Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-05-11
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.


assignment.
The town of Washington desires to
incorporate.
Senators Pettigrew and Kyle have
returned TO the state.
Rev. A.. j. Drake, of Iroquois, died
very suddenly Of heart disease.
The Enforcement League has closed
two saloons at Valley Springs.
Republicans elected their entire
ticket in Miller by an average major
ity Of five.
G. d.. Cannon has been appointed
postmaster at Alpena, Jerauld
county, vice o. G.. Woodruff, re-
moved.
In the damage case OF r. M.
Church VS.. the Milwaukee road at
Woonsocket, the jury found for the
plaintiff 10 the sum of 1850.
There is talkof the Milwaukee rail-
ing the motor line between Madison
and the Chautauqua grounds.
The annual meeting Of the South
Dakota General Association Of Con-
gregational churches will be held at
Huron, commencing Tuesday, May
10th.
Emmett Cole, an old soldier and
staunch republican of Aberdeen. has
been appointed TO a clerkship in
Land Commissioner Ruth's Office at
Pierre.
Ben Wardman, the citizens candi-
date, was elected mayor of Deadwood
by a majority of 500, defeating Sol
Star, who has held the position for
eight years.
The miners of the Terry Peak Min
ers' union have forwarded resolutions
TO Gov. Sheldon, condemning his ac-
tion in appointing w. S. O'Brien state
mine inspector.
Farmers in Turner and Lincoln
counties drove 100 graders from the
line of the Sioux Falls & Yankton
road, pending the settlement of right
of way disputes
At a meeting Of the creditors of the
Salem bank j. III. Brown, president of
the suspended institution, stated that
he would pay dollar for dollar, though
it took everything he had.
David Carr was tried before Justice
Magyar at Clark for attempting to
shoot James Foy, a farmer living
near there. Carr gave bonds for 5000
to appear at the next general court.
The Independent Gasoline Tank
Line started by citizens of Water
town is working to perfection. Gas
oline has been reduced to the coGsum-
er 10 cents a gallon, and kerosene 6
cents.
The suit of Chairman Joe Green, of
the republican state committee,
against the Western Union for cut
ting a private wire to his Office was
continued to next fall at the request
of the plaintiff.
The wheelmen of Watertown have
organized a racing club and purchased
a medal for the victor. Races are to
be run on the 18Th and 30th OF each
month, over the boulevard to Lake
kampeska and return.
Mrs. Geo. w. Sein, living near
Artesian, took a drink of aconite by
mistake. She discovered the error at
once, and by drinking a large
quantity of spring water and mus
tard probably saved her life.
John Weeks, postmaster at Dan
forth, who was tried at Miller on a
charge of criminal assault upon a
feeble minded girl named Danforth,
was released in 81, 500 bonds to the
fall term of court, the Jury dis
agreeing.
The contractors of the Indian
school artesian we'll at Pierre struck
a strong flow of natural gas, which
they say is sufficient to heat and light
all the buildings connected with the
school. The gas was found at a depth
of 900 feet.
The Yankton bar has decided to
banquet Bartlett Trip, the newly
appointed minister to Austria, before
his departure for Vienna. Invita-
tions have been extended to the gov
ernor, supreme and circuit judges and
the other dignitaries.
Miss Celeste Couglin, of Mitchell,
but who has been pursuing the study
of music in ST. Paul for the past six
months, has been selected by the
Women's Worlds Fair Board OF
Minnesota to appear before the ex-
pert committee in Chicago.
DR.. Jesse Bennett, one Of the first
and most respected citizens of Water
town, died at Sparta, Wis. He was
the father of Julian Bennett, one of
the leading lawyers of the state, and
Mrs. ID. l.. McKenney, of Sioux Falls.
He was in his seyenty-ninth year.
Robert Schnell, proprietor Of the
Watertown tow mills, which have
been operated for two years at their
fullest capacity day and night, has
found his investment so profitable
that he is charging his plant to four
times its former capacity-eighty
tons per day.
Indian Agent Dixon has received
orders from Washington to remove
the lower Brule agency and the
Indians belonging there, to the
regular reservation post Of the Mis-
souri, river, opposite Crow Creek
agency. The work Of constructing
the new agency buildings will begin