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is to employ armed men; to be
especially deputized as deputy sheriffs
wherever possible.
Parker.-The old Mennonite colony
in the northern part of Hutchinson
county will be divided into tracts and
sold to farmers. There are about
4,20O acres in the colony and the
buildings are clustered in a village as
is the custom with all Mennonite
colonies.
Yankton.-Pioneer Day, Oct. 26, as
a great Yankton Homecoming at
which the old time citizen will be
brought back to mingle with his
friends, is the object OF a strong XII
wanis-Rotary committee. which has
been selected to assist the college
students IN celebrating the day.
Belle Fourche.-State Bank Elk
aminer F. S. Barber has taken charge
of the Belle Fourche State bank
which closed its doors. Inability to
realize on loans was given as the
cause of its closing. The guarantee
fund, 1t is believed, will take care OF
all depositors.
Brookings.-The common granary
weevil Is causing men and farmers in
the southeastern part of the state con-
siderable worry again this fall. Re-
turns on some OF the grain shipments
to terminal markets show a dockcge
because of the presence OF live Vice.
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Winner.-Land buyers from Iowa
and Nebraska have made Winner and
surrounding territory compare with
the boom days of a few wears ago. Ten
tracts OF land were sold near Win
ner within the past few weeks. The
highest price paid was $135 per acre.
White Lake.-It now is assured
that the people of White Lake will
be provided with an unlimited supply
OF good water, the city council hav.
ing entered into a contract with a
local capitalist, by which he will pro-
vide the city with a water supply.
Rapid City.-A. w. Vincent, Of this
place, was found by his 1~3-year-old
daughter hanging to a rafter in the
garage at his home. He had been
dead for some time. Dependency over
financial affairs is believed to have
been the cause of his act.
Sioux Falls.-South Dakota has re.
ceived S24, 1891 5 and Nebraska 81.
329.9S as their share of receipts from
national forest sourc during the
fiscal year 1928, according to an an.
nouncement by the United States de.
partment of agriculture.
Pierre.-The soldiers compensation
board, which went out of existence
Sept. 90, paid out in compensation to
soldiers under the bonus law $3.50,
540y TITS on 2S,874 claims which were
allowed out of the 80, 604 which were
filed.
Rapid City.-Representatives from
different Black Hills towns have
raised a fund to obtain the printing of
a new booklet on the Black Hills this
fall and to have the same ready for
early next spring.
Oakton.-The Oakton schools were
again pls ced upon the map when the
grammar room recently won it's third
Knights bannerette pennant at the
national health crusade tournament
for the school year 1922-1923.
Springfield.-Records in the regis.
office at the Southern State
school at Springfield show a
enrolment this year than has
been recorded in any one
regular term.
Aberdeen.-The annual convention
the Association Of Fire Insurance
of South Dakota, also known
as the Insurers of South Dakota, will
be held in Aberdeen the last week in
January.
BeresfcTi.-Petitions are being cir.
here asking the city council
to submit to the voters OF the city
the question OF changing the city form
of government to the commission
plan.
Aberdeen.-The board OF county
commissioners Of Brown county has
ordered the spreading of gravel for
and one-half miles on the Hecla.
Frederick road in Brown county.
Vermillion.-Race, and national sol
is the subject Of a book just
published by DIR. c. C. Josey, newly
appointed professor of philosophy at
the University of South Dakota.
Mitchell.-A search is being made
for Virgil Former, 20-year-old son. of
Thomas FORMER, who disappeared
from Mitchell on the evening of Sep
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Iroquois--It is announced that tine
road grading project between Iroquois
and Cav our is to be speeded Up so as
10 insure the completion of the work
this fall.
Beresford.-H. G. Jones, a farmer
this district, reports that he raised
successful crops of sweet corn
the same ground this summer.
Parker.-Preliminary steps for the
organization OF Independent creamery.
men of South Dakota have been taken
1t a meeting at Parker.
Rutland.-A complete domestic
department has been added to
he Rutland high school.
Chamberlain.-Good progress is be-
.ng made by the farmers OF South
Dakota in gathering their seasons
,orn crop, which Is perhaps the
argest ever raised in South Dakota,
about 1870 ,000, 900 bushels.