Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-09-27

Henry Hohl, editor Of the Hokah Mimi,
Chief, went to La Crosse, (Wis.) on business,
and was arrested on a warrant procured by
DIR. Frank Powell, the labor candidate for
governor. Hohl was taken before the court
commissions and bail fixed at $3.50, which
was furnished by George and William Powell,
the plaintiffs brothers. A few DAYS ago
Hohl was served with papers m a civil suit
for libel by DR.. Powell, fixing damages at
$4,000. The libel alleged consists in state
ments rejecting on the doctor professionally
and have been going on some months. Pow
ell said while Hohl was looking for bail, that
If his brothers vent on his pond he should
cause their arrest for pTomulgating libelous
statements, having ample proof that they
circulated a large number OF copies of Hollis
paper with offensive articles marked.
Hugh o.. Hughes, OF Conway. Dakota, WINS
found in the Scandinavian Hotel barn of
Grand Forks, standing on his head in the
feed hole with his legs p%rotruding above in
the hay loft. He was stone dead. He had
evidently been on his head all night and died
rom s~utfocauon. In the hay was found a
full whisky bottle. He came to Grand Forks
four weeks ago with about $500 and all that
he had left was $2.25. He had been on a
protraeted drunk. The deceased was a
bachelor, well educated and owned n large
farm at Conway and another at Hiilsboro. lie
was respected by his neighbors and Seldom
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some time. Justice Dewey held an inquest,
as foul play was suspected, but nothing could
be proven. He probably fell through the
trap.
The President has signed the bin restricting
the immigration OF Chinese Iaborers.
Seven farmers lay in ambush near Hemsfcd.
Long Island, waiting for a big negro, who
had robbed their hen roosts. When the
chicken thief appeared. driving a large COW
arnA an h. ura1 -
muzzle of a shotgun. lie tumbled of the
wagon and escaped uninjured, although two
charges OF shot were sent after him. In his
van were found 27S chickens.
Justus Carpenter, one of the Oldest resi-
dents in Benton county, aged about eighty
years, went out to a small farm OF his a mile
or SO north of S0uk Rapids. with one horse
hitched to q wagon, and loaded on a few bun
dies OF corn stalks. The old gentleman. after
pilling on what he wanted, got on
top Of the load, lost his balance, fell
to the ground and was killed.
The most disastrous fire In the history O
Detroit, Mimi, occurred recently. The
Opera Block, leagues drug store and barn
and Bonnells restaurant are totally con.
sumed. The LOGS is $55 900. Mr.. Holmes.
the owner of the opern house block. is away
but it is safe to say that the burned building
will be replaced by a solid brick building at
once.
The body Of F. Kading, was drowned OF
the steamer Tourist at bayfield, Aug. 26, was
recovered. 1t was floating near the Com
merciai dock at that point. He had about
three pounds Of rock in his pocket. This is
an exceptional case, as il is a very rare
thing for a body to rise in the waters Of
Lake Superior.
Near Faribault, MINI, adaughter ofErnest
Meeze, fifteen years of age, while waiting the
operation Of a thresher on her fathers farm
got so near The tumbling rod that her skirts
were caught, and before themachine could be
stopped nearly all her clothing were torn
from her body. and she was quite seriously
injured, although she had no bones broken.