Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-01-30
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA

ton on February IT for the purpose CT
issuing bonds TO build a municipal
electric light.
Fire broke out in the interior OF L.
R. Kempff's restaurant at Eagle butte
doing considerable damage before IL
was eXtinguished.
The Watertown Norwegian Lutheran
Sunday School with an enrolment or
ESQ is the largest in the state. 1t had
but 35 members 13 years ago.
Fire of unknown origin, but which
is believed to have resulted from a
defective chimney, burned he public
school building at Ward to the round.
Tag day for the South Dakota Chill
dren's home in Webster and Sioux
Falls resulted in the getting of $lO6.0l
in the former and S1,330.O2 in the
latter.
One of the many improvements OF
the Pierre Indian school at Pierre is
The new dairy barn. The school has an
attendance Of more than 200, about 80
Of which are girls.
At services held in ST. Thomas
Catholic church of Bookings, the
mortgage on the church, which had
lust been paid off, was burned with
impressive ceremonies.
The Montrose Masons are making
preliminary arrangements for the cree
ton of a new $1,000 Masonic temple
building. About one-half the amount
necessary has been secured.
The Aberdeen high school defeated
the Waubay basketball team in the
first game of the eason by a score or
SO to 10. The Waubay team fought
valiantly, but it was outclassed.
Preliminary arrangements are being
made for the fifth quarterly conven-
ton of the Rosebud Editorial assocla-
ton, which will be held at Winner Fri
day, February 6. The association is
an auxiliary of the South Dakota
Press association.
A movement is under foot at Brit
ton to vote bonds at the spring cleo
ton for the purpose of installing a
system of sewers. 1t is pointed out
that the cesspools now in vogue there
are a ena to health.
At a mass meeting of citizens OF
Brookings and vicinity, the $4,000 re-
suired by the Luce electric railway pro-
motors to assure the road coming to
Brookings was subscribed, and assur-
ance is given that the line will be
constructed to that town.
Reports made at the annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the Mount
Vernon farmers elevator company
show the company to be in excellent
financial condition. During the past
six months the company has HANDLED
over 16O,0 bushels of grain.
The new city hall building at Elan
dreau is completed to such an extent
that the volunteer fire department has
been able to occupy the quarters which
1t will have in the structure. Other
parts of the building will be complet-
ed in the course of the next few weeks.
The Highmore authorities have just
made the last payment on the old mu-
nicipal waterworks bonds, placing the
| city in excellent financial condition.
AT the rate the bonded Indebtedness is
being reduced Highmore will be entire
ly out of debt in about seven years.
The people of Springfield have petit
toned the state railway commission
for better express service. They want
an uptown place where they can re-
ceive and deliver packages, as the
railway station, where the express Of
flee is located, is more than a mile
from the business section of the town.
The increase in the postal business
due to the parcels post, has caused a
demand for more men in the postal
service, accordingly, for the first time
in many months an examination will
be held at Aberdeen on February 81,
to fill vacancies in the service and to
| secure additions needed by the in.
creased business.
Severa weeks ago. near Milbank,
Mrs. Margaretha Kester missed seven
or eight of her turkeys. The authori-
ties were informed, and the guilt was
fastened upon a 15-year-old school
boy, who finally confessed. Upon
making restitution and promising to
sin no more the case against the
lad was dismissed pending good be-
havfor.
While at Lennon, Judge r. l.. Dill
man admitted Will burlington to bail
in the sum Of $4,000. The bond was
secured and burlington was released,
to appear for trial at the May term
of state circuit court for Perkins coun-
ty, at Bison. burlington was held to
the circuit court on a m~anslaughter
charge for the killing of his son-in-
law, Fred Richards, a few weeks. ago.
The United States and office in
Rapid City heads the list of the six
land Offices in South Dakota in the
aggregate amount of land assigned to
homesteaders during the past year.
During the year an aggregate of 80, 27O
acres was entered and final proof was
made on an aggregate of 1874, 342 acres.
The total amount of money paid into
the Rapid City office during the year,
including fees and purchase money,
was $93,9S2.
1t is estimated that $25, 900 worth OF
poultry have been shipped from De.
Smet since last fall, while the egg mar
ket in the town in the past year will
amount to nearly as much more. The
poultry industry is a profitable side
issue for many farmers.
w. E. Price of Geddes has the hon
or of being the first resident of the
c&,to 80 Co,fb Dolyof, n o,robo.o =,