The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-02-10
STATE NEWS.


Summit-The call has been issued
for a special election, to be held here
on February 23, to vote on the prop
osition Of issuing bonds in the sum
of $4,000 for a waterworks system.
IL Is expected the bonds will be au-
thorized and that Summit in the
course OF a few months will have
ample water for domestic and fire
protection purposes.
Onida-Fire. starting from a leaky
gasoline stove, badly damaged the
modern home of J.. II. G~ropengieser
Sunday afternoon. Owing to the
prompt work of the volunteer fire de-
partment and the adequate water
supply, the fire was confined to the
interior of the building. The loss is
at least $1,000, partly covered by in
surance.
Carbohydrates OF the local
Women's Relief corps have raised a
fund with which to erect in the local
cemetery a granite monument in
memory of the unknown dead who
served in the union army during the
civil war. When erected the monu-
ment will be dedicated with elaborate
ceremonies.
Yankton-The snowfall in this To-
cality, according to government fig
ures. measures 20 inches, which is
s inches more than the station has
ever recorded before. Tracks are
now clear again. but the Platte train.
with thlrty-1ve passengers. was stall
OIL a 1ny aud turn niuhtc nnor 1Nnm
dali. Plenty of provisions on board
prevented any suffering.
Aberdeen. w. Parmley OF Ip-
switch, president OF the South Dakota
Good Roads association, while in Alb
erdeen, expressed In the strongest
possible terms the proposed abolish
ment OF the state highway commits
sion. He expressed the belief that
South Dakota lis at this time just on
the verge of going at the construc-
ton of permanent highways in good
earnest, and that in a very short
time the state highway commission
would be n of the most important
bodies in the state.
Pierre-A much larger acreage of
winter wheat than for n former
yea was sown in this part of the
state last fall, and those who have
sown this class of grain are welcom-
ing the snowfall which is covering
the crop and giving ii not only pro-
lection from the cold, but assuring
plenty of moisture to give ii a good
start with the coming of spring. The
great factor In favor of winter wheat
being that II gets a start which as
sures it's getting to the ripening stage
before the probability of hot dry
weather of the midsummer period.
Belle Fourche-In spite of the
fact that the ground has been cover
ed with six to twelve inches of snow
for the last few weeks, feeders and
ranchers of this section report their
stock in good condition and that they
have plenty of feed on hand to bring
their stock through most any kind
of bad weather. A few years & an
extremely bad winter would put a
good many stock men out of bust
ness, but since the opening of the ir-
rigated land an abundance of feed is
assured every year and more severe
weather would have to develop than
this country has seen up to this time
before stock would suffer for want
of feed.
NATURALIZATION county is to
have an agricultural expert. This was
determined at a recent meeting of
the Commercial club directors, when
it vas decided to accept the PROPOSE
tion offered by the federal govern
ment for several months. This offer
stipulated that the government would
provide the sum of $1,000 annually
toward the salary and expense of a
county agent. The balance of the
money for this purpose must be
raised in the county. Although there
is some sentiment among farmers OF
the county u~nfavorable to the main
tenance of a county agent, 1t is
thought that this opposition will be