Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-02-01

| officers to such duties. The committee Is
greatly divided on the subject and the
| fight may be transferred to the tioor oil
the house.
Frank GRAY met with a serious acci-
dent while loading freight at Deadwcod
the other day. He was attempting to
load a heavy box into his freight wagon.
when it slipped and struck his left leg,
breaking both bones above the ankle
Joint, also tearing loose the cartilage in
the ankle Joint. notwithstanding his
painful injury, he got onto his wagon
and drove home, and two OF three times
got off from the loadto adjust the rough
lock to the wheels.
A meeting was held at Redfeld a few
days ago to consider the ~rain-making
project. The Goodland, Kan, company,
who operated at Doiand and Aberdeen
last summer, are negotiating with par
ties at Redfield for the sale Of the secret.
A call will in n few days be issued for Il
county meeting to discuss the matter,
and if the money can be raised, as now
seems likely, Sphinx county will prosper,
it il believed, next season under the in
fiuence OF artificial rain.
A meeting OF representatives from the
various churches OF the city OF Huron
vas held a few days ago, at which it
was agreed to invite Rev. Mr.. Brown,
an evangelist OF some prominence, to
visit the city and hold a series of gospel
meetings. in which the churches of the
place will unite. Mr.. Brown is now in
Aberdeen, where his efforts are proving
very successful. He is expected to begin
meetings at Huron in about two weeks,
accompanied by Mr.. Welcome, a gospel
singer.
The secretary OF the interior has sent
to congress an appeal from the Yankton
tribe OF Sioux lDdians in South Dakota
for the ratification OF the treaty for their
surplus lands which was signed in De
cember, 1892. The Indians complained
that their amunities have dwindled to
5000; that their efforts to maintain
themselves by farming have failed be-
cause OF droHghts and that they are al,
together III deplOrable straits. Agent
Smith writes that his charges will suffer
for the necessities OF life unless speedily
assisted.
Ma. Helm, Indian agent from Santee,
Neb., also agent for the Flandreau In
dams, was in FlaDdreau a few DAYS ago
distributing supplies. In a few days the
government will pay up SO per head
With most OF the Indians who havelarge
families this will be n great help, as all
get $40 each from the smallest pappoose
mp. This will leave several thousand
dollars distributed among F1andreau
merchants, so that, considering the hard
times and ctoseness in money matters, il
IS not a bed thing to have a number OF
Indians in a community.
A special from Fargo n. D., says:-The
A. o.. U. W. have been having a great
time in Fargo for q week past. Grand
Master Workman McNutt and III. c. SEES
slons, OF Aberdeen, have been here and
there has been a wonderful revival. The
local lodge bad a membership OF 1874
and stood third in size in the two Dako.
tas, Aberdeen being firstand jamestown
second. The first night 1870 new mem.
bers were taken in, and last evening JOG.
making q total membership now OF 800,
or "a more than Aberdeen. Fargo lodge
No. 3, A. o. L. W., now is first in rank in
the two Dakotas.
senator Pettigrew called at the post
office department a few days ago to urge
that mail service be established on the
new o a running between Sioux Falls
and lankton. Up to the present time
there are no mail cars on this line. The
department agreed to give the matter
early consideration. Pettigrew also
complained of poor mail service on the
Milwaukee road in certain sections i'm
South Dakota and insisted that the road
Is violating It's contracts with the gov
eminent and should be made to either
comply with the contracts or that the
department cancel them.
The recent establishment OF public
libraries in several OF the larger towns of
the state makes prominent the fact that
untIi recently there were only II circulat-
ins libraries in the whole state. Ipswich,
aithough not nearly as large rs some OF
the owns without libraries, boasts one
OF the largest and best in the srate. In
the iall OF 1856 the ladies of the CITY in
uhue5 TIE laws OF the terri
tory and went to work in q business-like
way. Every since then the library has
grown steadily until it now Numbers
nearly a thousand volumes. The asso-
cation owns n lot in "A good location ON
Main street. aud also the building il oc.
cupies, making quitea valuable property. |
c. E. Prior, the crbezzlipg messenger.
has been taken back to Huron. Tie wo-
man who accompanied him was left at
Moberly, Mo. When arrested Prior
turned over nearly $7OO OF the
money taken, 20 Agent Tyler, to whom
ne expressed satisfaction at being ca otur-
ed. saving he would gladly return and
meet hls tate. He also gave up an item
ized account OF the money taken aud ex.
pended, showing where nearly every cent |
had gone. On reaching Huron Prior
vas taken before Justice Grant. and,
after hearing the complaints read, said
he would wave examination. His baa
was fixed at S $4,000, which he procured
de fully realizes the disgrace he has
brought upon himself and family, and il
cut to the core when reference is made to
his old parents in Minneapolis. Much
sympathy is expressed for him.