Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-11-21
NG.o - ,UCgH DAKOTA.

Two of the five boys who recently
escaped from jail at Sioux City have
been captured neal Murdo.
The fifteenth annual session of the
South Dakota State Poultry associa-
ton will be held at Mitchell next Jan
uary.
Property owners may pay their paw
ing assessments at-SiOux Falls in in
staIlments extending over a period OF
five years.
Sioux Falls has a symphony Orches-
ira which appears to be worth while,
and it is giving some Sunday concerts
that are attracting large audiences.
The city engineer at Mitchell has
outlined a plan for securing water
from the James river. should the arte-
sion supply fail some time in the fu-
ture.
Peter Hanson, a we'll known farm
er of this rart of the Rosebud country,
died suddenly as the result of a stroke
Of apOpleyy. He was Ct years of age
and is survived by a widow n six
children.
Almond Fjerestad and Clarence
Fjerestad have purchased the prop
erty of the Estelline electric light and
telephone company and will conduct
il in future. The consideration was
5000.
The members of the Black Hills Med
ical association, at a meeting held at
Lead, elected the following officers
President, DR.. Ashcroft; vice presi-
dent, Or. Motht: OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
DR.. Minty; censor, DR.. Lyle Hare.
Paul ]. Hofer of Memo claims he
has just struck the best artesian well
in this part of the state. 1t is only
27O feet deep and the pressure is suf-
ficient to throw the water to a height
of 20 feet above the top of the we'll
casing.
At the auction sale OF Harmon &
Moore's white face cattle at Mitchell,
Jay K. Towne of Spencer. Ia. was one
of the bidders, and took home with
him fifty choice specimens. South
Dakota-grown cattle are growing IN
demand.
A crew of men are engaged in con-
structing a concrete and cement dam
at Lake Campbell. near BroOkings,
which will raise the water level of the
lake % inches, and convert it into
one of the prettiest lakes in that sec
ton of the state.
1t is possible that graphite will be
added TO the mineral production of the
Black Hills, as samples from the south
ern Hills which have beer shown in
Pierre lately certainly indicate tina
the mineral exists, and it is claimed
in large quantities.
Albert Binder, Jr., of Scotland, was
badly hurt when the wagon with which
he was hauling hay tipped over and
hurled him to the ground. He struck
the ground with such force that one of
his kidneys was torn loose. His con.
ditiOn is serious.
The state tax commission was sus-
tanned by Judge MCGEE in the Meade
county case where their right to
change figures was questioned. Judge
MCGEE having signed the order sus-
tanning the demurrer of the state, and
dissolving the temporary injunction
secured in the case.
The Beresford city council has made
settlement for the new artesian we'll
which has been drilled to increase the
supply of the local water works sys-
TEN. The we'll cost $2,S75. The coun-
Gil also awarded the contract for the
construction of a new building at the
water works pumping station.
Patrolman Rector of the Sioux Falls
police force was attacked and a de-
mand for his removal from the force
was made because he was alleged to
have struck a man while on duty. Po-
lice Commissioner Dickinson, after in
~vestagating the matter, reached the
conclusion that Rector was we'll with
in his rights and sustained the Of
fcer.
State Land Commissioner Hepperle
has had a force at work on trespass
cases for several months and as a re-
suit has collected 5000 from parties
who have been ~trespassing upon school
and endowment lands in the state.
This collection meets practically halt
the expenses of maintaining the de-
partment, including the forest service
for the year.
The list OF towns with organized nre
companies in this state, in which the
required reports of equipment and
members was not made to the state
auditor prior to November 1, is: Ches-
ter Interior Mobridge, and Summit.
None of these towns will be in the
list drawing fire funds from the insur-
ance premiums for this year on &C.
count OF this failure on their part.
Boyd Cawley, a young man employed
with a t%hreshing crew near Revilie,
was arrested on complaint of a deputy
sheriff from Grand Island, Neb., who
had a warrant for his arrest on .
charge of arson. Cawley consented to
return to Nebraska without q requi-
sition. The alleged crime was oom-
mitted last spring.
A movement has been ~inaugurated
at Centerville to secure a Carnegie
public library building for that city.
An application will be made to MI.
Carnegie for a donation Of either So
900 or $4,000, the exact amount not
vet having been determined upon.
Sioux City and Sioux Falls men
have organized the Sioux Falls Serum
company to supply serum for the treat
ment OF live stock. The new COM
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