Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1916-04-21
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA

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Western Ns~seapsr Union News Service.
The county commissioners Of Hand
county have arranged for county
road" from Miller to Orient.
James Taggart, a we'll known resi-
dent of Kingsbury county. was thrown
from his wagon and sustained injuries
which resulted in his death within
short time.
Garretson lovers of the game of
tennis have organized tennis club.
Fine courts will be fitted up and the
seasons play is looked forward to
with interest.
Tho city council has sold at a good
premium bonds in the sum Of $21, 900,
which were authorized for refundins
the outstanding warrant indebtedness
OF the city of Faulkton.
John Metcalf, former resident Of
Jerauld county, recently reported as
killed in action in France, has written
his South Dakota friends assuring
them that he is not dead.
Special arrangements have beer
completed at the University of South
Dakota Tor the second annual sum.
mer session of six weeks duration, be-
ginning June 19, and closing July 20.
The automobile owners Of Douglas
county as the result of meeting held
at Armour, have perfected the or.
ganization Of what will be known as
the Douglas County Auto association
Ernest Wilkes, former Sioux Falls
boy. is making good in the theatrical
world. He has become leading pro-
ducer and manager and is conducting
stock companies in leading extreme
western cities.
Langford baseball fans have organ.
lied an association and arranged to
have a team in the field during the
coming season. The business men
have contributed literally to the fund
for the maintenance of the club.
]. E. Pratt Of Clark, secretary of the
state association of bankers, has is
sued the schedule of dates for the
group meetings preliminary to the
1916 convention. which will meet ir
Sioux Falls on June % and 20.
AS the result of action taken at a
mass meeting of Naples residents, a
petition has been circulated asking
the board Of education to call special
election and submit the question OF
issuing bonds for the erection of new
school building.
The program Is being prepared for
the annual meeting in Redfield on
May IL of the bankers Of Group No. ..
which comprises the counties OF
Kingsbury, Beadle, Miner and Sphinx.
l.. F. Altfillish of DeSmet is president
of the group, and A. M. Haskell of Car
thage secretary.
Col. c. r. Hanson of Bridgewater lie
one OF South Dakota's good roads
boosters and is Arm believer in the
idea that every township should have
an emergency man whose duty should
be to look after the roads in his town
ship as a section man looks after the
roadbed Of railway.
Herbert Stier, aged 1S, who resided
on farm near Madison, died from
blood poisoning, resulting from step
ping on rusty nail. The wound had
almost healed and serious complica
tions were not anticipated until a few
days before his death, when blood poi
son set in and developed rapidly.
While Silas Shoup was assisting
County Treasurer w. H. Thompson at
Aberdeen to hitch three horses to a
plow ono Of the animals kicked him,
breaking three ribs loose from the
spinal column and driving them
through his lung. He died twenty
minutes later as doctor reached him.
The track on State college athletic
field at Brookings is receiving it's final
application Of cinders around the en-
tire course. When completed, with a
220-dash straight-away, state will have
the speediest sprinting track in South
Dakota. The track will be in prime
condition for the official state high
school meet on May 10.
G. T. Charnock, secretary of the
organization of county commissioners
Of the stae perfected at Mitchell last
winter, has received word that the
legislative committee of the organ.
fzation will meet in Sioux Falls Tues.
day, April 25. and may remain in ses.
sion for two or three days to discuss
legislation regarding good roads and
bridges.
William Powers, former MAJOR of
Yankton, s. D., and resident of Sioux
City for the last two years, died last
l. 81 I,
was II years old. He underwent ar
operation some time ago. and to that
Is attributed his death. Mr.. Powers
lived for number of years in South
Dakota and was widely known
throughout the state in business and
political way.