Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-05-04
The depositors OF the late bank of
George X. Scougal & Co. OF Yankton.

The depOsitors OF the late bank O
George II. Scougal & CO., OF Yankton
are now receiving twenty per cent o
the amount OF their deposits. il beinl
the sun contributed by Mrs. scouga
from the life insurance of her latt
husband for the benefit OF the dc
positors.
The board OF directors of the
Congregational Home Missionary
Society, of South Dakota. has nomi.
mated Rev. w. III. Thrall, of Redfleld.
superintendent of missions for the
state, vice Rev. w. G.. Dickinson
who has resigned the position on &C.
count Of failing health.
The bank of Milbank has failed.
due TO stringency in the money
market, preventing renewal Of paper,
and difficulty IN making collections.
The liabilities are reported to be
over 800, 000, with the assets largely
in excess, but consisting largely OF
lands and farm property.
Theodore Jarchow, a resident of
Hot Springs, committed suicide by
shooting himself through the heart
on one of the principal business
streets. He left a note bidding his
wife good bye, saying that he was
crazy and vas going to kill himself.
Within five minutes after writing
this note he was a corpse.
Business men and citizens OF Yank-
ton held an enthusiastic meeting to
consider the question OF raising $685.
600 for Yankton college to complete
the endowment of 800, 600, pay the
Indebtedness of the institution and
at the same time secure $4,000 from
DIR. Pearson, Of Chicago, for a science
hall. There is no ooubt that the
money will be raised.
1t is expected that 5000 visitors
will be in Sioux Falls on June 3, the
date of the Sunday school mass meet
ings. Special trains have been
secured on the Omaha road from
Luverne and Salem, and the Mil
waukee road promises special trains
on its line. An interesting program
has been arranged, a feature of which
will be a parade of thirty Sunday
schools, with 2, 500 children in line.
Aberdeen business men and ship
pers will endeayor to so buy their
goods this fall that a solid train of
Aberdeen freight can be run from
Chicago to that city. The cars will
be appropriately lettered. 1t is be-
lieved Aberdeen can get one of the
finest advertising cards ever known
out Of this scheme and no effort will
be spared TO make it win. A COM
mittee Of business men are pushing
it.
1t has been decided by the county
board OF Pennington county to sub
NIT to a vote OF the people the
question Of issuing funding bonds to
pay 5000 600 Indebtedness. The county
commissioners considered this mat
ter and the question of their right to
vote these bonds was raised, and
hence the decision to let the people
vote on it. The date of the election
has not been settled upon, but is will
be done soon.
The arrest of w. III. III. Washburn,
of Vermillion begins a test EAST in
the selling OF liquor, and the decision
will very materially concern the
boundary line between South Dakota
and Nebraska. Since the passage OF
the prohibitory laws in South Dakota
Washburn put a saloon upon the
ground where the channel Of the
river was, claiming that neither
state, under the circumstances held
control Of it.
The republican state central COM
mittee met at Mitchell to fix the date
for holding the state convention for
nomination of candidates for the
three supreme ~judgeships. 1t was
decided TO hold the convention at
Huron at 4:30 p. M. on Wednesday,
September 20. The basis of repre-
sentation was fixed at one delegate
for each fifty votes or major fraction
thereof cast for Sheldon for governor
at the election last November.
A meeting In the interest OF the
railroad from Hankinson 10y way of
Watertown and Madison TO Sioux
Falls, was organized at WATERFOWL
with the choice OF G. w. Stutenroth.
chairman, and Daniel Scott. Of
Madison, secretary, and adjourned to
meet in Madison, May 10, when repre-
sentatives from all the towns
interested will be present. Water
town will ecure the right of way
from Hankinson TO that city if the
others will do as well.
Mrs. Church OF Artesian, who has
already had two suits against the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul