Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-05-03

Tailor CODklln, lett hlu UNCONSCIOUS uhu
escaped without coats or shoes. Ihey
are still at large. Sheriff Beaver mas
offered a reward OF $500 for their APP
prehension.
NAL f. I. B.. Coffin, ex-state engineer
OF irrigation, has evolved a plan to con-
struct a ship cans. from the confluence
OF the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers,
or t%hereabouts, across to the headwaters
of the Jim (Dakota) river, thence down
that stream to Yankton and Sioux City;
thence across TO the headwaters OF the
Des MoiDes river and down to keokuk,
TO-, striking the Mississippi at that
point.
There are Sc boys and girls at the
P~lankinton Reform School, 81 boys and
and 10 girls. Supt. Ainsworth tries to
have them earn their board. and he
comes pretty near doing it. Up to the
end OF last month $50 acres OF wheat,
IS acres OF oats and so acres OF barley
had been put in. Later D acres OF corn
will be planted, and so acres OF potatoes.
Besides other crops there il also an I'M
mense garden to take care OF.
Henry Schaetzei, cashier OF the Ger.
man Bank at Sioux Falls, while suffer
ing from a delerious attack a few days
ago, tried to jump from the sixth story
of the Edmison.Jameson block. He had
succeeded in getting the window open
and was Just about to leap out onto the
stone pavement below when his attend
ant returned to the room and pulled him
from the window. Mr.. Schaetzel, when
a child, fell into the fire. and has never
fully recovered from the injuries then
sustained.
E. S. Emery Of Lawrence, Kan, ma
tional lecturer on irrigation, writes the
secretary of the South Dakota irrigation
association that he will be ready to visit
South Dakota and address a convention
on irrigation early in June. The gather
ing will likely be held in Huron. Maj.
Powell OF Washington City, T.. X. Moses
OF Great Bend, Kan. Prof. j. f. Todd,
state geologist, DR.. McLouth OF the
agricultural college, DR.. Blackburn of
Pierre university, and many Others will
be present.
The Deadwood Times says that Secre-
tary OF War Daniel Lamont and aids are
expected to arrive at Sturgis In the near
future by private car and will spend two
days making a thorough inspection OF
Fort Meade The secretary has been
travelling about a month inspecting
posts in the west, and is reaching the end
OF the task. 1t has been Secretary La
mont's intention to abandon certain
western posts and concentrate the army
more, thus instituting an economy which
he expects to make a great record upon.
1t is stated on good authority that
the Homestake Mining company will re-
open its mines and mill at Ierraville in
the Black Hills, in a few weeks. This
will give employment to at least 300
men. The works have been shut down
for about a year. The Highland Mining
Company is preparing to put in forty
more stamps in it's 120-stamp mill.
When this is done the mill will equal in
size and capacity the famous Star mill
OF the Homestake group, which has long
been known as the largest gold stamp
mill in the world.
Sister Florentine, a member OF the
order OF st. Benedict and one OF a colony
OF Sisters of Mercy, who conduct a Catho-
lie convent in Yankton, was recently be-
fore the city justice upon a charge OF as
sault and battery. She admitted having
whipped a 6-year-old girl, who was a
student at the convent, and the child's
body showed marks OF a most brutal
beating. The affair has caused intense
excitement, and the city authorities will
make a thorough investigation OF the
convent and the methods and practices
in vogue there.
Last August a party OF hunters from
Milwaukee arrived in Tyndall, Bon
Homme county, one evening, and before
they had been in town hall an hour one
OF their finest bird dogs, valued at 5000,
was stolen. A reward was offered. but
until recently no trace OF the dog could
be found. A few days ago Sheriff McCol-
lum got u hint as to where the dog might
be hidden, and upon going there found
him, took him to Tyndall, and the next
day shipped the animal to its owner. As
dogs, under the South Dakota law, are
property, the case omes under the same
heau DIS hoiSc SlcdiiuS, IL iS likely tHdI Ut
least three persons will have a chance to
Explain matters before the court.
The Bridgewater, S. d., Democrat
vouches for the following: Near Yank-
ton is the most remarkable family on
this continent, perhaps in the world. 1t
consists OF father, mother and twenty
four children, and the mother OF the
brood is not 30 years old. She is a Nor.
weigan woman and her husband is a
Hoosier. The children were born in trip
let's and the Oldest lot are under IL years
OF age. All OF them are boys but three,
one set OF triplets being girls. they are
q sturdy lot OF youngsters. The gentle
man who has started out to become the
father OF his country is a well-to do
farmer who is remarkably proud OF his
progeny. He says if the good Lord con
tmues to smile on Dakota he may yet be
able to furnish Uncle Sam with q full
company OF soldiers.
Huronite:-The South Dakota press,
or some representatives OF it, are giving