Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-10-19
AROUND THE STATE.
THE NEWS OF THE STATE ARRANGED
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Other News OF the state.

The seminary at Washington Springs
opened q few days ago with seventy-nine
pupils.
Thomas Miller, q prominent pioneer
farmer south OF Miller, died recently
from the kick OF a horse.
At Salem recently oneschool boy struck
another on the head with a school bag
filed with books. A fractured Uranium
r esulted.
Ole TolIonson was struck by a train
while walking on the track near Nermil-
lion the other day and lost an arm and
had his skull fractured.
Grove Haveps, the Elk Creek wood
and timber contractor, is said 70 have
lost SO, 900 by the recent timber fires in
the Black Hills, in cordwood and logs.
A few nights ago the safe in the store
Of Lewis Michaelson at Brady was
blown open and the contents taken.
The job was done by experts but the loss
is light.
Judge f. j. Smith has decided the man
damus ease from Douglas county by
denying the writ, which leaves Wander
xalm, the old treasurer, in possession OF
the county treasurer's office.
Among the important improvements
the government proposes to make at
Fort Meade, s. d., in the neal future is
the construction of a telegraph line from
Sturgis, ON the railroad, to the post.
Mark Kinyon, who went to Miuneapo-
Lis a few weeks ago from Gary for treat
ment, has returned. The doctors pro-
nounced his case-consumption OF the
bope-hopsless and he has gone home TO
die.
-. W. Parks, who broke jail at Britton
four weeks ago and was captured in
Kansas City, has been brought back by
Deputy Sheriff Chase. He is wanted for
horse stealing and other crimes commit
ed during the past three years.
The coroner's jury n the case OF Ole
Olson, the deaf mute, who vas struck by
ton a few days ago and die3 soon after,
gave the verdict of accidental death,
charging no blame to railway employees.
Before the close OF the present season
it is expected that fully $500 cars OF cat.
tie win have been shipped from the
ranges in the wetern portion OF the state.
This means 260 trains or an average of
nearly three trains per day during the
shipping season.
Near Mitchell a few days ago Joseph
Slaughter, engineer with an Iona
threshing team, was dangerously scald-
ed by the blowing out OF a plug in the
boiler, which had 100 pounds OF steam
on. His face was scorched and he may
lose his eyesight.
Representative Picker appeared before
the judiciary committee oil the house O
few days ago and made an argument for
holding courtat aberdeen, s ID. Hesays
his bill providing for theholding OF court
in South Dakota has n good prospect OF
getting through.
q An attempt to blow up the Western
Star Brewery Company, Of Lead, s. D.,
was frustrated a few nights ago. Sewer
men, while at work, made the discovery,
finding. eight sticks OF giant powder
with fuse attached ready to be set off.
The city detective and policeforce are hard
at work on the case.
Engineer Porter, by direction OF Mr..
Beattie OF the new railroad company,
surveyed the proposed routefrom Leban-
on To Bangor, completing the map and
profile. Another survey will be made
from Gettysburg. and choice OF the two
routes made. Mr.. Beattie has been
spending the week at Gettysburg and
Lebanon.
Judge Aikens has reserved the decision
OF the county commissioners in the mat
ter OF taxing the property OF the Lake
Madison Chantauqua association. The
Judge holds that the associations a cor
poration forthe promotion OF education
al, scientific and religions purposes and
not for profitand comes under the pro
vision OF the constitution exempting all
it's property both personal and real from
taxation.
The report sent ont that stoeklnen in
western South Dakota would suffer
greatly this winter owing to prairie fires
on the range seems to have been without
foundation. N. Newbanks. one OF the
the largest stock r~aisers, who has lust
made a trip over the range with the beef
round mp, SAYS: 1T is false that the
ranges have all been destroyed by fire.
There is range enough there for so times
the number of cattle that are now beng
pastured there"
Mrs. q. W. Barnes, living 10 miles
from Pierre was waylaid by a lone high
wayman. The fellow had seen her draw
a large sum from the bank and expected
to make a good haul. Upon his ap-
preaching the wagon she picked up n
board and knocked him senseless to the
ground from his horse and then proceed.
ed to pass deliberately on her way, leay-
ing the highwayman to be picked up
later on. The fellow was seriously in.
jured, but viii recover.
BY an agreement OF all parties in in
terest, A. ID. Tinsley has been appointed
receiver for George w. Lowry, druggist
OF Sioux Falls. Lowry made an assign
ment some days ago to the Dakota Ma
tlonal Rank. Noyes Bros. K Cutler, OF
st. Paul, are heavy creditors. The prob
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