Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-08-27
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA

Monday, August 16.
Preparations are being made for the
annual Clay county fair. to be held in
Vermillion commencing Sept. 10.
AeropIane fights each day have been
arranged for the annual Haakon coun-
ty fair, to be held in Philip on Sept.
9 and 10.
Ten thousand acres of government
land will be thrown open to purchas-
ers Sept. 20. The land is in the vicin-
ity of Capa, Presho and Murdo.
Dat yields in the vicinity of Bridge
water have been exceptionally large,
averaging in the neighborhood Of so
bushels. Corn 70 making marvel
GUS growth.
The Faith Tri-county fair next
month promises to be great sue
cess, with an abundance of exhibits Of
grain, farm produce and live stock
already assured.
The seventeenth annual meeting OF
the South Dakota Bar association will
be held at WATERFOWL, s. D., on We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday, Septem-
Der 1, 2 and 8, 1915.
Richard Lewallen, crop expert OF
Mitchell, has been appointed agricul-
tural extension and improvement agent
for Lyman county, with headquarters
at Oacoma. The new agricultural agent
will receive salary of $3.50 per
year.
At an election held in a newly con-
solidated school district near How
ard the voters authorized the issuance
of $4,000 bonds for the erection Of,
central school house, which will be
used by all the pupils of the CONSOLE
dated district
The dates set for the Indian fair for
Cheyenne River reservation Indians,
which will be held near Eagle Butte
this year is from September to 8.
and the Indians on the various parts OF
the reservation are preparing to make
a good agricultural exhibit for this
year.
A four days farmers institute has
been arranged for Sept. 6, z, 8 and 9
at Bison. Some of the best lecturers
and demonstrators procurable have
been secured for the institute, and the
business men of Bison have put up
large purses for prizes for farm, gar
den and kitchen products.
J. H. frey, immigration commission
er for the Milwaukee railroad, is trav-
cling through the farming country Of
northern South Dakota taking photo
graphs of grain fields and other farm
scenes The matter thus secured will
be used in advertising matter for
South Dakota and the Milwaukee rail-
road.
D. E. McClintock, of Sioux Falls.
had considerable trouble with his new
car. At first he broke the steering
gear and the car climbed tree. A
mechanic repaired it and the owner
once again started for hime. This
time something else broke and the car
will recover.
George Turner, son of John Turner,
farmer residing four miles north
west Of Armour, was struck by light
ming Saturday afternoon and passed
away few hours later without re-
gaining consciousness. He was clos
ing a gate when the fluid travelling
along the fence wires struck him. He
was Is years old.
The first figures completed by the
fofa 0f
of agricultural lands, which show q
valuation in South Dakota of $S19, 1OO.-
$50, an increase over the figures of
year ago of $77,6O2,256. A large
part of this is from new lands placed
upon the tax list of the state for the
first time this year.
The 3-year-old daughter of Mrs. Geo.
Chaplin, living on a farm some miles
from Britton, was drowned as the re-
suit Of losing her balance and falling
into a large jar which stood at the
corner of the house to catch rainwa-
ter. There was only five inches of
water in the jar, but the little one was
beyond help when found.
Aberdeen Boy Scouts are home from
a two weeks outing at Big Stone Lake.
under the charge of Scout Commits
sioner Thornton Wilcox. The outing
was an enjoyable one in every way,
and the boys learned to fish, camp
out, boat and swim, all but one of
them being promoted from tender
foot" to second class scout. This one
did not learn to swim, and swimming
is requisite of second class scout.
The Children's home at Sioux Falls
will have hospital erected soon, II
plans under consideration materialize.
Such an addition is a necessity and
the board is looking to the generosity
of the people Of the state to furnish
the funds. The architect who is su-
pervising the erection of the new
school buildings of that city has Of
fered to draft plans and to supervise
the building of the hospital free of
charge.
Joseph A. Carr, a pioneer of Day
county, was perhaps fatally injured
while getting his threshing rig in read
mess for the fall work. His engine
stopped on center" and when he at
tempted to start it again his arm was
caught in the wheel and he was hurled
twenty feet. His arm was mangled
and nearly torn from the shoulder, an
artery was severed and it was feared
that he had suffered internal injuries.
A. E. Parmentier, prominent citi-
zen of Scotland, and an early pioneer
of South Dakota, met death by drown.
ing in James river.
Grand Army men at Lead are get
ting together and preparing to reor.
ganize a post. The members of the
Grand Army in that place are few in
number but great in enthusiasm, and
will try to make the newly organized