Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-19
DAKOTA NEWS NOTES.

ing friends raised another $40 for
him.
During the storm at Bookings
lightning struck post in a pasture
fence south of town, and running
along the wires, killed six head OF
cattle and one horse.
The loaier and bum problem is agi-
tating the people at Sioux Falls.
The buns are becoming extremely
iRsolent, and the police are frequent
~ required to keep them from Insult
ing ladies on the street.
A number OF German families from
Russia have this spring joined their
friends in Foster and Eddy counties.
Almost every acre of broken land in
the two counties is in crop. and n
large amount of new breaking is now
under way.
Custer county is having a little
county seat excitement, which, with
the political matters, win tend TO
make things lively in that part Of the
Black Hills The people in the east
| err part of the county want to move
the county scat from Custer, and
have petitioned for an election. But
here the trouble commences. The
| agricultural part of the county has
three spirants-Buffalo Gap, Her
mosa and Fairburn.
D
Col. Burke, inspector of the Ninth
district g. A. II. at Fargo, has granted
permission TO have G. A. r. en-
campment at Grand Forks during
the territorial fair. Instead of the
militia, as at first anticipated, Grand
Forks will have as guests one thou
sand veterans during the fair.
The liquor dealers at Sturgis have
formed a trust, and it now costs a
man 10 cents glass to saturate his
system with beer. "Red-eye" is pro-
portionately high.
A scheme is on foot in Codington
county for sort of reunion of all the
residents of that county who voted
for Gen. Harrison in 1910.
Some of the larger cities of Dakota
can boast OF fine resident pianists.
Jamestown, for instance, claims Mrs.
Fred Knapp, who is one ofthe soloists
at the Fargo musical festival, and
who has played concert engagements
II oil.
A Sioux Falls man is talking OF
starting a daily newspaper as a
scheme to reduce his avoirdnpois.
IL would he hard to hit upon a surer
way of losing flesh.
The bum element Is a source of ter
ror in Sioux Falls. The Press says:
Sin the outskirts of the city ladies
who are in anywise timid live in holy
fear during the day while left alone,
and some even go so far as to keep
their houses locked, even during the
hottest weather When 1t gets SO
the men arm themselves at nighttime
! if duty calls them on the street, it
would seem to be about time for an
organized raid on the part of the
police"
A movement is on foot in the west
ern part of Sully county to organize
a claim holders protective associa-
ton. The object is to protect act
ual settlers claims from being
jumped while they are temporarily
absent earning living, not being
able TO do SO on the land on account
of drought and haifstorms.
A male patient escaped from the
violent ward of the insane hospital
| at Yankton. He was one of the
most violent patients ever confined
in the hospital, and it is not known
whether he dropped from a third
story window or passed by one OF
the officers who did not know he was
crazy. At last accounts he has not
been heard from.
At meeting of the chamber OF
commerce at Bismark, a committee
was appointed to confer with the
management of the various railroads
contemplating extentions to Bismark
with a view of influencing the COM
| pletion of the extentions this year.
Resolutions were adopted urging
that a committee be appointed to
investigate the alleged obstruction
of the Missouri river by the new and
old bridges at Omaha.
Lightning struck the residence OF
r. P. Hall, at Mitchell. dangerously
injuring Mrs. Hall and shatterins the
kitchen stove The lightning came
down the chimney.
The stonemasons employed on the
Illinois Central depot struck at Sioux
Falls for nine bours& work at ten
hours pay. They had been receiving
81 per day. Shortly after the men
walked out the masons employed by
James Ward and f. B. Polk also quit
for the same reasons. There are $50
masons in the city belonging to the
union, and it is feared the strike will
besome general.
Two saloonkeepers at Casselton
and one at Everest we're arrested on
warrants issued by Judge Mcdonnell
for violation ofhis injuRctionalo order,
made some weeks ago. Inunctions
were served on two other saloon men
at Casselton and one at Wheatland.
1t is understood that a number OF
other warrants have been issued, but
the offenders have not been arrested.
1t is surmised that this is the open
ing of a war of determinations
"blind pigs"
DIR. Alloway, the territorial veteri
marian, has been rendered the pro-
fessorship of the veterinary science in
the Brookings Agricultural college by
unanimous vote of the board OF
regents. This is in accordance with
an act passed by congress donating
| TO each state and territory i'm the
Union the sum of $15. 900 for expert
mental purposes in agriculture and
kindred subjects. DIR. Alloway has
wired his acceptance of the position.
The selection is looked upon as q
wise one.