Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-06
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.

Henry has raised a bonus Of $4,000
for 4 new hotel.
The Sioux Falls Turf association
has been organized.
Watertown'S effort to C free
postal delivery has been unsuccess-
ful.
Senator Pettigrew says that S45, COO
will soon be diSbursed among the
Sisseton Indians.
The Salem Roller Mills company
now makes its own electricity which
is used to light the mills.
Lyman county, across the Missouri,
is about to be organized. Election Of
officers will be held May 10th.
M. Dignan, an old settler of Orient,
Faux county, dropped dead with
heart disease on the depot platform
in Faulkton.
DR.. Joseph Cook, the eminent
divine, will lecture at Huron on the
evening OF April S, under direction of
the w. G. T. U.
John o. Emerson, one Of the
pioneers OF Minnehaha county, died
of heart disease. He leaves a wife
and four children.
The large Touring mill of ID. w.
Tyler. situated at Marion Junction,
was totally destroyed by fire. Loss
$4,000: Insurance $1,000.
Three carloads Of s~talactites from
Crystal cave, this state, have been
placed in the horticultural building
on the worlds fair grounds.
The argument of the motion TO set
aside the verdict of the jury in the
Herbert Hall-Winslow divorce case
has been postponed until April Is.
James Vickery, a prominent young
farmer residing neal Clark. was
instantly killed by the accidental
discharge Of his gun while hunting.
Parkston's postmaster, John Fish,
has rendered his resignation TO take
effect at once. He is probably the
first postmaster in the state TO resign.
Col. l.. d. Lyon of Watertown has
mustered in No. s camp Of the Sons
Of Veterans, Of Iroquois. The camp
starts out with twenty-siX members
Woonsocket's big we'll, which has
been clogged up the past six months,
causing the city a great deal of
Inconvenience and expense in futile
attempts To open it, has finally been
opened up and is gushing once more
with its old time vigor.
9. J. Johnson, OF Mitchell. clerk of
the circuit court, and wife nearly
lost their lives by being overcome
with coal gas. They were discovered
in the morning in an unconscious
condition and il required a physician
several hours to resuscitate them.
Superintendent Childs, Of the
Harvey Peak Tin company, in an
interview said: You may quote me,
if you wish, as saying that the
present shut down is not permanent,
although cannot say when opera
tiOns will be resumed"
The United States court has com
pleted its labor at@ Pierre, and
adjourned. No indictments were found
against the Ildian police for shoot
ing Fielder. The only case that
came 10 trial was that Of Robert
Evans, Of Pierre, for selling liquors
TO Indians, and the jury disagreed.
ID. Rivers, a land attorney Of Cham
berlain who has followed cOnteSLing
a considerable extent, was attacked
in his own residence the other night.
Four men tried to decOy him out, and
upon failure fired five shots at him
through the door without effect.
There is no clue to the would-be muir
derers.
Nearly a year ago Martin Block, a
young man living northeast of
Mitchell, stole a sample case from
the Milwaukee depot which cost the
company $3.50 To settle for. lie
escaped arrest up 10 last week, when
Sheriff Dwight heard Of him in
Alexandria and put him under
The severe sentence pronounced
upon Burchard, d blind pig keeper
by Judge Campbell is not appreciated
by the fraternity" al Huron. The
sentence of the court was sixty days
Imprisonment in the county jail and
"a fine of $500. Should the fine not be
paid an additional imprisonment OF
$50 days will follow.
Frank Caldwell, cashier Of the
Edmunds County bank, which
assigned q year or so ago, has been
of the charge OF receiving
deposits when he knew the bank was
i%nsolvent. He was brought back on
d requisition from Minnesota and
was prosecuted by the best legal
talent obtainable.
The inventors of two different
patent a couplers live in Pierre.
Since the law passed congress com
peliing all railroads to put on safety
couplers these inventors have re-
many inquiries In regard to
their patents. S. q. Urine, one of
the inventors, has received the offer
OF $50, 900 for his patent.
At a meeting Of Aberdeen business
men it was decided TO organize in
interstate wheat palace association,
with a view Of holding a grand
exposition in connection with and
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