Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-09


The Telegram says that unless q
good sewerage SYSTEMS adopted and
that speedily the people of 1ankton
will have to suffer the penalty.
Mandan possesses a girl who is not
only good shot, but has courage
enough to use revolver when occa-
sion offers. She practices on dogs.
Sturgis is troubled with two opium
Joints. One is conducted by an al
mond-eyed heather and the other is
said to be managed by alady ofcolor
and avoirdupois.
A large two-story house arrived in
Aberdeen overland from Ipswich.
1t was drawn by twenty horses and
took only two days to travel twenty
five miles.
Some of the people of Deadwood
insist on turning their stock loose
every night, much to the disgust OF
those who are inclined to be law
abiding citizens.
In carrying out decision OF the
court ejecting Mrs. Prince, of Dead
wood, the marshal was forced to
carry the lady out also. he stood
her up on the walk.
The assessed valuation of Minneha-
ha county, according to the county
auditors report, is $7,693,319. Of
this sum the city of Sioux Falls is
creditedwith 81 DAG, 704.
What is bothering the people of Nc
Cook county now is to figure out
what damage q man should have for
a COW running over his field when his
crop was totally destroyed by hail.
A heavy wind storm demolished a
house belonging to John Jelenick,
north of East Stiles, killing the owner.
The storm was accompanied by some
hail, and wheat is slightly injured.
Some individual with less wit than
time amuses himself by writing "or-
ders to call' on the several states
hanging outside the doors of car
penters and painters at Deadwood.
A Mrs. Peterson, of Prairie Rock
township, Turner county, was nearly
killed by a vicious bull. She was
twice tossed in the air by the in.
furiated animal, and is in a very
critical condition.
At an ice cream sociable held in
Estelline seventy-five persons were
poisoned. One young mans life is
despaired of and Others are in crit
zeal condition. No one can assign
the cause.
The BARRIERS of Sioux Falls have all
been served with notices to close their
shops on Sunday, in accordance with
the laws of the territory; otherwise
they will be prosecuted for violating
the statute.
John Durkin, section foreman
was run over by a work train on the
Northern Pacific road near Steele
while attempting to board the ca.
boose. 1t was necessary to ampu
tate both limbs, from the effects Of
which he died.
A Lead City merchant recently or.
dered nineteen democratic campaign
hats. After some delay the hats ar.
rived, but when the box was opened
the merchant was paralyzed with
rage to behold the republican hats
with the pictures of the republican
candidates neatly placed in the
crown.
District Attorney Andrews has be.
gun vigorous crusade against the
"blind pigs" of Brookings county. A
number of cases We're disposed of, the
parties waiving examination and
giving bonds. Deputy sheriffs are
now out after parties in other towns
as cases have been made against
nearly every billiard hall and drug
store in the county.
William Benway, "a rich half-breed,
Mt Pierre, sues for the recovery of tn,
property awarded to an alleged wife
by an Indian court, which decision
was sustained by the Indian depart
ment at Washington. The woman
claims the property on the grounds
that Benway deserted her and he de-
MES ever having taken her as his wife.
G. f. Baleh, aswitchman at Fargo,
kept a hotel at Macon, Mo-, eleven
years ago, and during his absence
one day boarder took team OF
horses and Balch's 9-year-old daugh.
ter, and he has heard nothing OF
them until few days ago, when he
learned that his daughter was in San
Antonio, Tex. He will at once send
Tor her.
An agent of Duluth grain men who
has visited all portions of the terri.
tory was in Aberdeen the other day,
He says of the wheat crop in general,
two weeks ago the crop prospect was
the best ever known in Dakota. but
the hot weather has greatly IMPAIRED
the condition in most localities. He
says further that the outlook in
Brown county is the best of any
county visited. Late reports from
the west and north do not bear ont
the Duluth mans statements. He
evidently tarried too long in the
region along the forty-fifth parallel
which failed to secure its share OF 10.
cal rains.
One or the merchants at Rapid City
had in the cellar of his store, in stor-
age, a quantity of oleoma.garine,
which remained on his hands for
some time after the term of storage
had expired, the owner not sending
for it or furnishing any instructions
about its disposal. Becoming i'm
patient the merchant had the stuf1
taken a mile or two outside the city
and dumped there. A herd of abont
40 mich cows, belonging in the place,
found it, and went through it as
though 1t had been the finest brand
OF the genuine article. As a result all
the COWS became violently sick in q
few hours and every one OF them has
dried up completely. A few, who
seem TO have eaten more OF the oleo-
margarine than the rest, are not ex.
pected to live, but the balance are
recovering their strength. though