Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1916-03-23
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Farmers of central Perkins county
are discussing the possibilities of a
farmers railway in that section, to be
constructed by themselves.
Miller is another South Dakota
town enjoying prosperity A year ago
there were twenty vacant houses in
Miller. Today there are none.
Deadwood has been selected for the
1917 meeting place of the South Da-
kota Launderers' association. w. ].
Tiffany, of Aberdeen, was chosen pres
ident.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Gunderson.
widely known residents of Vermillion,
celebrated their golden wedding ami.
versary last week. They have resided
here since 1869.
Rev. J. M. Gardner, 81 years old.
pioneer resident of the Black Hills,
and a veteran of the civil war, is dead.
He came to the Black Hills from Ma
rengO, Ia, in 1886.
A number of Illinois farmers who
have purchased Edmunds county land
this spring or last winter. are moving
on their new holdings, preparatory to
farming their land.
The local creamery, after being
shut down since last fall, has re-
sumed operations under new manage
ment. The plant has been greatly
improved and much new machinery
installed.
A loss of $500 was suffered at the
residence of Burt Martin at Dallas by
the explosion of two gallons of kero-
kene in the hands of Mr. Martin while
lighting fire. Mr.. Martin fortunately
escaped injury.
The Homestake Mining company at
Lead has had a very profitable year.
according to the annual report. Over
$6,0O0.000 in gold was mined by the
company and their profits for the
year were over $3.0OO,OOO.
The annual report of the city audi.
tor shows that during the past year
there has been a substantial decrease
in the Indebtedness of Garretson, and
that the net indebtedness of the city
now is only about $17,5OO.
Members Of the Sioux Falls com.
pany of National Guards are taking up
the matter of preparedness by max.
ing an effort to recruit the company
to the full quota of 81 men, At pres
ent the company is 20 men short.
Gus Bergen, ST., a pioneer of Pierre,
is dead. He came to that part of the
state as band leader in the old Elev.
enth regiment. when it was stationed
at Fort Sully in the 7Os. After quitting
the army he made his home in Pierre.
A district organization, to be known
as the Odd Fellows Get Together as
sociation of northeastern South Da-
kOta, was formed at a meeting of dele.
gates at Aberdeen representing twenty.
one Odd Fellow lodges in that section
of the state.
c. ]. Bach is behind a movement
at Hurley to encourage the construc
tion of biru houses. Cash prizes are
offered for the construction of the best
bird houses. and the boys of Hurley
are working energetically in competi
tion for the prizes. At Ipswich, ]. w.
Parmley is pursuing a similar plan to
interest the children in the preserva-
tion of the bird life of South Dakota.
The Watertown Sons of Veterans
committee have arranged a tentative
program for the entertainment of the
G.. A. r. and w. r. C. at their annual
encampment to be held there on June
13. IA and Is. The entertainment in
cludes a big camp fire, address by
some man Of prominence, auto trip to
Lake Kampeska and plenty of fife and
drum music to stir the blood of the
"old boys"
At the annual meeting of the Inter
State Fair association, held at Lem
mon. over forty stockholders were in
attendance, eleven directors were
elected, seven of last years members
being reelected. The association be-
came q member of the Northwestern
South Dakota Fair Circuit. when the
latter organization was formed at Mo-
bridge recently, and will work in con.
junction with the other fairs in that
part of the state.
There was consternation among pa
irons of the Farmer postoffice when
the authorities from the county seat
swooped down upon the institution
and thoroughly fumigated It, after the
postmistress. Miss Florence Fleck,
had been quarantined for smallpox.
Miss Fleck had been ailing for several
days before she called . physician.
who diagnosed the ailment as small.
pox. and prompt steps were taken to
prevent the disease spreading.
Zack Flute. An Indian who was con-
victed Of the murder Of B. e. Colley
and Ed Peterson Of Sisseton about
eleven years ago 1T Flutes farm
home west Of Peever. has been re-
leased from the penitentiary at Sioux
Falls on IN order Of Judge Elliott OF