Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-12-01
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.


The c~anvassing board win meet al
Pierre on Dec. Sth.
A new bell has been ordered foI
Grace church, Madison.
Fermillion had a $4,000 fire early
Thanksgiving morning.
The pontoon bridge at Pierre will
be kept open throughout the winter.
Marshal Roe put a sudden quietus
on a prize fight at Hot Springs last
week.
A saw mill and post6fice have been
established at Uollcnbeck's Grove
Presho county.
4 prairie fire neal Pukwana burned
out Christ Jordan and badly dam
aged another farmer.
Two months ago there were twelve
or fifteen vacant houses in Ipswich
To-day there is but one.
Bishop Marty has approved the To-
! cation and site of the new Catholic
church in Chamberlain.
The Office of the Ipswich Democrat
was entirly consumed by fire last Sun
day. Loss, 81 900: insurance, $500.
John Fend andfamily suddenly left
Alexandria for parts unknown leay-
ing a widecircleo of regretful creditors.
Two Pierre sports have put up $50
on the probability of new railroad
entering that city within six months.
The Hot Springs grammar school
has outgrown its rooms, having fifty
pupils, and a new building is de-
manded.
The Sioux Indians predict that this
winter will be a repetition of the one
of ISS0-S1 a great deal of snow with
severe cold weather.
The new flag will be raised with APP
propriate ceremonies over the Letcher
school house Wednesday. Col Price
will deliver the grafton.
From Clear Lake a few days ago
was shipped especial train of live
stock, consisting of eighteen cars of
sheep and four cars of cattle.
Miss Fanny Laura, daughter of
Hon. j. w. Shannon and wife, of
Huron, was married on Wednesday
to DR.. Frank Fourt, of Brookings.
Severed of the colored population of
Yankton arc diligently rehersing for
a minstrel performance to be given
at Turner hall the last of this month.
The new tin mill of the Harvey
Peak company was placed in opera
tion last Monday. The mill has a
capacity for reducing $50 tons of ore
daily.
Deadwood is overrun with tramps
unwilling to earn an honest penny.
The Pioneer says ''they are a danger
Gus lot, ready for any crime to obtain
money"
The Western Tax c|estifcate com
pany has been organized at Pierre for
the purpose of buying tax sale
certificates. The capital stock is
800, 900.
The artesian well sunk by the
MeSsrs. Cotton near st. Lawrence
struck a good flow at a depth of 1874
rect. The water will be used for irri-
Gov. Mellette has issued requisition
papers on the governor OF wyoming
for Cora Roberts who is wanted in
City to answer a charge of EN-
bezzlement.
Charley Renne, of Doland, has been
laid up for several days with a touch
Of blood poisoning, resulting from
keeping single nails in bis mouth
while at work.
State Treasurer w. W. Taylor, in
company with Gov. MelletGe, started
last Saturday on a trip to Midland
White River, and other points On the
coded lands, where they have stock.
There is some talk of the organiza-
ton of a local stock company for the
construction of a street car line at
Yankton to the Milwaukee depot, SO
as to do away with the present bus
war.
The Huron flax mill is in operation
and the farmers find it much more
profitable dispoSing of their flax straw
1T from So to $3.50 per ton than burn
ing it, as has been their custom for
years.
L. Dusick, who lives eighteen miles
north of White Lake, put in 100 acres
Of wheat this season and his yield
from the same was 2,190 bushels, an
average of nearly twenty-five bushels
per acre.
The county seat fight in Kingbury
resulted in a victory for De-
Smet. The $4,000 Lake Preston has
IN depoSit in this city can 10Y be
lsed to secure a good mandatory for
that eaterprfsing village.
Fred Meyers, O. G. Jewett and Bill
who have been out on the
government survey in Rinehart
county all fall, returned last Satur-
lay, having completed the contract
IN which they were at work.
The Archer s. Howe warehouse at
1astlewood, took a tumble to itself
forenoon. The house was
)yerflowing with VIII eat which caused
he collapse. The building is a total
wreck but the loss of wheat, which is
being shipped, will not be large.
b. Fay Mills, the evangelist, who is
'lectrifying the religious world at
his time, was formerly a missionary
n the Black Hills. The Sturgis
Record says that in 1888 and 1884 Mr..
Nils was nearly starved to death
here because 'she wasn't appreci-
ted"
The public schools of Mitchell are
n a crowded condition and there is
lot enough in the three school
buildings to accommodate the Schol-
RS. A large room in the second
tory of a dry goods store has been
ented and a new department will be
tarted there the first of next week.
Pat CASTILLO, of Carthage. had q
iran new wagon costing SIS and a
DAD of hay burned upthis week. The
rack broke while goina; Town Hill and
anne in contact with the wheel caus-
ng a friction and igniting the hay,
ii he was able to save of the wagon
vas the front wheels.
Arrangements have been made for
n excursion to Florida for South Da-
,ota editors and their families, to
cave Chicago about December 1st.
Dimp from Cbic9po twelve DAYS and