Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-04-26

the penitentiary for one year for selling
liquor to Indians.
II. C. FRYE, professor OF the public
| schools ut Elk Point, died q few days
| sco OF measles. He vas n prominent
| Mason and a native OF Ohio.
Uuited States Marsha Otto Peemiller
recently had a large number OF sub
| ppnas which he wanted to have served
| on some Ysnkton persons. There IS no
| deputy marshall there, 80 he deputized
| his wife and she served the papers. This
| ia the first time in the history OF the
| state that a woman has acted in the
capacity OF deputy United States mar
shall.
The grand jury has refused to return
an Indictment against J. II. Brown,
| president OF the Salem bank which Jailed
last summer. He was bound over to
the circuit court on various charges,
among them being that of receiving de-
posts when the bank was known to be
insolvent. The prosecuting attorney
will undertake to have the matter lett
80 that it can be brought before the next
grand jury.
As the train pulled into Wilmot recent
ly John Hicks attempted to jump on the
tender of the engine, but missed his foot
ing and fell between the box car and the
tender, and his life was only saved by
the prompt action OF the engineer, who
reversed the engine within about a foot
OF Hicks head that lay across the track.
1t is hoped his injuries will not prove
fatal. No fault can be attached to the
railroad men.
Capt. A. W. Lavender OF Scotland was
ia Yankton recently on his homeward
way from a visit to Sioux City. Capt.
Lavender has just completed the pur-
chase OF 2,462 2-year-old heifers required
to fill his government contract. He pur-
chased 200 OF them in the neighborhood
OF Scotland, about one hundred near
1ankton and the Others in the southern
portion OF South Dakota. He did not
have TO go out OF the state to get soil
tary hoof.
Henry Trip pleaded guilty in the
United States court at Sioux Falls re-
Gently, to the charge of obtaining from
the p~ostoffice a letter addressed to an
other person containing $25, which he
used Tor himself. He was sentenced to
the p%enitentiary for the term OF one
Barlow q. Williams, who was indicted
four times for selling liquor without q
license, vas sentenced to a years i'm
prisonment and to pay a fine OF $1,000.
Fred Cunningham was fined 800 for
| lpllInU hnnnr without a. ,nE.r,u,anf
license.
Y~ardmaster Stonchouse narrowly es-
capped a horrible death while switching
in the Burlington aud Missouri yards at
Deadwood q few days ago. He was on
topof a loaded box car dropping it on a
side track, when the brake gave way and
he fell headlong onto the track. In some
way he managed to throw himself off
the track, but not So far but what the
boxing on the side OF the car caught him,
badly bruising his limbs and face. His
escape from death was miraculous and
Is due to his presence OF mind. lie was
taken to the freight house, where DR..
Howe dressed his wounds. He will be
laid up for several weeks in consequence.
Rainmaker Jewell from Goodland,
Kansas, has closed q contract with
Brown and Sphinx counties for a series
OF rain tests through the summer
months. Jewell agreed. for the sum OF
$3.50, to reveal his methods OF operation
to two reliable men from each OF the
two counties, and guarantees that they
will be able to cause precipitation at
will in given periods of five days each. III
crops are good in the fall he is TO have
$3.50 more from each county, also stated
annuals sums thereafter for u period OF
three years. The townpeople regard the
proposition as rather iug-handled, but
the country districts largely favor it.
Jewell has $500 cold cash TO show for
about three days hustling.
Maurice Dinneen is again under arrest
at Huron. This time he is charged with
contempt OF court. The warrant was
sworn out by S. H. Cranmer OF Aber-
deem. Dinneen gave bonds in the sum OF
$500 for his appearance OF tho Odd inst.
1t is charged hat Dinneen is running q
saloon in a building that some time
sihce was directed by the court to be
searched for liquors; none were found,
however, and the sheriff made returns
accordingly. Later, a saloon was open
I'd III the building, but Dinneen claims to
have no interest whateverin it. 1t is up-
Oh this that the charge is based. A new
question arises, the solution of which is
awaited with interest. 1t il claimed
that although no liquor was found the
place Is not released from the penalty in
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