Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-19
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"A. j. Sarner, a Madison contractor,
was seriously injured in n fall from a
building on which he was working
at P~lankinton.
Miss Edith Strever has assumed
the duties or postmistress at Hammil.
Until recently she was teacher of a
country school near town.
John Wilkes, of Spearish, pleaded
guilty O theft when confronted with
evidence OF a trail OF -four from the
warehouse to his own door.
Paul Hempel. OF Parkston, has a
dream OF Il trolley driven carrier to
take the place of the rural mail car
rier, the carrier to travel on the
roadside fence.
George Johnson, OF EGan, committed
suicide in an old house near the rail
road junction south of Egan. 1t is
thought that he shot himself because
of disappointment in love.
The states financial report for No.
vember, shows $523,793 in cash, $685.
96S OF which is in general fund, $49,-
$50 in game fund, $17Z,6S5 in school
fund Which is to be distributed this
month. $17o,211 in twine plant fund.
Farmers in the vicinity Of Valley, in
Hyde county, are planning a rabbit
drive some time in the neal future.
Rabbits are unusually thick this year
n it is planned to organize two
sides and stage a competitive drive.
Harold COnklin, aged %, son of G
well known Kingsbury county farmer,
died from injuries received when a
part OF a corn Smelling machine ne
was assisting in operating broke loose
n struck him a terrible blow. lie
lived only ten minutes after being
struck.
An uncancelled check has beer
found in Sioux Falls, drawn April IS,
1855. payable to A. Johnson, by Arth-
Ur Johnson of that city. The check
was made out by D.. w. Sites, at the
time deputy treasurer of Minnehaha
county. 1t has never passed through
the clearing house.
a peculiar case is reported from
Vendor township, near Pukwana,
where Alois Kepola, q well known
farmer, became insane as h result
of lead poisoning. His condition was
found SO serious that it will be neces-
sary to send him to the state hospital
for the insane at Yaukton.
d. In the belief that a "firebug' may
have been operating at Platte, lnsur-
aDcc Commissioner Stahlen and a dep
uty have been there investigating a re-
cent fire which destroyed the Roger
house in Castalia township. The Of
ticers would lot discuss h nature OF
the evidence which they had secured.
z. A. Paulson, buttermaker at the
Webster Cooperative creamery, has
received a silver cup, gold-lined, re-
Gently awarded him by the National
Creamery Buttermakers' association
for having on exhibition at h recent
butter show in Chicago, the highest
test butter exhibited from South Da-
kota.
While driving in their automobile,
. 6. H. Getman and family, of Mcln-
tosh were all painfully injured and the
automobile was rendered a total wreck
as it dashed over a steep enbankment
on the old Wade trail near Mcintosh.
The machine dropped a distance Of 10
feet while going at a good rate Of
speed.
Rev. B. F. Tilley, for the past three
years pastor Of the First Baptist
church of Mitchell, has offered his
resignation, to take effect March !,
1914. In the time hat Rev. Mr.. TIL
ley has occupied the Mitchell pulpit
he has doubled the membership OF the
church and built a new stone struc'
ture. Completion Of his mission IN
Mitchell is given as the reason lot
the resignation.
THROUGH a local item in the Ortley
Outlook, +. NJ. Pearson, a travelling
medicine man" known as "Dr. Bliss
found his son from whom he had beer
separated for many years. Inc son a
weli-to-do stock buyer at Sacred heart
Mimi, happened to pick up a copy or
the Outlook at a hotel and saw a men
ton OF mis- father. he communicated
with .'Dr. Bliss" and a reunion Of IA
Their and son followed.
Perkins county nimrods matched
skill recently with the hunters or Cor
son county. in a rabbit hunting con
test. When the count was made at
the close III IL udy VI SAS
there was found to be a grand total
of 500 jackrabbits, making two douoie
wagon box loads. The average XII
per man from Corson county exceed
chat of the Perkins county sportsmen
and the latter paid for an oyster sup
ser and a dance.
Andrew Marsh, Of Vanderbilt, a plo-
neer Of the Dakota territory dating
hack TO the time of the civil war, dled
at Aberdeen from the complications
resulting from several years
Marsh came to Dakota driving a hero
of cattle for the use of the soldiers
of Fort Lincoln. He was then various
" engaged at wood cutting, stock rais'
ing and prospecting along the mis-
gouri river and in the Black Hlll unth
he retired eight years ago.
The arrival at Winner of a number
of officials of the Northwestern Rali'
road company, and their Inspection OF
tho reei, west of Winner, has given
rise to the rumor that the mpan
r~ontemnlates an early tc
Carter and points in Meliette county.
Rev. G. NJ Peacock, for some time
naetor of the Cottonwood Congrega'
tjonaI church, has accepted a can 10
The uastorate Of the congregational