Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18
NEWS OF SOUTH Dakota


Preparations have been co,nnleted
Tor big race meet and baseball tour.
nament. to be held in Klmball on June
20 and 30.
The Milwaukee railroad has began
preparations to put twenty men at
work In South Dakota gathering sta.
tistics as to passenger and baggage
business.
For the first time since the old
South Dakota league blew up. Redfielt
has decided to take little whirl at
the national pastime and has organ
lied ball team.
preliminary arrangements have been
made for the erection at Castlewood
this year of fine new Catholic
church building, which it is estimated
will cost between $4,000 and $4,000.
A pontoon bridge for the Missouri
river. at old Fort Randall, is proposed
in articles of Incorporation filed by
the Fort Randall Pontoon Bridge com
pany, with headquarters at Fairfax,
and capital of $4,000.
Henry Pheano, Brule Sioux In.
dian, who was arrested on the charge
of stealing cattle. as the result OF his
appearance before a White River JUS
tice entered plea of guilty. He will
be taken before Judge Williamson for
sentence as soon as arrangements can
be made.
Cold and rainy most of the time,
yet the crops look we'll around Hecla.
Farmers are many of them cultivating
their corn fields. and small grain
never looked better in that vicinity.
AS whole people there are feeling
very optimistic in regard to the out
come Of the 1915 crops.
The state fire marshal has made an
investigation of two recent fires in
Estelline. Before departing he stated
that while he had not been able to
secure evidence necessary to warrant
arrests being made, there was no
doubt IN his mind that the fires were
both of incendiary origin.
The members of the Veblen board
of education have had served upon
them an injunction restraining them
from further action in the matter OF
constructing a new public school
building this year. An effort will be
made by the board of education to
have the Injunction dissolved
Winter wheat is beginning to head
out in northwestern Trip county and
the present indications are that the
wheat crop will be the best in the
history Of the Rosebud. The oats
crop also is extra fine. The corn out.
look is rather backward on account
of too much rain and cool weather.
The work of organizing tennis as
ISOLATION at Wagner has been CON-
pleted. The association starts out
with good charter membership. DR..
R. H. T0wnsley was elected president
and manager. Fine courts are being
fitted up. Later in the season an eff
fort may be made to hold tourna-
ment.
The Milwaukee railroad has, with
the assistance of the people of Vivian.
concluded the arrangements for
bridge across the White river. so that
the people of Witten and vicinity can
secure access to that road. This will
be a great help to the many people
i in the western part of Trip county.
and also much of Mellette county.
Records kept by c. A. Nystrou. of
Buffalo Gap. show that the rainfall
| for the year, up to June 1. in this
vicinity has aggregated IA inches
During the entire growing season last
year there were only six inches of
rainfall. The rainfall thus far this
| year is the heaviest for many years
and makes it practically certain that
this territory will raise abundant
crops.
| for the annual picnic and celebration
OF the old settlers of Hamlin county,
! which will be held at Lake Pointsett
on Wednesday and Thursday, June %
and "a. Features each day will be
ball games between the Castlewood.
Byrant and Hayti teams. Governor
Byrne has been invited to be present
at the celebration and make an ad-
dress, and it is expected he viii &C.
cept
A movement has been inaugurated
to secure aid from the state game war
den in securing summer outing
place in western Sully county by
building dam on Medicine creek at
a point where a good sized lake can
be formed. The state engineering de.
partment will make an investigation
and ascertain if the plan is feasible
If it is, one of the leading fishing and
hunting resorts in this part of the
state win be built up.
Matt Plunkett of Central City
widely known throughout the state
died Unexpectedly at his home
after a brief illness from pneumonia
He was about GA years old and is sur
vived by two sons and two daughters
His wife died year ago. Mat
Plunkett was sheriff of tn county ir
1896, and in 1908. and was a leader
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