Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-09-25
"A valley City, but failed TO secure the
money on the draft.

&C., for Al $40, aud the other IN favor
the Pierrepont Manufacturing com
pany, for sS76.33. Gates property
was burned out recently and his loss
covered by $40, 900 Insurance. The
plaintiffs caused the several general
agents Of the companies in which Gates
was insured 10 be served with gsrnish-
ments, in order TO secure the recovery
of their claims. grasFETa Yg
Serious trouble is brewing in Potter
county. growing out of courty seat mat
ters. Forest City is the county seat
and is thirty-fiye miles from the east
side Of the county. A large majority
of the people are said to be in favor OF
changing il to a more central point,
while the Forest City people are said
to declare il shall not be moved, and u
voted away the records shall not go, as
they will burn or destroy them.
Canton Advocate: Texas fever is
raging pretty badly along Nine Mile
creek and in Dayton township but our
correspondent hopes the worst is over
Across the river in Lyon county, the
herds of Alexander Smith of this city,
and Commissioner Anderson Of Pen
aington, have been afflicted with the
fever, resulting disastrously, Mr.. And
erson lost twenty five head OF fine
steers, and MIR. Smith about ten head
Of mich cows. The fever was inocu-
lated into Lincoln by G, X, Howard of
Sioux Falls, who, it is claimed, ordered
a fever afflicted herd to be driven over
land from LIE Mars to Sioux Falls,
passing through this city and county en-
route. on
z. A. Burke, director general Of the
Worlds Fair, at New Orleans, in re.
Spouse to a telegram from Hon. alex
Mckenzie, commissioner for Dakota.
declining to go in any other state or ter
ritory exhibit. says: II congratulate
you and Dakota that You have a first
class location, with flower garden,
fountain, cocoanut grove, etc"
General Pierce was Toasted at Huron.
The following from the Dakota Farmer
describes faithfully the summer nights
in Dakota: While there is much discus
sion of the various aspects Of the weather
in Dakota, no one pretends to deny the
lovliness Of the nights and evenings.
Let the day be ever so sultry, a cool,
beautiful evening and refreshing night
is sure to follow. While the people OF
the east are sweltering the long night
through under the burden of a single
sheet, there arc few nights here that a
blanket will not be acceptable. The
healthfulness of Dakota, from this
cause alone, must be very perceptible.
As a summer resort for the hired deni.
zens of heated cities. no place can prove
more beneficial. The bracing breezes
from the broad prairies, even though
sometimes heated to an uncomfortable
degree, are free from that oppressive
heaviness that burdens the damper at
mosphere of the east. Relieved from
the sl~uggishness Of more humid climes,
and refreshed BY the long nights OF
perfect rest, who will wonder at the re-
markable energy of our western people?
Huron has had a grand band tourna.
ment 10 which all the bands in the ter.
ritory were invited, and many respond
ed. One afternoon was spent BY visit
ing bands at Lake Kampeska. 4 ban
quet was rendered TO the visitors by
WATERFOWL ladies in the evening at the
skating rink A grand parade with 10o
men in line, took place at 8, aud at 10
o'clock @, w. Whitney of Canton car
ried off the prizc. $3.50, in a cornet con
test. At p. m. o grand band contest
for prizes took place, in which the
Mitchell coronet band was awarded
with the first prize Of $500; the Huron
band received the second prize of 300,
and the Ashton band the third of $50.
A man named Ouerin, son-in-law oil
b. b. Riviere Of waukopa, in the Tur!
Gle Mountain distries, lost q three-year-
old child by the recent storm, the little
one being blown three miles over the
prairie, and being dead when found.
Hon, III. W, Cannon has appointed
MIR. James Sturtevant of this city re-
ceiyer of the First National bank Of
Jamestown. Mr.. s. will leave Don for
the territory and enter upon the duties
Of his Office. a.
Mrs. Ellen, wife of Hon! Bartlett
Trip. died suddenly at Yankton. on.
Monday, That evening she drove from
the residence to Mr.. Trips Office, to
take him home, starting to return with
him at about $3.50. On the route home
she was taken suddenly sick, and in a
moment passed into an unconscious
condition from which she never rallied.
Two notorious horse thieves, Clay
Leighton and Henry Scott, ~recently
captured at Miles City, brought &c
Dickinson for stealing horses, escaped
from jail, paying open the door. Par,
nes are in pursuit, but as the thieves
had one hours start, and would take
the first horses they came across. there
is not much prospect Of their capture.
The fourteenth annual meerinp Of the
general association Of Congregational
churches of Dakota met at Yankton
With a full attendance Of ministers and
delegates. Rev. Joseph Ward deliv.
cred an inaugural address as president
OF Yankton college. Addresses were
delivered by Rev. George A. Albrecbt
superintendent of hama