Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-12-03

IA christopher hrauSe, a prominent
pioneer resident of Java, died at the
family home after a brief illness. He
was 81 years of age. He is survived
by a widow and n daughter.
The Central South Dakota Poultry
Association will hold it's first annual
show in Pierre, January 10 to %, 1915.
tSeveral cash prizes are offered in all
~classes, besides silver cups and other
specials, twenty cups in all. Joseph
Thil is secretary.
Clara Strohmeier, the socialist can
didate for superintendent Of instruc-
tion, has filed her expense account
with the secretary of state in which
she shows that her campaign cost
her one dollar.
The state game department has
contracted with the Scotty Philip es.
itate for thirty-six buffalo to be deliv-
tered on board cars at Fort Pierre and
which will be shipped to the state
game preserve in the Black Hills to
j establish a state owned herd of these.
animals.
The supreme court has decided that
Stanley county must return several
thousand dollars received as taxes
from residents on a strip of land
which later has been determined be-
longs to Lyman county. Both cortl-
ties claimed it and both collected
taxes. either through payments by
owners OF through forced sales.
Harold Todd, u-year-old son Of
William Todd, restaurant keeper, acs
cidentally shot and killed himself at
his home at Sioux Falls while playing
with his H-year-old sister. He took
his fathers revolver from beneath his
pillow and, thinking that 1t was not
loaded, pointed it at his sister, and
1T did not discharge when he pulled
the trigger. He then pointed it at
himself an dthe bullet passed through
his chest. Death ensued instantly.
Emmett Ingyaid Helling, aged about
6 years, son of Mr.. and Mrs. andrew
Hellings well known residents Of the
eastern section or Minnehaha county.
latter suffering terribly for a number
of days, IL dead from bu1eas received
liwhile himself and d little brother
were playing in a dog kennel. They
built ID fire at the opening of the
kennel, thus cutting off their escape.
Men near at hand had to e q the
dog kennel to pieces before the boys
could DO rescued.
Josph Fricca and wife. residing
near Terry, have been arrested on
the charge of arson. They are az
Icused Of having set fire to the resi-
ldence DIT d neighbor. When the war
fants al arrest were served the ofic-
ers found that k the parents We're
taken to jail three small children
j would he left alone. 81 the parents
are being permitted TO remain at
home pending their trial.
Charles Downs. q farmer living near
1 WilloWsLake suffered q heavy loss
4 when the hne barn on his farni$Nas
burned. The barn contained ALI MS
I winters supply of feed for his STOCK,
500 bushels Of oats, 300 busheisgso q
jcorn. hay etc. All this was burned
/ togethersWith a horse n othergprop-
erty. The amount OF insurance4car.
\ ried was only about $500, SO hea1qs
was a heavy q
sunday November 20, was the date
fixed asthe time ct the%dedlcation
of the Methodist 81
3Reresford An elaborate program was
tpreparsdYor the occasiOMss8sEhe cnlel
address i the dedication exegclses
was made by Bishop Anceock of tieL
ena, Mont TheSsneW cnuTch e9sa
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