The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-16
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STATE NEWS

bi0OhilES-Il %. Ilthi ANht oboAC
game warden, spent a part of the
first OF the week in Brookings con-
sulting with local sportsmen about
the planting of wild rice in several
Of the lakes in the county. He also
arranged for the putting in of a fish.
screen at the outlet of Lake Camp
bell. This lake is we'll stocked with
food fish this spring, and an effort Is
being made to preserve Ii as a fish
ing and hunting resort.
Gettysburg-John Sloat of this
place has just returned from a trip
through eastern, central and soath-
ern states in an effort to dispose of
the famous Scotty Phillip herd of
buffalo on which he and A. Williams
OF Sioux City have an option. The
herd. which comprises 400 head, is
held at 100000.
Lemmon-The question of q ma
nicipal saloon was Endorsed here this
week by a majority OF % votes, and
after July / Lennon will have a sa-
loon conducted by the Civic Improve
ment association, the profits of which
will all go to the city to be used for
purchasing city and school warrants
and In making civic improvements.
Five thousand dollars will first be de-
posted into a fund to protect the as
ISOLATION against damage suits and
other claims.
Deadwood-From numerous sec
tions of the Hills come reports of the
presence and activity of wolves. Ma
Aaat, iii the southern part of this
county, Is the latest to report the an
finals thick and farmers and Others
interested in the preservation of the
deer and young fawn in the Black
Hills are urging the employment OF
an experienced wolf hunter to rid
that section of the pests. Stockmen
are also urging action to get the leg
islature next winter to increase the
wolf bounty.
Pieere-The stae railway commits
sion will take up the matter of ship
ment of apples within this state, and
a hearing will be held at Belle
Feurche on the fixing of rates on the
oath of June. There has been 2
great deal of complaint that the ap
pie rate from Black Hills POINTS ts
the eastern part of the state hay,
been made so high that they cannc
compete with shipment sof eastern
apples with a more favored rata. ant
it is to eliminate this that the hear
ing has been fixed.
Burke-A weather freak is report
ed from the farm of Louis Sperb,
Gregory county homesteader. A min
Rture, but wicked, tornado, withou
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and in the twinkling of an eye tore
the ROOF off a building and spread j
over about sixty feet of landscape
Loose boards and other light ma
terial lying within a few feet OF tn,
building which was unroofed wer
not disturbed. The roof which wa
carried away and torn to shreds wa
unusually heavy, and its destruction
showed the terrific force of the wind
which was not in evidence in tn
least only a few feet away.
Aberdeen-Carl j. Gustafson @
Brown county. a young farmer resid
ing near this city, has received hi
patent papers on a new device in an
swering and recording telephones
The device consists of a monograph
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any style of telephone. One one rec
ord Is dictated a message by the pei
son owning the device. Any perso
calling up during the absence of tn
operator will receive this messag,
and may In turn dictate a message /
the telephone which will be automa'
ically recorded on another record |
the device, and which may be repro
duced by the operator upon his r,