Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-06-21
DAKOTA NEWS NOTES.

Frank Renier. Chicago Milwaukss
a ST. Paul sectionhand. was aceideut
ally drowned while bathing IN tbs
James river at Groton. lie leaves !
wife aud two children
During the Indian scare in tho
Black Hills country two ladies, hIra
Spencer and Miss Lillian Mcclellan
left the home OF the former and start.
ed to Rapid City for safety. ARRIVING
at the residence OF friend who rsssa'
ed on the bank of Spring Geek, tAs
two ladies decided TO remain fbsr.
over night. About IL o. clock tlav
left the hoGse to go to the creek to ID,
how much the water had risen. This
was the lest seen of them, and rs.
supposition is that upon arriving Is
the banks OF the stream one lady s
some manner fell in and in tgyina s,
rescue her the other also fell in. M.
current was very strong and the bod.
les were probably carried down
stream some distance.
Bishop Hare has returned from !
ten days visit at Crow Creek, I.oweyl
Bruleand White River Indian agencies
and says the signatures ofthe jndians
to opening the reservation can r.
easily obtained ii a wise appointment
of commissioners is made.
While minister at Wentworth wa
making his closing prayer in charsA
large stripped cat OF the masculine !
gender walked up the aisle, coolly s
jumped on to the pulpit, squattsa 4
himself on the bible and reyerensly
gazed at the minister until he had en-
ished.
Cutworms are becoming so raven.
Gus in some parts of Hutchinson
county that whole beds OF onions ara
being devastated by them.
Claim jumping at Bald Mountain.
which until recently has been lareelv
INDUCED in, has now fallen into disre.
pute. The appearance OF a shotsaa
brigade upon the scene Is given as Tia
potential cause OF it.
A Webster man owns horse That
has a snake in one eye. 1t is said thu
snake can be plainly seen wiesips
around He has gone INTO the SHOW
business, and Is making big money.
The prospect for an unusually pros
porous season among Black Hills
farmers seems to increase as the sea.
son progresses. Corn is the only pro-
duct of the farm that is at all oaes-
ward.
1t is estimated by some ofthe farm.
ers that the area of corn planted in
DAWSON county this season will be SO
per cent. greater than that of anv
previous year. notwithstanding ths
TACT that considerable ground intend
ed for corn viii now be sown to far
and millet.
"Man lost here" is what placard
says that is stuck in the mud on
Philips avenue at Sioux Falls. By
the side of the card lays an old coat
which marks the spot where the man
went down.
One of the Indians at White River
having been converted wishes tn h.
confirmed, but bayin. three wiyss
and not knowing which he womb
rather give up Is IN a very embafass
ing condition.
Aberdeen has 81 la W and order
league that is discussing the qnestlon:
shall Law or Whisky Rule the
City ?"
1t is good to be a Dakota newspa.
per man. An admiring subscribe
presented the editor OF the salem
Register witha new pair OF pants ths
other day
Dell Rapids boasts Of four pairs Of
twins born recently. Unfortnnatss
for the moral reputation OF the town
the male parentage oftwo Of the pairs
is yelled in obseurity.
A fossilned ham vas recently
discovered in a cachenear Sturais and
a lot OF cooking utensils were found
with it. The ham is solid stone eua
the packers brand has not yet been
deciphered.
Lightning struck the house 81
Julius Becker, prosperous German
farmer, nine miles northeast OF Davi's
Lake, partially destroying the houss
killing his daughter and miaring hinr
self and vile. They are not expected
to live.
Indians on the Fort Totten reses.
walton have a larger amount OF GRAN
put in this year than last. The seed
ing is also said to be very well done
Eddy county will get the most of iii
as New Rockford and Cheyenne ara
the nearest markets for the south
and southeastern parts OF the reser
walton.
Further particulars OF the tragedy
at Bloomington are thatG. +. Wilson
seduced Bailey's sister Tour yeas
since, a child being the result. Tbs
caused a feud between the Two faFnI.
les, though Wilson afterward marriea
the girl to avoid prosecution. Here
fused to live with her and she entered
life o. shame The child became
cause of contention between the fam
lilies. which resulted in the shooting
Young Bailey fired first. missing
Wilson but instantly killing his own
father. Wilson returned the fire tgies
fatally wounding Bailey, Jr.
Sam Wilson, from Saltwater, has
been arrested at Watertown on The
charge of having entered the saloon
of Mcloy & Co. by cutting pane q
glass in a rear window lie is accused
OF having taken $40. Heis non y
Jail.
The farmers elevator st Waterfowl
was completely destroyed BY fire. ihs
Northwestern depot and other build
ings were saved with difficulty. ]. OUo
bushels OF wheat owned By Daley
Cleland, also n ear load OF tandiK
Irvine belonging to Deering { Co.
4 gentleman OF Portland, Ore, WIG
has just returned from an extends
foreign tour was asked why be mao
not brought home from Egypt, amor