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

| EX-GOV MelleUte HAS OeVh oiiour's ~
| at his residence in Watertown OF typoid
fever.
The contempt of court case at Huron
against Maurice Dinneen was heard be-
| fore Judge Campbell a few days ago and
| resulted in Dinneen's acqulttaI.
Deacon Henry d. Van Nice, convicted
| of adultery at Flandreau, has been SEN
fenced to one year in the state pe~nitenti-
airy. He will appeal the case to the su-
preme court.
A. II. Putnam, OF Kimball, who was
recently granted a pension, received
nearly 81. 900 in back pay recently. The
case has been pending for a dozen years.
He was in poor circumstances.
Thomas H. White, widely known in
mining circles and who was instrument
| al in placing the Welcome Mining COM
| pany and other properties with a Cana
| dian syndicate, died at Deadwood a lew
days ago.
The president of the Interstate Grain
| Palace association OF Aberdeen has an
| nounced the committee to preparefor the
| exposition hext fall. 1t is proposed to
have a much larger exhibit ofgrnins, ETC.,
than last year.
W. G. Rainey of Watertownis building
a steamboat to be placed on Lake Kam-
| peska this summer It will be a fine
| boat and will be better than any OF the
steamers heretofore blowing the waters
OF that historic lake.
d. D. Thayer has just arrived at High
more with 23T head OF young cattle
gathered up in Minnesota for his farm in
that county. Upwards OF 200 bead of
young cattle have been shipped into the
county this spring by resident farmers.
At Huron a few days ago John
Spong, Eli Mead and Thomas Moore
were arrested and taken before Just
ice Grant charged with violating
the prohibitory law. They waived ex-
| animation and gave bonds for their APP
pearance at the next term oil court.
Rhodes Bros, who have the contract
to supply mares for the Indians, are
| shipping the horses to Kimball prepara-
tory to delivery to the agency west OF
the river. There are now at that point
| about 800 head and coming every
day. The horses are bought in various
parts OF Iowa.
Congressman Pickler's bill making
| oath OF an enlisted man the same as that
OF an officer regarding pensions has been
hung up in committee, and it ia in dan
ger OF an unfavcrable report. Picker is
devoting considerable attention to this
bill, az it affects the rights Of soldiers
very materially.
An election to be held in 0acoma
township promises to be the l~iveliest
| offair OF the kind held in the state for
some time. The town is opposite Cham
berlain in the ceded Sioux lands, and the
question to be decided is whether or not
the town shall be incorporated as a city.
From appearances the voters are pretty
evenly divided.
The annual camp meeting OF the South
Dakota Holiness association, will be
held in BARRIERS grove, two and a half
miles northeast OF Vermillion, May 81 to
| June 10, inclusive. Evangelist G. d.
Watson, ID. d., will be there during the
meeting. W. Fl. Welcome has been en-
gagged to lead the singing. Fine grove,
good water, pasture or stabling for
teams.
At Worthwhile a few days ago a young
man was engaged in cleaning out the
bottom OF a grain bin in an elevator
when the adjoining bin burst, letting the
immense load OF grain in upon him,
s%mothering him to death. A hole was
| cut in the side OF the elevator in trying
to reach him, but life was extinct when
he was found. He leaves a wife and a
little babe.
Burglars looted the wholesale grocery
house OF Jewett Pros. & Jewett, at Sioux
Falls, a few nights ago, taking cigBrs,
| tobacco, needles, etc. The value OF the
booty is not large. Entrance was effect
ed by pounding in the plate glass door.
Dozens OF boxes were opened and exam
ined. The same gang entered Foley
Wadsworth implement house, but secur.
ed no money.
The new university hall at Vermillion,
is being built more rapidly than any
other building ever erected in that city.
A large force OF men is employed i'm all
departments OF the work, and the pro-
gress made is such that many expect the
new chapel to be finished in June. The
new chapel will have nearly or quite
double the capacity OF the old one, with
| gallery for entrance from the second
floor.
II. III. Bracket, president OF the Oak O
ia Land and Live Stock company. whose
ranch is seven miles west of Frederick, re-
Gently loaded two cars OF the choicest
3,year-old steers that have been placed
On the market in a good while. The
stock were all raised in South Dakota,
on the famous buffalo grass and were
fattened on corn this winter. The
thirty-six steers will weigh l 900 pounds
each on a. average, some vi them reach.
ing the extreme weight OF 1000 pounds.
The published report from Aberdeen to
the effect that Bishop Marty has aband.
oned the Sioux Falls diocese and that