The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-06-28
Occurrences Of the Week From
All Over the State.
NUMEROUS INTERESTING ITEMS
Events ChroricIed In Brief Form Il
Order to Facilitate Their
Rapid Perusai.

Three Austrians who have just re-
ceived their first citizenship papers
enlisted in Company F at Mitchell and
with eight others were sent to the
state mobilization camp at Redfield.
At a society circus" given by wo
men OF st. Marks Episcopal church
of Aberdeen pickpockets were active
one man losing $50 and another $35
tier Of seats fell down and q child
was injured
The business of the Lennon post
office has increased to such an extent
that the Office has been raised to the
second class. The postmaster re.
ceives an increase In salary and all
the clerks are now placed on the civil
service.
One person dead, nine hurt, some
seriously, and two sets of farm build
ings demolished are the results Of q
small tornado which struck southwest
OF Vienna. James Hanson was killed
The storm covered only a narrow
strip about 100 yards wide and five
miles long.
Mrs. f. 8. Wiltsey, wife OF . home
steader near Philip, picked up q hand
ful OF wood In which was concealed q
rattlesnake. Before she could cast
the reptile from her 1t struck her on
the hand with It's fangs Medical at.
tention was secured without delay
and saved her life.
Cupid nosed out Mars and Lead
claims the first war bride In Mrs. An
drew Winsell, whose husband left for
Redheld, the mobilization point, with
separate Company c, Of which he Is a
member. The bride was Miss Mar.
garet Robiiou and the wedding took
place few hours before the depar.
ture of the company.
The prosperity OF Perkins county
people Is reflected in the fact that
Earl Papke. Lennon automobile
dealer. has sold POI automobiles from
Feb. ! to June 10 and expects to sell
that many more before the season
closes. OF the POI machines twenty.
eight were Dodges, thirty were Chew.
rolets and the remainder Fords.
Over 1000 people attended an old
settlers picnic at Croshard. Speeches
baseball games and other entertain.
ments were features of the gathering
A remarkable contrast between the
present and the pioneer days linger
ing IN the memories of the old settlers
was the fact that over 800 automobiles
were parked on the grounds during the
day.
The shipments of young cattle are
still coming to the western part of the
state, most of them from Southern
points, purchases being made In Texas
and New Mexico. The shipments oil
young stuff into South Dakota this
spring will be heavier tina nat any
time since the old range days, when
they were turned loose on the free
range by thousands.
1t cost Oryille c. Rinehart of Rapid
City $3l5 to successfully carry through
his campaign as the Democratic nom
lnee for governor at the primary elec
ton, according to his report filed with
the secretary of state Jorgan J. Bee
the Democratic nominee for railwa,
commissioner, spent $100.5O, accord
ing to the statement he filed as to the
cost of the campaign.
severe hail storm which visited
White and the farming country in
that region did thousands Of dollars
damage to crops and buildings. Trees
were stripped of their foliage, chick
ems were killed and small grain beat
en- into the ground and in few in
stances live stock was killed. About
thirty farmers suffered loss By the
hail. though 1t is believed in many
instances the small grain will recover
In White a number Of plate glass win
dows IN business establishments were
broken and some machine sheds and
barns were blown OF their foundation,
by the heavy wind that accompanied
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