Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-11-16

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Gratifying Tax Figures for the
Year-Other Items OF Genera m
terest to People OF n State.
Chief HUMPS camp on Cherry Greek,
| nsar Pierre, has been dismantled.
After six months OF pumping Lennox
has finally succeeded in filing the supply
water tank with water.
ID. Rivers. Ivinga mile and a half south
OF Lennox, recently brought in three pigs
which netted him S76.20.
The recently organized Episcopalian
| church at Drookings, will soon have It's
new chapel ready for occupation.
James CHM, ex-chiei OF police OF Yer
million, will he tried this month for the
killing OF Abel Bruce in June last.
Land Commissioner Ruth says he can
not distribute the school moneys until
returns are received from the counties
Sioux Falls had two fires in one after
noon recently, one presumably ofincendi.
airy origin, whi.h for a time threatened
serious loss TO the residence portion OF
the city.
Aberdeen is particularly gratiied over
the success OF the United Statss court bill
and il thankful for the Efforts OF Senator
Kyle in it's behalf. The first term of
court there under the new law will com
mence on the third Tuesday in Soyem-
Der.
A few days ago a new quarter section
OF land on the Crow Greek reservation
north OF Pukwana was sold for $1,000.
The party who made the purchase re-
sides in Charles Mix county aud evident
~ knows the worth OF South Dakota
land.
Arrangements have been made where
by the professors at B~rookinSs college
may go to various parts OF the state to
assist in holding farmers institutes, the
only expense to the farmers being the
hotel bills oil those professors assisting III
the programs.
A meeting of representative business
men of Vermillion has been held, having
Tor its object the formation OF a plan
1 w DBTpDN tutClIF Cth W llS rbdTt lo"uIu
the work OF rebuilding university hall.
No plan has as yet been perfected, but one
is expected to be ready in a few days.
4 camp of Sons OF Veterans will be
mustered in soon at Yermillion. A big
campfire will be held in the evening 10y
the G. A. r., and W. r. c., to which
many of the best speakers of the state
have been invited. Hard tack and
backed beans win suffer on that OCCASION.
The Northern Congregational associa-
ton has just adjourned it's eleventh an
nual session in Aberdeen. Rev. A. ii.
Robbins OF Ashton was elected modera-
tor. Papers OF more than usual excell-
ence wers read by Hon Il. b. Hassel of
Redfeld, George A. Wood OF Milbank and
Others.
A Smith, q blacksmith OF Parker, has
invented a sell adjusting gas pipe wrench
with compound lever, and will shortly
have a patent for the same. 1t is said to
be the only thing OF the kind ever invent
ed. Several large manufacturers are
already interesting themselves in the
article.
A special winter course In agriculture
has been arranged at the Brookings Ag-
~ricultural college. 1t is designed for the
purpose OF giving opportunitiesforg good,
practical instruction to those whose
work on the farm anG elsewhere will not
permit them to take the course during
the regular college year.
Fire at Huron a few days ago destroy
I'd the large barn belonging toDr. r. b.
Brockway, near the Dakota house. The
contents ofthe barn including a valuable
horse. were also burned. The FIRE is snp-
posed to beef ~incendiary origin, and is
the second fire that has resulted in loss
to DR.. B~rockway within a few weeks.
The limits OF the corporated town of
Lennox are to be extended, which win
add q little over a thousand acres to the
original plot. Lennox IL growing grad
ually. Several new buildings have been
erected this fall. Among them is the new
exchange bank, a magnificent brick
structure, and several residences that
cost over $4,000.
Burruss Phillips, better known as
Grandpa Phillips" aged 80 years, died
at Huron a few days ago, at the resi-
hence OF his son on Colorado street. He
was a resident of Iowa for over 40years.
living near McGregor most OF that time,
and for many years took a prominent
part in political affairs and in matters
pertaining to the early history OF that
state.
Storm sash make the house much
more comfortable, and pay for them
selves in n season by the amount OF
iuel they save. Out in this cold country
everybody should use them. The Union
Lumber Co., of Winona, Mimi, are sell
ing Storm Sash, as well as all kinds OF
amber, direct to farmers at wholesale
prices. This company is entirely indie
pendent OF all rings" and ''cJmbina-
%tionns," and farmers viii find it to their
own interests TO deal with them.
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