The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-03
Occurrences Of The Week From
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NUMEROUS INTERESTING ITEMS
Events chronlcied In 0elsf Fem Il
Order 10 Facilitate rAoae
Rapid Peeuoel.

1 year ana mas accepted tnO O81uOo.
Considerable ceremony was obseFv.
ed when the ground was broken for
the new schoolhouse 1t Clark. The
hand played . number OF airs and 0ev-
eral addresses were nAde.
The last minute filings made for the
primary election were Of two Demo
cratic candidates for presidential elec-
tor. being those OF W. J. Maytum Of
Alexandria and BENJAMIN E. Kidd Of
Winner.
In bitterly contested election just
held at Aberdeen Mr. Alva N. Aid
rich, former mayor under the alder
Ed NJ Hall. incumbent. Hall carried
two Of six wards
Rev. Louis de Coteau, one Of the
best known of the Sioux Indian clergy.
nen of South Dakota, is dead at Yank-
ton Indian reservation of hemorrhage
of the lungs. He was a member of the
Sisseton tribe of Sioux.
While riding on q westbouHd st.
Paul train a mile west of Groton, Joh.
Mccormick fell from the train and
was instantly killed. Although the
body was mangled . bottle Of whisky
In his pocket was not brokea.
Herbert Mcfarland, a carpenter and
member Of the Sioux Falls union. CON-
nlitted suicide In the bathroom 1t the
family residence In that city by shoot
ing himself and turning on the gas.
He had previously made an attempt at
self-destruction.
Several Indians on the Yankton res
eryation near Wagner are obtaining
deeds to lands from the Indian bureau
al Washington and are becoming citi-
zens instead of wards of the govern
ulent. Many of the Indians are pro-
gressive farmers
Whirled on pulley attached to the
main power shaft in the pressroom of
the Lead Daily Call, c. o. Listman, Q
printer of Rapid City, escaped serious
injury. He was squeezed through an
eighteen-inch space between the cell
ing and the shaft
At the close of the hearing on the
disbarment complaint against Chief
Justice Policy of the state supreme
court the referees announced they
viii recommend the dismissal Of the
complaint because of failure to prove
any of the charges made.
A large barn on the ]. M. Furrow
farm, seven miles from Parkston, was
struck by lightning and burned to the
ground. Four head of cattle and a
number of bushels of oats and other
grain, besides harness and other ar
ticles. were also burned.
What is believed to be a record SOW
ing Of sweet clover for South Dakota
by farmer not engaged exclusively
in producing clover seed is planned by
Roy Zamow, a farmer near Water
town. Mr.. Zamow will put 100 acres
into sweet clover this spring.
Madison's new automatic telephone
system is now In service. Including
the new $4,000 Office building the
change to automatic service represents
tc the Dakota Central Telephone com
pany an investment Of $4,000. The
switchboard equipment is of the latest
design.
In the disbarment complaint which
was filed against George J. Danforth.
Sioux Falls attorney, Danforth has
waived investigation OF the charge by
the attorney general and asked for
| the appointment of q referee to take
| testimony In the case and Philo Hall
of Brookings has been appointed as
! such referee.
DR.. Charles Edward Weidman, forty.
five years old. who had practiced his
| profession at Creshard ever since the
| town was established, is dead at his
home after an illness OF Ave months.
Business and professional men Of the
town plan to erect a monument 10
commemorate his life as a physician n
and friend.
The annual encampment OF the
Fourth regiment, South Dakota na.
tional guard, will be held this year At
Fort Meade, Sturgis, according to gen.
eral orders No. 7. just issued by Ad.
jutant General w. A. Morris Of Red
field. The time is from July 7 to ls
inclusive. subject, however, to lesisla
ton pending in congress.
Another effort will be made to diyid,
Meade county. Towns on the east s,de
Of the county are almost 100 miles
cross country from the county seat NJ
Strrgis and trip by rail when the
highways are not practical is longer
than a trip to Chicago. II being necss
sary to 60 by way OF Mobridge. Aber
deem. Huron. Pierre and Rapid City.
l State banks show an Increase oi
IS. 500 900 In deposits aince November
according 10 a statement OF the depart
ment Of banks made public. Total DE-
posits ut the time of the March ca,l
we're 36s.775,076. as against &63. .17S.
336 at the time Of the November call
Including national hanks total d.
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