Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-09-21

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has been fully demonstrated IN the case
of Nick Blever, living seven mics
south OF Salem, who manureda five acre
lot and sowed it with wheat and the
other day he threshed 1T and got 10
bushels oil wheat, an average OF thirty
four bushels to the acre. Who peat
it?
The board OF county commissioners oil
Mead County have decided to begin WORK
on the new court house this fall, there
being enough city and county funds now
on hand to do the excavation and con-
struct the basement walls. Chairman
Max Hohen went to Deadwood recently
to make the final arrangements with the
architect. Bids will be called at the
quarterly meeting next month.
Robert Buchanan has decided to start
a populist weekly newspaper in Sioux
Falls in the near future. 1t will be cali
ed the State Forum. 1t is proposed to
make OF the Forum u state paper. Mr..
Buchanan has been in the newspaper
business all his life and has the reputa-
ton OF being an excellent newspaper
writer. He will be editor and in the
publication OF the paper will have the as
sistance OF two SONS.
Following is the tax levy made by the
county commissioners Of Lawrence coun-
ty for the ensuing year: State general
fund 4 mills, state bond, interest and
sinking fund 1-2 mill, county general
6 mills, county road l mill, county
school l mill, county bridge j mill, coun-
ty sinking 8 mills, insane fund IL mills,
5 per cent interest fund ) mills, 10 ner
cent interest 3 mills--a total OF 33 mills.
The special levies for school districts and
cities will be made at the next meeting.
The safe belonging to A. E. Steere x
Co., general merchants at Goodwin, was
blown open a few nights ago by robbers
or tramps. The firms money had been
taken out before closing for the night,
but the postofice money order (the post
office being in the store) business OF the
day was in the safe. The counter till OF
the mercantile firm was riAed OF it's con-
tents. 1t is not known just how much
money the robbers got away with, but
Mrs. Steere thinks that there was not
much loss. The safe was completely de-
molished, and tho shock knocked some
OF the goods off the shelves. No clue is
to the identity OF the perpetrators.
A. p. Zwemer has returned to Sioux
Falls from the worlds fair, where
he spent nine days in the interests OF the
Corn Belt Association, OF South Dakota.
The purpose OF his trip was to secure the
names OF people who are interested in
South Dakota, either from the stand
point OF intending settlers, in order to
send to them reading matter pertaining
to the points OF inquiry. He secured the
names Of over 700 men, who say they
intend soon to come to this state, either
to settle or buy. Mr.. Zwemer thinks
that next spring will gee a phenomenal
rush for South Dakota.
Highmore Herald:-The Sixth judicial
circuit convention was called to order at
Highmore by Chairman l.. f. Whitcher,
pursuant to call, and on motion Mr..
r. L. Murphy of Fl. Pierre was elected
scIAttaiss vi IiotlOu liDl. JOHN Il.
Hughes MAS nominated by reclamation
the unanimous choice of the convention
for circuit Judge. A. d. Hill OF Miller,
was elected chairman and r. f. Miller
secretary of the campaign committee
and by resolution the committee will
consist of the members OF the state CEN
trail committee from various counties
composing said circuit.
The third annual fair of Brookings
county will open on Oct. 3 and last three
days. The fair association has made
elaborate arrangements for q successful
meeting. The premium list shows six
teen divisions and eighty -four classes,
each division being presided over by CON-
petent superintendent who will see that
the exhibitors get what is Justly due
them. Thespeed department, supervised
by p. c, Murphy, will furnish pleasant
pastime in the way Of trotting, pacing
and running races each day oil the fair
tits expected that the attendance win be
large and that profit will result from the
coming together OF farmers and other
exhibitors.