Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-16


STRAYED-Dark brown COW s
years old-last seen down at the
railroad station. Good reward for
return to j. Schachte, Webster.
The W. G. T. U. yesterday,
nominated Mrs. Geo. Sharretts, Mrs
j. G. Adams and Mrs. L. A. Bones
delegates to the Territorial conven-
ton at Fargo.
Since our last issue Ii. W.
Boyd has sold his house and lot on
Main street to Charley Cromwell
We understand hat Mr.. B contem-
plates going to Washington Terri
tory.
The township Republican con-
yentiou assembled at the Court
House on Monday at 2 o'clock, and
after waiting an hour, organized a
he old meeting of thirteen Ameri-
can citizens and two boys, by elect
ing Z. r. Ruggles chairman and
W.. W. Seyery, secretary of the
meeting. The following delegates
were then chosen to represent the
township in the county convention:
L. r. Ruggles, j. c. Adams, o. L.
Nelson, L. Huntington, Chas. Haw-
kinson, A. j. Leetch, John Norton,
Geo. L. S~harretts, IL. o. Frank and
]. I. Pike. No further business
appearing the convention adjourn
ed amid tumultuous enthusiasm. 1t
is one of the features of Dakota
politics, these huge, enthusiastic
primary meetings.!
On Thursday morning last our
people were astounded with the an
nouncement that the Day County
Bank had made an assignment and
closed its doors At first, men
thought 1t was a sell, but the cur
tanned windows, the closed doors,
told hat the story was a sad, stern
reality. All that day the most in
tense excitement prevailed and the
widest aud most absurd rumors
were aying on all sides, men stood
in little groups on the streets and
discussed the situation, and the
unanimous feeling was IL of the
most profound regret. On Friday
afternoon the creditors of the bank
met at the Court House to take
steps for the appointment of atrus-
tee to seettle up the business Of the
bank, believing it was a more C 0
nomical method than q settlement
by an Assinee. The Bank was rep
resented by NJ. j. Gordon, their at
torney, who stated, on behalf of
Smith & Alley, that any arrange
ment the creditors might make that
was equitable to all parties in inter
est, would be satisfactory to them,
and also that the Assinee would be
governed by their decision. After
considerable discussion, the follow
ing committee were appointed to
examine the books Of the baak and
report at an adjourned meeting on
Saturday at ten o'clock: Mr.. Gould
Cashier City Bank of Minneapolis,
A. e. Barker, L. G. Ochsenreiter
and I. j. Hanson. The meeting
then selected the names of five cit.
izens for Smith & Alley to select a
Trustue from-L. Gross. /. j. Han
son, A. j. Leetch, A. 4. Barker and
ID. B. Compton-and then adjourn
ed. AT ten o'clock the meeting was
called to order and the committee
reported assets to the amount Of
s25, 915,69 aud liabilities amount
ing to $22, 1885, as shown by the
books. The appointment of q Trus
tee being next lin order, the credi-
tors came to a test vote when it was
ascsItained that some of them were
opposed to the trustee move, and,
as it vas necessary for the creditors
to be unanimous in the selection of
the proposed trustee, the whole
scheme fell to the ground, aud the
meeting adjourned without date.
As soon as the Assinee files his
bond and makes a careful schedule
of the assets and liabilities, We
shall know more about the situation
than We do now. The creditors Of
the bank in aud around this city,
number about forty.