Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-08-18

was the principal bidder AMI bought
some buildings that origin lily cost
over 81, 900 for less than SOD some
of the hest dwellings went fortwenty-
five dollars. Many ofthe ranchmen
from tie ranges west were present.
and bought enough material 0 a
song to build all the cattle sheds they
needed.
The family of David Maynard OF
Clay county is likely to become pos
SCISSOR of a large sum Of money. MIS-.
| Maynard's maiden name was koeh-
Ter, and is one of nine heirs 10 lnc
KOehler estate in Germany,
money is now in the Bank OF Engianu-
The estate amounts to over Sl0,VVo,,,
900. j. III. Nichols, a lawyer, ana
| son-in-law of Mrs. Maynard, mas Deen
Investigating the case aud last week
he and his wife sailed for
Mr.. Maynard is one OF Clay couh'ys
PROSPEROUS farmers.
Six prisoners at the penitentiary
were paroled by the state OIL
charities and correction ~ their iaIe
meeting. G. Baker, a carpenter from
Hot Springs, sentenced for stealing
cattle, was one of the paroied men.
He is now at Artesian. Another was
Redding of the Black Hills, sentenced
for grand larceny. b. L. smith OF
Hot Springs. in for cattle stealing
was paroled and is now working on
a farm near Mellette. John Woous
of the Black Hills, charged Win
murder, but convicted or man
Slaughter was one of the lucky TEL
lows. Cross of Hot Springs, another
cattle rustler and Brant, OF Brown
county, for dispOsing OF mortgageo
property, were the Others.
Gov. Mellette was in Flandreau one
day last week to decide a school and
case which is being contested Dy
w. III. Dockstader and county COM
missioner Hendrickson. The latter
bought a piece of land nea his farm
at the last sale of school lands, but
after the time for selling had ex-
pired. The county superintendent
made the sale. The governor CEN
sured him for selling the land at the
time he did, for it seems that he
made an effort to favor the purchaser.
Both the superintendent and county
commissioner are independents. The
governor is now considering his deciS-
ion with Land Commissioner Ruth.
One of the questions for the
voters of South Dakota to decide
at the general election next fall is
whether or not section six of article
three of the state constitution shall
be changed SO as to reduce the
mileage of the state Legislators from
ten cents to five cent per mile. This,
together with the presidential
electors, state and county officers will,
under the Australian ballot law,
make a ticket something over a yard
long. The ticket must contain the
names of the candidates of all the
political parties both for state and
county offices, and the result is that
an immense amount of paper will be
necessary to decide who shall hold
office for the next term. 1t will also
be a nice job for the judges and
clerks of election.
A severe storm visited the eastern
part of the state and the country from
WATERFOWL to Redfield felt the effects
of the wind that accompanied it.
Some hail and much rain fell in the
the territory above indicated and
crops were somewhat damaged. The
railroad coal sheds at Waterton were
struck by lightning and entirely con-
sumed. This storm which developed
in Dakota proved to be more severe
in Minnesota. At Marshall Mimi,
it was a tornado, accompanied by
a severe hail storm. The storm Gov
cred portions of Lincoln, Yellow
Medicine and Lyons counties. Far
mers who had on Sunday bright pros
poets Of an abundant harvest had it
all swept away by the storm, and are
returning their binders, Irvine and
machinery purchased for the harvest.
In the track of the storm the destruc-
tion was complete, and the loss in
these three counties will reach a mil
lion dollars.