Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-07-14
FLAYED LIKE DOGS.
Pinkertons Brutality Beaten on Surrender.
ing to the Strikers.

The extraordinary powerof ODonnel
over the strikers became manifesto,
at ono A few people demurred ant
cried out: Lets burn Them" bu
they were silenced. "Let's turl
c them over to the sheriff and max
information for murder agains
5 them," said the leader.
This was received with cheers ahC
: when a striker waived his hands anC
asked the Pinkertons to surrehde,
T there was an immediate respons,
from the boat. Capt. Helm, the leader
had fled. Many others escaped wher
: the Little Bill came down the rivel
and the remainder were terror
: stricken.
In an incredibly short time the
: leaders of the strikers came on deck
Then began a strange scene The
strikers crowded into the boats
capturing rifles and stealing and
looting everything. They were mad
with rage.
The first man taken off the barge
was dying, shot through the side;
then one by one the strikers followed
in charge of analleged guard, each
man carrying a valiSe. The guards
carried W~inchesters taken from the
Pinkertons. Six Pinkertons were
reported killed and many were danger
ously wounded. The guards took the
men a mile to a rink. There were
209 of them and probably two-thirds
of them were heated brutally by the
time they reached the improyised
Jail. They were compelled to run a
gauntlet composed of men and
women. They were knocked down
with stones, struck with clubs,
knocked almost into insensibility and
otherwise m%altreated. When they
reached their improvised Jail medical
attention was needed by a large
number. They we're generally glad,
however, that they were not killed,
None expected to leave Homestead
alive.
Following the surrender the barges
were burned to the waters edge.
Attorneys for the North American
Loan and Trust company of Huron
have received notice that Judge
Edgerton sustains the action Of the
state court in its decree Of judge
ment for $45, 900 in favor of the above
named company, aglinst the Colonial
and United States Mortgage company
of Hull, England, recorded in thirty
nine counties of this state a few
weeks since.
Thompson Brothers of Sioux Falls
have sold their entire line of grain
warehouses along the Omaha railroad,
from Mitchell to Worthington, four
teen in number, to Hubbard &
Palmer, a big firm of Mankato, MINI.
The transfer includes a vast amount
of property, and a large amount of
money is involved. The new firm
will take possession in time to handle
JHc COlnluB CIOp'
The Sturgis Water company is
constructing a bedrock dam in the
mountain gulch in which their
springs of water are located, south of
the city. This dam will make a
reservoir that will hold upwards of
5000 gallons of water to supply the
city with. Sturgis thinks she will
have the finest system Of water works,
when it is completed, that there is
in the northwest.
An injunction has been served
upon the mayor and city council of
Huron, restraining them from any
action with reference to school
matters until the question of their
authority is argued before Judge
Campbell and a decision rendered.
This leaves the new school board
without authority, and the old board
will continue to do business until the
matter is passed upon and settled.
John S. Lewis, of Lewis & Wal
worth, Sioux Falls, insurance and
real estate, has been missing since
June %. On that day he left Salem,
expecting to return the same evening,
he has been traced as far as Hawarden,
Iowa. Before he left he gave mortgages
ans judgments aggregating ST. 900.
He is an ex-alderman and prominent
in business circles, but for the past
year he has been financially
embarrassed. He is said to have lost
heavily in board of trade specula-
tions.
The democratic state executive
committee met at Mitchell and
decided to hold the state convention
at Chamberlain on Sept l to nomi-
nate a state ticket and electors.
The full committee will meet at the
same place Aug. 81. The members
were committal as to fusion, but it is
generally understood that no
democratic electors will be nomi-
mated, but that the Independent
electors will be Endorsed with a view
of taking the state away from
Harrison.
F. NJ. GOodykuntz, of Chamberlain
who represents the government in
the case against Sanborn, of st,
Paul, has been successful and further
payments will be stopped. Sanborn
claims ten per cent. Of certain
monies paid the Indians in Dakota,
for services rendered in securing this
money for the red men. The fact was
established that Sanborn was not
entitled to the money and since he
has already received some 81, 600
action will no doubt be taken tt
recover it.
There we're celebrations on both
sides of the little town of Pukwana
on the Fourth, and the town wal
well nigh depopulated. -Four thieve:
took the occasion to rob the town
and gathered in the stock of a jewelry
store. They took the east-bount
train in the evening, but after theil
departure the loss was discovered
and the conductor wired. He fount
the men, and after a brief tusslt
locked them up in the baggage car
They were strangers here. The four