Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-11-20
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA


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Kells, Lyman county, Andrew L. a
mon. vice l.. E. krug, resigned re-
lance. Lyman county, Mary M. Gull
len, vie G. w. Rose.
Max A. Whited, a farmer OF Spink
county. and J. w. Washington, a IA
borer of Redfeld, have filed petitions
with the clerk of the United States
court to be adjudicated bankrupts.
Editor Andrus Of the Raymond Ga
zette has sold the paper to William
Simpson, who took possession NoVem-
Der /. Mr.. Andrus remains with the
Gazette as editor for a time.
Children playing with matches see
fire to some hay near the barn on the
farm Of H. A. Reiner, near Tr1pp, ana
the barn and a chicken house soon
were in flames. A great deal OF dam
e was done before the first was con-
trolled.'
Fred M. Jump, late of Aberdeen, has
been appointed chief of the Beresford
police department., and has
the duties of the position. h new
chief is a mar of experience as a peace
officer and is expected to make a good
record.
The Lennon commercial club Is
discussing plans for a new eiectrlc
light system. 1t may not be necessary
to install a new system, as the man
ayers of the present system have
promised to give greatly improved
service.
The Methodist church at Corona.
which had been closed for some time,
has been renovated, reopened and re-
dedicated, and services are again be-
ing held therein, the last Methodist
conference having appointed a pas
tor for the charge. q
While playing on a pile OF lumber
at Chelsea, the 4-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson had her left
hand crushed. Blood poison devel-
oped and in order to save the little
girls life it has been necessary to
take her to a hospital.
The Seventh Day Adventists of Flor
ence and vicinity have commenced the
erection of a fine new church build
ing. Members and friends are do
mating the money and labor for the
erection of the building, which will
be dedicated entirely free from debt.
1t is expected the new church will be
ready for dedication by Christmas.
Arthur Erickson, aged %, Son of
John Erickson, living or a farm near
Alcester, died as the result of injur.
les received when he was caught by
the leg in the tumbling rod of an ele-
vator and had his foot broken off. A
protruding part caught his overalls
and twisted his foot, breaking the
bone and tearing the flesh so badly
that when rescued the bone protruded.
For the first time since the second
term of the Cleveland administration,
Pukwana has a Democratic postmas-
ter, in the person of Chas. B. Fousek,
who recently was appointed to the po-
sition. He succeeds w. Sedgwick,
who had held the position for many
years and who made a great record
also is expected to make a good Of
fetal.
Fire destroyed the residence build
ing on the farm of Lars Peterson, near
Komstad, entailing a heavy loss, as
the members Of the family had no
time to save anything but the clothes
they wore at the time the fire was
discovered. There was no insurance
on the building or contents. Eric An
dersop, employed to husk r lost
his trunk containing all his effects, in
GLIDING the papers showing his owner
ship of valuable farm land in North
Dakota.
Sioux FallA employees OF the Wells
Fargo Express company who have
for a period exceeding five years
have received or are receiving gold
and enamel service lapel buttons.
These buttons are issued in series Of
five year service. That is, an en-
ploye who has served the company
for five years gets n button; one
who has been in harness for ten years
gets a different button, and SO on, UP
to twenty-five years. These buttons
are of gold INC enamel and have the
trade marks of the company combined
in such a hammer that an employee of
the company can easily tell how long
a fellow workman has been in the en-
ploy Of the company.
Many of the homesteaders in the
vicinity of Edgemont are construct
ing dams and making preparations to
store water from the winter SHOWS
and spring rains for use during the
hot summer months next year One
of the most extensive irrigation plants
is being installed on the homestead
of Mrs. Heppner, some miles from
town, where a dam $50 feet long, 10
feet high and II feet in thickness has
been constructed. The ditch connect
ing with the dam and which will carry
water to her fields for ~;rrisating pu7-
poses is about eight feet wide at the
bottom. Lateral irrigating bitches
will be constructed from this mann
ditch. The dam will hold sufficient
water to irrigate every acre of land
she wants to cultivate.
The residents of Firesteel are pett-
tioning the railway commission for
better station accommodations, on the
claim that the railway company only
gives them a small shed totally made
quate to the shipping and passenger
needs of the place.
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