Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-05-31

Salem win celebrate the Fourth Of
July in grand style, there being oSer
three hundred dollars pledged already
| and il necessary it will be raised to $3.50.
| The race tracks will be in readiness Tor
| McCook county's fast horses aud "a purse
| OF $50 Tor the ball game.
At Henry, S. D., fire recently destroyed
| the warehouse OF Archer and Howe.
| The fire reached the lumber yard OF the
| Wiuona Lumber company, but was
| checked before doing much damage.
Total loss to grain and buildings about
81. 500. 1t is believed to have been the
| work OF tramps.
Congressman Hartmen has introduced
a bill exempting soldiers OF mining
| claims from performing 800 worth OF
| work upon claims this year, owing to
| hard times. The bill applies only to
| holders of claims il they are residents
| within the states in which the Gains lie.
This is to prevent eastern aud European
| companies getting advantage OF exemp-
tons. South Dakota is exempt from
operation OF the bill.
The new mica axle grease factory at
| Custer is well under way, the excavat-
ing having all been lone and the founda-
| ton walls started. The building is to
| be 75x15O feet on the ground and two
stories high. The incorporators live at
Akron, o., and they are men OF means.
The product will be made OF mica dust
- - - ..rD,n1 mn Hpn onh mtyn1
| with crude petroleum which will be fur.
nished by the wells at Newcastle and
Casper. They will also manufacture
stove backing and other products OF the
| minerals found in the locality. The ma
| chinery will be run by two 100 horse
power engines. Custer is taking on n
substantial boom.
The grand chapter order OF the Eastern
Star for South Dakota met in Aberdeen
on the 22d, with an attendance OF fifty
grand officers, delegates, visitors, ETC.
| Mrs. Mary Brown OF Sioux Falls. grand
matron. presided. The proceedings OF
the first days session were limited to
addresses OF welcome and responses, end
appointments of committees and reports.
Election of officers and other important
business was entered into at the second
days session. The communication ter
minated Wednesday evening with a
grand banquet IN the grain palace, in
which the Scottish rite bodies OF the city
participated. Reports show the grand
chapter to have made very materisl ad-
vances during the year.
Mrs. U. f. Schedenhelm, who unt.llate-
" resided with her husband near Crow
Lake, Jerauld County, decided recently
that marriage was a failure, says a cor
respondent of the Sioux Falls Press.
Accordingly she notified her mother, who
lives near Yankton, of her decision, and
the lady arrived on the scene without
unnecessary delay. The husband was
away from home in his employment as
route mail agent, and during his absence
the two ladies packed up all the house
hold effects and hired them hauled to
White Lake for shipment. They then
disposed OF the cow, hitched an extra
horse behind the wagon and started over
land for the maternal residence near
Yankton. They stopped in White Lake
long enough to do considerable trading,
leaving the bills for hubby to settle.
When the deserted husband reached
home he was naturally very much sur.
DrIsed.