Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-13
NEWS OF SOUTH DAKOTA.
CLEANED FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS
KILOGRAMS.
the Recent Rain storms I'm South Dako-
ta--A desperate Criminal-Chamberia;h
Land Ofice-Other Interesting News.

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Land Ofiice-other interesting News.
Z Ten carloads Of cattle from the coded
Sioux land ranges have lett Tor eastern
markets. They are the first shipment oil
the season.
Leech's machinery office at Aberdeen
was burglarized to the extent OF nearly
300 on the 4th inst, and many alu
able papers We're also taken.
The Missouri river is steadily falling.
Notwithstanding the unusually high
water the past week the pontoon bridge
1t Chamberlain has not been injured IN
;he least.
BY the Premature explosion OF a can oil
powder at White on the 18th, Lon Bry-
den and John Jalnison, two small boys,
were terribly injured and very badly
burned. They will both V
Robert BelIach, one OF Salem's most re.
,pected citizens, died a few days ago.
de was buried under the auspices OF the
\. O. L. W, OF which he was an active
member, and the funeral cortege was the
argest that has been in the city.
The Commercial State bank OF Salem
opened up for business "a few days ago
with /. j. TODD as president, Z. b. Put
ley vice president and ID. Goldsmith
cashier. They occupy the building
ormerly used by the Salem bank.
The closing exercises OF the Indian In
i~ustrial school at Pierre occurred a few
laws ago. The exercises consisted oil
declarations, songs, tableaux and mus
C by a band composed entirely al In
hans. The enrolment has averaged
200 in school for the past year.
The committee from Smithsonian
institute, which isnow travelling through
he west gathering specimens o fish from
he various western streams, visited
Chamberlain and vicinity and succeeded
n securing solne fine specimens from the
rivers and creeks.
Contractor Miles OF White Lake is
shipping his artesian well machinery TO
Chamberlain. He has the contract TO
,ink an artesian well, which, when com,
1Ieted, will furnish motive power for the
Chamberlain roller mills, as well as for
the local electric light company.
The South Dakota Chautauqua was
opened at Lake Madison last week, and
the attendance gave assurance OF a
profitable and interesting meeting. The
Madison Knights OF Pythias have camp
I'd on the chautauqua grounds, and in
yite all visiting knights To tarry with
them.
A cloudburst occurred near Pierre a few
lays Ago.. Medicine creek rose some ten
ieetrin a few minutes and several wagon
bridges, buildings, etc, were washed
away. The Northwestern track was
covered with water, but no serious dam
age done and trains We're able to cross
the creek next morning.
Gada Peterson has broughta second
suit against the National Union com
pany at Nermillion to recover $1,053,
and has attached the stock OF the Nit
chell store as security. This stock is
worth SIS, 900 or $4,000 and is held
by Van Horn OF Mitchell for $500 and
Peterson for 5 1,053.
The sheep owned by Henry Bros, OF
Chamberlain and whicha are kept on their
.anch near Pukwana, produce 3,T00
pounds OF wool this season. On this
ranch they have 600 old sheep and 400
ambs. They have in all $500 sheep,
and the wool crop from all OF them will
average as well as from those on the
Pukwana ranch.
Senator Pettigrew went to Yankton a
low days ago to close up the depot mat
tiers on the Sioux Falls & Yankton. Be
ore he left he made q contract with a
representative OF John Quincy Adams, OF
Minneapolis, for a line OF elevators with
4 capacity OF from $4,000 to $4,000
bushels. The contracts for ironing the
,oad will be let in a few days. The road
will be completed by September.
Steve Parks, serving a three months
term in the county Jail at Britton Tor
arceny, aud also awaiting trial for horse
stealing, broke jail u few days ago. The
key to the cell had been taken IRON the
deputy sheriff by the prisoner before he
Vas locked in the cell. The lock was a
spring lock aud the key not used when
the prisoner was locked in. How he got
possession OF the key is a mystery.
The Fourth district g. A. r. encamp-
nent has closed at Washington Springs,
after three DAYS and nights OF enjoyment.
On the Fourth about 1000 people were
IN the grounds to listen TO Gov. Sheldon.
Congressman Lucas and other noted
speakers. In the evening there was a
ramp fire. Gen. Silsby was among the
camp fire orators. The city OF Woon-
socket has been selected for neSt years
ancampment.
Division Commander W. s Carpenter.
OF the Sons Of Veterans, OF this state, has
appointed his staff officers as follows:
A~djutant, NJ. NJ. Wheeler, Iroquois: quar-.
termaster, C. T. Liddic, ~Iroauois: in.
spector, l.. ID. Lyon, Watertown; muster
ing officer, F, II. Clark. Mitchell; Judge
advocate, c. v. Bennett, Brookings: sur.
geon, Justin Sprague, Pierre; chaplain,
Rev. II. S. Coon. Cavour; sergeant ma
ior. j. G. LillibriJge, Chevene Agency.
Walter Hines, a bow II years old Iiy.
ing at Plankinton, was seriously injured
while out hunting recently with a Zulu
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