Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-10-27
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.

The National Union store NJ
flandreau has been closed mn and
the goods shipped away.
r. A. Hall, postmaster AZ Svvar
Lake has resigned and recommends
that the postofice be discontinued
+. j. Hayes, a st. Paul pbotoo-
rapher, Is making a tour OF the s.afa
fair. WIN
Fire damaged the Augustana
college at Canton TO the extent of
5000 last Tuesday. Hans Anderson
ioiemano the fire company was badly
Ihe seven republican candidates
Tor the legislature in Minnehaha
county publicly announce their iuten,
Iion 10 vote for re-submission IL
elected. -
Henry Matz, a four year Madison
boy was run over by a freight train
last Thursday, and lost his right LOO
below the knee as a result of his
injuries.
The offer OF a Philadelpbian IA
donate enough American tin plate IN
roof the South Dakota huiiding nj
the worlds fair has been accepted by
the commissioners.
w. IL. Lyon, the originator OF the
city saloon idea at Sioux Falls has
announced himself a candidate for
the legislature and will IL elected
bring his ideas before the state
legislature.
Aberdeen seems 10 be infested by/a
gang or toughs. One night last week
a stranger was held up in the vicinity
Of the fair grounds brutally and
severely pounded and rObbQd OF $40
aud a gold watch. Other instances
nave been reported.
County treasurer Berreth NJ
Campbell county has been arrested ON
a charge of embeZzlement preferred
oy Public Examiner B~lanchaad. A
shortage of ove $1,000 was found In
his accounts. The accused. who is
the independent candidate for
reelection, admitted the fact an
substance, but waived examination
and gave bonds.
Somebody has beeh doing some
figuring on the amount of paper
required to print the Australian
ballot tickets for the coming election
and estimates that il will require
$4,000 pounds of white paper. This
would be enough TO make a walk two
rect vide from n END of the state to
the other, or to build a solid monu-
ment $50 feet high and two feet
through.
The prohibition certificate of
nomination of state officers filed
with the secretary OF state has been
pronounced 81 defective by the
attorney general that it will not be
given a place on the ticket. The
certificate submitted fails TO show the
residence and business address of the
persons nominated, or the residence.
business and business address OF the
presiding officer and secretary Of the
convention which made the nomi-
nations, and in this respect fails to
comply with the provisions of law.
The case of T. d. Jessop against
w. p. Butler, growing out OF the
sending OF a fake letter to JeSsop
which caused him to make a trip to
Minneapolis a Few months since. was
called in court at Huron recently,
but the defendent Gid not appear.
and the jury gave Jessop a verdict of
$3.50. There is yet another suit pend
ing against Mr.. Butler in the United
States court on the charge of violat-
ing the United States postal laws.
The state militia has been reorga-
nized and divided into three bat
talions. Maj. Thomas Fl. Ruth of
De Smet has been placed in command
Of.the first battalion, which includes
companies f, ii, k and l.. The
second battalion, consisting of COM
panies A, b, e and G., has been placed
under Mai. G. L. letters of this city.
The third battalion, made up of
companies G, ID. / and NJ, is under
the command OF Maj. A. L. Keller of
Elk Point. Messrs. Jeffers and Keller,
whose military titles have heretofore
been captain are, by this new arrange
ment. raised to the position of
mayor.
Judge Smith Of the Yankton
circuit has issued a writ of Mandam-
us compelling the commissioners Of
Charles Mix county to establish
voting places on the Yankton Indian
reservation. This is a case of a
people, party board Of commissioners
endeavOring to prevent the Indians
from voting. Nearly 500 Indians
live on the reservation who have
taken land in severalty and who are
qualified voters, and they want a
chance to vote. The commissioners
were petitioned to establish voting
places. but this they declined TO do.
The Indians. however, acting under
the advice of counsel, decided TO
compel the commissioners to take
action.
Ex-Gov. Faux, of Yankton, is out
with a statement in answer TO Sena-
tor Pettigrew's charges of fraud made.
recently. Mr.. Faulk consumes much
space in correction of dates: denies
that any promise was w made to
nav the scouts $500 each, and says
that the SIS paid 20 each was more
than the services were worth.
Coming to the nub Of the question as
what became of the $4,000 apprO-
priated, he says that the Indians
received the amount il provisions.
He does not remember whether the
corn was put in at 1924 per bushel,
and the flour at sl4 per barrel, as
Senator Pettigrew states, but thinks
the senator is wrong. In answer to
the charge that the Indians made
affidavit that they never received the
provisions, Faux says the provisions
were delivered in the presence of
chiefs and their Interpreter
and a special government agent, Gen.
c. T. Campbell. who now lives at
Scotland. Mr.. Faulk is a son-in-law
of Burleigh, who was agent at the
in question.