Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-29

| had moved away. No one could tell where
she had gone. After a long. fruitless search
Mr.. Ryerson went to Mexico, remaining
many years. He accumulated considerable
property, and then moved to California,
where he lived until his brother Martin
! discovered him six years age and induced
| him to come to Chicago. Recently Mr..
| Ryerson succeeded in tracing his only child.
| She is Mrs. Shurtcr, and she lives in
| Sewburg. n. Y. Ia response to a telegram
she came to Chicago. Her mother died
| long ago, and until now she had not the
iaintest suspicion that her father was
alive. Mr.. Ryerson ia eighty-three years
| OF age.
| Mr.. Hudd's bill. for the relief OF the Stock
| bridge and Munsee tribes OF Indians in
Wisconsin was reported favorably from
| the house committee on Indian affairs.
| The bin declares certain Indians who we're
| excluded from the right OF participating in
the trit al bands and OF occupying the res
ervatiOn members OF the tribe.
Farmers are busy getting ready for
spring work in Dakota. The probability
| is that there will be no increase in the
| quantity of wheat sown this year over
that sown last year. A creamery and
! cheese factory are amo3g the new projects
in Gladstone for the coming season. The
| former enterprise especially is being push.
ed with much yigor.
In reply to question whether a saloon
| license may be transferred, Attorney Gen
eral Clamp OF Minnesota says: As n
strict question OF law liquor license could
| not be assigned, neither could council au-
| thorize a transfer of the license. 1t is n
| personal privilege in no manner partak-
| ing of the nature OF q contract, and can
| only be conferred upon certain conditions.
\ Application mus. be made as required by
| law and fee OF not less than $500 must
be paid, and strictly speaking ii would be
violation OF the law to give any one else
| privilege Of selling without such person
had on their own account paid this fee.
The withdrawal OF Gen. Boulanger's can
diacy in the several departments where
| it was proposed to run him for the
chamber OF deputies was due to the fact
| that the general received a quiet warning
| that il he PERSISTED in his efforts to secure
| election to the chamber he would be de-
prived OF his grade in the army, that his
| exile from the country would he among
| the not very remote possibilities. The
character and origin OF this warning was
at once communicated by Boulanger to
Deputy Laguerre and other OF his friends
They decided that, for the present at least,
it would be expedient to lower the generals
political colors.
Two women and three girls walking on
the track at North Bay, Canada, reached
the middle high trestle when an engine and
snow pillow dashed around the curve at the
rate OF forty miles an hour. One child was
struck by the snow pillow and one side of
her head torn completely off. Another
girl, twelve years old, was literally cut to
pieces, parts OF her body being carried for
hall mile.
In spite OF the repeated denials OF
blockade on the Canadian Pacific by the
officials Of that road, the Winnipeg papers
say the condition of things along the line
is very bad, and that there will be great
property loss resulting from the tie-up. 1t
is stated on the authority OF a wholesale
grocer OF Winnepeg that there is not a
pound OF yellow sugar in the Northwest.
J. Baptie, agent for the Northwestern
Elevator company at Bathgate, Oak,
cannot be found. An agent investiga ting
his accounts finds a large shortage. Dep.
uty Sheriff McFaddeu has q warrant for
his arrest.
Four trunks containing SIC, 900 worth
oil opium were stopped by the customs Of
ficers at Windsor, Canada. The trunks
were checked from British Columbia, and
were claimed by n Hebrew, who had them
shipped back to the Canadian interior.
WV INOsSr VI L6Ad5t mas ANNOUNCED MS
intention to call an extra session of the
legislature in a few days for the purpose OF
determining what disposition shall be
made OF the treasury surplus OF So, 900.
900.
Hon. c. s. Hamilton, late attorney gen.
eral OF Manitoba, now resident of st.
Paul, has arrived at Calgary n. w. T.,
on behalf of certain st. Paul capitalists to
inquire into the general resources OF the
country and approximate the cost per
mile OF building south to connect with the
American system OF railways.
Otto Reichel was arrested at the instanc
OF the Socialistic Publishing company, on a
charge OF Misrepresentation OF funds He
threatened TO expose the secret meetings
OF the anarchist groups in Chicago and
their plans. 1t is reported that the an.
archists are reorganizing in Chicago, and
renewing their plotting against the life and
property OF it's citizens.
John Bagley, railroad agent at Porter
vile, near Eau Claire, Wis, was found
tied and gagged in his Office one morning
about o'clock by men going to work. He
had been left in that condition by three
unknown masked burglars, who broke in
to the station. The burglars got away
with $500, gold watch and three revolt
vers. 1t is believed they are iron Eau
Claire, but Bagley could not identity them.
The postmaster general issued the fol.
lowing order: The Canada office having
concurred, hereafter packages OF periodical
publications., second. class matter in the
United States domestic mails, may be ex-
changed by mail with Canada regardless OF
the weight OF the packages.
The North German Gazette publishes
Pope Leo's autograph letter to Emperor
Frederick. His holiness expresses deep
sorrow at the death of Emperor William,
from whom he received not few by no
means unimportant proofs OF friendly
sentiments, and he was hoping to receive
no less important proofs in the future. He
congratulates Frederick on his accession
to the throne OF so great and powerful an
empire, and trusts he will receive the same
marks OF friendship, as he did from his
father, the late Emperor. In combustion
the Pops prays that God win grant this
hope, that in His goodness He will Join to
us your majesty ia indissoluble bonds OF
love-
The two houses OF the Kentucky legisla-
ture passed the resolution agreed upon at
the Democratic caucus calling for an i.,l.
mediate and fnil investigation OF the state
offices. At a secret caucus OF the Demo.
cratic members of the two hoIses reso-
luton was adopted directing committee
to call upon Gov. Buckner and ask OF him
that he stop Auditor Hewett from taking
further part in the Investigation of Treas.
urer Tate's affairs and the status OF the
state treasury. This was done and the
governor promised to comply.