Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-08-16

Martin C.. Conlan has been confirmed
postmaster at Alexandria.
A new postofice has been established
1T Kyle, with Joseph Day postmaster.
Lars f. Jensen has been appointed
postmaster at Rousseau, vice NJ. &. Ros-
Seau resigned.
ID. S. Dunford, four miles from Water
town, recently lost his home end contents
by fire. Loss, 81, 900; NO insurance.
At Lodi afew days ago the house OF
George Johnson was burned, and two
Of his Sons, aged IA and 90, lost their
ives in the flames.
Incendiarism seems to be rampant at
Mitchell, the most recent outrages being
the burning OF the Catholic seminary and
the opera house.
1t is reported that Capt. B. F. Meteor
mack OF Highmore, will shortly move to
Sioux Falls and take the business a
ngcment OF the State Forum.
The city council OF Sioux Falls has re-
iuced the saloon license from S75to$5O.
That is the minimum and 500 is the
maximum. Fifty dollars, will, however,
be the prevailing amount.
The frs. cattle shipments OF the sea-
son have been made. Cattle have been
driven across the Black Hills country to
secure lower freight rates. The estimat-
I'd shipments from Pierre this year are
5000 head.
John Haltner, an old resident OF Dead
wood and the Black Hills, committed
suicide a few days ago, by cutting his
throat. The deed was committed at his
nome in Gayville, a small place a mile
rom Dradwood.
1t might be good plan for many OF
The towns in South Dakota to adopt the
plan OF Sioux City, Iowa, in regard to
Destroying Russian thistles. She has a
arge force OF men at work cutting them
out before they 30 to seed.
The last report OF the thirty-six ma
tional banks of South Dakota shows:
Loans and discounts, $3.50, 019.OS;
gold coin, S294.S77; total resources, 81
1913, 1898 individual deposits. $500,
$500 average reserve held, 26 4S per
cent.
The governor has issued toJohn Clark,
Of Hughes county, sentenced for man.
slaughter, pardon to save citizenship,
and To George Mills, OF Sanborn county,
sentenced to 100 days in jail for keeping
4 blind pig, pardon On petition signed by
Judge and Jury.
Considerable building has been done at
Worthing this summer. A union church,
an opera house Al by g., a grain eIeva-
tor with a capacity OF $4,000 bushels,
and a number OF dwelling houses have
been erected. A new school building will
be commenced in a few days.
Fire broke out a few days ago a tDead-
wood in a frame building known as the
$685." and occupied by Nell Miller. For
n while the city was in Imminent danger,
disaster being avoided only by the
brave efforts OF the firemen. The building
with an adjoining house, were totally
destroyed. Several Others were badly
damaged. Loss $4,000.
A large frame building opposite the
Park hotel at Pierre caught fire a few
Nights ago and burned to the ground.
Mrs. Hoffman, who lived in the upper
story, barely escaped suffocation. The
total loss will exceed SO, 1000; insurance,
$3.50. Tramps are supposed to have set
the fire. Nothing but a favorable wind
saved the Park hotel from being burned.
President Shannon OF the state board
Of regents has been in Scotland on bust
ness connected with the state geological
survey, which is in progress by Prof. J.
f. Todd, state geologist. +. G.. Hale,
". S. Peterson and J. W. shannon are
IN charge OF the work, on behalf Of the
board OF regents. 1t promises we'll for
development Of the wonderful resources
Of South Dakota.
John Clark, who has served three
years in the penitentiary for man.
slaughter has been released, having com-
pleted his term. The crime was com.
on the Sioux reservation, where
tie got INTO trouble with a squaw man.
Although Clark is not an old man, his
hair and mustaehe are as white az snow.
They have become so since he entered the
penitentiary. He returned to his home
at Britton.
A daily mail service is now open be-
tween Fairfax and Stuart, Neb., forty
miles south. The contractors Hart &
Doyle, have placed on the route a fine
6ne OF four-horse Concord coaches, leav-
ng Stuart, Neb., at 8 a. m. and reaching
Fairfax at 6 p. IN. Fairfax il situated
seven miles south OF the Missouri, in the
richest agricultural strip in the state.
and this year OF drouth will have a good
average crop.
At the ninth annual meeting OF the
State Pharmaceutical association, with
a membership OF over 500 in session re-
Gently at Huron, officers were elected as
follows: James Lewis, OF Canton, presi.
dent; Miss Nettie Hall, of Washington
Springs, and Emiel Branch. of Hurley.
vice presidents; j. II. Ferris, OF Carthage.
treasurer; j. A. Keith, of Lake Preston,
secretary. The attendance ia the largest
in the history OF the association.
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