Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-08-30

The fall term OF the Agricultural COL
eye at Brookings has commenced with
I good attendance.
Near Miller, on Sunday the 10Th inst,
, farmer named Horak was thrown
rom a harvesting machine n Killed.
1t is expected that Senator Kyle will
1eliver the address on Labor Day at
Sioux Falls. This will occur on Sept 3.
Chris Clodt, living near Alpena, S. d.,
las struck a flow in his artesian well at
, depth OF so feet. The tubing is down
20 solid rock bottom.
Senatar Kyle has presented the name
If f. NJ. O'Brien OF YaEktoL. forappoint-
nent as discussing agent tor money TO
De paid Yankton Sioux.
A farmer by the name OF Speny, twelve
niles south from Eureka, threshed out
Iix acres of barley recently, getting 2Oo
bushels, or "a IA bushels per acre.
At Waubay a few days ago during a
Dall game two players came together at
irst base and enc, A. II. Hanson, had
his right leg broken below the knee.
Robbers blew open the safe OF ID. Il
snively, at Edgemont recently, securing
BIB, 200. The postoffice is in the same
building and they robbed the register,
,ut left the stamps.
During a recent storm lightning struck
The barn OF a farmer named Krone, living
n Hutchinson county, and killed several
lead OF horses. The barn and all con-
oents were destroyed.
Early next month the official inspec-
ton OF the reservations in the Dakotas
and other sections OF the northwest will
,e commenced by Commissioner OF In
iian affairs Browning.
A special telegram from Pierre says
he stockmen on the coded Sioux lands
Are fighting the Northwestern's cattle
.ates and threat ten to drive their stock
20 the milwaukee line.
Harry Wright, it is alleged, recently
took the small change from a nickel
n-the-slot gambling device at Sioux Falls
and then lit out for Rock Rapids, Iowa,
where he was arrested.
A large stock farm neal Doland be-
longing to William Irish was struck by
lightning recently and burned TO the
ground. Considerable machinery also
burned. Several horses were killed near
town during the storm.
Efforts are being made by New York
parties to find out if the governor will
interfere with the Corbett-Jackson mill,
If attempted in South Dakota across the
line from Sioux City. The penalty in
this state is only for misdemeanor.
John Polreis, a farmer living ten miles
southwest OF Parkston, was out hunting
recently and when he went to get into
the buggy the gun was accidently dis
charged, the load striking him in the hip
and arm, inficting a serious wound.
The Chicago & North Western railroad
shops closed at Huron a month or more
ago, have been reopened. The force of
workmen is smaller than that employed
when the strike opened. but the men will
now work ten hours instead OF eight.
The Keystone gold mine and mill at
Keystone has again closed down for the
purpose, it is alleged, OF forcing the
miners to accept the scale OF wages paid
at Terryville, a SO cents a day cut. 1t is
thought that operations will soon be re-
sumed.
Fred H. Clark, son OF Rev. G. b. Clark,
OF Huron, died at Mitchell a few days
ago, of consumption. He was formerly
q reporter on the Republican. and
was the winner of the intercollegiate
oratorical prize for Mitchell university in
1890.
A few days since Mrs. Emily Nj. Stiles
an invalid. who made her home ar Huron
with her daughter, Mrs. J. L. S~paulding,
fell from a chair, and sustained injuries
so severe that death resulted. The re-
mains were taken to Rochelle, ILL.,, her
former home, for interment.
The most successful teachers institute
ever held in Brookings has just closed.
The attendance was over 100. The in
stitute was conducted by Prof. j. III.
BDdIHOu, dsslsUel uy ITOIs. SHnltD. Cl
the state university, and VI. A. Robin
son OF Brookings and Miss Hotaling OF
Huron.
A. E. Bacon, OF Hot Springs, ex-school
treasurer, has been bound over to the
district court in the sum OF 81. 900. A
shortage OF 5000 has been found in his
accounts. He claims the money was de.
posted in the defunct Cass county, Iowa
bank, but his bank books show no such
deposit.
James Callahan, a young farmer living
three miles from Sisseton, while insane
caused by loss OF crops recently attempt
ed TO shoot himself with a revolver. The
ball entered the right side, struck a rt
and glanced of, thereby saving his life.
He ia at the present time a ravinp
maniac.
The geological surveying party for the
Black Hills section is now encamped in
Rapid City under the charge OF Hamilton
s. Wallace. They expect to begin the
seasons work in a few days commencing
near Sundance and will push on into
wyoming, covering an area of about
1 u sanare miles