Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-08-03

seems that the demand for large quanti-
ties OF this kind OF hay is so great that IT
will hardly be sufficient. although an Ell
fort is now being made in the vicinity OF
| Miller to corner all the hay land pos
| sibie with q view to shipping the coveted
stuff across the water.
For the purpose of purchasing grounds
for a public park for the use OF the citi-
gems OF Yankton the city council at It's
last meeting passed an ordinance pro-
viding for the issue OF coupon bonds TO
| the amount OF S31 900. A special cleo
ton is called Tor August ID. for the pur
pose of submitting the question oil issu-
| ing these bonds to the electors oil the city
for their approval or rejection.
The teachers institute at De Smet
Just closed, was the best ever held in
Kingsbury county, both as far as num-
bers are concerned and in work accom-
| plished. One hundred and fourteen were
enrolled and average attendance was
1O2. Thirty pupils graduated from the
| common school course. The graduating
exercises were held July 10, 1893. Rev.
A. u. McGogney of Huron delivered the
address.
All the teachers in the Chamberlain
schools for the ensuing year nave been
hired. and are as follows: Principal,
| Prof. A. j. Turner of Blunt; assistant
principal, Miss Jennie Morrow; gram
mar, Mrs. Julia Gardner; second inter-
mediate, Miss Anna Althan; first inter-
mediate, Miss Stocks; second primary,
Miss Sales; first primary, Miss Ochsner.
The Chamberlain schools are i'll good
condition.
Mrs. Henry Dane, who formerly lived
| at Huron, drove into town a few days
ago with q fine horse and new phaetOn,
saying she came to spend u few days
with old-time friends. She was arrested
next day while enjoying n social chat
with a number OF ladies at the home OF
q relative OF n telegram from the chief OF
police ut Sioux City, Iowa, charging her
with having solen the outfit from u liv-
eryman there.
The South Dakota Press Association
| concluded its annual session at Lake
Madison on the 2Tth. The meeting has
been most interesting and profitable and
some valuable papers were read. The
officers elected are: President, John
Longstaff, OF Huron; secretary, j. f.
Halliday, OF lroquois; treasurer, {. A.
Blake, Washington Springs. The citizens
of Madison gave the editors a reception
at the Grand View.
One hundred and ten Denver miners,
out oil work, boarded the north freight
at Mitchell a few days ago and refused
to leave the train. At WoonsOcket 10
got of; the others went east. The con
ductor got orders not TO modest them,
but let them rideto Aberdeen. They had
no tickets or money. On arrival at
Aberdeen they were led by the city, and
several secured work. Most OF the bal
ance went on to North Dakota.
A 4-year-old SOL L! Silvert Johnson
was lost in the timber along the Mis-
souri, river in the Wild Cat bend near
NermiIlion u Jew days ago while it's
mother and Il lew others were gathering
berries. A small searching party was
out all night. Next morning a larger
party was forming to scour the woods
when news came that the little one had
been found at 1880. W. II. Ii. Washburn
found the child near the farm house OF n.
Wherry.
Articles OF Incorporation OF the Huron
Manufacturing company have been filed,
with Hamilton Kerr an president and T..
l.. Shank secretary. The capital stock
Is 100000. Forty acres OF land upon
which the Huron tow mill is located has
been purchased, and the company willat
once make needed improvements in that
plant. The tow mills at Centerville, S. D.,
and Sanborn, Mimi, which are owned
by the company, will be put in operation
at once.
While Alfred Johnson was at work ON
the Six Hundred in the Caledonia Mine in
the Black Hills a few days age a rock
weighing several IONS was loosened by q
blast ana fell, rolling on his left loot and
ankle, which We're badly mashed. He
was taken TO the Lead hospital, where
his injuries We're attended to. He con-
sidcrs himself very fortunate to escape
with his lie. Several men were working
in the drift and had a very narrow es-
cape from injury.
Joe Dunn and two other men, en-
ployed by Gray Bros. OF Pierre, in sink
ing an artesian well, have been arrested
on n charge OF attempting to defraud
Hughes county out oi s 5000 by falsely
pretending that the artesian wei, which
they were sinking in Dry Run township
was 1900 feet deep when it was only
l,262, and for swearing that they used
a 4l-2 inch pipe when they use,l only
a 33-4 inch. All We're bound over TO the
grand jury with bonds fixed ut $1,000
each.
Prof. Libby, instructor in physical re-
ography, and history at Princeton col.
lege, was in Iankton q few DAYS ago ON
his return home from the Bad Lands.
where he has been at the head of q large
party OF Princeton students who have
spent two months along the eastern
slope OF the Black Hills in search os fos-
sis and pe%trifcations. This is the most
successful tour the professor has ever
taken, and his report to the government
will be by far the most complete ever
published.
William Eicbler OF Columbia and his
n 49,