Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-12-10

NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA

Roy Swan of Stockholm while hunt
ing accidentally discharged his rifle,
the shot taking effect in the front OF
his right shoulder.
Milmot must either remedy exist
Tag conditions as to fire hazards or
else every fire insurance policy In the
city will be cancelled.
While loading a wagon with coal at
Fullerville elevator Julius Marks,
prominent farmer, was overcome with
an attack of heart failure, dying al
most instantly.
Harry Straight of Bradley narrow.
ly escaped losing the hearing in one
ear the other evening when he felt in
such a manner that sharp stick was
driven into his ear, barely missing the
drum.
While hunting with couple COM
panions, George Nado, IL years of age,
of Summit, accidentally discharged his
gun, the charge entering his foot frac-
turing the bones. Amputation proba-
bly, necessary.
No trace has been found of the con-
fidence men who recently bilked the
Brown county farmer out CT $4,000 in
cash on a wire tapping game. They
had start of a couple of days on the
authorities and left no trace behind
them.
While removing roast from the
oven with large fork, Mrs. Henry
Faust of Summit accidentally let the
fork slip, the long tines running into
her arm with such force that consid-
cradle strength was required by neigh
bors to remove it.
M. J. Haverly, farmer living at
Onida, has completed threshing the
flax harvested from Is acres of his
land, and finds that the total receipts
from the Is acres will be over $1,100,
giving him net profit of s33 per acre
for the land devoted to the crop.
Good progress is being made in the
work of constructing a new Odd fell
lows hall in Howard. When the struc-
ture is completed the local Odd Eel.
lows and members of the Rebekah
lodge will have one of the finest per.
nianent homes in that part Of the
state.
The figures of the monthly meteor.
illogical summary recently issued for
| the month of November from the
tinted States weather bureau at HUI.
ron bear out other statements that No
l In, VNJn q.
ant month and one furnishing ideal
early winter weather.
Fred Stanley, a we'll known farmer
living near Fedora, while in that city
reported that he recently had secured
evidence that his brother, George
whose remains we're brought back to
Fedora about year ago from Mime
sofa in horribly mutilated condition
was the victim of foul play.
Two accidents of almost identical
nature occurred at Mellette within
three days, when Herb Price and John
Harris, two prominent farmers in that
section, had their left hands crushed
in corn shredders. Both lost several
digits and are receiving medical and
surgical attention at Aberdeen.
Mrs. Christina Anderson, " years
of age, one of the most prominent
women of Bryant, dropped dead while
talking to members of her family
death being due to stroke of apo
plexy, aggravated, it is believed, by
an accident of few weeks ago in
which she sustained broken hip.
n. o. Cooley, who for the past three
years has been secretary of the Aber'
deem Commercial club, has an
nounced his resignation, effective on
January is, when his three years con.
tract expires. Mr.. Cooley has accepted
position with the Yellowstone Trail
association as general agent for the as.
sociation.
An agent for an opera house cannot
plead that he is not the owner as a
defense in q suit for enforcement of
the inspection act is held in the case
of E. H. Carlisle of Brookings, who en-
tered the plea that he was only acting
as an agent, and was not responsible
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the state law.
A coroner's inquest over the remains
Of Clarence Peterson Of Sinai result
ed in a verdict that the deceased came
to his death from natural causes. Pc
derson was found in an intoxicated
condition and was taken home by a
neighbor in the latter's car. When
the neighbor went to lift the man from
the car, he was dead.
The contract has been awarded by
the county commissioners for the con-
struction of a large drainage ditch in
Lincoln county, which will reclaim
several thousand acres of land, which
heretofore has been too wet for agri.
cultural purposes. The ditch will be
about two and one-half miles in length
and will cost about $1,000.
| Arthur Chittick, chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee of the state high
school debating league, has sent to
the members of the league a map of
the state showing the districts estab-
lished by the league, and a bulletin Civ:
ing instructions to the different
schools in the organization in prepa.
ration for the opening of the 1915 de-
batting schedule, January %.
The report of the 1915 census Of
South Dakota is printed and being dis
tributed over the state, making quick
showing of the work of that depart
ment.
At Wakpala, a young girl who had
been tilted by her lover left farewell
note, stating she intended to poison
herself. A searching party found her
body lying by the roadside, apparently
dead, but physician who was sum-
moned, after examining the supposed
CORPSE" stated it was simply an ex.
pert case of shamming. Then the girl
suddenly recovered consciousness, and
returned to her job in a restaurant.