Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-08-17

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well at Miller recently the machinery WA
dropped into the hole and the flow shu'
off.
Donaldson, the ex-postmaster at wa
tertown, removed because OF a shortag'
in his accounts, has made good TIT
amount.
Z. 7. Cressy, assistant librarian OF The
senate and an old resident OF this state
was among the first to be removed bJ
the secretary.
Judge Edgerton has announced that
the Deadwood term OF the United States
court has been adjourned until Septem'
Der Is and the Pierre term TO October 10
Michael Kelley and Fred Meyers, await.
ing the action of the grand jury upon q
charge OF highway robbery, made their
escape from the Stanley county jail a few
days ago.
john C. G. Schlege, of Baltic, who, on
July 90, took an overdose Of morphine,
died a few days ago of pneumonia. He
has not been able to be out vi the house
since he took the morphine.
Rev. A. M. De Putron Gliddon, OF the
Congregational church in Mitchell, has
received a call to the TelIwide, Col, Con-
gregational church. The chargeis worth
So, 900 a year and furnished parsoDge.
Dan Danielson was held up by a tramp
: while going from Clay Point to Vermil-
lion on a bicycle afew days ago and 81
was taken. Dan got q black eye and
| his wheel was broken, but he saved his
gold watch.
During a thunder storm near Briton
. few days ago the ~15-year-old son OF
| William Johnston, while herding cattle,
was killed by lightning, together with
the pony he was riding. He vas not
found until next morning.
NJ. Donovan, a divorcelawyar of Sioux
Falls, was recently arrested for the EN-
| bezzlement OF $50. Donovan is charged
with collecting a feefrom "a divorce client
due Winsor & kittredge, and keeping the
money He is out on bail.
The republicans in convention assem-
bled at De Smet recently renomiDated
Hon. Jerry O. Andrews for circuit Judge
by n vote of GS to46, Charles s. Whiting
receiving the latter number. g. Y. Stew
ard withdrew in favor OF Whiting.
Z. b. Meredith, who has headed the en-
forcement movement in Sioux Falls and
who has been reported to have been
subjected to certain prosecutions there
for is being doomed over the state as the
independent candidate for Governor.
A heavy prairie Ere threatened Fort
Suiiy a few evenings ago, and was only
kept from the building at the fort ny the
efforts OF all the troops. The smoke was
driven over Pierre by "a northwest wind
and was so heavy as to obscure the sight
OF buildings at a distance OF but a few
blocks.
The Sioux Falls city council has refus-
ed by q vote OF 10 to 2, to confirm the
nomination by the Mayor OF State Sena-
tor Charles l.. Brockway as city attor-
ney. Senator Brockway is said to be a
candidate for the republican nomination
for supreme Judge and is close personal
and political friend OF Sepotor Pettigrew.
Following is a statement OF the bust
ness transacted by the United States land
Office in Aberdeen during the month OF
July: Lands sold for cash, 655 acres:
80 homestead entries, embracing 5,S3S
acres; 80 final homestead proofs, embrace
ing 1878 acres; 1913 final timber culture
proofs, embracing 21,227 acres.
Fred Jones, q 2-year-old boy living at
Rowena, near Sioux Falls, recently drank
some liquid fly poison. His mother came
into the room jnstas the lad put down
the saucer. Milk and lard were at once
forced down the lads throat and a doc
tor was at once sent for, but the boy
died at midnight in terrible agony.
The state board OF equalization has
fixed the assessed valuation ofthe Ameri-
a Express Company at $50. 600.
Adams Express Company at ST., 600.
Wells Fargo Express Company at So
600, United States Express Company at
$4,000; the Pullman Sleeper Company ia
assessed $3, 1000 and the Wagner Com
pany SO, 500. The state has Increased
$5,00O,0 600 in valuation the past wear.
to 1882, 600, 600. =
A. p. Zwemer and w. S. Welliver of
Sioux Falls are at work collecting a
county exhibit for the Mitchell corn
palace, to be held Sept. &c to Oct. 6.
The Mitchell association has offered four
prizes. aggregating $1,000, to be divid- |
ed among the four counties making the
best exhibit, the best getting $500. the
second $3.50, the third $50 and the
500. 1t is the purpose of Messrs. |
and Welliver to make the Mime !
haha county exhibit a very fine one and
q credit to the palace.
County fairs in South Dakota will not
be numerous this season. Among those
to be held ara these: Clay county fair at
Vermillion, Sept. 26 to 20. Lincoln
at Canton, Sept. 26 to 30
Duel cornty, at Gary, Sept. 20 to %
South Dakota district, at Scotland. Sent
10 to %. Corn Belt exposition at Milf. |
.heil, Sept. ~ to Oct. 6. Inter. State |
Grain Palace, Aberdeen. Sept. IL to 81
South Dakota state fair, mt Aberdeen
Sept. IL to 10. Interstate Coursing IA. |
ISOLATION, at Huron, Oct. 3, continuing
one week.
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