The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-28
STATE NEWS.

ArlingtOn-A big deal was closed
here, when the Dakota Central Tele-
phone company came into possession
of the property of the Arlington-Het-
land Telephone company, the formal
transfer to take place September /,
The Dakota Central company had
heretofore owned most of the tele-
phone lines in this section.
Woonsocket-The lower half Of
his body wholly paralyzed, Charles
kittleson,. a Woonsocket contractor.
Is in a serious condition at his home
here as the result of a fall from a
scaffolding twenty feet high. With
Nick Petesch, he was working on a
house he had under construction.
The other man was only slightly
bruised in the fall.
Brookings-As the result of a col
lision between a motorcycle and a
buggy Lloyd Benson. a farmer living
near here, is in a serious condition.
Losing control OF his motor cycle
while travelling at a high rate of
speed, the machine collided with Il
buggy in which Mrs. John Miller was
riding, and Benson was thrown vio-
lently to the ground. The motor
cycle struck one of the wheels of the
buggy and went through ii as If 1t
were paper.
Mitchell-After a fight OF over
two years, the city of Mitchell won
its case before the state railway COM
mission to compel the Milwaukee and
Omaha roads to construct a "" o n
Meeting the two lines. This is the
second case hal the city has been
forced 10 bring, the first having been
dismissed because of insufficient evil
dence. The switch will be nearly
5000 feet long, and ii will cost over
$4,000. The commission has order
ed that il must be completed within
-four months.
Pierre-Poking a pig with the
butt of a shotgun resulted in the
death of John Dunway, of Haakon
county. Dunway heard a commotion
among his chickens and suspecting
the presence of a hawk picked up his
gun and started for the chicken yard.
AS he stepped out of the house a pig
crossed his path and he attempted 10
push the animal out of his way with
the butt of the gun. The gun was
discharged and the full load OF shot
took effect in Dunway's body. killing
him instantly.
Scotland--Sheriff Wagner has re-
turned from Murdo, having in Gus
tody a prisoner named lockwood,
who is charged with having commit
ted a statutory offense In the region
south of Tyndall. Rockwood's wife
and two children accompanied the
sheriff and his prisoner. 1t is said
lockwood is a worthless fellow and
that he already has served one term
in the Sioux Falls ~penitentiary.
Mitchell-Officers TO direct the
fall campaign for statewide prohibit
tion were selected at a joint meeting
of the campaign and headquarters
committees of the state antisaloon
league, held in this city. Charles 4.
Howard, of Aberdeen, was chosen
president; III. Il. Rasmussen, of Can
ton, vice president, and DIR. j. S.
Hoagland, of Mitchell. secretary.
Menno-Some careless traveller
threw a cigar stub into the dry grass
on the Jim river bottom near here
and thus started q fire which caused
heavy losses 10 several farmers.
Among the losers were Peter and
John Vail, whose large area OF hay
land was burned over. The hay had
not yet been cut, they having post
poned cutting ii until after their har-
vest of small grain was completed.
After the fire completed its work
there was no hay to cut, and their
winter supply Of hay will nave to
be secured elsewhere.