Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-10-16
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Western Newspaper Union News servceL

II cost $500 to run the Methodist
church at Mitchell for the last CONFER
ence year.
New cement bridges are being built
east of Miller and west of the town on
the Black and Yellow trail.
Chester can now boast OF a full
fedged newspaper, a resurrection OF
the defunct Chester Journal.
Miss Inger loft of Hudson, and
Martin Anderson of FairvieW, were
married in the Lutheran church al
Hudson in the presence OF 2O0 rela'
tives and friends. Rev. Mr.. Numedai
performed the ceremony.
Richie Simpson, a pioneer resident
of Dell Rapids, died in that town inc
other day. He had been a resident o.
Dell Rapids for over thirty years, ano
had been prominent in public affairs
in Minnehaha county for a long time
August Schultz, accused by the state
of attempting to fleece August rof
show, a Redfield, S. D., stockman, out
of $1,000, was convicted OF consplra-
CIV by a Jury in the district court IN
Sioux City, la. The penalty for con-
spiracy is three years in the state pen
itentiary.
After a bitter fight the Mitchell
council upheld Mayor A. e. Hitchcock
in his recent veto of the ordinance
passed to prevent the saloons OF the
city from serving lunches within their
doors. The ordinance was sponsored
by the hotel and restaurant mems as
ISOLATION of the city.
The Garden City bank, according to
a report just made public, has aggre-
gate deposits of s136,537.91; placing
it second in importance among the
banks of Clark county. The deposits
are the heaviest in the history of the
institution and show that prosperity
is being enjoyed in Garden City.
Nearly 100 volumes are included in
the September list Of books added to
the reading and reference departments
of the Sioux Falls public library. They
deal with biography, literature, fine
and useful arts, religion, sociology
II miscellaneous subjects. No pop
ular fiction is among the list.
Manary, the heavy football star OF
the Sioux Falls high school who is en-
tering upon his SECOND veal at the
state university, will be found in the
lineup of the regular "U" team this
year when it gets into action for the
season with some of it's big games, &C.
cording to a dispatch from Vermillion.
John Jocham, a farmer living some
miles from Scotland, was arrested on
the charge of abusing his wife. AS
the wife did not wish to prosecute the
accused, he was fined only the costs,
amounting to 81, but was required to
furnish a bond of $500 binding him to
keep the peace for a period of six
months.
The Mitchell city council took action
whereby over two-thirds of a mile OF
sanitary sewer will be laid in b al
leys adjoining the Main street. The
estimated cost is $4,000. The action
was takeu despite the protest of sew
eral prominent residents whose prop
erty would be affected by the proposed
improvement.
A fine specimen of a rare bird.
a golden Eagle, was captured alive
near Lead. and now is on exhibition
there. 1t was captured while seeking
prey in an old prospect hole. The
bird is not quite full grown, but wears
beautiful plumage and evidently had
been living on the fat of the land, as
it is fine and plump.
John Dahl, a we'll known farmer of
Clear Lake, was thrown from his wag-
on during a runaway and he struck
the ground in such a way hat one OF
his ankles was ~dislocated and the leg
bone slipped from the ankle joint and
protruded from the skin and pene~
trated the ground for a short distance.
It is hoped to save the injured limb.
washington Springs authorities
have purchased a tract of about 10
acres of land, which will be fitted up
for city park and baseball purposes.
An engineer and surveyor will be en-
gagged to survey and plat the grounds
A lake will be constructed on the
tract. 1t is hoped to make the park
one of the finest in central South Da.
kota.
Mitchell certainly needs a Ia. ger and
better corn palace If the present pop
ularity of the annual event continues,
as was indicated by this seasons show.
There is no reason why it should not;
in addition to it's great value as an
advertising medium for the whole
state, prove a profitable enterprise to
the city that is responsible for it's ex-
istence.
Another wonder of the South Da-
kota climate is exhibited by H. O
Thoreson, of Eureka, who has a biz
patch of Strawberries that is at pres.
ent blooming and bearing delicious
fruit. Strawberries in October is a
new departure for this latitude, but
Mr.. Thoreson has the berries to show
for the truth Of his statements. The
plant is of a new variety and the Der.
ries. instead of hanging near the
ground, grow in great punches on spe-
ctal stems that p"otrude through the
leaves.
L.. w. Kreidler, publisher OF the Full.
ton Advocate, has Just been appointed
postmaster of his home town.
Richard blackstone, former chief 90.
giueer for 35 years, and one OF TIE
best known of the Homestake EN-
ployes, has beer authorized by the
company to take charge of the prop
erty and conduct it as superintendent
to succeed the late T. j. Grier. Mr..
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