Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-02-06

According to figures compiled by ].
e. Daily, county auditor, the taxes on
drown county property for 1919 Will
rep mills higher than for 1918 The
igures show that $1,O5s, 31S42 Is TO be-
,aised In the county this year by taxa.
lion, on q total valuation OF $74,.
.13.374.
The proprietors at Lead pool halls
we're nearly swamped with business
when their places OF business were
ieopened, after having been closed
or q period OF three months because
,f the influenza epidemic. During the
time the ban was on the playing of
pool the proprietors of the places
we're permitted to sell tobacco and
light refreshments. but they scarcely
made expenses.
The temporary fish hatchery which
The state game commission has main
.ained at Rapid City for the last two
years was destroyed by fire which
started from some unknown cause in
he end Of the building which was
used by the attendants as a bunk.
room. The loss is estimated at about
$4,000, half Of which was represented
by the young fry which were just be-
ing Matched.
The commissioner Of school and
public lands will hold sales In the fol-
lowing counties, on the dates men.
toned. These lands will be offered.
at auction at the court house, at the
county seat, on time payments; Tripp
county, April /; Brule, April 8; Hutch.
inson, April a; Yankton, April S;
Kingsbury. April Q; Brookings, April
s; Duel, April 8; Grant, April 10:
Roberts. April IL; Day, April ~; Mar.
shall, April IA; Faux, April IL, and
Hand, April 16.
Overseas veterans returning to
South Dakota are being urged by the
University of South Dakota to donate
war relics to the collection being
formed at the university museum.
The donors name will be displayed
and the collection begun now will be
of incalculable value to everyone in
the state. Several former students
already have sent some relics cap.
tured from the enemies of the United
States and the federal government
probably will contribute to the col.
lection.
The city OF Aberdeen, the CONNER.
cial club and the Rotary club each
have appointed a committee of five
men, making Is men in all, as a joint
committee to consider the plan, origin
ated by the Rotary club, to build,
equip and support a building and or
Banization similar to the X. M. C. A.
As Q memorial to Brown county boys
who fought in the great war. It is
proposed to make the organization in
dependent Of the Y. M. G. A. in order
that Jews, Catholics, Episcopalians
and others not OF the evangelistic
church denominations may share in
Us benefits and in It's financial sup
port. 1t Is expected that a building
costing in the neighborhood OF $780,,
600 eventually will be constructed.
j. R. Rose, 81 years old, OF Madison,
was run down by his own automobile
and killed. There were no eyewit-
nesses, so it is unknown exactly how
the accident occurred. But it is sup
posed that while he was taking his
car out Of his garage he left it in
gear, and had started to crank it,
when it commenced to- move, knock
ing him down and pinning him under
the wheels. When the body was found
his clothes were covered with mud
and bore evidence OF having been
showed along on the ground. One OF
the front wheels rested on his breast.
TIE body was found by his widow,
who, alarmed by his long absence at
the garage, went to investigate. Be
sides the widow he is survived by
three daughters and three sons.
The prolific flow OF the arteaian
wells the government put down to
supply a home for the fish in Lake
Andes, has become a nuisance to the
people living around the lake, accord.
ing to a resolution by Senator Brooks,
OF Charles Mix. The flow is such thai
In times OF natural high water the
lake oyeriows, according to the reso
luton, and some $500 acres Of yalu.
able agricultural lands have been
either oyerdowed entirely or are in.
undated often enough to make them a
practical loss to their owners The
resolution cells upon the government
as responsible for the sinking Of the
wells, to take some action to either
regulate their flow and stop the dam.
age, or else reimburse the owners OF
the land for the losses they have sui.
fered.
With the passing Of the infuenzs
epidemic, which for some months has
badly disarranged bushes and othe,
conditions In Lead and that part OF
the Black Hills, the mining industry
again is being placed upon a normal
basis. This ID Indicated by the fact
that activities have been resumed at
the Golden Star mill, where 100
stamps out OF the full complement 81
200 now are dropping. 1t is believed
the remaining 100 stamps vii, be in
u Onnraffnn 1uifhjn fho $3.50