Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-07-26

prevailed throughout the northwest ON
| he 18th inst.
A new postofice has been established
1t Winans, Roberts county, George
Winans, postmaster.
The standpipe OF the city waterworks
| 1t Salem burst recently and smashed the
| pumping machinery completely
The residence OF S. V. Noble at Dead
wood was recently destroyed by fire.
| The loss is SO, 1000, insured for $1,000
At Faulkton, Gains large livery barn,
| The count, jail, six horses and a lot OF
ouggies were recently burned. Loss
81 800
The supreme court has granted q stay
Of execution on a writ OF error IN the
| .ase OF Jay Hicks, sentenced to be hang
ID at Sturgls.
The summer meeting OF the South
| Dakota Press Association will begin in
Mitchell on July 81, continuing until
he evening OF the goth.
1t is said that Mark Scott, who recent
y retired from the city editorship OF
| the Sioux Falls Press, will soon start a
Monday morning paper in that city.
Latest advices from Washington are
to the effect that A. D. Tins!ey, who was
appointed postmaster at Sioux Falls,
stands but little chance oil confirmation
by the senate.
A prairie fire burned over a tract on
the ceded lsnds west OF Pierre 80 by 90
miles. A Russian settlement on Yellow
Medicine creek was wiped out and sever
al settlers seriously burned.
Brakeman ]. Smith fell from a train
near Lead City a few days ago and re-
,eived several wounds about the head.
He was unconscious for several hours,
but doctors have hopes OF his recovery.
Ex-M Mayor Davis, OF Watertown, as
saulted Editor Rogers, OF the Standard,
a prohibitlon organ, a few days ago.
The trouble arose over statements
Rogers had made while Davis was
mayor.
A brakeman named J. Smith fell from
A moving train near Edgemont a few
DAYS ago striking on his head. His
injuries are severe, but the physician at
tending him says there are hopes OF his
recovery.
J. T. Angstead, who has been ianitor
at the Sioux Falls court house for three
years, and who is a prominent member
pf the 6. A. r., has eloped with Mrs.
Wilson, the wife of Stub" Wilson, the
gambler.
The city OF Tyndati has just let the
contract for digging another artesian
well which is to be eight inches in
diameter. The city has also let the con-
tract for furnishing and laying a system
OF sewerage.
The young Eastling cousins whose
elopement from Bryant was given in
detail recently, We're captured in Mime
sofa near the Dakota line. Lizzie East
ing was brought home by her father
and Frank returned OF his W accord.
Mrs. Henry Kunkle misteriously disap-
peared a few nights ago from her home
in Salem and her whereabouts is at this
writing are unknown. Shelef a babe less
than Il year old. Foul play is suspect
I'd and an investigation will be made.
AL Cram, who was arrested at Huron
for trying TO dam the Jim river for irri-
cation purposes, won his case and will
construct q dam across the river to re-
place the one that had been blown up
with dynamite. Other farmers, it is re-
ported, will follow his example.
Two veins OF coal have been found in
Day county, two miles north OF Pier
point. The first vein, OF fifteen inches,
was found at the depth of sixty-two feet
from the surface. The coal is OF good
quality, but light in weight. Thesecond
vein, OF thirty-two inches, was found at
adepth OF eighty-twoiee t. The coal isof
extra quality.
4. young German settler living neal
Eureka. named Wilhelm Albrecht, was
brought before Judge Finlay a few days
ngo, charged vito rape IN a young girl
] ) YEAR, OF age He was held to the
grand jury under bail OF $1,000 by
Judge Tiffany; to whom the case was
taken on a change oil venue. The victim
ri the brutal attack was named Eliza
beth Klein.
1t has been decided by the authorities
Of Tyndall to sink a second artesian well
VI that town. A contract for an 8 inch
well has already been drawn up and il
ready TO be signed when the required
amount, $4,000, has been raised. -Four
thousand dollars worth OF city warrants
have already been sold and the disposal
9f the remaining $1,000 ia practically
assured. so that the second well is a
sure thing.
The civil suit brought by Minnehaha
county against Clerk OF Courts Thorne
10 . bout 50, 500 in fees claimed
TO be due the county is on trial before
n referee. Mr.. Thorne was indicted ON
two accounts for embezzlpment OF this
money. One indictment wis quashed by
the Judge and the other nolle pressed by
the states attorney. The result OF tins
trial is OF wide Importance &c il affect,
,-rtain fees OF all the clerks OF courts OF
The state.
LeInen Bros. circus tent was torn to
pieces by the wind at Huron a few DAYS
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