The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-12-07

Ernest d. Eide. prominent Huron
lawyer and politician, died at his home
here following an illness OF about two
weeks He was IL years OF age and is
survived by his wife.
When Paul Lynum purchased 20
acre tract of land from b. A. r Bag
stad, for which he paid $275 an acre
All record for prices paid for farm
land near Violin were broken.
The date of the dedication Of the
new Methodist hospital at Mitchell has
again been deferred, this time to some
day after the holiday season. Inability
of the contractors to finish the interior
of the building is the reason given for
the delay
Data gathered by the county agent
at Mitchell, wholesale houses and 9th
erS interested in the crop conditions
IN this state reveals that the corn crop
OF the past summer is soft and prac-
tically worthless for seed and first
grade feed.
Members OF the Sioux Falls Automo-
bile club held meeting to make pre-
llminary arrangements for the annual
auto show, which will be held in that
city in March. The exact dates will be
announced later The coming show
will be held at the new city coliseum.
The biggest deal ever made in the
Rosebud country, and possibly in South
Dakota. was closed here when Jackson
Bros, of Dallas, sold to the American
Cattle Co the leases on 900 acres
of Todd county land and 5000 young
steers The transaction involved S400,-
O0O
Every elevator in Brown county Is
now being guarded night and day, ac-
cording to c. d. Kennedy, Brown cOun-
ty chairman of the state council of
defense Plans for guarding every ele-
vator in the state will be taken up at
a conference to he held here Decem-
Der s.
The three-year-old son of John Ur-
ban, living near Philip, was accident
ally shot and killed by his five-year-
old brother as the children were play
ing with loaded shot gun. An older
brother had been shooting ducks and
left the loaded weapon near the mousse,
where the children found It,
Mrs. A. Anderson. prominent resi-
dent of Roberts county. has been ad-
vised OF the death Of her son. Abner
Anderson, in an Austrian field hos
pital, as the result OF gun shot wounds
in the abdomen received in battle on
the western front in Europe. where he
was serving in Canadian contingent
OF the British army.
The farmers of the Volga territory
are the latest in the state to organize
farm loan association. A number OF
the leading farmers of that vicinity
were present when the organization
was effected. The following officers
were elected: President. G. c. Olson;
vice president, c. c. Iddings; secre-
tary-treasurer. Robert Henry.
At a meeting of the board OF direc-
tors of the Security National bank, to-
gether with A. J Lockhart of Clear
Lake, and II. p. Andrisen, OF Clark
field, Mimi, recently purchased addi-
tional stock in the institution was
formally elected vice president. In
this capacity he succeeded II. NJ. Han
ten who resigned a short time ago.
During past years efforts have been
made to interest the farmers Of South
Dakota in raising Of sugar beets. The
contract price for sugar beets next
year. according to experts. will be
higher than this year, while II is ex.
pected prices next year will range in
the neighborhood of s7.75 per ton or
upward Experts say the average cost
OF production is s23 an acre.
Farmers in this section of South la
kota-the northwestern county east
OF the Missouri river-are not de-
pending solely on wheat for their pros.
perity. They are raising hogs nd
corn. Pollock claims 10 be the largest
primary hog market on the Missouri
river division OF the 800" railroad.
More than $4,000 worth Of live pork
will be shipped from Pollock during
November
While playing about an automobile
in which loaded rifle had been left
while the occupants of the car were
eating dinner at the home OF Mr. and
Mrs. Chris Osness of Langford, Louise
four-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Osness, accidentally dis
charged the weapon The bullet. %
caliber in size. entered at the hip and
passed through the body, causing al
most instant death
The sale by Americus Thomuson and
wife OF their large and historic ranch
on the Cheyenne river is worthy OF
more than passing mention They were
among the pioneer residents of the
Black Hills section of the state. TAX
ing up their residence in this terri.
tory in February. 1879, coming from
Fort Randall. Their ranch on the
Cheyenne was one of the landmarks
OF the Cheyenne river country.