Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-04-26

Prohibition Cases at Huron-Rain
Making in Brown and Sphinx Coun'
tIes-Narrow Escape From eatn-
Other Interesting State News.
A canning factory will shortly be put
in operation at Edgemont, Black Hills.
The postofice at HorBer, Turner coun-
ty and Roe, Yankton county, have been
discontinued.
Lee Rayington, a farmer, living near
Madison was fatally kicked by a mule q
few days ago.
Court Judge Fuller has removed his
family from Fnulkton to Pierre. N
will take up his residence in tina city.
A very severe hail storm passed over
Brookings recently, breaking window
lights to the value OF $500; no other
damage.
Thomas Kelly. of Fort Sully, just
north of Pierre, recently suicided by hang
ing. Family trouble was the cause. He
was an old man in the United states
army service.
The tenth annual meeting Of the Cen
trail Dakota Presbytery was in session at
Huron last week. Delegates were pres
ent from nearly all OF the twenty-eight
churches in tine Presbytery.
Commissioner Brown reports that
South Dakota received LOG premiums at
the worlds fair upon her agricultural
products. That certainly repays the
state for all cost and trouble ofan exhib-
it, and exceeds many other states.
Gust Rants saloon at Pryant was
b~urglarized a few nights ago aud property
stolen TO the amount Of $50. No
arrests have been made, but it is re-
ported that evidence IL at hand which II
used would land the criminals behind
the bars. .
The artesian we'll being put down by
the Armour Milling company is nearly
completed, having struck a fow OF q
o gallons per minute, with % degrees
pressure. With this well completed
Armour can boast OF two OF the finest
wells in South Dakota.
The supreme court has granted Frank
Phelps. now in jail at Alexandria, con-
victed OF the murder OF Mat Natson in
Lyman county and sentenced for life, a
stay on probable cause until May 8.
The motion for a new trial will then be
argued before the supreme court.
The creamery OF Bryant will soon ma
terialize. The machinery has been ship
ped from ST. Paul and the building for
its reception is being completed as fast
as possible. +. S. Gibbs, who is at the
head OF the concern, reports that it will
be ready Tor business in a few days.
A deed was filed for record recently at
Yankton conveying from G. W. Pitts OF
Orange City, To-, to Peter Rykcn, 9,245
acres OF land lying in Meckling and
Bethel townships, the consideration be-
ing 1900. This is the largest real es.
tate deal that has ever taken place in
Clay county.
David Parks, a stonemason employed
on the university building at Yermillion,
recently fell from the top of a 20-foot
ladder, striking the back OF his head on
the cap OF one of the basement windows.
When picked up Parks was unconscious.
He was severely injured, but it is not
thought fatally.
George ID. Cole, who has been appoint
ed receiver for the detunct Douglas coun-
ty bank, vice F. c. Dickson, resigned, has
arrived in the city to assume his duties
as such. The bank failed last June, and
up to the present time no statement oi
it's condition has been made. MIR. Cole
promises q speedy settlement.
Blind -piggers, club-room keepers OF
Huron and Others OF the same class are
again on the gridiron. Developments
/ the last few days indicatethatthe strong
arm OF the law will again be outstretcll-
ed and violators CT the state prohibitory
law will be called upon to answer before
the courts for their wrong doings.
W. j. Thornby, OF Custer county, has
recently returned from the South, where
he has been investigating the phosphate
deposits and business of Florida and
South Carolina. He liz interested in SINH
lar deposits found in Custer county, and
thinks there is a market for the products
which will warrant their development.
The greatest OF excitement prevails
among the citizens ofArmour as regards
the disease diphtheria. County Superin.
tendent Humbert lost two children in
side OF three days with the disease, the
doctors not pronounciDg it diphtheria
until the last death occurred. 1t is feared
that quite a number have been exposed.
Michael O'Shea, who recently pleaded
guilty in the United States court atSioux
Falls to forging money orders, has been
sentenced to three years in the peniten.
tiary. O'Shca was deputy postmaster
at Running Water and made out $1,02i
worth of money oruers and got the cash
on them. The amount was made good
by O'Shea's father.
Senator Kyle has been designated as q
committee OF one to go to South Dakota
and take testimony in the matter OF the
claims hat have been made against the
government for property destroyed dur.
ing the Sioux outbreak three years ago
The senator has not vet decided Just