Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-08-11


Hand county reports an enrolment
of 12T at a recent teachers institute
probably the largest yer known in
the state.
The corr belt exposition at Mitchell
will be a go. The soliciting commit
tee raised the first Sc, 900 toward it in
two days.
Burglars visited Britton last Sun
day night. They broke into three
business places but did not secure
much plumber.
Willie, the 12-year-old son of ii. l..
Loucks and wife, died at Huron. The
remains were taken to Clear Lake
for interment.
The quarterly conference of the
Catholic priests of the northern
deanery Of the state vas held in Red
field last week.
Marvin Aldrich, a Plankington bar
Der, while cutting the hair of a
patron, fell to the floor and expired
in a few moments.
The grand lodge A, o. u. w. met
at Redfield last week and elected
j. w. Chrisholm Grand Master Work.
man Cor the coming year.
Two prisoners confined in the
Hanson county jail at Alexandria
escaped last Monday evening, and no
trace of them has yet been found.
Yankton chose cast iron instead of |
wooden pipe for her new water mains, |
because it will stand the destructive |
acids in artesian well water better.
The Argus-Leader says that there
is about as much chance for the NUM-
cipal saloon in Sioux Falls, as for a
good wheat crop this year on the
Sahara"
A new scheme has been devised at
Yankton for the disposal of
unclaimed dogs which are now in the
pound. They will be sold to the
Indians in job lots for soup meat
w. c. Nisbet, who has been con-
nected with the Dell Rapid Times
since its birth seven years ago, has
sold to Ward Bros, who will continue
it rs a republican-prohibition paper.
The state railway commissioners
have granted many requests for more
tn houses in parts ofthe state where
the crop prospects seem to warrant
increased facilities for handling the
grain.
w. p. Butler, of Huron, has issued
a handsome little book entitled
"lrrigation Manual" which will be a
very complete authority upon the
subject, and doubtless of benefit to
all interested therein.
Harry Barr, d~eliyeryman for the
A dn, Lxrr4zs. m -, - 81 AIArIn@.
is accused OF having embezzled S473
by forgery from the company, last
week. He has left the city but the
police are on his track.
A steam threshing machine and
four horses went through the Beloit
and Lower Canton bridge, falling
some fifteen feet into the Sioux river.
The horses were rescued, but the
engine remains in the water.
A project is on foot to organize a
South Dakota base ball league.
Mitchell, Sioux Falls, Madison, How
ard and Salem are sin it," The
season is to last from the 10th of
August to the Goth of September.
The mail route from Pierre to the
Black Hills has been changed from
weekly to semi-weekly. In connection
with the mail route regular stages are
run and passengers can go from
Pierre to the Black Hills in four days.
G. K. Mckinney of the state railroad
commission, who has recently made
a tour of the state and became quite
well posted upon the outlook for this
harvest, estimates the yield at nearly
OF quite 100000 0 bushels, about
IN ono lnn h,rl,n1p ,rrnafon fIon Ia.E
season.
The management of the state fair
are endeavoring TO arrange for politi-
cal days during the fair. Weaver for
the Independents, Mckinley for
republicans and Boies for democrats,
are expected to do the oratory on the
different days.
The third annual Black Hills Clau-
tauqua assembly is in session at Hot
Springs and is proving a grand success.
The attendance is considerably larger
than last year, and in every respect it
is proving much more satisfactory
than those of previous years.
The last game in the series of seven
for the state championship and a
purse of 81. 200 was PLAYED between
III btuu WYNN u atit II i<SihN WY |.
GrayS, and resulted in an easy victory
for the latter, l3 TO B. Fully 49, 900 /
changed hands on the result.
John Frick, who scuflled with Chas. I;
+. Dacres near Yankton, when he /
received injuries which resulted in
his death, and who was arrested on a
coroner's warrant, has had his
examination and has been discharged,
there being no testimony on which he
could be held.
The Vermillion city council have
declared the test made by the water
works company unsatisfactory will
now put the plant into operation, and
run the system on its own hook. {
Enough of the citizens of Vermillion
have promised to take water SO that
running expenses of the plant will be
assured.
MadisOn's second attempt to secure
an artesian well has proved a failure.
Borland Bros, the contractors. have
decided to remove as much tubing as
possible from the hole and abandon
the job. The second hole is down to
a depth of 800 feet, 296 feet of which
is clSed with ten-inch tubing and the
balance with eight-inch.
The first artesian well in Clark
county, was secured by Swan Bros.
upon tEcs560-acre farm of Bohri Bros.
adjoining Raymond. The first flow
was obtained at a depth of about
! ,02l feet. The water is soft and of
good quality and is now being forced
with considerable pressure - feet
from the ground from a six-inch pipe.
An attempt was made at an early
hour Monday morning to burn the
Highmore First National bank build
ing. 1t was only partially successful,
as it was discovered in time to pre-
vent a total accomplishment of the
incendiary's purpose. The loss viii.
however. reach $500, which viii have
to be borne by the owners, as there
was no insurance.
The exercises of commencement
week at the Brookings College oc-
Cured last Thursday with the grad
uating exercises of the senior class.
The following is the list of graduates:
JohnC. Written, Margaret L. Madden,
Thomas 4. Schlosser, Ida b. McLouth,
John II. Hamlin, James E. McAndrew.
Steve Il. Austin. Albert S. Harding,
Efiie NJ. Williams, and Ira III. Hatfield.
A ancient time piece that's a rarity