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were voted by a heavy majority, the
vote for the funds being two to one.
The Parent Teacher association took
the lead in the fight for the bonds.
Boys and girls Of Dewey, Corson.
Walworth, Mcpherson and
counties who are members
OF the boys and girls clubs OF those
counties will take part in the club
camp and Junior course at Selby dur
ing the week Of June Is to Is.
South Dakota, according to the re-
port sent to Washington by Paul D.
Kellar, head of the prohibition en-
forcement in the northwest district. is
the "dryest' state Of the five in the
The report covers the work
OF the first two months in 1921.
Philip is gradually making a recov-
cry from the disastrous fire OF several
months ago, when the greater part OF
the business district was destroyed.
Good progress is being made in the
work of erecting new structures to
take the place of those destroyed.
A meeting for the purpose of dis.
cussing the problems connected with
the enforcement Of prohibition laws.
both state and national, will be held
in Mitchell April 5, under the auspices
of the South Dakota Anti-Saloon
A grove of memorial trees, in honor
Of the soldiers of Clay county and the
students of the state university who
died in the service, will be set out in
the Vermillion cemetery, following the
plan adopted by many cities of the
country.
Mitchell dealers report that the an.
nual spring sale of farm machinery is
now on. Sales, it is said, are not so
heavy this year as last spring, but
many farmers, nevertheless are either
adding to their equipment or purchas-
ing new outfits.
After months of delay school bonds
of $4,000 voted for the construction
OF a e public school building in De-
have been sold, and the board Of
now will be able to go
ahead with plans for the early erec-
ton OF the structure.
A loss OF more than SIS, 900 resulted
from a fire which destroyed the large
hoghOuse on the ranch Of Lillibridge
& kinzy, situated northeast OF Burke.
They for some time have been en-
gagged in breeding practically their
entire herd.
Contracts for a SAB, 900 drainage
project in Sanborn county we're let by
the board Of commissioners of the
county. Two million dollars worth OF
drain work has been planned for San.
born county, but this is the first con
tract to be let.
After months of delay, school bonds
OF $4,000 voted for the construction OF
a new public school building in De
Smet have been sold, and the board OF
education now will be able TO go
ahead with plans for the early erec-
ton Of the structure.
While %brooding over a love affair
which is believed to have temporarily
d%eranged his mind, Frank Hiousek.
Jr., aged II, sOn Of a Yankton mer.
chant, ended his life by shooting him.
self through the right temple with a
~32-calibre revolver.
Advices have been received from
Washington hat the United State AS
say office in D%eadwood will be re.
tanned, and that an appropriation OF
$1,000 has been made by congress for
its maintenance during the coming fis-
cal year.
The residents Of Colman feel quite
elated over the fact that at the next
municipal election of Colman will be-.
come a city of the second class and
will elect a full set of city officers,
including a mayor and six aldermen.
The Association OF Commercial
Club Secretaries OF South Dakota con-
cluded a successful two days meeting
in Aberdeen. WATERFOWL was chosen
as the place for the next meeting,
"AAth 80 pAOOopAy oc IC1O vi July.
The town of Davis. in turner coun
ty, is showing a rapid and substantial
growth. Postmaster l. w. Cameron
has received notice that ON April l
his office would be promoted to the
third class.
Good progress is being made in the
preliminary work of surveying the site
for the 1900, 900 state cement manu-.
featuring plant, which is to be in.
stalled in the outskirts of Rapid City.
The Clark County Agricultural So
ciety which has charge of annual
Clark county fairs, has selected Sept.
81, 2S, and 20 as the time for this
years fair, to be held In Clark.
The use of chloroform to quiet chi.
ckens so they could be stolen without
cackling and thus give the alarm is
the latest wrinkle adopted by chick
thieves who raided coops at Cotton.
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