled $4,000, with an average
price OF $46.25. The highest appraisal
made in h county was $65 and the
lowest 1880. Only a small portion was
sold.
ELKTON-A nest of owls is the lat
est fraternal society to, be organized
here. The officers are: President, j. l..
Pratt; past president, Henry Buch-
holtZ; vice president, r. A. Little; in
yocator, Enrol Mcdonald; financial Sec
rotary, i. 7. Casserly; treasurer, p. H.
Connolly. r 4. -.
wINNER-A baseball organization
has been effected here, with the fol-
lowing officers: Manager, r. c., Thorn
as; secretary, Lloyd Mengel; treasurer,
]. z. Kisling. The team will be ready
for the Rosebud league games when the
season opens in June.
OWANKA-Homesteaders who left
n surrounding region last fall, ere re-
turning here in large numbers and re-
occupying their lands. Crop conditions
are very encouraging and acreage in
this territory win be greatly increased
over last season fH
CARTHAGE-Members of the local
swedish Lutheran church have been
ADVISED that Rev. C. A. CARLSBAD, of
Ashland, Wis, has accepted a call to
become pastor OF the local church. He
mas been pastor at Ashland since 1903.
PlEHRE-The sales OF state school
lands Tor the present year were closed by
the offerings In Brown county yesterday,
and show an average price of $50.O5, or
practically IS higher than the average for
sales last year. = Brown county showed
the highest average with $s1.22 per acre
on a little over LOO acres.
PARKER-A new department store, q
new bakery. a new bank building, and
some fine new residences are to be built
this spring, and work has already COM
menced on some OF them, the improve
ments amounting to something like 5000
Other solid building improvements are in
process OF contract.
CHANCELLoR-Death came suddenly
to Mrs. John T~ellinghusen, jr, a promi-
nent resident of Chancellor. While seat
ed at the dinner table she suffered an at
tack of heart failure and died almost i'm
mediately. She hadb been sick a short time
before, but was supposed to be better.
PIERRE-Chester, Lake county, is to
have an outing club, situated on the banks
or Lake Madison, ana the organization
has been chartered by the secretary OF
state. The incorporators are e. W.
Brown, c. r. Richardson, George Fl. Pat
ton, and the capital stock Is $500.
CORRESPONDING local booster club
plans extensive improvements to the city
park. which 1t Is intended to make one
OF the finest In the state. The club also
will take up improving the streets, the
plan being to ave the chief business
street grayeled.
HOWARD-The Catholic Order OF For.
esters of Howard Initiated a class of II
members Sunday. The local teams were
assisted by the Salem and Alexandra
teams. An elaborate banquet was given
in honor of the new member and visiting
teams. st..a
PIERRE-Nearly every county In the
state was represented yesterday In the
meeting OF county superintendents,, the
chief discussion being the best way Of Co
operation with the state travelling library
board to secure desired books in schoo
work.
BowDLE-An important transaction il
II $500 zAl.- -