Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-06-28

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Charles White OF Bath, has been con-
victed in the circuit court OF perjury. lie
s an ex-bIiud pigger.
The senate has confirmed the nomina-
lion of !. George Wright for Indian
agent at Rosebud agency. 5. ID.
Peter Montfore, one OF the Oldest resi-
dents in the southern portion OF the
state, died at Springfield n lew days
ago.
Gettysburg reports a heavy rain on
the Goth inst. The same reports come
rom Aberdeen and other portions OF the
state.
A cyclone passed just northeast OF
Bangor a few days ago, killing the little
child of John Samfelt, and a man named
John Lang.
Bartlett Trip, United States minister
to Austria and Hungary. departed from
Yankton a few days agoior Vienna alter
a visit OF sixty days.
At Aberdeen a few days ago Ezra
Fountain, OF Putney, was sentenced to
100 days in the county Jail and 81 fen
ior selling liquors contrary to law.
A terrible wind storm passed Pierre on
the evening OF the 10Th inst, and the
burden OF the storm passed northeast
and took everything in its path. Crops
are ruined for a strip several miles wide.
During the Forepaugh exhibition at
Aberdeen last week a man named Gard
aer entered a house, but was apprehend-
I'd by an occupant who covered hin with
4 shot gun until the arrival OF the police.
James W. Moriarity, postmaster at
Warner, has been held to the United
States grand jury by Court Commits
,ioner Wallace en- a charge OF embezzling
government funds to the amount OF
s525.
The wind of the 10Th inst, was very
severe at Mitchell. Several out-buiidings
we,e blown over. The wind seems to
lave been general over most parts OF the
| state, in some localities developing
,yclonic power.
The prohibitionists OF the state OF
| South Dakota will hold their convention
at Madison July 14th for the purpose OF
nominating state officers. Rev. Sam
Joes OF Georgia is expected to address
the convention.
Commissioner Grant OF Huron has
held Melvin Logan OF Howard to bail in
the sum OF $500, to answer a charge OF
violating the government liquor law,
when the next term Of United States
court meets in Sioux Falls.
The Lake Madison Veterans associa-
tion in session at Sioux Falls last week
elected officers as follows: Commander
Capt. J. W. January, Dell Rapids; vice
commander, W. H. Loucks, Trent; quar-
termaster, W. s.. Briley, Dell Rapids.
Senator Pettigrew addressed the vet
Grams on pensions.
Congressman Picker has had added to
the house Indian appropriation bill a
clause directing the secretary OF the in
terior TO proceed at once with the ercc-
ton of Indian schools at Chamberlain
and Rapid City. The money for these
schools was appropriated two years ago,
but work has been delayed.
Will Gilmore OF Madison had his thumb
and forefnger blown of by a dynamite
zap a few days ago. The cap got bent
,ome way and Mr.. Gilmore undertook
to straighten it with a nail. The nail
went through the cap with the above
result. The cap vas about the size OF a
paa on1 r-nc tn hl nSpI in a rain m q Einr
experiment.
The Citizens OF Valley Springs are in a
state II excitement now over the fact
that an effort is to be made to bond the
| village for a system OF waterworks. 1t
is claimed that a good small system OF
w~aterworks can be put in for about $4,-
900. The general feeling throughout the
village seems to be unanimously in favor
Of the improvement.
The bodies OF two men named Lee and
Wells have been recovered in q terribly
mangled condition from the Ajax mine
in the Black Hills, and a force OF men
were also searching for the body OF
William Chubb, who was also at work in
the mine. They were all killed by a cave
in which occurred, it is thought, on the
18th or 18th inst, as that was the last
seen OF the men.
The South Dakota Firemen's associa-
ton has ended a two days meeting at
Sioux Falls. Frank Furgeson, OF Cam
ton, was elected president; A.. A. Graut,
OF Yankton, vice president; John Petit
borne, OF Sioux Falls, secretary; Henry
Schultz, Jr., OF Scotland, treasurer;
Henry Truffield, of Sioux Falls, and
Frank Zienert, OF Yankton, delegates to
national meeting at Montreal, Aug. 80.
Jane. Sloan, 9 farmer living four miles
north Of Brookings was severely injured
a few days ago by being thrown in front
OF the disc OF a sod cutter. One leg was
badly mutilated below the knee, the
ankle dislocated and the flesh torn from
the bones. Firing at a fox from his seat
on the cutter frightened his team, which
ran away. BY the breaking of the pole
the team became detached, which doubt
less saved his life.
A circular has been issued by the de-
partment OF the interior in regard to the
starting OF forest fires, by which thou.
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