Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-10-25

The or~ at OF the Brayton Ranch near
Alpeua il putting i'll a system for irrigat-
nc his farm with water from his I'M
nanse we'll
VIII Jarrett and George Hrenks,
.heat thieves. who were bound over at
Watertowu to the district court, broke
all and escaped q few days ago.
Samples OF sugar beets raised heal
Watertown weigh ten pounds each.
Severa, localities in that vicinity will be
tested az TO their beet-growing qualities
,ext season.
Mrs. Viii Hoyne and babe OF Huron
we're badly burned recently by an expio-
ion which took place when Mrs. Hoyne
hook a bottle containing mercury ana
ltric acid.
The first monthly report OF the super
ntendent of the Sioux Falls schools
shows that during the last year the
,umber OF school children enrolled IN the
| .ity schools has increased ll3. In le9i
there were l,245; in 1892. l,33S,m 1873
l,44S, and in 1894, 1.56l.
Chas. Pieffer, with ten leading farmers
Of the vicinity of Eureka, will start Tor
iowa, November 8 TO investigate the
diversified farming and creamery bust
ness of that state. This delegation Is
,ent by the farmers. If the report Is
satisfactory they will substitute the
lowe system for the present Groupings.
Quite a surprise greeted the minister
and congregation OF a little church near
Miller a few days ago when they assem-
bled for worship and found that un-
known parties had the night before en-
tered the building and destroyed the
bible and other furniture, leaving the re-
mains on the floor.
Daniel o. Raynor, aged 80 years, died
at Sioux Falls recently. He was born in
Hartford, Conn, his father being the
8rst rector of Christ's church at Hart
/ ord. He was O nephew of Peter Cooper,
The great p~bilanthropist. He has been a
resident OF Sioux Falls since 1877, and
! has made himself beloved by all, both
old and young, who iami.iarly called HIM
l"Uncle Dan"
j. A. Williamson, of Warrington, D.
c., special pension inspector, who has
been in the government employ since
1852, has just been in Sioux Falls look
ing up evidence against Van Leuven, who
will soon be tried at Dubuque, Iowa,
under indictments for fraud in securing
: pensions. 1t is understood that the de-
feudant has secured no fraudulent pen
sions Tor people at Sioux Falls, but has
procured such in other counties in this
state.
Leading populists at Aberdeen are
holding weekly meetings for the purpose
OF discussing plans for and organizing a
cooperative colony. Some 20 persons
have signed a document expressing their
intention TO join, aud fully as many more
are expected to be- interested within the
next few weeks. Various localities have
been urged as Offering special induce
ments for the headquarters OF the co'ony'
one in Emmons county, n. d.. where low
grade coal can be mined and an abund-
ance of good water secured. and another
directly west on the banks OF the Mis-.
souri,. The general opinion, however,
il that the colony can succeed in Brown
county if il can succeed anywhere, and ii
ia very probable the effort will be made
IN that county.
Judge Dundy in the United States
court at Deadwood recently sentenced
Charles H. Tyler, to pay a fine OF $5U3.'
81, cost OF prosecution and to SIX
months imprisonment for embezzling
$5O3.S7 while he was postmaster al
Hutton, Brown county. John W. Mori'
arity was convicted OF embezzling $565.
As while he was postmaster at Warner
i'm Brown county. He was sentenced &c
pay q fine amounting to the amount o.
th. ENHANCEMENT and Of the cost OF thu
prosecution and to serve six months ir
Jail. kill-the-Two and Two-Sticks, In
dams, who have been on their owl
recognition, failed to appear in court a,
required. and forfeited their liberty anG
are now i'm Jail. They were implicated il
the murder at Humphreys ranch.
At a meeting at Huron a few days age
of the executive committee OF the Ameri
Ndu Soutoih6 was Sio W uott
the meeting at that city for the American
Waterloo cup stakes next season. Th'
entries will be limited to thirty.two all
! aged greyhounds, winner to receive
$500 runner- up $3.50; third and fourtl
dogs. 1928 each: 10 per cent OF the win
mugs to b- deducted for expenses. Tn
meeting will be governed by the rules O
the American Coursing board. Entranc,
fee, $25, TO be paid hs follows: Invent,
per cent payable at the time the nomina
ton IL made; 40 per cent payable Marcl
l, 1895: the balance payable July |
1895. The nominations aretransierabl
only through the secretary of the Amer
can Coursing club, and will be forfeite,
in Case OF failure to pay any one OF tn
. installments as above specified. Til
5000 added money is guaranteed by tn
citizens OF Huron. Nominations areno,
open and should be mide with the secre
tary. Eighteen entries have alrrad
been made and several greyhounds are a
Huron in training.
What is to be known as the Industria
!, Union OF South Dakota ia being organ
ICED mt Sioux Falls. Its officers ar,