Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1916-04-06
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Elk Point is again to have another
Chautauqua beginning July 10 with
five full days of entertainment.
stranger giving his name as Walsh
has been arrested on the charge of
robbins the postoffice at Goodwin and
also a local drug store
The next regular meeting of the
South Dakota board of pharmacy for
the examination of candidates for reg
istratiOn and general business will be
held in Brookings, April 20 and 21.
The program of the annual conven-
tion of the South Dakota Sunday
School association has just been COM
pleted by Secretary G. w. Miller. The
convention is to be held in Huron on
May 2, 3 and 4. 1916.
Fifty-eight hogs. averaging 3O61a
pounds at ten months old, and selling
for 1925 per hundred pounds is the
good report made by T. Trenson of
near Worthing. A pound a day 10
mighty good hog growing.
Three men at Alpena paid heavy
fines for disrespect to the stars and
stripes. They tore old glory from
front Of a movie house, and were near
ly lynched by indignant citizens. The
defense was that they were intoxicated
and did not knew what they were
doing.
Harry J. Meyers of Lennox picked
up % beautiful rose comb white leg
horn roosters at SO cents each at sale
recently. These rOOsters are now the
husbands Of over 400 hens. just a CON-
mon average-sized flock, down around
Lennox. And eggs are advancing in
price.
A black eagle was shot by a farmer
named Salt, near Lake Herman. The
specimen was of medium size, meas
uring six feet and eight inches from
tip to tip. Eagles of this variety are
rare in this part of the state, this
being the first one found in a number
of years.
Edward McCardle, homesteader
living south of Hamill, met with a Sc
riOus loss by fire. During his absence
his large barn caught fire in some
mysterious manner and was burned to
the ground, together with team OF
horses, harness. 700 bushels of corn.
quantity of hay and other property.
The general program for the Aber-
deem high school commencement has
now been arranged and the first prep
aratiOns are under way for the festivi
ties that will mark the exit of the sen
iOr from the public schools and the
- l.:
of studies. Rev. o. Glesne will preach
the baccalaureate sermon. This will
be delivered in the Methodist church
on the evening of May 2S.
Mrs. Elmer Knight of Clear Lake.
by quick work saved the life of her in
FAINT child when a tarantula was about
to spring at the babe. The mother
had purchased some bananas and
handed one to the child. discovering
at the same instant a large and lively
tarantula on the fruit, just in the act
of springing at the child. The moth
er promptly threw the banana and
tarantula into a stove. and then faint
ed from fright.
E. F. Bulls. successful young farm
or living south of Humboldt. has the
most comfortable quarters for his cat
tie, horses and other farm animals in
that township. A recent visit to his
farm on a below zero day found the
calves. the cows, and other animals
sleek and fat and contentedly MUNICH
ing fodder inside a big roomy but
warm barn as comfortable as many
homes on similar day. The condi
tion Of the animals. fat and sleek
showed the moral.
Hearing was held at Eagle in the
Pipal bankruptcy case. Pipal. country
merchant at Eagle, sold his stock of
goods to Max Kossove of Kimball, No
vember 1, last. About two weeks after
selling the stock he was declared an
involuntary bankrupt in the federal
court at Sioux Falls. The hearing
involved the money Kossove had paid
to or is to pay to Pipal. Some of
the creditors have laid claim to the
greater part of it, while other credit
ors want pro rata distribution.
w. R. Bondurant, who for a period
of Is months past has been in charge
of large department store at Tivis
as receiver. has closed up his connec
ton with the establishment. The
stock has been sold. except the farm
implements. which were taken over by
the implement concerns which were
among the heaviest creditors. Tivis
is situated at point remote from q
railroad, and the man who started the
store. which would have done credit
to city Of 10000 or 10000 popula
tion. lost heavily through the venture
Frank Zolnowsky, a Scotland saloon
keeper, was arrested on the charge
of selling liquor on Sunday and was
brought before Justice Maus of Tyn.
dali. for q hearing. The hearing re-
suited in the case against him being
dismissed. The case was instituted
by the mother Of four minor boys. who
alleged they had secured LIQUOR from