Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-01-23
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

Sioux Falls will do some more paw
ing soon.
The Citizens National bank of Wat
ertown will build a new threeStory
building this coming season.
John ~Borcherding, who for the past
three years has served as sheriff of
Lyman county, has recently resigned.
The Sioux Falls banks made a
larger increase in clearings in Deem
Der than any other town in the cOun-
try.
AS the result of a lamp exploding
Rudolph Blauert, an old pioneer who
lived alone on a farm near Faulkton,
was burned to death.
Without one dissenting vote the vot-
ers Of Haytir, at a special election, de.
cided to incorporate Hayti as a city
under the general laws of the state.
New business houses and residences
to the aggregate value of $47,550 were
erected in White Lake during the past
year.
Fire of unknown origin broke out
in the residence of Henry Witt of
~Bridgewater, entailing a loss of $500
on building and contents; fully cover.
ed by insurance.
Refusal to attend chapel on the day
which President w. G.. Seaman had
set for a lecture on "Discipline," has
caused the suspension of Is members
of the sophomore class of the Dakota
Wesleyan university.
The Waubay Advocate, a weekly
newspaper which suspended publica'
ton some months ago, has been re
Tived and in future will appear regu'
larly. B. w. Kimberly, until recently
connected with the Summit Signal, is
in charge.
Ralph Arneson and Edgar Nesheim,
Hamlin county boys, were playing
with a 80 caliber revolver when the
weapon was accidentally discharged.
The bullet struck young Arneson's leg,
shattering the bone and infiicting a
dangerous wound.
The annual report of Chief McEve-
ny, of the local volunteer fire dapatt,
ment, proves hat Spearfish is in a
class by itself so far as lack of fires
is concerned, for the report shows that
during the entire year 1913 there was
not one fire alarm.
Wandering away from her home in
the night very thinly clad, and with
only a light pair of slippers on her
feet, Mrs. Jacob Glidden travelled nine
miles across the open prairie, finally
appearing at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. West, near washington.
Aftet % years of litigation in the 10.
cal probate. circuit and state courts,
DR.. D.. A Mcpherson of Deadwood has
finally won a decision in his favor in
the United States supreme court to
one-half right in the old Hawkeye
placer, a group of ground almost in
the heart of the city.
The municipal saloon at Sisseton
has proven so profitable hat many
residents of DeSmet favor establishing
a municipal saloon here. It is ex
pected the proposition will be sub,
mitted to the voters at the annual
election in the spring.
Officers have returned here having
in custody Charles Hirschman, a for
mer resident of Piankinton, who is
iltS Si LIZ IL Sc VI ollutLLlt
ment, complaint in the case having
been made by w. A. Kuntz, his former
employer. The prisoner was located
and arrested at Atlantic, Ia.
w. T. Harvey, the former manage
of the Wear-U-Well Shoe company and
Wear-U-Well Clothing OF
Aberdeen, has been arrested and
brought back to the city from Dead.
wood on the charge of taking $191 OF
the company's funds. The shortage
was discovered by one of the com.
pany's auditors while checking up the
books.
The drillers at work sinking an ar.
tesian well for the Wakonda water.
works system, at a depth of about 526
There is a possibility hat the well
- may be drilled deeper in the hope OF
striking a still better flow. 1t now is
assured the well will furnish an album.
dance of water for domestic and fire
protection purposes.
Reports made at the annual meet.
ing of the stockholders of the Web
OlCl SoTopVI y t'liIRS-tts
show that during the past year the
creamery paid farmers of that vicin-
fly an aggregate of s22.S61.3O in pay,
ment for milk and cream purchased.
"A dividend of IS per share was de.
c1ared. All the old officers were re,
elected for the coming year, with
Chas. Ebert president. The creamery
expects to do an increased business
this year
Determining to see the world for
himself, Maurice Carpenter, aged IL,
Of Hudson, saved his pennies until he
has accumulated SIS, and then set out
on foot, intending to make his way
to Omaha, Neb. A few hours after
his departure his absence was detect
ed, and "a liberal use of telegraph wires
and rural telephont lines resulted in
his being found at Hawarden, Ia,
having travelled that far on his jour
ney to his destination. The boy was
very tired and footsore and was glad
to return to his home with his father,
who went after him.
AS the e~astbourd Milwaukee passen-
ger train was coming through what is
known as the Nessa cut, just west of
Canton. it colltded with a team owned
and driven by Roy Cornell, killing both
horses and Mr. Cornell instantly. Mr..
Cornell leaves a wife and small child.