Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-01-12
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Prohibition thus far doesn't pro
hibit in Sioux Falls. The law and O.
der league have have entered into al
agreement with the saloon men. The
latter are to continue their business
until the supreme court of the terri
tory has passed upon the legality d
the local option law. Both parties
have agreed to abide by the decision.
Hon. NJ. L. Mccormack, one Of thu
delegates at large to present the mem,
oriaI for the statehood to congress,
will leave with other members s5ou,
the 10th. He will be accompanied by
his wife and daughter, who viii spend
the winter at the capital.
Washington Special: Delegate Gil.
tord, who has suffered considerable
from disease OF the eyes. resembling
cataract, has had an operation per.
formed, ana has been Obliged to GIVE
up evening work alt o-ether. As soon
as gas is lat ne is forced TO retire. He
is mend:ng rapidly aud hopes 10 end
his eyes in a normal condition in q
few days.
"Proteau," the oldest settler in D.
kota and one OF the best known char.
acters on the Missoari slope, vas
frozen TO death near Pierre.
The Sioux Falls gas works. which
were partially destroyed ) as explo-
sion in October and which had been
rebuilt and enlarged, was the scene d
another disastrous explosion. A largs
retort in the new works exploded, to-
tally demo!ishing the new works and
a portion OF the old. Lose estimated
at $4,000, and no one injured.
Rev. MeIanehton Hoyt. a pioneer IN
the Episcopal ministry in this nsx
West, and for a number OF years pss-
tor OF the Yanton church and dean q
Dakota. died at Scotland recently.
He was over eighty years Old, but bad
been quite vigorous. and his last SICK
ness was only of a fes days. The n
mains were broughsto lankton tor N
terment.
The event in social circles at Fargo
OF the winter was the marriage OF D..
/. y. Wear and Miss Lulu Thomas
the popular daughter OF Col. Thomas
There were many prominent guests
from abroad.
Gov. Church has received plans and
specifications from the new Yanktoa
asylum board, George Brown. srrht
tect, from Sioux City. 1t IS believed
the plans will be approved
At Huron, Rubel K Adler. fnraiturs
| dealers, failed. Liabilities, $4,000:
assets, sufficient to cover inaebted-
ness. Thomas NJ. Hood held mort
gage for $1,000 which the hrm
couldn't pay. The creditors are most.
ly Chicago parties
At Bismarck, boy Chief q Gre
Indian boy, serving a term OF two
years in the penitentiary for attemut'
ed rape, while at work with anotnsr
convict. escaped the eye OF the grafi
and strolled Dol in the country. ~
was overtaken abou. three miles o1s
and said he was after Jack rssssss'
He does not seem to realize what tne
penitentiary Is for and likes theiis'ne
but objects to close confinement.
At Pierre. Fred Laplapr, one OF tna
family accused Of killing fourteen PEG.
pie on the Sioux reservation, met W
ID. Percival, the Chicago Herald coz
respondent, who trassplanted tns
Kelley human slaughter pen IRON in'
dian Territory to Dakota. and sss.
him a severe chastisement. Percivsl
acknowledged that he had no Iounas1
ton for the outraseoust aegrana. sena;
ing it for a Joke. The arrival q
friends saved bloodshed.
Anew paper viii be started in hin'
ct by Marshall Mcclure, who odd ths
Tribune to c. Z. Gregory. Toe Mino'
Rustler is tbs name OF the new lous'
nal. b
The Farmers alliance urges the ag
pointment OF J. W. Hardin to saccee5
IL V. Miller on the board OF reee1y
OF the Brookings AGRICULTURAL cossss
and the governor desires to favor x
farmers, but Hardin wants to go 3
P!ankington. The matter Is NOS y
settled.
Delegate Clifford IS appoirtea :
member of the COMMITTEES on lna@z
affairs. which will enable him 70 g
more effective work for the Sioux p
eryation bill.
Bismarck Special: Althousn ~
thirty DAYS have nearly elapsed
which the governor is Co issue q p'oS
lamation required by law 70 MAJ
the e compiled laws received s. =
statutes of the territory in all coufs7
it has not yet been issued. W.
Church says the law requiring =.
proclamation is simply directofs ~
he will not issue one until the ,uus
! and lawyers have had 3 u oppo1eu =,
to examine the work carefully anuss
port to him any errors or ln'PlSsS
matters appearing therein. IL
| sible that the matter sill De ie's e
til the riext legislature. Able iaxiss3
including the attorney general rssr
| States district attorney. judge
CTS, Judge Mcconnell and Others
skeptical, and fear that q proclss~s
ton might cause serious