The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-11-30
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS
Western Newspaper Union New, Service

county man, $3.50 because he pleaded
guilty to selling liquor in violation OF
the statewide prohibition law. and in
addition to this fine he was sentenced
to term OF 30 days in Jail
Phil Meipheit, arrested for larcency
and obtaining money under false pre-
tences, released on the expiration of
his Jail sentence, was rearrested at
Nankton and in justice court was fined
S25 for peddling eye glasses without
state license, and was then re-
leased
No trace yet has been found Of
Florence Berner, the l7-year-old
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs John A.
Berner, living on a farm near Sioux
Falls. who recently disappeared under
circumstances which indicate that she
voluntarily left the city and perhaps
the state
The sOuthbound Northwestern paG-
senger train was derailed near Hecla.
thirty miles north of Aberdeen. None
of the coaches was overturned aud,
with the exception of a brakeman who
suffered a minor injury, no one was
hurt The cause of the accident is
not known
Mr. and Mrs. b. 5. Arnold. who have
conducted the Dewey hotel at Bridge
watcg toI the past II years. have dis
posed of their interests to w. NJ.
Barr, Of LeMars, Ia, who takes I'M
mediate possession Mr. Barr is an
experienced hotel man, having en-
gagged in the business for 20 years
Gov Norbeck has granted requis-
tiOn from the governor of Illinois ask
ing for the return of Carl st. Clair,
who is wanted on a charge of child
abandonment. al Quincy, Ill. St.
Clair, who had located at Aberdeen,
made tight against return. but was
turned over to the Illinois authorities.
The price of farm land in the
Beresford territory reached a new rec
ord when the Nels Larson farm one
mile north and one mile west of Beres-
ford "2s sold at auction. or $235 per
acre. The land was purchased by j.
A. Norman whose farm adiOins the
Larson farm, and who therefore is
aware Of the value of farm land in
this territory.
Final arrangements have been com
pleted for the drilling for oil near Nc
lntosh. The North Star Oil company,
whose representatives. have been in
the field for the last two months,
negotiating for land on which to sink
a Well, have finally completed with a
land owner for such a site, and the
machinery for drilling has been sent
for
\ trapper on the Gowdy ranch near
old Fort Sully found big eagle, with
a wing spread of over six feet in one
Of his W0F traps. The huge bird was
caught by one foot and put up such
determined fight against being re
leased from the trap that the only
way 10 get the trap free from hin
was by the death of the eagle. which
wa killed and brought in for eXhibi
tion.
Local police are looking for a mau
Nho last week purchased a new auto
mobile al Mitchell. giving the dealer
e check sor $l1OO, which has proved
to be worthless. The man gave the
name of Paul Barnes, living neal
Washington Springs. Investigation
proves that no such person lives il
that neighborhood, nor has anyone
from that place purchased new auto
II is estimated that over loco per
sons were in the city, mostly comm.
by automobile. on the occasion of tht
first pdblic sale of the Hand Count,
breeders association. held in Miller
The sale was OF registered swine, foU
popular breeds being represented, con
sisting OF Duroc Jerseys, Polant
Chiras, Chester Whites and Hamr
shires. Sixty boar3 and eight SOW
were offered. ana all were sold. tn
prices ranging from $50 TO $25. am
totaling $500. the average price be
ing $jI
The Milwaukee railroad compan.
has appealed from the decision OF tn
state railway commission relative I
improvements in train service an
roadhed on the Faith and lsabe
branch lines west OF the Missouri +
YER The appeal was made IN th
state circuit court for Beadle county
and papers in the west of the rive
country arc protesting against havin
the case heard in court so far ava
from the territory affected. necess
tating witnesses for the towns on tn
branch line travelling long distances t
be heard.
Thirteen prisoners have been take
to Lc¥wCrth, Kan. and Siou
Falls. = d.. by United States Marsh:
Taubman and assistants. They al
the men sentenced in the feder;
court al Aberdeen OF these, thre
Martin Gunderson, Stanley Brown an
William Gray Tisdale, go TO the fe
eral prison at Leayenworth. Gunde
son and Brown are the |. w. W.'s co
victed on a charge of conspiracy. The
must serve two years besides the tin
for their fine of $1,000. Villa
Gray Tisdale, the university teach'
wio pleaded guilty 10 the charge