Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-01-25
DAKOTA NEWS.
A REcORD OF INTERESTING
NEWS OF OUR STATE.

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A Veteran Stock Man Speaks of the
INDUSTRY Of Sheep Raising in the
Aberdeen Land District-Our
Artesian Wells Other News Items.
Judge II. E. Fuller has been appoin ted
to the vacant supreme iudgeship by
Governor Sheldon, and l.. L. Gaffey to
ill Judge Failler's vacated position.
Judge Campbell at Britton recently
sentenced S. B. Park to two years and
tour months for horse stealing; also
Wilhelm EIsner TO thirty-tive days In
the county Jail for malicious mischief.
A man about twenty years OF age,
named Charles Blakesley, a printer, and
formerly employed on the Journal at st.
Lawrence, was taken to Huron from
Warrington recently and pronounced
insane by the county board oiexaminers.
A -four war is now on between the
Touring mill at Woonsocket and James
Kinter. Both are slashing prices at
pENSflh, Oiu SiNlLS NShs W tutii ltciibSS
through the local columns at ten cents
per line.
Residents OF Brule county are making
an effort before the LEGAL land office to
have a land attorney named John d.
Rivers debarred from practice before
that Office. The hearing, ordered by the
Washington authorities, has been con-
tinued until next week. Rivers is
charged with various Unlawful practices.
The feeling has grown quite bitter and
both sides are making a determined
fight in hopes OF victory.
The Milwaukee Railroad company
continues to send large quantities OF ties
to Chamberlain, and many carloads OF
them are now stored there. The object
Of the company in sending these ties
west is not yet known. The actions OF
the company have always been closely
watched, as il has been expected for
years that they would at almost any
their line from Chamberlain to the
Black Hills. ....
Israel Sliaybano, O farmer living q
few miles west OF Wilmot on Bullhead
lake, has been arrested for child murder.
Shavbano and q niece OF his named Cur
rens and a girl by the name of Horse
man have been living together for some
time past. Little is known of their con
dition as they lived apart and IN seclu-
sion. 1T now develops that the Currens
girl gave birth to a child last fall. and
that Silavbano made way with it,
terrifying the Horseman woman into
silence just broken. Shavbano bears a
somewhat unsavory reputation.
The Rev. j. r. C. Wilson, who was
convicted OF rape upon the person of
Eva Moulton, in the circuit court at
Canton, s. d., last spring. and who was
sentenced to a term OF fifteen years in
the state penitentiary at Sioux Falls by
Judge Frank r. Aiken, has been granted
a new trial by the supreme court. This
decision is very satisfactory to his many
friends in the vicinity where he lives.
People very generally believe him inno-
cent of the GRIM, charged. IL is proba-
bic that the new trial .ill take place in
MinnelIuha county, IA it in said that he
cannot have a fair and impartial trial
in Lincoln county. '"- ""
The Huron Waterworks company has
contracted for another artesian well, to
be used for power purposes. 1t will be
put down by Z. A. Swan near the river
and will be an eight-ipch bore from top
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rosive pipe. The dapth agreed upon ia
] $3.50 feet, with tlp privilege accorded
the company OF going 200 feet addition
al, ii deemed advisable, and granite is
not struck. This will give a total depth
OF 1850 feet, and will be the largest
and deerest we'll in that part of country.
1t is expected TO ouirival tn" great Ris-
don we'll northeast OF the city. and
which has attracted the attention of
the whole world. Work on the new well
viii b. gin M soc as the machinery can
be put in PLACE. ~t#
The business men OF Deadwood and
Leaf City recently adotted resolutions
condemning the action OF the miners in
assaulting laborers a few days z on
Annie crvpk. In retaliation the miners
ofl.ead City, Central City and surround
ing c;lmps hid II mass meeting in Cen
trail CITY. Resolutions were adopted
~denouncing tn. Deadwood Business
Mems Association. The miners present
at the meeting plrdged themselves to
boycott nll D-,idwood business houses
and to do all in their power to injure all
Deadwood enterprises aud to make
every effort TO have the county seat
removed. either by state authority or by
dynamite. the citizens OF Dpadwood
held II meeting relative to the matter.
I he question is tscor:ng very thleaten.
ing, and serious ~rnsr.ts are feared.
Luthy 4 Co., of Peoria, ILL.,, have
taken important action for the collec-
ton OF many claims they hold against
the farmers OF South Dakota. The firm
authorizes the following statement:
The Dakota Farmers Alliance cop,nlny
oil Aberdeen. became ind. btcd TO us. Ii
Owned a large amount OF d,bpnture
bonds OF the National Union comjrany
that through the lattrr's failure b,yame
worthless. The company becameuuabIe
TO pay our claims aud sent us a lot OF
IFS stock notes as collateral. Under the
laws CT Oak TIA the stockholders are