The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-25
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
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Burglars have been quite active In
Watertoun recently.

nave peFIoEed tie city council TO re.
fuse to license any carnival or street
show 10 give an entertain Gaept in the
town.
Mrs. Andrew Couch. residing on
ranch mar Farmlusdale. broke both
bones in her Tisht leg by falling on
doorstep and was taken 10 hospital
in Rapid City.
Much material has been removed
from the Black Hills forest reserve
The sale OF timber for the rear ending
the first Of July amounted to over
nineteen million board feet. valued at
SIS 5ha
Awakened ty the Ioud barking Of
their dog. Mr. and Mrs E 2. Kenney,
ot Newark found their farm home on
fire, and two hours later the building
vas in ashes leaving a loss of 3,o0a.
partially covered by insurance.
The report Of condition Of the state
treasury shows a total Of s47590e in
ali funds. The general fund carries
sl55.3l7, the twiDe fund S92.7S5. and
the game fund S3s249 The total in
all funds IS the lowest il has been for
many years.
John Myh-o. a farmer living near
Memo. whose farm extends to the
shore OF the James river suffered
heavy loss when the waters Of the
river flooded thirty-acre field Of oats
which was just ready TO cut. The Ell
tire field was ruined.
Grand Army men at Lead are get
ting together and preparing 10 reor-
gaEize a post. The members OF the
Grand Army in that place are few in
number but great in enthusiasm. and
will Try 10 make the newly organized
post one OF the best in the state.
On Sunday the cornerstone Of the
first church building to be erected by
the settlers Of NelIette county was
laid with appropriate ceremonies. The
new church edifce is located on the
scenic automobile highway between
White River and the town of Wood.
The dates set for the Indian fair for
Cheyenne River reservation Indians,
which will be held near Eagle Butte
.,
and the Indians on the various parts
Of the reservation are preparing TO
make a good agricultural exhibit for
this year.
A report 10 the state game depart.
rnent from Webster shows that the
sooners are in the field after the
young ducks which are so plentiful
from the broods hatched in the state
this year. Two men were arrested al
Webster for early duck shooting. and
one assessed fine OF $3.50 and anoth.
er SIS
A large number OF tracts OF Indian
inheritance lands will be sold through
sealri bids which will be opened at
Cheyenne Agency in a short time. the
tracts running from 320 acres down tC
small fractions. and from fifteen dol
lars an acre down 10 small amounts
the title 10 come direct from the gov
eruuent.
Frank Labman, young man
charged with the theft of several au
toDobiles. was placed under bonds OF
s. 600 al his hearing at Webster His
father. q resident of Hecla. was pres.
ent al the hearing. but did not put ur
the bond and the young man will
probably remain in the Day county Jail
until the next term of state circuit
court.
Charley Fendren. the 4-yearold son
OF Mr.. aud Mrs. Hendren, living near
Wakonda. was the victim of fatal
accident when he fell from a railroad
bridge on which he was playing. break.
ing his neck. Some men were work.
ing on the bridge and the child was
playing about ii when he lost his bal
ance and fell TO the ground beneath,
distance of fourteen feet. striking on
the rocks and breaking his neck.
After being unconscious for three
days, due to being struck by light.
ming. James Rankin went to Rapid City
recently TO consult a doctor as to
whether or not he was in a normal con.
dtion. Rankin was driving binder
in a wheat field when he was struck by
a bolt of lightning, which played some
queer pranks, cutting his hat in two,
burning the hair from one side of his
head, singeing one eyebrow. half his
mustache and whiskers. He was
knocked off the binder and picked up
| for dead, and remembered nothing of
the affair until three days later when
he was surprised to find himself in bed
surrounded by neighbors.
That alfalfa raising is spreading to
the higher prairie lands in South
| Dakota is shown in the reports
| brought in from all over the prairie as
| TO fine stands of this forage crop. NJ
| Gorham, of western Sully county. re-
| ports fine stand on his second year
| field of seventy acres, and that he had
an excellent seed crop until hail bat
| tered his field short time ago. 1t
was feared for time that the wet
| weather would affect the seed crop for
this year, but raisers say the change to
| dry warm weather has changed that