Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-13

Lead City and Ruby Basin ore
branches. The purchase price was
$40, 600. The b. Il NJ. win at once
complete the narrow guage system
to every mining camp in the north
ern Hills centeIing at Deadwood.
The litigation between James G..
Reed, OF New York. and Lyman c.
Dayton, respecting the Dayton
property in Brown county, has been
settled and judgment affirming the
right and title of Mr.. Dayton thereto
properly entered upon the records.
Mr.. Dayton laid claim TO this
property by virtue of a deed from his
wife to his mother, Mrs. Nell, and
from Mrs. Nell to him. Mr.. Reed
claimed that the deed was a forgery,
but was unable to prove his case when
it came to trial. The property is
valued at S125, 900 or more.
Madison Leader: Clerk Of Court
Preston this morning made the usual
affidavit TO the voucher for three
months pension Of Mrs. Jane Dunn
bolton, relict OF a soldier Of 1872.
Mrs. DumboltOn Is a we'll preserved
I'D American lady of SO years, born In
Massachusetts, and who has lived
most Of her lifetime in Illinois. Her
husband was a private soldier in that
historical struggle against Great
Britain and as a recognition Of his
faithful services his widow draws a
pension of Sl2 per month.
Those seeking government land
still continue TO arrive on every train
at Chamberlain. The United States
land office there received 1S2 entries
during the month of March, thus dis
! posing of %, 100 acres of Uncle Sans
public land. Most of these settlers To-
Gated in Lyman county. One firm Of
real estate men in Chamberlain sold
over twenty-five quarter sections OF
decided land in Brule county during
the month Of March, varying in price
from IS to so per acre. The reports
from every county in this part Of the
state show a large influx of people,
seeking homes.
Sioux Falls Press: A special car
lett yesterday morning on the
Burlington which will carry a dis
tinguished party Of South Dakotans
to Missouri. Among the party are
Ex-Governor A. 9. Mellette Of Water
town, II. Buchanan of this city,
Charles T. Mccoy OF Aberdeen, Il. ii.
Sullivan of Huron, p. +. Mcclure of
Pierre, H.. ID. Walrath of WatertOwn,
+. w. HOyt Of WatertOwn, @. II.
Vinton Of Redheld, II. +. Banesteel
OF Springfield, William Mcintyre of
Watertown, ii. j. Rice Of Huron ard
Col. Mark w. Sheafe of Waterfowl.
The party will be given a reception
in St. Louis by Governor Francis.
l.. G.. Ochsenreiter Of Webster,
president of the Worlds Fair board,
wrote to Director General Davis OF
the national board requesting bin 70
allot a portion of the 500 guides who
will be employed on the fair grounds,
to South Dakota. He is in receipt OF
a letter from Mr.. Davis stating the
J guides would not be selected from
any particular locality but would
have TO pass q very strict eXamina-
tion. If any young man Of this sec
tiOn desires he can procure blank APP
plicatiOnS for the position from Col.
Edmund Rice, commandant Of the
guard, Jackson park, Chicago, III.
The articles Of incorporation OF
the Interstate Grain Palace AsSO,
citation, which has been organized at
Aberdeen, have been forwarded to
Pierre. The directors are Robert
Moody, f. II. Burdick, Geo. %SchIosser,
Ira Barnes, S. w. Narregang, of
Aberdeen; j. w. Parmley, of Ipswich;
III. l.. Hunter, of Mellette: ID. w.
DiggS, OF Mllbank: r, L. Galley, of
Glendale; Il. II. Smith, Of Groton:
Charles Pfetfer, OF Eureka. and Il. Z.
Wells, of jamestown. The capital
stock Of the corporation will be
$4,000. The shares Of stock will
probably be fixed at 80 each. The
sales of stock will be pushed vigor-
ously, and a strong organization and