Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-12-20

This year the Missouri river was open
ater than ever before known.
A steam ferry is soon to be put in be-
tween Forest City and the Cheyenne
agency.
The Yankton reservation will not be
opened till spring, according to Wash.
ngton authority.
Eighty-two cars OF cattle have just
been ferried across from the reservation
1t Forest City and shipped to Chicago.
A Dawson county man has invented
IN ice attachment for the bicycle. At
recent test be hauled with ease q dozen
ioaded hand sleds.
The public gambling places of Miller
have been closed by order of the city
council. The saloons were closed by the
sheriff a few days ago.
At vermillion a few days ago ''Dia-
mond" Chadwick waJ held to the grand
'ury for attempting to murder John
Hernandez. There is said to be q clear
Ease against Chadwick.
Some $50 acres in the coded Sioux
lands, granted the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul road three years ago, have
been returned to the public domain be-
The land is good and was quickly squat
ed upon by persons from Chamberlain.
The Death OF Gall, one OF the noted
Sioux chiefs, is reported from Standing
Rock. He was next to Sitting Bull in
rank OF chiefs. His death resulted from
a general breaking down. Gall was
an active chief in command OF the In
dams in the Custer massacre 20 years
ago and was quite old.
Farmers in Brown county with land
bordering on the James river,
will take a practical step in ir-
rigation next season. In the western
part of the state irrigation by the same
means is practiced quite extensively and
is entirely successful, the yield this year
being something enormous.
Papers have been filed in Lawrence
county by NJ. Bowman, republican candi-
date for treasurer, and Porter Cole, re-
publican candidate for sheriff OF Hand
county, against the populist candidates,
contesting their election on the grounds
of errors in counting. 1t has stirred up
good deal OF bad blood and the out
will be watched with interest.
The ladies OF Yankton have organized
a hospital association and will manage
and maintain the institution themselves.
The board OF managers is composed OF
the Mesdames T. S. Dickson, president;
Wilcox, Burleigh, Kingsbury, Edmunds,
McVay, Buckwalter, Free, Doland and
Farr. Fifty-fve other ladies have been
as dictrict managers. Train
ed nurses and the very best hospital ger
vice will be maintained.
The Sioux Falls Packing company has
decided to the Northwestern the new Bos-
ton concern which proposes to complete
and operate the new packing house, 100
blocks of land in the vicinity of the
plant. The addition is called the "Bos-
ton first addition" The concern will
rush the work to completion in the
spring. The stock is being taken readily
and enough has already been sold to
make sure the success of the enterprise.
Quite an interesting election contest
case is on in Hamlin county. E. W. Nc
Laughlin, ex-fusion candidate for states
attorney, has served notice that he will
contest the election OF John w. Hopkins.
His ground for contest is that Hopkins
is not old enough, the state constitution
providing that officer must be at least
years OF age. Hopkins is usually sup
posed to be about 81. The same point
was brought up in the convention that
nominated Hopkins.
The report OF the state board of chart
ties and corrections show that in the
state insane asylum, at Yankton there
are 861 patients, the greatest number
being from Lawrence county, which il
credited with %, and Minnehahafollow.
Ing with &c. Lawrence county has al
ways had a larger representation than
any other county. There are Just fifty.
more patients In the hospital now
than there was a year ago. The board
asks for the maintenance OF the hospital
for 1S95-1S07 an appropriation OF $i75,-
200. Two members of the board of
charities aud corrections will be ap-
pointed to fill the expired terms of C. nj.
Howe and Robert Haire.
Two young people living at Oacoma
the other day, victims OF a "ioke"
which in the light Of later events, they
do not look upon with pleasure. A N
named Zimmerman has recently been ap-
pointed justice OF the peace. and thought
he would practice the marriage ceremony.
At a gathering OF young people he secur-
ed the consent OF a young man named
Lund and a young woman employed at
OF the Oacoma hotels to become the
principals in a mock wedding. Accord
the ceremony was gone through
with in all due formality. The question
OF the legality OF the marriage was after.
wards raised, and as q result the two
young people are considerably worried
over the matter. They were married 10
accordance with the laws OF the state.
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