Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-06-08
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wood, s. D., from which he died.
/, The wife OF Rev. j. p. Jenkins, pastor
| of the NJ. +. Church at Madison, ). d.,
| died a few days ago OF consumption.
James Thybo, a young lad OF 10, was
| instantly killed at Deadwood, 5. d., a
| few DAYS ago, in a collision between two
horses.
W. W. Schuman, a prominent business
man OF Watertown, ). d., was kicked by
| a horse q few days ago receiving serious
| injuries to the head and lungs. His con-
dition is critical.
The Bank of Beresford, S. d., a private
| concern, at the head OF which is A. a.
| Ames. has failed. Particulars as to Its
condition are meager, but 1T Is DeiieVeo
| depositors viii be heavy losers.
Frank l.. Fowler, ajeweler, at Groton,
S. d., attempted suicide a few days ago
| by taking morphine. He may recover.
He has been embez2ling from his employ
| er. His homeis at Island Pound, Vt.
The annual meeting OF the society OF
Black Hills pioneers, which will be held
neal Rapid City, Jvne s, promises TO be
the largest attended celebration everheid
by the society. Grand preparations are
being made for the event.
L. +. Johnson, who since its organiza-
| ton has been a director OF the Union Ma
| tional Bank, of Sioux Falls, has resigned
his place and will remove TO Chicago,
having connected himself with a spring
water company at Chippewa Falls, Wis,
with headquarters at Chicago.
Indian Agent Brown, OF Pine Ridge, s.
| d.. has opened the bids received for fur
| nishing the wire for building the 90-mile
| barb wire fence around the northwestern
| border OF the Pine Ridge reservation, but
| will not make award until the Ind.
| an bureau at ington can be heard
from relative to ,shing iron posts.
Chief Clerk Murray, OF the quarter
masters department at Fort Mead,
has Just received a great curiosity in the
shape OF a miniature Indian tepee, which
| was made by Red Clouds youngest
| daughter. 1t is perfect in every respect
| and is adorned with all the hieroglyphics
known to the Indian race.
Parties who arrived in Rapid City, s.
d., a few days ago, from Keystone, con-
| firm the reported rich strike in the Key
stone mine. The night shift raj into a
| new formation and when the rock vas
washed Monday morning preparatory to
milling, much OF it was found to be speci-
men ore, very rich in free gold.
December 81, 1886, Col. Mark W.
Sheafe. then register OF the land Office ut
| Watt t ,wn. S. d.. wrote the interior de-
| partment asking a simple direction in re-
! gard to the conduct of the office. Re-
| Gently, six and one-half years having
elapsed, Register Phillips received a reply
to the question, the first acknowledge
ment received.
Settlers from the ceded Sioux lands,
who have been in Chamberlain, S. D., for
supplies, report that crops look fine in
that section OF the state, and that the
hundreds OF new settlers who have gone
in there this spring are delighted with the
outlook. Hundreds of acres which last
year We're idle will this year yield large
crops.
The Second Regiment band OF Brook
ings, S. d., has been engaged to play at
the South Dakota building a portion o.
the time during the words fair. This is
the band which played atthe Lake Madi-
son Chautauqua last year and which
| went with the South Dakota editors on
their trip to Yellowstone park last Sep
TENDER.
1t is altogether likely that Fort Meade,
S. d., will be enlarged to u II company
post-eight OF cavalry and four OF in
iantry. Gen. Merritt inspected it recent
~ and will recommend that the post be
enlarged. He pronounces the fort the
most finely situated military post in the
Northwest. The target range is the best
in his department.
The town OF Spearfish has a Hercules
who wishes to match himself against any
of the strong men OF South Dakota. His
wager 81, 900 that he can throw a so
pound weight farther than any other
man in the state. He win also wager
any OF his fellow citizens.
The ferry boat on the Missouri river at
Pierre recently left that place with a pai :
ty OF 40 Indians on board, and when the
boat reached the Fort Pierre side OF the
river there were AZ Indians in the party,
the two extra heing born on the way
over. Their mothers wrapped the new
born infants in a shawl and walked off
the boat as if nothing had happened.
Some OF the Indians at Lower Brule
agency are Directing to the order Tor their
removal to their regular reservation. and
it is reported that they have sent a rep
resentative to Washington to see IL the
authorities will not revoked r modify the
order. A special agent OF the Indian
bureau is now at the agency ior the
purpose OF making the proposed re-
moval.
George b. jones, brother OF AL Jones
and formerly member OF the firm OF Jones
Bros, railroad contractors at Sioux
| Falls, died suddenly ut New Orleans, re.
Gently, OF hersorrhage OF the lungs. He
had been travelling in Central America
and had refurdal m Nau, nul..