Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-05-04

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Oscar Bondurant, a well known
resident of Spearfish, became insane
without warning, and his mania took
on such a violent character that it
was found necessary to send him to
the state hospital for the insane at
Yankton. It is believed his mental
troubles are only temporary.
The explosion of a gas stove caus
led the destruction by fire of a house
on a farm near Lily in which Adolph
G~ransberg and his family resided.
Mrs. Gransberg was home alone at
the time and was bodily burned about
the face and arms while trying to
save some of their household effects.
In the disbarment complaint which
was filed against George J. Danforth,
la Sioux Falls attorney, Danforth has
waived investigation of the charge by
the attorney general and asked for
the appointment of a referee to take
Testimony in the case and Philo Hail
of Brookings has been appointed as
such referee.
The state board of regents, in SEES
sion at Madison Tuesday, let the con
! tract for the new $4,000 training
school at the state normal school. In
the evening a banquet was served at
the Lake Park hotel by the Madison
Commercial club in honor of the re
gents, at which 80 leading business
and professional men we're present.
~ The Sta 10 ~, ,,r,a, ~, - ~, Hoo -;
ERECTED disbarment proceedings against
Fl. Van Ruschen of Marion, and has
appointed former Judge Rice of Dead
wood to sit as referee in the action
and Attorney General Caldwell to
prosecute the case. Judge Rice an6
Attorney General Caldwell are hear
ing the case. 1t is thought it vii
Hast about fifteen days.
Madison voted $4,000 bonds at
Especial election by a vote of 731 to 81
Ito provide additional funds to rebuild
a wing of the central high school tina
was destroyed by fire last December
This, with the insurance received, viii
provide a fund of $4,000. The MAR
building was recently completed at {
cost of $4,000, and is the finest higf
school building in the state.
Paul Barden, a former Mitchell boy
is now private secretary to Secretar.
of State Lansing at Washington
From Mitchell Mr.. Barden moved
with his uncle. Charles Ferguson,
merchant at Mitchell, to Missoula
Mont. He attended the Montana ae
riculturai college and later studied
law in the Office of a Missoula Law
firm. His call to the national capita
followed.
Plans are being made for a goo
roads bee in Lake county at an earl
date in June. The plan is to hay
every ablebodied man in the count
donate a days work to the roads.
superintendent for each mile will b
appointed. Teams, as well as meI
viii be asked for. The women OF tn
I county will be asked to provide a pit
mic dinner for the workers on eac'
mile stretch of road.
A number of men interested in pc
tato growing met at Willow Lake
and formed a potato growing associs
ton. Fifty acres were pledged to pt
tato growing at the initial meeting
! but this is only a small part of tn
total acreage expected. The associ;
ton will be capitalized at $4,000. j
order to attend to the co-operativ
shipping and marketing of the pot'
toes.
The leading business men of F1al
dreau, and prominent farmers of th
surrounding region, have organized
farmers and merchants club which
designed to bring the farmers an
I business men into closer touch wit
each other and create a better fee
ing between them. The following o
fcrs were elected: President. O. 1
dyson; vice president, e. M. Culver
secretary, Arthur Carlson; treasure
Ed Schmidt.
A Community halI'' eighteen mile
out in the country is the plan of D
Reed of Hyde county. The hall h;
been constructed, and a motion pi