The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-04
Occurrences Of the Week From
M Over the State.
NUMEROUS INTERESTING ITEMS
Events Chronicled In Brief FERN IN
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procure a tGenty-four-hour electric
| light and power service.
Suffrage advocates from various
states conducted an active campaign
at Mitchell during Corn Palace week.
Joseph Schumacher, pioneer settler,
Is dead at White Lake from blood poi
! soring caused by bruise on his
ankle.
Charles Ottoson, widely known
Day county farmer, is dead at Web
ster from injuries suffered In a run
away accident July 4.
Headquarters OF the state Woman's
| Anti-SufYrage association have been
opened at Pierre, in charge of Mrs.
Ethel Jacobsen, state secretary
Fred REM didn't know a gun was
loaded which he pointed at his cousin,
Otto REM, near Herreid. The bullet
entered Renz's heart and he died al.
most instantly.
Charles L. Brady of Buffalo has
been appointed county Judge OF Hard
ing county by Governor Byrne to fli
the vacancy caused by the death OF
Judge Whitney
A cave in the Black Hills near
Edgemont, so cold that Ice forms
within it even during the hottest sea
sons, is to be developed as an attrac-
tion for tourists.
Joseph NJ. Wood, former president
of the state organization of CONNER.
cial travellers, is dead after an illness
of several years He was a grand
nephew of Henry Clay
Charles Demick, sixty-four years
old. committed suicide at Madison by
swallowing poison Humiliation be
cause of his arrest on bootlegging
charge is said to have caused the act
Arnold Clefsch, prominent citi-
zen and business man Of Spencer, is
dead of injuries received in an auto
mobile accident The injuries caused
paralytic stroke which fastened his
death
Charles Foley. Ray Gordon and
Frank Williams, caught recently while
robbing general store at Wallace,
pleaded guilty at Sioux Falls and were
sentenced to serve short terms In the
penitentiary.
James Streeter of Detroit township
is suffering from serious burns of the
face and body as a result Of the ex-
plosion of locomtive boiler near
Hecla. He was member of a
threshing crew,
The Sully County Automobile club,
composed of all holders of auto Ii
censes in that county, has been or
ganized to boost good roads for the
coming year The first meeting will
be held at Onida
Jacob Peterson, young farmer OF
Savo township, was killed near Fred
erick when caught in the belt OF
thresher. Peterson was hurled a con-
siderable distance, suffering a frac-
tured skull and broken blood vessel
Women of the state were asked
last spring to donate to the prohibi-
ton cause one weeks product OF
their chicken yards. Mrs. John
Whitmore of Lake county distanced
al competitors by donating 720 eggs
Lawrence Robinson, twenty-five
years old. was smothered to death
under cave-in OF sawdust in the fuel
room of a Rapid City sawmill. When
found he was covered with a six-foot
layer of the sawdust.
noIyn
ton law it has been ruled that coun-
ty auditors must procure list OF all
electors in their counties and mail TO
each sample ballot ten days in ad-
vance of the election
The state railway commission has
granted permit TO the Mitchell and
Northwestern Railway company for
The construction Of line from Nit
chell to Highmore passing near
Cam valley in Buffalo county.
Mrs Rovai c Johnson, wife of Rep
, rasentative Johnson Of Aberdeen, was
held up al the point of pistol on
entering her home after attending
,heater party. The robber took her
pccketbook, which contained 81.
LIQUOR dealers of Deadwood have
accepted the challenge to joint debate
issued by Rev James A. Ayres of
the Lead Presbyterian church, and
have engaged Charles A Windle of
Chicago as their orator on the wet
and dry" question.
Carl Carlson was instantly killed
At his home near White Rock while
repairing MS automobile. He had
lacked up the car and was working
underneath it when one OF the Jacks
slipped. letting the car down aho
crushing out bis life.
fine OF 500 was imposed in fhe
state circuit court at Oneida against
Robert Clark, farmer on the charge
of permitting prairie fire to get De
vond his control Under state laws
one who commits this offense is IL