Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-11-07
Of SOUTH DAKOTA.

The Watertown Times has leased
rev quarters, into which it expects to
move not later han November 10.
j. L. Nipple, editor of the Capital
Journal of Pierre, had a narrow escape
from death when his auto crashed into
a moving freight train at a dark cross
ing.
John NJ. feeling of the Lincoln no.
tel at WatertUWu, mas Disposed Of his
interest nj the hotel to b. G. Polk of
Milwaukee, who has already taken
charge as landlord.
The Fruitdale Weekly Pioneer is the
name Of a new newspaper which has
commenced publication. j. !" Merritt,
an experienced newspaper man, will be
editor and publisher.
Eugene Cronk was arrested at Wa
tertoWn by a deputy game warden. A
suitcase in his possession was cram
med full of ducks, which he was try
ing to smuggIe out Of the state.
w. A. Branch has retired from the
Mitchell Clarion and w. H.. King, for
merly secretary of the state board of
charities and corrections, is now in
charge of the publication, which he
recently purchased.
Thieves entered the garage of John
Walkin. a Waterfowl real estate man..
and attempted to steal his car But
the night was cold and the machine
refused to work properly, and the at
tempt was abandoned
The state land department accepted
the bid of the Lanphere-Heinrichs
company. of Rapid City. of $3.50 per
1000 stumpage on $4,000, 900 feet Of
lumber on the state forest reserve
neal Custer.
The latest potato report at Belle
Fourche is that F. P. Widdoss of this
city, who raised 422 bushels of pota-
toes on one acre of ground at his farm
on RedWater, seven miles southeast
OF Belle Fourche.
E. jacobson of the state land de-
partment has returned from the north
western part Of the state, where he
made selections of 10000 acres on in
demnity lands for school sections TAX
en- in Indian allotments.
The open season for deer in South
Dakota begins November l, but dis.
patches from DeadWOOd, In the heart
of the deer section of the state, is to
the effect that but few licenses have
been taken out for that purpose.
Edward NJ. Doyle, superintendent OF
the state banking department of Mich
igan, send the banking department OF
this state a warning letter against the
commonwealth corporation of Della
ware, the promoters Of which are
working out into the northwest.
At the November term of court at
Mitchell there will be an interesting
case tried in which the Dakota Cen
trail Telephone company will endeavor
to prevent the city council from sell
ing the $50 900 bonds for the erection
of a municipal telephone plant.
Charles DeNeui, the young son of a
farmer at Chancellor, killed one of the
largest eagles ever seen in this part
of the state. The bird measured eight
feet from tip to tip of it's wings. 1t
required five shots to bring down the
monster bird. 1t will be mounted and
retained as a trophy.
A reward of 800 has been offered
by Sheriff Rifle for information which
will lead to the arrest of d. Ellis
Evans, who is wanted in Charles Mix
county on the charge of selling mining
stock under Misrepresentation. He
formerly was pastor of Congregational
churches at different towns in the
state.
Watertown will have to change its
nickname from the live city to the
Church builder" if it keeps on. The
CongregatiOnalists and the Methodfsts
are raising funds for handsome new
churches yer there. n 10Y the
Evangelical denomination has an
nounced its plans for building. a new
church to be completed by next spring.
The 3-year-Old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Grover Musser of Scotland was the
victim of a distressing accident. The
little fellow got his right hand caught
in the chain and sprocket-wheel under
the dump of a corn elevator, with the
result thai the hand was terribly
crushed. In order to save the child's
life it has been necessary to amputate
a part of the hand.
Myrtle Rumstick, II years of age
was killed near the SisSetOn agency
when the wagon upon which she was
riding went over a grade in such a
ANN that she was thrown beneath
the wagon and her skull was frac-
tured. The family was moving from
near Summit to a new home near Good
VIII mission, and the child was assist
ing by driving q team when the acct
dent occurred.
Sioux Indians from the Crow Creek
reservation are making thei annual
pilgrimage to the farming community
near washington, where they are en-
gagged in gathering such grain as was
spilled on the ground during thresh-
ing operations on the various farmo.
The Indians each year derive a great
deal of pin money from thus gathering
wasted grain.
The farmers of near Freeman are
now actively at work corn picking and
the crop soon will be gathered. In
many instances corn is yielding much
better thar anticipated, Corn pickers
are somewhat scarce as yet and good
prices are being paid.
George Swensen OF Soldier, Ia, re-
ports that the Trip county attorney
refused to take steps to find the muir
derer of his son-in-law,, Henry Glib.