Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-05-07
r. Sykes s. Co. are putting in 1000
acres of wheat in La Moure county.


r. Sykes s. Co. are putting in 1000
acres Of wheat in La Moure county.
Over twenty entries OF land a day ara
now filed in the Bismarck land Office
The Citizens national bank Of Wa
terford will be open for business Mar
10.
In Northern Dakota large quantities
of fax will be soyn after the wheat i
all in.
A Russian colony Of 700 families Is
being located in Campbell and McPher-
son counties.
Rich tin ore in large quantities has
been discovered in the Climax mica
mine, near Custer.
Ten prominent firms at Devils Lake
have agreed to close their business
places on Sundays.
Steele county has purchased Mr.,
Steeles brick hotel for court house
paying him $4,000.
! II cost twenty-five dollars for
supper given TO farmer jury while IN
session at Huron recently.
Extensive preparation are already 10,
gun for fremen's tournament, to take
place at Sioux Falls in June.
Mr.. NOVEL;, living near Dell Rapids
has mysteriously disappeared. nothing
having been seen or heard OF him sinca
March l.
The people of Sioux Falls viii havea
chance to vote on proposition to issue
4 $4,000 city bonds for the construction
of sewers.
There is a scarcity of houses in Fps
wien. About one hundred and fifty
immigrants arrived in thst city in one
day recently.
4 fellow calling himself Wilson
hired a team OF ponies of Julius PAIL.
q Highmoro liveryman, and has failed
to return them.
The Milwaukee railroad company
have donated lots to the town OF VII
mot, Roberts county, for the building
of presbyterian church.
Attorney General Rice of Dakota
| has been investigating the Winnebago
and Grow Greek reservation and hnds
no evidence Of land grabbing.
A new daily paper has been started
Mt Yankton. Hon. Joseph q. Chand-
fer, receiver OF the land Office and son
OF William Il. Chandler, is one Of the
proprietors.
Hon. Loren Dunlop, the emigration
commissioner, is setting q good exam
pie in putting out many thousand trees
He has fine tree claim and yairable
homestead.
A notable event in the history OF La
Moure will be the dedication of the new
Presbyterian church, the second week
in May. 1t is the first church edlhee
erected in that place.
The conference of Congregational
ministers Of South Dakota resolves that
the presidents order regarding the
Grow Greek and Winnebago reserva-
tions was big mistake.
In dispute over the ownership OF Q
claim near Traverse, Anton Nelson shot
Fred Tyler. The shooting caused
great excitement, and threats OF lynch
ing are freely circulated
The Barnes Democrat says the farm
ers Of that fine county will save fully
$4,000 on machinery alone this year,
as they have learned economy and care
in the use of the implements.
Scotland will now acquiesce in tho
location of the county seat Of Bon !
Homme, at Lyndale, without legal
contest. 1t will direct its energies 70
the securing Of fine town hall.
The owners OF the town Of Raymond,
county seat OF the new county Of Oliver
ere going TO build town at once, with
school house, hotel. newspaper, etc
is one Of the best landings on the ME
souri, river.
Some are deferred from going INTO
the Turtle mountain region for fear tna
the Riel war may lap over this side o
the line, but the Indians in the noun
tains are peaceable and not likely v
take any part.
r. M. Bishop, who wanted to buy 'ne
Sherman house in Sioux Falls for s6,vW
cash, and jumped his boerd bill, playeda
similar dead beat game at Dell hapiaS
At the latter place he bought o section
of land adjoining that town instead Oh
hotel.
Valentine Is no longer the terminS
station of the Sioux City q Pacne
Track has been laid to the first station
this side, distance of twelve miles. =
is now reported that long stretch
grade viii be made west from Chadf~
the present year.
ALI the members of the Episccpa
church of Valley City appeared bsio"
the diocesan officers in Fargo recen'9
After long wrangle between the cnsn,
cellors and the members the mee.ns
broke up without any understanding
the congregation refusing to deives ~
keys to the bishop.
Several hundred Odd Fellows attenr
cd the celebration at Huron. There ~
grand street parade and address
welcome by Mayor Rice, followed q
an address by John Van Yalkenpa'H
which was the finest ever deiiss.
Their. The court house was paoA
TIE celebration concluded with = g.