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

seems that the demand for large quaint
ties Of this kind of hay is SO great that II
will hardly be sufficient. although an ef-
fort is now being made in the vicinity OF
Miller to corner" all the hay land pos.
sible with a view to shipping the coveted
stuff across the water.
For the purpose OF purchasing grounds
for a public park for the use OF the eth
gems OF Yankton the city council at Its
last meeting passed all ordinance pro-
viding for the issue OF coupon BONDS TO
the O of x3l, 900. A special cleo
ton is called for August Is. for the pur
pose of submitting the question OF lssu-
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-
pIished. One hundred and fourteen were
enrolled and average attendance was
1902. Thirty pupils graduated from the
common school course. The graduating
exercises were held July 10, 1893. Rev.
A. Z. McGogney OF Huron delivered the
address.
All the teachers in the Cham berlain
schools for the ensuing year ave 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 III 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 a lew days
with old-time friends. She was arrested
next day while enjoying a social chat
with a number of ladies at the home OF
a relative on a telegram from the chief OF
police at Sioux City, Iowa, charging her
with having solen the outfit from a Nv
eryman there.
The South Dakota Press Association
concluded it's annual session at Lake
Madison on the 9th. The meeting has
been most interesting and profitable and
some valuable papers were read. The
officers elected are: President, John
L0ngstaff, 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 OF work, boarded the north freight
at Mitchell a few days ago and refused
to leave the train. At Woonsocket 10
got off; the Others went east. The IN
ductor got orders not to modest them,
but let them rideto Aberdeen. They had
no tickets or money. On arrival at
Aberdeen they We're fed bv the city, and
several secured work. Most OF the bal
unce went on to North Dakota.
A 4~-year-old son OF Silvert Johnson
was lost in the timber along the Mis-
souri, river in the Wild Cat bend near
Vermillion u few days ago while its
mother and n few Others were gathering
berries. A small searching party was
out all night. Next morning O larger
party vas forming to scour the woods
when news came that the little one had
been found at 1870. W. II. II. Washburn
found the child near the farm house oil n.
WherPy.'
Articles OF incorporation OF the Huron
Manufacturing company have been filed.
with Hamilton Kerr az president and E.
l.. Shank secretary. The capital stock
is 100000. Forty acres of land upon
which the Huron tow mill Ia located has
been purchased. and the company will at
once make needed improvements in that
plant. The tow mills at Centerville, Sd,
and Sanborn, Mimi, which are owned
by the company, will be put in operation
at once.
While Alfred Johnson was at work Oh
the Six Hundred in the Caledonia Mine in
the Black Hills a few days ago a rock
weighing several tons was loosened by a
blast and fell, rolling III his left foot and
ankle, which were badly mashed. He
was taken to the Lead hospital, where
his injuries were attended to. He con-
sldcrs himself very fortunate to escape
with his life. Several men were working
IN the DRIFT and had a very narrow es-
cape from injury.
Joe Dunn and two other men. en-
P'S'No ~ may DIoS. Vi T1erre, IN sink
ing an artesian well, have been arrested
on n charge OF attempting to defraud
Hughes county out Of SO, 900 by falsely
pretending that the artesian well which
they were sinking in Dry Run township
was l,5O0 feet deep when it wax only
l,262, and for swearing TINT they used
a liz inch pipe when they used ONLY
a 33-4 inch. All Were bound over To the
grand jury with bonds fixed mt 81. 900
each.
Prof. Libby, instructor in physical ae.
ography, and history at Princeton col
lege, was in Yankton q few DAYS ago IN
bis 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 Of fos'
sis and petrifcations. This is the most
successful tour the professor has eyer
taken, and his report to the government
will be by far the most complete over
published. ou
William Eichler OF Columbia and his
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