Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-08-10

The meeting oi ihecounty commission
ers az u board Of equalization showed
TINT the assessed valuation OF DAVIDSON
comfy had increased in the past year
from So, 1GS, S51 to S 2,34O,l4o.
Editor Everts, OF the Onida Is. D. J
nal. nounc that he must spend tne
next six weeks in the harvest field. doou
for Eyerts. He is lucky in having a har,
vest field to work in. The journal VIII
he in good hands in the mean time.
Rates are down. Commencing August
LIST. the Burlington, Cedar Rapids q
Northern railway will sell excursion
tickets from all stations on it's line TO
| Chicago. at a rate OF one fare lor the
| round trip. plus 50. 90. Tickets good on
| all roads and in all ears, and are limited
| TO thirty GAYS from date OF sale. J.E.
| H~anneoan, Gen. Tkt. 4 Pass. Agt.
, Low rates to the Worlds Fair. Now
il the time % visit the Worlds Far.
| The North Western Line is selling excur-
sion tickets at exceedingly low rates.
! These tickets accord holders oil first-class
privileges. and are good for return pas
sage within thirty days from date oil sale.
Fast train service and elegant accomno-
datiops. For tickets and full inforrna-
ton apply to Agents Chicago 4 North
Western R,y.
At his fathers farm twelve miles soath
| OF Bridgewater, Fred Ncihardt, 10
years old, was killed a few days ago.
He was driving q binder when he dis
covered n stone and while in the act OF
removing it his horses took fright and
ran away, cutting and hanging Nei-
| hardt in u horrible manner. lie hved
but q moment after the team stopped.
=, His legs and arms were cut and torn
from his body.
Mrs. Charles l.. Peck, OF Mansfield,
Brown county, will probably be one OF
, the amateur singers from this state to
| take part in the semi-monthly concerts
| which are being held in the Woman's
building at the Worlds Fair. She has
| already successfully passed the examin-
ing committee and jury from this state
and will now appear before the expert
and final jury, appointed by Theodore
Thomas, in Chicago.
Rock bottom rates to the Worlds FAIR
at Chicago, have been reached, and com
mencing August 1st, 1898, reduced ex-
cursion rates to Chicago and return will
be made every day until further notice
by the Chicago, Milwaukee < st. Paul
Railway, for 30 day tickets good in all
ears On all trains OF that Company. For
| further particulars inquire of the Station
Ticket Agent OF the c. M. & st. L. Ry.
Geo. II. Heafford, Gen1 Pass. ag't.
As an evidence OF the confidence re-
posed in South Dakota institutions by
business men OF other states, a striking
instance occurred at Watertown recently.
! A bank received a remittance in currency
by express from business man in Ta-
coma, Wash, accompanied by a note
, stating that the condition OF the banks
| there were such that he felt obliged to
transfer his funds to some bank that he
could feel was absolutely safe.
The library, botany and industrial
arts building at the Brookings agricul-
tural. college has been completed and
most OF the departments have moved in
to their new quarters. This gives much
needed room tothose departments in the
college that nave been most crowded
heretofore. Among recent visitors al 1.-THE
college are: Gov. Sheldon, State Auditor
| Nipple, President Shannon and Secretary
F~reudenfeld, OF thestate board OF regents,
Editor Caldwell, OF the Sioux Falls Press.
The managers OF the state fair are ar
ranging for a joint debate between ex.
Congressman Horr of Michigan, and ii.
l.. Loncks, to take place one day during
the fair. 1t is understood that Mr.. Horr
would be pleased to visit the northwest
this fall, and has consented to come to
Aberdeen at a nominal sum. If Mr..
Loucks will consent to meet him i'm Joint
debate upon some non-political public
question, it would no doubt prove q very
Interesting feature OF the fair and would
attract thousands from all parts OF the
state.
Hon. A. W. Stiles, Of the general land
office, Washington, ID. c., has been in
Huron on his way to Pierre, where he
has been sent on official business. Mr..
Stiles is much pleased with what is be-
ing done by land offices in the two Da-
kotas and predicts even agreater volume
OF business doing the present year. The
unsettled condition of monetary affairs
throughout the country will turn thou
sands OF people to the northwest, where
they can secure cheap homes. The de-
velopinent oil this portion OF the state ia
regarded by Mr.. Stiles as almost phe-
nohnehai, While ITS resources seem mex
haustable, and it's nrtesian wells both
grand and wonderful.