Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-10-20
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS
Sioux Falls had q $1,000 Ore
Thursday mo-ning-a grocery store.

Ing OF tue lack OF CATS 70 move tLs
crop.
Mrs. E. L. Lewis has been appointed
postmistress at .Chautauqua, Day
county.
A soaking rain visited the entire
northern portion of the state the
latter part of the week.
Over fifty new buildings were
| erected in Parkston this year. A
new Baptist church will be erected
this fall.
The republican state central COM
| mittee have made extensive prepara-
| tions for joint debates with indepen-
dent orators.
James A. Howard, postmaster at
Tilford, has resigned and recommends
the appointment in mis- stead OF
James c. Means.
DIR. McGillicuddy declares that the
indians around the Pine Ridge
agency are ready for revolt and
likely to break out at any time.
Moody and Clay county democrats
put up legislative tickets only as
they could express their preference
for resubmission in no other way.
The remains of DR.. Barr, the
Cayonr physician who died in WASH
inyton, were inferred i'm the Arlington
cemetery by the G.. A. r. posts of
the national capital.
]. N. HALEY, living five miles
northeast OF Miller lost his barn,
four horses, farm machinery and
1900 bushels of wheat by fire Friday.
Cause unknown. No insurance.
C. L. Seaman's safe at Warner was
blown open, evidently by pro-
fessionals, last Wednesday and 500
was secured. No clue to the safe
crackers has thus far been found.
Considerable real estate is changing
hands at better prices In all portions
of the state, and a good influx OF new
settlers may be looked for the coming
fall and spring.
Haynes, a St. Paul photographer
of note, is making a tour OF the state
i'm a special car taking views in
different parts of the state for use in
connection with South Dakota's
Worlds Fair exhibit.
NJ. o. Ronayne, formerly OF the
Howard Democrat, has just launched
the Mcpherson County Herald at
Eureka. and proposes to give the
news In English and German. 1t will
be democratic i'd politics.
The ladies of the w. c. 7. IT,, Of
Sioux Falls. have served notice on
tobacco dealers that the law pro-
hibiting the sale of tobacco to
children under sixteefi years Of age
will hereafter be rigidly enforced.
The supreme court has denied the
application for a writ Of mandamus
compelling Judge Campbell to order
the city of Huron to issue warrants
in the sum of So, $40 in favor OF A. w.
Wilmarth for services as city
attorney.
A Hudson attorney named Fred
Sheldon, has sued the Milwaukee
railroad company to replevin a piece
OF baggage on which the company
proposed to make him pay twenty
five cents storage. The company is
lighting the ease on account Of the
principal involved.
A big deal in mining stock is being
contaminated at HermOSa, whereby
the Spokane mill will be sold to a
Pueblo, Col, syndicate represented
by Mr.. Ballu, for 100000 cash. In
the meantime, preparations are
being made to open the mine with a
large force of worknien:
Gen. Weaver has notified DR..
Peterman, chairman of the Indepen-
dent state central committee, that he
and Mrs. Lease would visit South
Dakota this month, If dates could be
arranged. Those decided on are the
9th at Aberdeen; the 18th at Huron:
the 10Th at Sioux Falls. lgnatius
Donnelly will be invited to accom-
pany them.
The commission appointed to
negotiate with the Yankton Dakotas
for the sale of their unallotted land
has begun its labOrs. An introduc-
tory Council was held on Saturday,
about 200 of the tribe being present.
The commission looks for favorable
results, and if successful about I60,-
900 acres of valuable land will be
opened for settlement.
DR.. Sam1 L. Barr, OF Cavour, died
very suddenly Of apoplexy at the
home { his cousin in Washington;
ID. c. where he was visiting since
the G. A. r. encampment. He was a
prominent G. A. II. man, a high
degree Mason and was well liked at
home. The remains were sent to
Newcastle, Del, for interment. He
leaves a widow to MOURN his death.
The South Dakota worlds faircem-
missioners have chartered two Pull
man sleeping cars from Sioux Falls
to Chicago to leave over the Burling-
ton, October 10. The lady commits
sioners will take their husbands, and
the gentlemen commissioners will be
accompanied by their wives on this
excursion to. attend the opening
exercises OF the columbian exposition
October 2D22.
Judge Andrews has granted a
divorce to Mrs. Margaret Mackay, of
New York, from Archibald Kennedy
K~earney Mackay. The plaintiff is
allowed s 300 alimony. Her child is
given to the custody of her husbands
mother. The decree is granted on
the charge of cruelty. The testi-
mOnys shows that Mrs. Mackay was
struck repeatedly yer the eyes and
mouth and was Knocked down by her
fashionable husband.
Tile secretary of state has printed
a sample of the australian ballot
which he will send to the county
auditor of the various counties OF the
state to have them all get as near
uniformity of ballot as possible: The
sample ballot is twenty-five inches
long by sixteen inches wide. Here
are the names, or places left vacant,
of the four different tickets in the
field. The names of the different
candidates of the political parties
are all jumbled together as they go
in alphabetical order. 1t will take
a voter sometime TO mark out his
ticket and it will require sdtfie brain
work to figure out the men he wants
TO vote for.
Hecla is in the thrOes of a great
social sensation. James HOlborn, a
banker and leading business man, a
been holding improper relations with
a Mrs. Head. The irate husband,
with a revolver in his hand, was n
of the party to discover the pair.
Holborn has fed the country, leaving
n wife and family. Mr.. Head has
long suspected that his wife was too
intimate with IIOlborn and set a
trap for their detection. lie let a
friend into his secret and both
watched. They saw Holb0rh go to
Mrs. Heads rooms and in a short
time they forced their way in;
Holborn was badly frightened and
made his escape, carrying part of his
clothing and leaving a part. When
Mrs. Holborn was appriSed OF the
situation she ordered her husband to
leave the house. which he did. He