The Spirit Lake Cemetery near Erwin is the final resting place of Civil War veteran David Waugh Donaldson, 1826-1906.
In 1862 he enlisted in Company C, 12th United States Infantry and served for three years. The 12th Infantry Regiment is one of the oldest and most decorated units in the United States.
A concentrated animal feeding operation permit was denied Tuesday by the Kingsbury County Commission acting as the zoning board.
Westside Gilts, LCC, of Pipestone, Minn., had applied for the permit to open a Class A hog confinement facility near Esmond.
“We moved to De Smet because we have no trouble finding quality people to work here,” said Sheyenne Dakota, Inc. (SDI) Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Dave Ingalsbe. “Everyone in North Dakota is migrating out to the Bakken fields.”
The company makes custom wire bundles for tractors, skid loaders, boats and other large machinery.
The need for such wire-bundling becomes clear when one accounts for the sheer number of wires required to control a complex machine dashboard.