Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-22
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.

Fails has decided 10 accept the
past0raIe Of the Third Congregational
church, Grand and Page avenues.
St Louis
The Presbyterian synod OF South
Dakota viii meet in Aberdeen OF the
9Th Of October for asession lasting
several DAYS From loo to 10 dele
gates and visitors win be present
The wheat throughout Hand
county VIII average about IS bushels
per acre. Wet weather has delayed
threhing % a considerable extent
ret there i considerable grain being
marketed. There Is 40 disposition
among the farmers 70 hold for higher
prices, as was the case last year
A strong Cow Of water has been
struck al the artesian wei in willow
Lake township. near kimball al a
depth OF 9es feet The water Is
peculiar for the absence OF the taste
q iron which most Of the wells
there hare. This in the foarth
comfy well flowing in that county.
Deputy United States Marshal
Mstthiessen arrived in Rapid City
on Sunday from the reservation with
Ghost Hawk. alias Kicke3-to-dezth-
chargtd with beating and kicking
his wife, Daisy. 10 deslth. The
murder was a brutal one and may
result in an Indian hanging. an
almost unhread Of thing IN these
parts
a mass convention OF temperance
people held in Huron % Tuesday Of
last week, without reference 10 part!
afilatiOn, a resolution refusing 10
support any candidate for governor,
senator. representative, clerk OF the
1 court or sheriff who in not pledged 10
support the present state pr0hlbitory
laws and opposed 10 resubHnissiOR Of
the p~rOhibitOry article OF the state
constitution vas passed
The local directors Of the Sioux
Falls Western Railway Company,
whose purpose is TO construct a line
Of road from YankuOut Sioux Falls
and from Madison n Sioux Falls,
have opened subscripsi n bo0ks ask
ing tine subscription by Sioux Falls OF
sa00 IN stock. One-half CT the
amount was secured Monday. Ii Is
believed that work on the grade
viii begin in a few weeks
The W. r. C Of the Aberdeen dis
trict. embracing the towns OF Aber-
deem. Milbank, Webster, Groton,
Andoyer. LangfOrd. Brittoa. Ashton
and Leola. united in raising funds TO
purchase a large rolling chair for the
use Of the old soldiers al the home AT
Hot Springs, and has been notified
that the gift is now en- route, with
freight prepaid, from the factory 10
the home
Miss VaRga HAYES. a I6-year.old
girl and c. Batchsey, a brakeman
lged - both Of Wa1ertown, who
eloped a week ago and have since
been RAISING as man and wife. were
apprchended by Sheriff ElSenhood
ana the father OF Miss HAYES while
occupying rooms at the Occidental
hotel in Aberdeen. Bachley was
! taken to WATERFOWL and viii b.
! prosecuted for seduction
The hanks in the state will fight
the assessment as ~equalized by the
state board. The original assessment
of bank stock in Minnehaha county
was made at thirty per cent Of the
Ease. All other property was assessed
al ANGAA RA ANAL- VI 4 Ha--N- --N
state board raised bank stock sixty
Der cent or 10 ninety per cent Of its
face. The hanks claim that this Is an
unjust discrimination against them,
and viii carry the fight into the
courts
Hamilton Kerr Of Huron has
signed a contract with Dayton, o.
parties whereby a tow mill Will be
established al Heron al once Ii
will be thoroughly equipped an5
ready for operation early in
Noyember. The machinery has been
contracted for and work Gu the
Building viii begin Immediately.
About 1900 tons Of fax straw viii De
required for il this season. This Is
nos being contracted for From
| twelve TO sixteen hands viii be given
employment
The Dakota University al Mitchell.
| opened the first term Of the present
/ year on the 18th inst, with a largely
increased attendance The last years
session of this school was a very
/ successful one, bat will be surpassed
by the present term, judging from the
| number OF students who have already
I enrolled themselves as scholars FOR
/ the coming year The faculty has
| been strengthened and NicePresldent
L a. Stout has been placed In
/ charge. Rooms for all scholars have
been arranged for in the building or
conveniently near the building, and
a number Of changes have been made
for the convenience OF students
About twenty drunken soldiers
aud coWboys got into a shooting
scrape at Pierre and sS a result one
soldier got three bullets into him and
a cowboy cot shot through the leg.
The row first occurred in a house OF
PROSTITUTION. The cowboys threw
the soldiers out and the soldiers
returned with revolyers and fully
4 one hundred shots were fired, Kidding
the house, but very miraculously not
hitting anyone. The COWBOYS finally
run the soldiers I'D town and they
came together again on the principal
business street Here several shots
were fred and when the smoke OF
battle . Cleared away the wounded
were only " soldiers. who vii
probably die, and a cowboy who vii
recover.
The postoffce building at Sioux
Falls will be built Of Sioux Falls
pink granite and "a home firm will
get the contract. Bids were opened
last week by the supervising architect
OF the treasury. The bidders wert
| James Carlisle Sons. Of Minneapolis
who asked scr, $50: L L Leach s
sons Of Chicago, who wanted 1855
E. G. Curtis. OF Sioux Falls, slOs.J0o;
while c W Hubbard & Co, of Sioux
Falls. offered 70 complete the work
for ss6,364. They viii get the
contract Originally Hubbard X Co
asked ssa.eS6. They were the lowest
bidders at that time Then when
the eight-hour Law went into effect
they increased their bid 10 sl0a6S
and were still the lowest bidders.
Subsequently the plans were modif1ed
and new bids were invited. Hubbard
& Co. were still the lowest This i
very gratifying to the supervising
architect. as the unsuccessful com
petitors cannot complain that they
were injured in any manner by thu
change in plans
r DAKOTA NEWS.