Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-11-06
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Newspaper Union New. Service.

Articles OF incorporation nave been
filed for the Dakota State bank at
Eagle Butte. with a capital of 100000:
incofporators, W. 2. Holmes, J. n.
Holmes, Aberdeen; c. H. Mccoy. Le-
Beau.
While travelling from Sioux Falls to
the Black Hills, Mrs. E. Littlefield, for
merly secretary Of the Y. w. G. A. at
Aberdeen, was the victim Of a pick
pocket, who stole her purse at Cham
berlain.
Wesley, the 4-year-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. George Dixon, residing three
miles south Of Hudson. was u over
by a wagon loaded with corn, his
right leg being broken between the
hip and knee.
Practically so per cent Of 1882 won
en- interviewed in Sioux Falls are in
favor of woman suffrage, according to
the report made public by Mrs. Edwin
Clark. president of the Minnehaha
County Franchise league.
A combination hog sale will be held
in Aberdeen on November ~. The
sale will be made up of consignments
of some Of the leading pure bred herds
of South Dakota and will include Du'
roc Jerseys and Poland Chinas.
Rev. Mr.. Numedal, pastor of the
Lutheran churches in Hudson, at Moe,
at Grand Valley and Of the Trinity
church in Norway township, has been
presented by his congregations with
a $3.50 auto and $500 in cash. Rev.
Mr.. Numedal has worked in his pres.
ent field of labor for fifteen years.
The Interstate Commerce commits.
sion further suspended, from Novem.
Der IL until May IL, 1915, Burlington
and Milwaukee tariffs. which pro-
posed higher rates on carloads Of live
stock between points in South Dakota
and other states. The operation Of
these rates was suspended previously
from July Is until November IL.
Two former South D%akotans, in the
persons of Peter Meddack and Jack
Cellar, who left Lawrence county sew
eral months ago for a visit at their
old homes in Austria Hungary. are ac-
lively participating in the wal in Eu-
rope. So far as known they are the
only South Dakotans who are doing
actual fighting in the European war.
A jury in the Hamlin county circuit
court, in the suit by which Efne M.
Derhoff sought to Gov heavy dam
ages from Lucy A. Cuth, for alleged
SANDER, awarded the plaintiff damages
in the sun of 800 against the defend
ant. The trial Of the case attracted
considerable attention and much testi-
mony Of a sensational nature was Of
,fered.
A fine new Presbyterian church
building in a thickly settled communi-
ty west of Tabor was dedicated with
elaborate ceremonies. A number Of
pastors from outside points, including
Rev. Joseph Krenek of Silver Lake,
Mimi, were present to aid in the dedi-
cation exercises. The edifce is one
of the finest at an interior point in
South Dakota.
A stranger, chilled through and un.
able to walk, was picked up at Mitch
ell and later died without being able
to tell his name, or whence he came.
He was 5 feet 8 inches in height and
weighed 1856 pounds, had sandy hair
and had probably been unshaven for
a month. There was nothing on his
person to furnish a clue to his identi.
ty. His dress indicated that he was a
laboring man.
At the family home on q farm near
White Lake occurred the death of
James Wanamaker, one Of the most
prominent of the pioneer homestead
ers of that part of the state. With four
of his children he came to Aurora
county in 1883 and had resided there
continuously from that time until his
death. His wife died in Iowa county,
Iowa, prior to the removal of the fam
lily to South Dakota.
The annual report of the state In
sane asylum, at Yankton, shows that
there were in that institution juno
80, 1918, 500 patients, and June 80,
1914, 928 patients, with a total num-
Der in the institution for the year Of
1,071, those coming in and those 60
ing out being practically the same in
number. Among the counties, Mime
haha contributed the largest number
of patients with 68, Lawrence next
with 55, Brown third with So, these
three having the highest number, seal
ing down to Mcpherson, Sully and
Dewey with two each, and Ziebach
with one. There are more farmers
than any other one class, with house.
wives second, and laborers third, with
many other professions represented in
smaller numbers. The male patients
outnumbered the females admitted
during the year, there being 1O2 males
and SO females. OF these, 106 are
American born, and 81 foreign born.
Among the foreign born the Germans
lead, with Norwegians next, the rest
being scattered among many nation
allies. Among American born. natives
of Iowa and South Dakota arS given
at IS each, with New York next in
the list. Practically every state in
the union is represented.
Irving A. Weeks, a pioneer resitsnt
OF Kimba11, and at one time . caAdi-
date for state auditor, died a few days
ago at San Diego, Cal. He had been
Ill for several years from diabetes. In
the early days MMsr Weeks was ii the
mercantile business at Kimball, and
later conducted q newspaper.
Old veterans living in Frankfort
and vicinity are raising funds for the