Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-09-07
AROUND SOUTH DAKOTA.
TENS CLEANED FROM ASSOCIATED
PRESS TELEGRAMS.
Retrenchment-A Celebrated Indian M"r-
d~erer-oyerrun With Miners-Irrigating
Arid Lands-Other Interesting South Da-
kota News Items.

An new NJ. f. church was dedicated at
| Hudson on the 9th ult., with appro-
pirate ceremonies.
The Fair store at Madison was broker
into by tramps a few nightsag and sew
| eral hundred dollars worth OF goods car
ried away.
In two big prairie fires. north and
south OF Highmore, a few days ago., 100
tons OF hay and hundreds OF acres OF
pasture were destroyed.
William Powers, OF Wentworth, while
out hunting afew daysago, shot himself
in the left arm while taking the gun from
the buggy. Surgeons have amputateo
the arm below the elbow.
A 14-year-old son Of Charles Ebert,
near Webster, was seriously shot by the
hired man while hunting ducks a lew
days ago. The boy was retrieving the
game and the charge was Intended Tor a
wounded bird.
Hon. J. @. A. Braden, register OF tie
United States land Office at Aberdeen,
has resigned and accepted a lucratiyeand
responsible position in theland sales de-
partment of Graves& Einton's mortgage
and departure business, in st. Paul.
Will Byrne OF Miranda, a station ten
miles south OF Faulkton, shot a man
who was breaking into his store a few
nights ago. The wounded man was a
neighbor by the narne OF Harvey, and
was taken to Faulkton for treatment.
William Preshun, living ten miles south
west OF Salem, was killed by lightning
while stacking a few days ago. The
stack caught fire and burned his body al
most to a crisp. His brother, who was
working with him. was rendered uncon-
scious but otherwise escaped injury.
Mr.. Stroh had been i'll for some time
when he recently went to Springfield to
consult with a physician who pro-
nounced it a mild case OF typhoid fever.
About midnight he quietly arose, partly
dressed andleit the house unobserved
and is supposed to have been drowned
in the Missouri river.
Joseph Becker's cigar and tobacco
store at Aberdeen was closed by the
police a few days ago on an injunction
granted Tin absence OF Judge CampbelD
by Judge Haney OF the Mitchell district.
A quantity of liquors was found on the
premises. The evidence against the
place was worked up by the Enforce
ment league, which is actively at work.
The female OF unsavory repute who re-
ceived a coat OF varnish and feathers at
the hands of the citizens OF Marion June
ton a few weeks ago considers that her
character and feelings were damaged to
the amount of $40, 900, and has brought
suit for that amount. A counter suit
charging her with breaking the aforesaid
seventh commandment has been begun
by the aforesaid citizens.
A. G. Pringle, an old soldier and pio-
neer OF Dawson county, has been draw
ing a pension OF 50 a month since he left
the army in 1865, but on the first OF July
last he failed to receive his usual quarterly
draft. He wrote to Washington To
enquire and received notice that his pen
sion had been suspended, but for what
ltdSOb dlu iOO dpptIt. &c buU Oit
OF many cases that are developing
throughout the northwest.
When the Forepaugh circus showed at
Sioux Falls the aggregation was at
tached by Judge s. L. Tate, the partner
of Senator Pettigrew, on a claim that
the show people had agreed to exhibit
upon the plaintiffs property and to pay
for the privilege the sum OF S25. The
case came on for trial a few DAYS ago
and was dismissed on the showing that
Adam Forepaugh, who was made de-
fendent, had been dead for four years.
Abstractor Vale p. Thielman a few
days ago was busy recording the plates
Of three new towns in Turner county on
the line OF the Sioux Falls & Yankton
railroad. The town OF Davis is about
five miles southeast OF Hurley. Mex be-
low that is Viberg, and in the very cor
ner OF the county is Irene. The policy Of
the new railroad seems to be to have
plenty OF towns, as they are scattered
along every five or six miles all the way
from Yankton to Sioux Falls.
~ oilOClt, Vi AutuisOn, WHO was
a few days ago, stricken with paralysis,
died on the 2Sth inst. Prof. Gilbert, as
he was known, leaves a large circle OF
acquaintance through South Dakota
and Minnesota. Our readers will re-
member him as being one OF the 'Three
Graces'' who sang last fall in almost
every town in South Dakota during the
last campaign. He was buried by the
old soldiers, az he was a member OF Gen.
Shields post, g. A. r., OF Madison.
The Yankton County Fair will be held
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Sept.
2S, 90, 30, and promises to be a fine ex-
hibition. Liberal premiums are offered
on stock and farm products and also on
speed of horses. There will be trottinr
and running races each afternoon. In
formation and premium lists can be OBJ.
tanned from A. l.. YanOsdel, president;
J.. A. Person, OIL VIM. Walpole, vice presi.
dents; John Holman, secretary; ID. Ii.
Rowe, general manager; 4. +. English,
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