Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-01-24
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

A clever check Swindler is reported
to be working the towns of South Da-
kota.
The Eagles at Sioux Falls are dis
GUESSING a plan t. install a club house
there.
An agitation has commenced at Ar
tesian for installing an electric light
system.
Ole Runswick, a former early set
tier of Newark, died recently at Bell
ingham, Wash.
The Eagle Butte woman's club is
raising funds to purchase a piano for
the school there.
Viborg is a growing South Dakota
town. Eight brick buildings were
erected there in 1912.
Miss Mary Keane is the name of a
Sioux Falls girl who is said to be
winning fame as an actress.
A new bank, to be called the Bear
Butte Valley bank, will open at Stur-
gis soon, with N. E. Franklin of Dead
wood as president,
The eleventh annual state high
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the direction of the faculty of Yankton
college will be held in Yankton, May
g., 1913.
A debating society has been formed
in Yankton high school and debates
will be held soon with Mitchell and
Madison schools on the ship subsidy
question.
Cl;,, 4 Auic Nrnrly h1AInISnn and
Charles Demmick were arrested by
United States marshals al Madison on
a charge OF selling liquor without a
government license.
Fred Wills of Wolsey, while en-
gagged in baling hay, had the misfor-
tune to have his foot crushed in a
hay baler. His foot slipped from a
frosty platform and was caught in the
machine.
Charles Swanson, an ,old-time pros
pector of Rockford, was burned to
death when his house was destroyed
by fire during the night. Swanson's
charred remains were found in he
ruins next day.
A number of prominent women Of
i Iudli hdNc olSdiiLCu OH iIhPAoNS
ment league and will work in conjunc-
ton with the commercial club for the
advancement of Tyndall and the beau
tifying of the streets and public
places.
Preliminary arrangements are be-
ing made for the annual farmers in
stitute, to be held at Miller January
80 and 81. The commercial club will
provide prizes for the best exhibits of
farm products.
Saloons nave opened in Layman
county after a drouth of two years.
The county commissioners closed up
the saloons by refusing to grant IT.
censes when the crops were poor on
the theory that the county had no
money to waste.
The question of filling Lake Byron
with water by means of artesian wells
is receiving serious consideration. The
lake is about 20 miles north of Huron,
and for many years was one of the
largest and most beautiful bodies of
water in that section Of the state.
H.. F. Patterson of Morristown, u
perintendent of the Better Farming
association, reports that sufficient
farmers have signed agreements with
the association to assure the planting
during the year 1913 of 5000 acres of
alfalfa. The alfalfa will be developed
under the direction of the expert.
Edwin Southmayd was found guilty
by a jury 1t Sturgis of the murder OF
his wife, Grace S~outhmayd. Mrs.
Southmayd was shot through the
breast and killed June 9, 1912, and
her body hauled from a field and laid
across a bed in the house. The jury
recommended life Imprisonment for
the defendant.
Frank Neave bought the building
and stock of the Ripe & Naeve store
at Eagle Butte when it was put up at
receivers sale last week. The price
paid was $6,101.14, and Mr.. Naeve will
put in a new stock and conduct the
business personally. He is one OF the
board of county commissioners for
Dewey county.
Six weeks Of married life was suf-
icient to prove to j. w. Oldham of
1eThluS Coullly, lhdI "CuHSo ~ $50
always "one grand sweet song" Old
ham visited Bison, the county seat,
six weeks and n day from his we'd
ding day. and started proceedings for
a divorce from his bride, formerly
Mrs. Sadie O. Reidell. He claims Sa-
die has an infiamable temper, and
one evening grabbed him by his throat
and hair and attempted to throttle
him. He escaped from her, and she
then arose from bed, lighted h lamp
and took after him with a knife. He
claims he tool the knife away from
her. and she seized a hammer, which
he also took away. But when Sadie
grabbed a rifle and threatened to shoot
him. it proved too much for John W.,
and he sought a lawyers advice, after
sitting up all night to see that his
irate spouse made no further attacks
upon him.
The unveiIing of the statue of A. b.
Kittredge was celebrated at Pierre.
The bust was started by Fl. DaI.iel
Webster, who died during the work,
and it was completed by the sculptor's
wife.
Madison railroad men, have received
information that the project of ex-
H.