Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-06-29

in the Jim river at Huron q few days
ago has been recovered by the use OF dy-
namite.
The general store of Louis Nicholson,
at Bradley, S, d., was broken into re-
Gently and goods to the amount of $3.50
were taken. No clue to the perpetrators.
Recent appointments OF postmasters in
this state are--G. ". Butler, for Butler,
Day county; T. A. Newell, for Garden
City, Clark county; 5. ii. Olds, for Tu-
Iara, Sphinx county.
A. s. Stuver OF kimball, who has been
receiving a pension of Sc "a month for
several years past, has been called upon
for additional evidence OF his disability
within sixty days or he will lose his PEN
sion.
The school census OF Aberdeen, Just
completed, gives a total OF SAT unmar-
ried persons between the ages OF 6 and20
inclusive, or 131 over last year and 364
over the year 1888. This makes a pretty
good show.
The pontoon bridge at Pierre will be
put in as soon as the June rise subsidies.
The ferry boat steamer is now kept very
busy ferrying large numbers OF horses
and cattle across the river to the stock
country.
The west bound freight train on the
Milwaukee road was wrecked 10 miles
west OF Summit a few days ago instant
ly killing brakeman Dave Kinney and
completely demolishing 10 loaded ears.
The accident was caused by a car OF
machinery breaking down.
Negotiations are now being made for
the sinking OF another artesian well at
Pierre near the Park hotel. When the
well is completed the hotel will be turned
into q sanitarium. Many cases OF rheu-
matism and kidney trouble have been
benefited by the use OF the artesinn well
water from the Indian school well.
At the annual state Sunday school
convention held a few days ago at
Watertown Judge A. n. Van Camp OF
Highmore was elected president oil the
state association, and also as one OF the
states representatives to the worlds
convention in st. Louis about Septem-
Der |.
Fred J~enkinson, aged %, brother Of
Mrs. Charles II. Cameron, Of Huron, was
drowned while bathing in the Jim river
a few daysago. Deceased was O brother
OF jerry JenkinsDn, who persisted in the
Minneapolis Tribune fire. and was well
known in that city. He came here to
visit a sister two weeks ago.
j. r. Purchase, OF the Hotel Northern,
Minneapolis, will be remembered by the
older residents of the Northwest as hav-
ing presided 80 satisfactorily over the
desk at the Merchants for some years.
He is still the same affable, quiet man
nered Johnnie" as those who stop at
the Northern" can heartily testify.
Michael o. Shea, deputy postmaster at
Running Water, a small town west OF
Yankton, was brought to that city a
few days ago under arrest, charged with
defrauding the government. He is ST.
900 short i'll his accounts. His wife is
postmistress. aid he, as her deputy, has
charge OF the money business OF the
office.
The recent term ofcourt held i'm Charles
Mix county was the first to be held in
two years in that county. which is q re-
markable record when it is considered
that the county is on the frontier and
has a population OF about 5000 people.
There was not a single criminal case to
be tried, while there We're but few civil
cases. The county jail has not a a single
occupant.
J. Wade was arrested at Kimball a few
days ago on the charge OF raping the
wife OF VIM. Rooster. Wade is a single
man who rents Koester's farm and lives
in part OF his house. Rooster charges
that Wade drove him up stairs with a
revolver, then compelled Mrs. Rooster to
go into Wade's room with him, where
Rooster afterwards saw them in a COM
promising position.
The state board OF regent which has
recently been in session at Yankton, has
completed its work andmost OF its men,
bers have gone home. A great deal of
routine work was performed, and some
work that was not made public. Among
OtlieT lullSs that the DOaFu ulu was the
passing OF a resolution prohibiting the
comforting OF honorary degrees by any OF
the state institutions.
Word has been received in Pierre that
Thomas G. Harris, OF that city, dropped
dead of heart disease at the Windsor ho-
tel in Minneapolis. Mr.. Harris has been
in Minneapolis for several weeks to make
a trial test OF a patent smoke consumer,
OF which he is ~theinventor. A letter was
received by a friend from him a few days
before his death, stating that the test
had been a great success and that his
fortune was made. There is no doubt
but his invention will bring a fortune to
his family.
The Indians at Santee agency, s. ID.
have been made happy by the payment
to them by the government OF $25, 600.
The sum is partial payment for lands
surrendered to the government. The
Santee Indians are rapidly taking their
place among the wealthy tribes Of the
country, and as they are enlightened and
progressive the money will not all be
squandered, as has been the case with
money paid to other Indian tribes in the
west.