Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-20

terest.
Ohtness' tailor shop ut Watertown,
was burglarized OF $500 worth OF goods
q few nights ago.
One OF Lead Gty's prominent building
contractors, Davis by name, is missing,
and il is thought he has committed SUI
eide.
The Carthage roller mill viii hereafter
run day and night. They are unable TO
supply the present demand for -four. as
they manufacture one OF the best brands
OF flour in the northwest.
The grand jury at Watertown have
found twelve or fifteen indictments for
selling liquor contrary 10 the p~rohibitory
law. A crusade against that question
able business is well under way.
Recent rains in the vicinity of Carthage
have caused smiles Oh the countenances
OF the business men, while the farmers
are happy. Rye is being harvested by
many and all small gram looks well.
Crop prospects in Brown county have
been materially improved be the recent
rains. Ii good weather continues there
will be nearly hall a crop OF wheat. while
many farmers Mil have a good average.
The artesian well at Springfield is at a
stand still. The drill broke and trouble
has been had with the pipes, and whether
the contractors viii have the drill in
operation this year or next is hard 20
tell.
4 few days ago Agent Stohl OF the Sis
seton agency arrested two young men
for Illicit liquor selling. They were taken
to Wilmot and upon examination
bound over TO tie United States grand
jury.
Joseph King. an Indian, was arrested
at Sisseton a few days ago on a charge
OF burglary and after an examination 10y
Justice Adkins was bound over to APP
pear before the grand jury ut the next
term OF court.
The crop conditions in the vicinity OF
Watertown have very materially i'm
pEUNNus At Lds Drtl pS4IS-A NrdAiEeI ioE
small grains and fields that promised
less than hall a crop now look good Tor
an average crop.
The enterprising people oil Harrisburg
have recently completed a neat and com
modious town hall, and Sunday school
Missionary Lucas, taking advantage of
the opportunity thus afforded, organiz-
ed a Sunday school with an encouraging
outlook.
Artesian we'll drillers at Worthwhile re-
Gently struck a strong flow OF gas at 1G0
feet and are afraid TO 20 farther and
don't work the engine on account OF the
danger of setting the gas on fire. II the
flow holds out the owner will take steps
TO utilize il.
A Wall Lake correspondent OF the
Sioux Falls Press says: We sowed ten
acres oil flax on the 18th OF June this
year and it is now showing the tender
sprouts above ground. We had flax
once before that did not come up until
the Sth OF July on new breaking and it
was the best Fax we Rod that season.
1t beat the early sown fax.
Geo. r. Tremaine, who has been in
Termiilion for the past week, carried
away with him views OF the state univer.
sity buildings 10 place with other photo
opticon views Tor use in the South Da-
kota building at the Worlds Fair. The
scheme is received with favor, as many
people OF the state have little conception
OF the size OF the State university.
The annual VI. +. camp meeting in Ev
erson's grove on the jim near Aberdeen
was brought TO a close q few days ago.
Over 1000 people were present. The
conversions numbered 100 or more, as
high as th~irty-fiye accepting the Chris.
tan life in o single day. The meetings
we're in Charge of Presiding Elder Akers,
who was assisted by the ministers OF tbs
district.
Miss Nay Brown OF Minneapolis was
arrested and locked up at Aberdeen, 9
few days ago on a charge of adnltery
with an old time travelling man, L. III
0'Lenry by name, also OF Minneapolis
Mrs. 0Leary, who has long suspected
her husband. came from Minneapolis tC
prefer charges. O'Leary is said TO b.
running a saloon at Eureka, in violation
OF the state lazy.
Generally speaking, growing crops al
this time oil the year in the vicinity o
Deli Rapids never promised a more boun
tiiul harvest. For fifteen miles in every
direct III ii is a veritahle garden spot
Corn would make the eyes OF the solemn
| and staid old farmers OF Illinois aud Mis-
souri, bulge with surprise. The lat
rains, though not particularly needed a
the time, did great good.
The State Sheep Breeders and Voc
Growers Association has sent a numbe
of samples OF wool grown upon sheel
raised in South Dakota and owned b,
| the members OF the association to Chica
70 for exhibition in South Dakota build
ing. The samples will compare favor
ably with any wool grown in this conn
try, and in many respects are far super
ior TO much that is imported as higl
grade wool.
Farmers in the vicinity OF Dell Rapid
] who suffered by hail a few weeks ag,
and were fortunate enough 70 carry il
surauce on their crops are happy. Ad
iusterS have been Oh the ground an.