Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1916-04-13
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA

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have leased large tract of land near
Watertown and will bore for oil
| There will be extensive operations
In Hartford and throughout that terri
tory during the spring and summer, it
Is reported
The Bankers Casualty company Of
Minneapolis has been authorized to
write accident and health insurance
in the state
| P. j. Conklin, of Yankton, last week
sold 200 acres of land to Albert Buck
man, the consideration being $4,000,
or an even $50 per acre.
Henry Salt, farmer of near Madi.
son. shot large black eagle, it be.
ing the first one of its kind to be kill
ed in that vicinity for number of
years.
Secretary G. w. Miller has com.
p'".od the program for the annual
state Sunday school convention which
| Is to be held in Huron on May 2, 8
and 4.
New settlers are arriving in Nc.
Pherson county this spring in goodly
numbers over dozen new families
having already settled on farms in
the neighborhood OF Leola.
The next regular meeting of the
South Dakota board of pharmacy fol-
the examination of candidates for reg
istratiOn and general business will be
held In BrOokings, April 20 and q.
A meeting of the institute conduct.
, ors of the state has been held at
Pierre to get matters properly shaped
up for the season work of the differ
ent county and district institutes.
The Groton baseball fans have held
. meeting preliminary to arranging
for the maintenance of team in the
field during the coming season. 1t is
believed a strong team can be assem-
bled.
The Beadle county spelling contest
was held in Huron last week. There
were $40 pupils from the various
school districts represented. these
children being the choice of the vari.
GUS districts.
Gov F. M. Byrne has accepted an
Invitation to speak on "A Dry South
Dakota" at the state wide prohibition
session of the state Sunday school
convention at Huron Thursday after.
noon, May 4.
The bank clearings for Aberdeen
for the month of March. 1916. totalled
$3,283,80S. The total clearings for
March, 1915. amounted to $2.171, asa.
The gain for this year over last is
$1.112,354. showing the splendid in.
crease OF 56 per cent.
Rev. ]. H. Address. of Cheyenne
Wy0., has accepted the call as pastor
of the Congregational church Of Pierre
to fill the pulpit which for a number
of years was filled by Rev. O. o.
Smith. who took Nebraska pastoratA
several months ago.
Two fatalities are the South Dako.
tn record for the first month of the
automobile season of 1916, in March,
They were caused by taking risks in
driving and the victims were Louis
d. Albers of Vermillion and Andrew
Anderson of Spirit Mound.
Redfleld will construct a modern
municipal light. heat and power plant
to cost in the neighborhood Of $4,000
The attorney general in answer ia
IN inquiry holds that there is no legal
bar to the nomination of q woman for
the position of state treasurer.
Two strangers who drove into Dixon
and while there appropriated two
mackinaw coats and other property be
longing to Dixon men. The authori
ties were notified. and. after a chase
the sheriff Of Lyman county over
hauled the two men and placed them
under arrest.
Prospects for q busy season for the
contractors and builders in Huron are
very good. Work has been com
menced on the new business block be
ing built by Herman Weir on Dakota
aveune. This building will oe occu
pied on the ground floor by the Wool
worth people.
The new town of Janousek, neal
Tabor, just started, has already one
house. q small frame affair, contribu
ted to the cause by Yankton. The
house will be used as an ofYice fol
the auction sale Of lots. and after
wards for store. The building wal
hauled to the site OF the new town
from Yankton.
The report OF examination papers
for the last teachers' examination
shows that there were 533 applicants
Of which three secured life certi6
Gates and twelve state certificates;
eighty-seven first grades: 159 seconds
twenty y-one thirds. There were TWEEN
ty-f0ur failures In the state applicants
and 223 failures in the county appli
cants.
The executive committee of the Tri
County Old Settlers association. In
eluding the counties Of Haakon, Jack
son and Pennington. has Get August
an the date Of thAir animal vmnntlms