The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-26

three deputy sherins for hts nperry.
he was adJudged insane and sent to
fankton Oyerstudy is said to b the
cause Tor his arrangement
In the rescue of his five-yearolA son
from his burning home Ferdinand NIL.
Ter, farmer living near Mellette,
nearly lost his life. Miller seized the
boy an attempted to escape through
shed whore the fire originated. He
lost his way In the smoke filed room
and wa severely burned about the
head an1 hands. The house and con.
tents were totally destroyed.
The rejection OF the petition of Carl
J. Gundn-son of Vermillion, who was
q candidttn Tor nomination to the su-
preme court bench on the Republican
ticket, leaves Judge f. G. Smith. a
present m"mher of the supreme court.
without opposition for denomination
and reelection. The petition of Mr.
Gunderson vas rejected for lack Of a
sufticicnt number of legal signatures
Thosc Ia large Of arrangements for
the intersfatc interscholastic track and
field meet at the University Of South
Dakota on May 12 have decided to fol,
low las Years precedent and send the
winner o. the highest number of points
to the Stag meet at Chicago. The
contestant winning the first honors at
VermilIion will have all his expenses
paid to the big meet at Chicago early
in June
That the hreaking up of large herds
has not limited brand filings. but
has in fact increased them, is shown
By the work of the state brand com
mission al the session Just ended The
commission passed upon 800 different
brands, he largest number ever
brought al one meeting. The owners
Of even few head Of cattle feel they
are safer If their stock carries an
identincation mark.
track and field men from fourteen
schools In South Dakota and Iowa
are headed toward the interstate inter
scholastic meet to be held at Vermil
lion under the auspices of the Univer
Sity OF South Dakota on May IL The
high schools thus far that have giver
definite assurances that they will com
pete In the meet are: Sioux City
Ia; Sioux Falls, Watertown. Madison,
Huron. Yarkton, Redfield, Platte, Elk
Point Centerville. Parker, vermillioo,
0nd LIE Mars and Sioux Center. Ia
In . debate on the Philippine ques
ton at the University Of South Dakota
the college Of arts and sciences d.
feated the College of law by 4 to 1
decision The winning team opposed
the granting of independence to the
Filipinos in four years and based
their argument on the inability Of the
Filipino to stand alone among nations
and the economic value of the ISLANDS
to the United States.
yellow Rird, an Indian near Wagner.
was shot and probably mortally
wounded by . fellow Indian. who Is
unidentified, while the pair was driv,
ing from town In . wagon. Both were
intoxicated, II 10 said, and Yellow Bird
Is said TO have pushed his companion
OF the seat on which they were rid
ing This enraged the man, who drew
q revolver and fired three times. two
shots taking effect
F. | Cummins, formerly assistant
general manager of the South Dakota
Central railway, In federal court at
Sioux Falls, secured a verdict of s22.-
500 against f. l.. Maytag of Oskaloo
sa, la now president of the railroad
The Ease was suit for slander, Cum
MINIS suing for 100000, alleged dam
ages 70 his reputation as a railroad
man toCa ause of statements rejecting
on his character made by Maytag.