The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-10-19


shipment coa~ sted OF Il c..rs. whicl
were hauled ont of Kimbau by 81
cal tram H- Richards has coatr
ed with the cables 10 dcH,-r then,
/ cars. The steers will average arouI
/ $1,000 10 the car which makes il abe
g 100000 deal
Extensive god road work has be-
done during the season near Onida i
county grading outfit. which has be.
operated under me direction of twj
expert road hIlders During the Sc
son "a miles OF highway have bee.
completed throughout the county. IN,
I roads graded being sc 10 40 feet wide
The WORK was done at an average COS
Of only >5t32 per nile
Chris Batter, farmer living nea
I Mt. Vernon was seriously hurt as IL
, result q oeing knocked down when
a.te"r'"1 ~ stop his team OF horse,
after they had started to run away
I Both the horses and the wagon RAJ
over him He sustained broker
shoulder, his right arm was broken
above the wrist and his right eye was
nearly torn from its socket In add!
ton he sustained numerous bruisc-
and cuts.
a coroner's jury which investiea
ted the death of VIM. Fligge young
farmer living near Peever. who died
from gunshOt wound, returned a yer
tot 70 . h, 1,
suicide No cause is known for the
act. He was about 80 years of age
and is survived by a widow and two
small children, who are left in
Strengthened financial circumstances
He arose about 3: 30 o'clock in the
morning and went to the barn His
wife, who had become uneasy, found
his body there about 1880 in the morn.
ing. He had placed the muzzle OF the
shotgun against his left side and
pushed the trigger with a stick about
two feet long
Rush O. Fellows, postmaster, has
received authorization to advertise for
bids for the construction of the new
federal building to be erected in Belle
Fourche on the Van Horn corner
which was bought by the government
some time ago for $4,000. The amount
appropriated for this building in 1913
was 900 During June OF this year
the sum of 100000 was set aside by
the department for use in construction
during the fiscal year ending July |,
1918. Bids will be accepted in lump
sum proposals for the whole work
Plans and specifications are to be on
file with Mr. Fellows or the treasury
department, Washington, ID. c., on and
after October IS.
In the Sully county circuit court a
hearing has been concluded in the case
OF Miss Josephine Joiner against the
members of the board of education OF
the Fairbanks school district. Miss
Joiner instituted the action to compel
the board of education 10 engage her
as a teacher because she had petit
tiOn signed by two-thirds of the pa
irons of the district. The board de-
clned to grant the petition and the
court is eagerly awaited, as it is the
first time in the history of the state
that a suit has been based on the ques.
ton raised in this case The court
took the case under advisement and
will render a decision later.
An enormous loss to consumers OF
gasoline and kerosene in South Dako-
ia seems to be indicated by the re.
suits of inspectors test on pumps and
measures used by retailers and job
bers of these products in Vermiliion.
or thirteen pumps tested ten gave
short measure and all the old style
fve-gallon cans used by one agent
were short. Many supposedly 5O-gal.
Ion cans used by retailers for delivery
do not hold this amount even when
filled full, allowing no space for the
plug and for splashing One One-gal-
Ion can, used for measuring high test
gasoline, was short onehalf pint. or 6
per cent. Three gasoline pumps we're
found to be giving long measure.
Sol Star, who died in Dcadwood,
was one of the historic and pictur-
esgue characters OF early days in Mon
tana and the Black Hills of South Da-
kota He was one of the last remain
ing pioneer settlers Of the two sec
tiOns of the northwest. He was inti-
mately connected with many thrilling
events in the early history of Montana
and the Black Hills, His popularity
with the masses was unique in the his
tory of the Black Hills He served a
number Of terms as mayor Of Dead
wood, and could have held the place
for life had he wished but he finally
wearied of the duties Of the Office and
refused to again accept the office. SO
popular was he that il was seldom that
an opposition candidate appeared in
the field. Sol star was born in Baya-
ria Germany, on December 20, 1S40
When 10 years OF age he came to
America with an uncle. and located at
Cincinnati, o. In 1853 he took up his
residence at Circleville, O., where he
remained until 1851 He received
schooling both in Cincinnati and at
Between the years 1857 and
1867 he resided at Terre Haute, Ind,
and from 1851 TO 1865 he was a resi-
lent OF Saline county, Mo, He arrived
n Deadwood in August, 1876. whore he
in business with Seth Bullock,
md remained in that city up to the