Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-11-15

farmer named Schafer, living ,...
Miller, got into a political quarrel WITH
his son II few nights ago, and s+o,,',
him, intiicting a serious injury. h b
been released on bail. "as
Two artesian wells will be nut do.
in Bonilla township, near Huro, az
iall for irrigating purposes. The 80.
tracts have been let and work will hoo.
at once. A well is also being mt dop.
on the C.. NJ. Bell farm, just north al thaa
city, with which to irrigate that tra".
1t will be three-inch bore. The other twe
will be six-inch bore. 0
A farmer. living near Putney, in Brow.
county, made $1,000 on potatoes th;.
year. Notwithstanding the dry ve,.
they averaged fifty bushels Der scr.
which WELD he attributes to tbnupnni
cultivation Notwithstanding the drontr
lie says there is more money in potafna.
at 20 cents than in wheat at Is ,pnts
taking n year with another.
Since the first day OF last May, whs,
Mayor Williams took his seat, he has O..
1eavored to appoint a chief OF police for
Sioux Falls, but was blocked by N.
council, which refused to affirm, IN.
council and the mayor went INTO conr,
and the supreme court decision sustained
the mayor in his prerogative. Ths
finale of the suit was eliminated A few
days ago when W. III. Martin was n.
pointed to fill the chief OF poliee's DOS,
ton. which has been vacant for Vi,
months.
1t is reported from the Black Hills
that another rich strike OF free milling
ore has been made on the Holy Terror
property in Keystone, one hundred fee,
west of the original discovery shalt.
The vein just uncovered is separate and
distinct from the first vein uncovered
and is eight feet wide. A number OF mill
tests made on this ore shows THAI it vii,
run forty dollars to the ton. Work is
progressing very satisfactorily on the
stamp mill that is being erected on the
property and it is thought that the
stamps will be dropping inside OF thirty
days.
A number OF cattle shipments have
been made from Pierre recently, aud a
great deal OF business will be transacted
at that point before the season closes.
In regard to the impression that the
shippers can drive their cattle to Cody,
Neb., and get the stock to the Chicago
market cheaper than shipping from
Pierre Agent Smith AYERS that the rate
over the Northwestern is az low rs any
other shipping point in that vicinity.
He announces that the rate for II stan.
dard car for Pierre is SS2.65 while the
price per standard q at Cody on the
Burlington and Missouri is $500.
The Black Hills Artesian Well Com
pany has been formed with o capital oi
$500 divided into 1900 shares with
the par value OF five dollars n share to
sink an experimental well in the Iowa
settlement on the divide between Rapid
and Box Elder creeks thirty miles east Of
Rapid City and settle the question wheth-
er or not artestian water can be procur.
ed in the valleys of the Black Hills. The
site upon which the well will be sunk h
known as well No. !, selected by the
state superintendent of irrigation and y
no doubt the most favorably located
spot for the making of a test OF ths
character that could be found IN the val
leys.
The new artesian well on the Locke
hote! premises at Pierre, now completes
is bound to become one OF the most bene
fetal institutions that city can have. IL
possesses practically oil the HIedIcina!
properties OF the Well at the ladian Id
d~ustrial school, so far as learned, and
which has already made the latter lam
ous through the remarkable cure
wrought on various bodily ills flesh Is
heir to-. Besides, the Lock well has the
same temperature, o handsome Cow OF
natural gus and the magnetic quailty u
the other well. Work will now be RAPID
ly pushed on the plunge bath aud oato
rooms aud the retitting OF the hotel 10
the end that ample accommodations MA!
sooh be had for all who seek them
John Tregay, a welLknown mine lore
man. Of Lead City, was cremated O IL"
nights ago and, from oil appearances as
the direct result OF his cartessness'
He was drunk and was taken home alt"
eleven o'clock and left in the kitchen, oe
ing so drunk he could not walk. Az
hour later the house was discovered y
be on fire, and seems to have starteum
the kitchen. No water could be SotIe.'
as the house was above the water INN
The house burned down. When seaiVss
was made for Trrgay, be was Ioa aha
burned to Il crisp, having run INTO -
worst Of the fire instead OF ont when :
partly aroused. He leaves a uiotnsr~
England, q brother on the Great Laasnp,
and one in South Africa. lie was
years OF age and well thought o..
Several weeks ago Mrs. A. W. hsuv
OF Sioux Falls received word fron Oo,
RADIO to the effect that her husband no.
been found id u mountain road WIN -
neck broken. She and her iamay nam
been in mourning every since, oae
now put it off. She has just recei,.us
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