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

Land Once.
The pontoon bridge across the MIS-
souri, at Fort Pierre, is being put into
condition to receive travel.
The Chamberlain National bank has
gone into the hands of "a receiver. Re
sources-$175 900; deposits-$2O, 600.
T. f. Blanchard, expublic examiner for
South Dakota, has been appointed ex..
pert receiver for the insolvpnt Farmers
& Merchants Bank OF Plankinton.
The grading OF the Yankton end OF the
Sioux Falls road is finished, except de-
pot grounds at Violin and lankton. The
Jim river bridge is also ready Tor the
iron.
Mitchell as well as Aberdeen has fed
and lodged several hundred laborers from
Colorado during the past few days while
they were looking for work in the har-
vest field.
Leslie Thompson has received his come
mission as general national bank exam
iner. The place is worth $4,000 a year.
Mr.. Thomson is now in Chamberlain
doing special work under a special COM
mission.
During the progress OF a children's en-.
tertainment, at the residence OF j. o..
Walrath, OF Mitchell, a few evenings ago,
the parlor curtains took fire rom a lamp
and about $50 damage was done 10
hangings and carpet.
The monthly meeting OF the state
board of charities and corrections was
held at the insane hospital at lankton
a few DAYS ago. The contract Tor sink
ing an artesian well at the hospital was
awarded to p. +. kearns.
The citizens of Milbank recently held a
mass meeting to discuss ways and means
for getting Jim Hills road into that city.
The probabilities are that Mr.. Hill will
run his road from Albee to Milbank, ID
miles, during the next year.
An attempt was made to remove OBJ
structions in the new artesian we'll at
Mitchell, a few days ago, by dynamite,
butth charge exploded in thepipe before
reaching the bottom and the well will
probably have to be abandoned.
A gang Of 20 Russians, including the
husband OF the woman, recently covered
Mrs. Van Russian, Of Marion Junction,
with varnish and drove her from her
home. She was accused OF immortality
and her husband witnessed the outrage.
Throngs of men come into South Da-
kota daily in search of employment in
harvest fields. They are mostly miners
from Colorado and Nebraska and are a
quiet and homelike set OF fellows, not
after the fashion OF professional tramps.
The board of trustees OF Yankton col
lege have awarded the contract for the
construction of Ward hall Of science, ex-
elusive OF heating, plumbing and hard
ware, to Gottfried Burgi, OF Yankton,
for $25,025. Work will commence i'm
m~ediately.
w. j. Munger and Bert Wright, who
were recently arrested at Britton for
stealing and %butchering cattle, pleaded
guilty and were each given 60 days in
the county Jail. Fred Wright, also az
rested is under age, and will be sent to
the reform school.
1t is said that the reported attempt to
lynch young Pinkerton. the abductor OF
Miss Moore of Mitchell, was a canard.
The people of Centerville are not built
that way. Pinkerton is in the hands OF
the law and Miss Moore is once more
under parental restraint.
1t is rumored in Rapid City that a
number OF small cattlemen of the Black
Hills ranges have decided to evade the
new lLw compelling them to have their
stock inspected prior to loading them for
Eastern markets. They are OF the opin-
ion that the law cannot he enforced.
Bids for constructing another building
for Redfeld College have been invited.
The new edifce will be for the accommo-
dation OF lady students and the enter
prise is in the hands of the Ladies Hall
Association" which has already collect
ed a considerable sum for the purpose.
Applications for space in the corn belt
exposition at Mitchell. are received daily
from the counties OF the corn belt region.
Last year thirteen counties We're repre-
scented, but the present indications are
that double that number will have ex-
hibits to compete for the first prize of
$500.
l.. j. Consigne, recently arrested in
Minneapolis for clipping with a Cedar
Rapids girl, formerly lived at Huron and
was in the employ of a leading real es-
tate firm. He left therei in the spring and
those who Were most familiar with him
express no surprise at his arrest. He &C.
lighted to be counted lone OF the bo, T."
The question whether the change in the
new divorce law requiring six months
residence instead of three, affects the
claims OF applicants for divorce who had
acquired a residence under the 9O.day
provision, but whose cases did not get
before the court until after July L. il a
serious one. Judge +. G. Smithno has
it under advisement.
At the meeting OF the county commits
sioners OF Day county a few days a
reward OF 800 was offered for the mr.
rpst and conviction nj apv ho~ao +lo;,o.