Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-27

Il At special election held at
Midland a franchise was granted
Ilg & Leidtke for an electric
plant in that town.
The Huron News suggests
that the Democrats adopt for
their slogan in next years cam
paign "We kept them out of
| cars"
One of the dormitories for
nurses at st. Joseph's hospital,
Deadwood, was burned. All of
the personal effects of the
nurses were lost.
H Rapid City commission re-
jected the paving bids, recently
called for, and will advertise for
bids again. The city will spend
100000 next year on paving
contracts.
The American Legion post at
Belle Fourche will erect recrea-
tion building. The city commits
sion has donated three lots to
the post, on which the building
will be erected.
II The food situation at Cotton
wood must be in an alarming
condition. The Republican, in
the publication of the school
minutes, covers the efforts to
furnish the school with car
of wood for eating"
II An effort has been made to OBJ
tain the consent of enough legis-
lative members to the calling of
a special session On December
End without pay. Such consent
has not been forthcoming, so no
special session will be called for
the present.
They are seeking for buried
treasure. in the city park at
Pierre. The city has entered
into a contract with a man from
Norfolk, Nebraska, who claims
that a million dollars or more is
buried there to his certain know
ledge, permitting his outfit to
dig, the city to get a per cent of
the money if it is located.
H Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. J. Weed,
of Annoy, China, arrived in Fort
Pierre last Friday morning to
visit a few days with Mr.. Weeds
brother, M. L Weed. From here
they will go to Idaho and Ore
gon to see relatives before re-
turning in January to China
where Mr.. Weed is superipten-
dent of the Tun Wen Institute.
Fort Pierre Times.
H After a long record of crime,
George Jeffries has finally been.
sent up. Although his operations
were notorious, this is about the
first time that the courts have
got action on him. Found guilty
of transporting liquor into the
state in Hughes county circuit
court, he was given the maxi
mum sentence, q $1,000 fine and
six months in the county jail.
II Deer hunting in the Hills is
| furnishing plenty Of news. One
man, while stalking a deer, walk
/ ed over q precipice in Spearfish
valley and was severely injured.
Another has q badly mangled
hand as the result Of being shot
by q companion, some distance
away, who mistook him for q
deer. Reports state that SO far
some ninty deer have been killed.
Two hundred was the sum total
last year. Residents Of the Hills
nave commenced an agitation for
q closed season, to allow the deer
to multiply. They are few in
number this year.
The sale of $50 head Of the
Scotty Philip buffalo herd for
Christmas meat has been con-
tracted for. Killing and shipping
of the animals win begin about
December 10th. The Fort Pierre
Times connects the wandering Of
one of the animals with the inn
pending slaughter is follows: |:
Last week one Of the tWo-year-
olds, having evidently been fore
warned Of the coming slaughter,
concluding that 4 few days made
lbut little difference III the life Of
= buffalo. broke through the
fence, sauntered down the can
lyon, through town and over to
the fair grounds, where : Buffalo
Joe' Depner ended his career
lfrith his rifle and the meat was
sold about town.