The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-06
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mated by President wilson for regis
ter OF the general hand once IT Rapid
City.
Bonds have been voted for the erec-
ton Of . new pubic school building
near New York mine in the vicinity
OF Custer
WorEmen cutting q deep grade for
. road uncovered q rich vein OF lead
ore st Deadwood- The property viii
be developed
Ray Houghton Of Hot Springs suf-
fered three broken ribs and internal
injuries when lis automobile tipped
over near Huron.
The business men o. Emery held .
big Labor day celebration Music for
the occasion was furnished by the
Bridgewater band
The thirty-frst anniversary Of the
pastcrate of DR.. A {. McCauley OF
the Presbyterian church at Bridge
water was observed recently.
Mrs Anna OConnall, ninety-two
e-cs 14'ls d4-A iaet NSth Tie
near Madison which she bomesteadec
with her husband thirty years ago.
Robbers entered the Close drug
store al Fulton and secured a lot,
consisting of watches and jewelry
No trace Of the thieves has been
found
Martin T. Shoemaker, who In the
early days drove a stage from Custer
to Deadwood, was buried at Custer
last week. He died al Newcastle,
Wyo. He was eighty-six years old.
Miss Ann Dickinson, Sioux Falls
stenographer, has sued Herman r
Kreiser, prominent Sioux Falls
druggist, for $4,000 damages, alleg.
ing breach of promise. Kreiser 10
married
The eight.year-old daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. j. Z. Lankin, living nea,
Wagner. was struck ON the shoulder
by bolt of lightning while pumping
water. Aside from being burned
slightly, she was uninjured.
'coi6 NDli NdE
killed at Big Stone by bolt Of light
ming while telephoning during a Sc
we're electrical storm last week. His
wife had left the room, and when she
| rushed back found him dead
Poking pig with the butt of a
shotgun caused the death of Johr
Dunway, a farmer living in HaakoT
| county. Dunway was hunting for q
chicken hawk and the gun was dis
charged as he showed the animal ou
| OF the way
The state railway commission hal
| refused to accept the new schedule
| OF increased intrastate rates which
| express companies operating in Soutl
Dakota sought to file under recen
rulings OF the interstate commerc,
| commission.
| John Houk, a farmer near Yank
ton. was scalped while motoring. HI
| attempted to pass . wagon at higi
| speed. in the dark, and q hay rake
| hanging over the side OF the wagon
| caughts its teeth in his hair and tor,
his scalp on.
Mitchell's first street car was un
loaded last week and will be place.
in operation soon on the three mile
| OF new track in the city to meet tn.
terms OF the company's franchise
The new car viii be propelled b!
gasoline power.
| Roy Ohmstead had a narrow escap,
from serious injury at Watertowr
when his automobile caught fire an,
blew up, the explosion coming jus
after he started away from the ma
| chine. Only the engine and meta
parts Of the machine remained.
| Supposed to have been kidnapped
and with all the residents of Estelin,
searching for her, the threeyear-olt
| daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Bur
/; ras was found sleeping calmly in I
basket of clothes on the third floor o
hotel, where she had crawled un
seen by any OF the hotel employees.
Mr. and Mrs William Whitcom,