Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-08-09
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.
CLEANED FROM LATEST ASSOCIATED
PRESS TELEGRAMS.
Results of Observation-Disclosures FOR 'he
Chief Of Police-An Improved "oi"
separator-New Buildings at Lower Bruie
Apency-Other State News Items.

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n the box stalls.
Kput A. ~Johnstad, while harvesting
| ,ear Howard q few days ago, was strucH
| by lightning and instantly killed.
The dispatches that o
| VIM. McIntyer, OF WATERFOWL, VIII per-
nit his name to be used beior" the repuo-
lean state convention for the nomlna-
ton OF congressman.
Mspuus Brown, q school treasurer in
Aurora county, has been placed under
$500 bonds to appear before tile ocCo-
Der term OF court on acharge
neDt OF school funds.
Fire a few nights ago burned the ele-
| yator OF McCanlI, Webster & Company,
ar Aberdeen, and some 1000 bushels OF
" heat and fax. The loss Is 900 ana
was fully insured. COmmonwealers are
leld responsible for the damage.
Z. p. Anderson, known at Blunt as the
potato king OF Sully county, has pur-
chased a two-horse potato digger, when
le expects will almost pay Tor ltsell TINS
! year. He has forty acres OF potatoes,
and is now supplying potatoest to Pierre
| Blunt and Onlda.
Christ Colbo, OF Warner, and Maj,
| Grafton OF S~isseton, were held in bonds
| recently at Aberdeen by United States
| officers Tor selling liquors illegally. Z.
| ". Farley. ais, from Sisseton, was
| committed to Jail at Huron Tor an
| alleged similar offense.
Matt and George Dugan, who have
oeen conducting a candy and fruit store
at Sioux Falls for the past seven years,
| skipped out q few days ago leaving al
| of their stock behind with the exceptions
| Of q soda fountain and a one horse
power electric fountain.
Cattle shipments from South Dakota
dave begun, the bulk being shipped from
| Belle Fourche. The Clay-Robinson Cat
| tie Company have commenced their sea
| sons shipments, which will alone
| amount to over 600 cars, or an aggre-
| gate oil over l. 1000 head.
From the Bismarck Daily Tribune OF
the 30th ult., we CLEAN the intelligence
| that the crop OF North Dakota is not so
| much larger on the average than that OF
| South Dakota, notwithstanding many
| reports to the contrary. 1t averages
| the yield at about half u crop.
During the last quarter OF the fiscal
year ending June 30 the United States
and office at Watertown disposed OF
60, 342 acres OF land, which slightly ex-
| eeeds the record of the Huron office.
There are still lett 1917 POS acres in the
district of which Marshal county has the
largest share.
During q recent storm the house on
William Doolittle's farm, ten miles south
west OF Sioux Falls, was struck by
lightning and Mr.. Nelson and Walker
Doolittie were severely injured, thelatter
having his right leg temporarily paraliz-
ed and his lett side siuged and lacerated
| by the subtle fluid.
A Typographical survey is being made
by Messrs. d. c. Harrison and W. II.
Griffin, nnder direction of the interior de-
| partment, of a portion OF the Jim River
Valley. 1t is Tor the purpose OF ascer-
| tanning whether or not the area exaDin-
ed can be irrigated by artesian wells at
h reasonable expense.
Leon Drappo has been bound over by
the United States commissioner at Aber-
deem to appear before the next term OF
the United States court on a charge OF
cutting timber on Rosebud reservation.
Drappo is a hall breed and was captur-
ed by Deputy United States Marshal
Lewis after an exciting chase.
Knights OF Pythias conclave at Wash
ington. For the above occasion the
North Western Line will sell excursion
tickets to Washington, ID. g., and return
at the exceeding low rate OF one fare for
the round trip; good to return until
Sept. IS, 1894. For tickets and lull in
formation apply to Agents Chicago &
Northwestern Railway.
The work OF completing the interior
OF the government building in Sioux
Falls is progressing satisfactorily. The
electric light apparatus has been receiv-
ed. Also the casing for the door and
windows have been delivered, and the
plasturers are getting ready to spread
mort" From appearance the elegant
Improvement will soon begin to take on
some OF it's finishing touches.
Rev. Alfred Beade, OF Maine, has ac-
cepted the chair OF Biblical language and
literature in the theological training de.
partment of Y 'dield college. Rev. Rey-
nolds, late oil . ennsylvania, will also be
an instructor in the same department,
filing the chair OF church history and
practical theology and Prof. Arnold has
decided to retain the chair OF general
history and political economy.
Miss Carrie Jacobson, a cook employ.
at Springfield S. D., disappeared a
few nights ago, and the next morn
ing a shawl and handkerchief belonging
to her We're found on the river bank, and
the indications are that she plunged off
a seveDty-foot embaukment into the
river the evening before. The river has
been dragged without success. Her
parents, who live at Hurley, have been
notified.
James Demery was bound over to the
grand jury at Sioux Falls q few DAYS
ago in the sum OF $500 for adultery
with Mrs. Maggie j. Jones. The couple
lit out from Dell Rapids and were re-
ported to have eloped. But they went
IN Stony Falls and Mrs Jn,