Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-06-07

serves Hansins-A South Dakota
Ciant-other State News.
Col. S. NJ. Laird, United States CON-
missioner at Pierre, died on the train at
Oregon City, To-, a few days ago.
The Chamberlain pontoon bridge
which was recently swept away. has
been replaced and is now open To travel.
Blunt will observe Fourth OF July in
a manner eminently fitting for the occa-
sion. Amusen"nts and VIII
be numerous and trst-class.
Alpena has been disturbed by a
that the new Presbyterian pastor would
use geIatine wine capsules at COMMUNION,
instead of the customary wine cup, but
the pastor denies it.
1t has been q long time siuee Memorial
day had such general observance
throughout the country as was the case
this year. 1t is "a sign al increasing APP
probation OF the old soldier.
Miss Carrie Davenport, uf Washington
Springs, who had one OF her legs ampu-
tated by a Huron surgeon, has returned
home and is reported as having stood
the operation bravely.
Mrs. John Ryan, OF Clear Lake. who
a~ccidently got a dose OF carbolic acid the
other day, has almost recovered. She
Immediately took a quantity OF salt,
which probably saved her life.
Fire was in some manner started in
the manure banking to a frame house
in Howard occupied as an Office and
dwelling by DR.. Noble a few days ago.
Prompt action OF the bucket brigade
saved the building and town.
Thomas Uren died at his home in Lead
City a few days ago, OF Bright's disease.
Mr.. Uren was one OF the most popular
and prominent citizens OF the state, and
ior a Young man had been the recipient
of high political and social honOrs.
Frank Burchard, shot by a woman
claiming to be his wife, in a disreputa-
bic den at Huron, a few days ago, died
| three days after. The woman has not
vet beer arrested, and one OF the chief
witnesses is missing. 1t is believed that
both have fled together.
Flandreau has just subscribed the
noney to put in a complete system OF
water works, the first excavations hav-
ing already been made ut the Indian
schools, which will be supplied with .ity
water, the United States government
paying a proportion OF the cost.
two-year-old child suffered death on
a farm west of Yankton a few days ago
in a peculiar way. After a search OF sew
eral hours it was found. that the child, a
| girl, had fallen down the piping OF an
pight-inch drive well, to a depth OF sixty
feet. The child wasdead when recovered.
]. r. mine one of the best paying gold
proprieties in the southern portion OF
the Black Hills, is reported to have been
sold to Chicago capitalists. who will at
once work the property with a full force.
The consideration was $4,000. There
seems to be a demand for gold proper
ties which really have gold.
Mary E. Lease has signed a contract
to speak for the Populists at Sioux Falls
on the Fourth OF July. Senator Orville
III. Platt will speak for the Republicans.
Representative W. J. Bryan, of NebrasBs,
will most likely speak for the Democrats.
Sioux Falls will probably have the big
gest political tournament ever held in
the Northwest on the Fourth.
The supreme court has granted a writ
of error in the Henry Van Nice adultery
case returnable June 81. A certificate of
merits. staying the execution Of sentence
until the case is finally settled, was also
granted. Judge Jones, who sentenced
Van Nice issued an order admitting the
prisoner to bail until the final DISPOSE
| ton of the case. The bail was fixed at
81, 600.
j.. J. Bishop, OF Blunt, who received
twenty-five votes for assessor to Cham.
Der Smiths twenty five has heen counted
in on account OF the i~rregularity OF the
| ballot, Smiths name appearing twice
upon the ticket, first as a nominee for
| clerk. and then on petition as candidate
for assessor. The new Law declares that
no name shall appear On the ballot
twice for the same Office nor for two
| different offices.
The case of The State va. Henry Van
Nice, which got into the supreme court
on a writ OF habeas corpus involving the
point of the validity OF the state law on
| adultery, has been settled. The decision
! OF the supreme court is that the law is
! good. Van Nice will therefore have to
go to the penitentiary TO serve out the
sentence Of one rear given him by Judge
Jones when thu former was convicted OF
adultery with one OF his Sunday school
scholars.
E. Thayer, formerly OF Jerauld county,
but now doing business in Minneapolis,
has disposed OF his interest in the grain
warehouses at Letcher, Virgil. Messing
ton and W~oonsocket to George ". Cork
ings OF Wo~onsocket for spot cash. 1t is
said the check that was given On the
Citizens bank OF Alpena was the largest
ever drawn on that institution. Mr.. L..
n. LOOMS, of Alpeua was interested in
the above mentioned warehouses up to
last fall, including the one at Alpena, but
at present is the sole owner OF the ware
house at the latter place.