Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-03-20

we're { led here by Christian E. GunkuS
md wife, Anna Gunkus, of WatertoWn
5. D., before Referee G.. N. Harris
Their liabilities exceed $4,000, with nc
visible assets not exempt. Mr.. Gunk
us was in the real estate business al
WatertOwn, the bulk of his liabilities
consisting of notes given as security
IN land, many of which were signed
oy Mrs. Gunkus.
DR.. L. c.. Mead, superintendent of
the state hospital, and wife have start.
ed on a siXty-day trip through the
western states.
Action has been started against the
Parker New Era by Geo. Weber of Ma
rion for damages amounting to $4,000
for alleged libel.
At a meeting Of members OF the
Pierre tennis club the club was reNr.
ganized, with E. F. Swartz, Guy Erick.
son and Byron Payne as the board OF
governors.
The residents of Vermillion that are
graduates of the state university have
organized a local alumni association
to aid more directly the purpose of the
regular association.
The Sioux Falls policemen arrested
ten men in a raid on the Star restaur'
ant on North Phillips M last Sat
urday. A large quantity of cards and
chips were also taken.
Harry Hill. conductor or the Mllwau'
kee road, who was hurt a few days
ago at Mcintosh, will lose both mis-
leg and right arm. He stepped behind
a train that was backing up.
The Hutchinson County Fair asso'
citation has enlarged it's capital from
$4,000 to $40, 900 and will do it's best
to make this years fair the best ever
held in that part of the state.
The town board of Utica has let a
contract for a waterworks system at
a cost of $4,000. The work will start
Immediately and the pressure will be
furnished by an elevated tank.
William Hopkins, a Sisseton Sioux
Indian, b has been serving a one
year term in the state ~penitentiary for
grand larceny, has been released on
parole, having been a perfect prisoner.
G. w. Turley, recently appointed to
the position, now has assumed the du.
ties of postmaster at Willow Lake.
Miss Nadene Peck for some time con.
nected with the office, has been ap.
pointed deputy.
Hog raising is becoming an impor-
tant industry in the vicinity Of Colome.
as is shown by the fact h a in one
day recently hogs to the value OF ST.
900 were shipped from that place to
eastern markets.
John Won Ommermen, who a few
months ago was sentenced for Illegal
sale of liquor, and who was paroled on
promise of good behavior, has again
been arrested and sent to prison for
the original term.
movement has been inaugurated
at Unityville to consolidate the local
schools into one school in q central 10.
cation. The result of the experiment
will be watched with interest by advo'
Gates of school Capitalization.
The ~taxnavers' league Of Sioux Falls.
with E. M. Sanders at its head, has
started legal procedure against the
sale of $4,000 bonds authorized by
the special election held February 10,
by the order Of the board of educa'
ton.
According to the decision of the
United States supreme court In the
case of Sam B. Perrin, coded Indian
lands must remain dry" The towns
built upon such land will not be al
lowed to have saloons for many years
to cone .s
The Grant county authorities are
conducting a persistent search for an
individual named Harry Michael. ia
miliarly known as Fat" who is want
ed on the charge of victiraizing Coro'
ma business men by passing severa
forged checks.
An unknown man has been arrested
at Sioux Falls for attempting to com
NIT suicide by drinking carbolic ACID.
1t is thought that he is a travelling
man from Sioux City and thai he has
a wife and two children. but no one
can identify him.
In circuit court at Yankton Joseph
Schweinforth won his suit to recover
damages from the Schwenck-Barth
Brewing for the loss of some
fingers while in the company's employ.
The jury returned a verdict for sl,5Oo.
The sum of So, 100 had been sued for.
The pond on the state grounds at
Pierre is now at the maximum size OF
about seven acres. Arrangements are
made to place several row boats on
the pond and the island in the center
VIII be decorated with grass anu
~shrubbery to increase the attractive
ness of that portion of the grounds.
The city council of Webster is about
70 enter into a contract for the re-
building Of the local telephone sys-
TEN. 1t is planned to install an en-
arely new full metallic system under
what is known as the central energy
plan. About $4,000 will be expended
N installing the new system n erect
ing a telephone building.
At a meeting of Wilmot baseball en-
tnusiasts a baseball association was
organized and steps were TO
nave a team in the field during the
coming season. II. n. JOHN was elect
ed chairman.