Sioux County pioneer., 1916-02-25
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Western Neusparer J.nion New, Service

Western Newsnaner u'nioa News Service
Miller Odd Fellows have purchased
building which will be converted in
to lodge home for the Odd Fellows
and Rebekah lodges, instead of rent
ing.
| Armour automobile owners have or
ganized an association, and during
the coming spring and summer will
materially aid in improving the pub
lie highways leading to and from Ar
motif.
Witten voted tt0n the proposition
of incorporation and it carried by
vote OF to /. Witteh expects rapid
growth, as the crops in that section
for the past two years have been ex
cellent.
The proposition to bond consolidat.
ed school district No. l in the sum of
IS coo; for the purpose of building
new school Ebtise; carried at Roslyn
by a majority OF IL. A total OF 1855
votes was rolied.
Farmers in the territory adiaeeDt 10
Mitchell have drafted articles Of ine6r
poration for a cooperative supply
house. aid viii establish warehouse
in Mitchell The organization is cap.
italized for 100000.
| A large number of the farmers Of
near washington have organized a
| farmers club, and will hold meetings
at intervals 20 discuss various branch
cf Tn
ters which will be helpful to them.
Miss Emma j. Hemauer Of Sioux
skoug's candy kitchen, Sioux Falls,
has entered the Beauty and Brains"
contest being conducted by Photoplay
magazine, according to communica-
tion received from that publication.
Sioux Falls is one of 1,727 conmuni.
ties throughout the country which are
considering some preparation for
"Baby Week" campaign, according to
bulletin Issued by the Children's bu-
reau of the L. S. department of labor.
Sol Bloom, one Of the oldest mer-
chants in Deadwood and we'll known
through the northwest, suffered par.
alytic stroke at his home there and is
in serious condition. Mr. Bloom
whose exact ace is not known. is be-
lieved to be close to IS years of age
At the family home in Sioux Falls
occurred the death of Rev. Thomas
Thompson, aged 54, one of the best
known clergymen of that section of
South Dakota and adjacent territory
in northwestern Iowa and southwest
ern Minnesota. Death resulted from
stroke of paralysis.
At meeting of farmers in the vicin.
ity of Miller which was addressed by
H. o. Bratsberg of Aberdeen. presi.
dent of the Farmers Equity Union of
that place, steps were taken toward
the organization of an Equity Union
at Miller and the building of farm.
ers' elevator.
George Davis of near Lantry. who
started with three cows and two year.
lings little over five years ago, now
has herd of 43 head of cattle. and
expects a crop of calves this spring
of % head. During this time he has
bought seven head of cattle. but has
sold the same number, the herd being
the natural increase.
A shortage of horses is being feared
in the state owning to the activities of
French army horse buyers. who claim
that they have purchased and shipped
upwards of 1000 horses from near
Mobridge alone during the last year.
They are still buying and paying fam
cy prices for horses to be used at the
European battle front.
Frank ]. Purdy of Mitchell has just
been appointed by United States Sen.
ator E. S. Johnson as one of the ser.
geant-at-arms in the senate at Wash
ington to fill vacancy. Mr.. Purdy
will leave as soon as he can dispose
of his bill posting, painting and paper
hanging business, either by sale or
lease. He has been active in the Dem.
ocratic faction in Mitchell for sew
eral years.
A course in embalming and sanitary
science offered this year for the first
time at the University of South Da-
kota and preliminary to the state ex-
| animation of embalmers at Pierre on
May 1S. will start at Vermillion on
March 8 and continue until April 10.
The scientific subjects. which include
work in anatomy, bacteriology, chem
istry and sanitary science are under
the direction of the college of medi
cine. Mr.. Callawav. of Vermillion.
| will have charge of the practical work
of embalming and funeral direction.
A controversy extending over
number of years between the farmers
whose land adjoins the public high
way between Brooklyn and Pleasant
townships in Lincoln county. near
Beresford, finally has been adjusted to
the satisfaction of all concerned. The
difficulty arose over survey made
in the pioneer days. 1t was deter
mined by the farmers interested that
the old homestead survey made in
1876 by Horance Austin should be the
standard in future. The claim of the
residents of Brooklyn township was
that they were short about a rod OF
land, which cuts great deal of figure
uOW lIdI ld!H ltiiA III NiSIAhlS
has become so valuable. In the pio-
neer days few acres more or less
made little difference.
A complete file of almanacs since
the year 1878 has at last been secured
by the department of history. after ?
number of years. search through Sec
ond hand lists. The almanacs give O..
surprising lot of current event mate
rial of the times. and are found very
useful in reference library work. Very
frequently questions asked by citizens
of the state concerning conditions OF
years, are answered through the use
Of these booklets. The writings o!
some of the old we'll known personages
of the United States are contained in
many of them.