The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-03-04
STATE NEWS.

Pukwana-OWnerS OF land ad1Ofn-
ing Red lake are preparing TO take
an appeal to the supreme court from
the action of Judge Fred b. Smith,
who refused to sustain an injunction
against the county drilling artesian
wells along the border of the lake.
The plaintiffs In this action contend
that by filling up the lake again
heavy damages will be caused to
their property. The lake was at one
time a hunters paradise. but IL grad
ually dried up. Now the overflow
from artesian wells is beginning to
fill the lake again.
Washington, ID. C.-The senate
has knocked out of the Indian bill,
on a point of order raised by Senator
Lodge. an appropriation of $780,
900 for day and industrial schools
among the Sioux Indians. This
sought to continue in effect the
terms of the treaty which expired In
1909. Senator Lodge raised the
point that this was against existing
law, which prevents the use of gov
Vice President Marshall sustained
the point.
Deadwood-Joseph w. Rouse, who
resides at Golden Gate. near here.
claims the distinction of being the
oldest Master Mason In South Da-
kota. Mr.. Rouse, who is SO years
old, was made a Mason in California
in 1852, being sixty-two years a
member of the order. While a resi-
dent of California he was a partner
of the late Philip ID. Armour. He
was also a member of the first South
Dakota legislature and took an active
interest In early day politics in this
state.
Observation-Disclosures Jensen of
Hutton sustained a badly sprained
right leg Saturday night in a wres-
Ting match here with Jack Shook of
Leola. The two men wrestled forty
five minutes without a fall. although
Jensen had the big end of the match.
Both men were on the mat, Jensen
trying for a fall, when he got his leg
hooked under his opponent and
wrenched 1t so badly hat the match
had to be called of. A soon as Jen-
sens leg recover from the sprain,
the match will be continued.
Miller-With a pin lodged in her
throat which had been blown from
her lips into her mouth by a gust OF
wind, Miss Holmes. who teaches the
Geiver school. twenty miles southeast
of here, came to Miller for treat
ment. DIR. Wallis attempted for sew
eral hours to get the pin. and might
ave pulled 1t from the young lady's
throat where it was lodged. but for
the danger of seriously injured the
windpipe. The young woman then
went to the Pierre hospital, but In
the examination there II was found
the pin had disappeared from the
throat and could not be located. She
returned home and now is none the
worse for the experience.
Chamberlain-With this country
under about two feet OF snow on the
level stock of all kinds were never in
better condition at this time of the
year and the country here is stocked
the heaviest 1t has ever been. Sew
eral thousand head Of Canada cattle
have been shipped in from South st.
Paul. which was all good stun, and
placed among our small farmers on
long time paper. Feed of all kinds
is very plentiful. especially hay which
sells at So and 81 in the stack. Corn
was q very much heavier crop than
anticipated and quite heavy ship
ments have been made by some OF
Y elevator men, especially at Kim
I ball. Quite q number of new settlers
will move in this month. while prac-
fically none = moving out.