Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-10-03

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+. ID. Dalkins, OF Spencer, Ia, has
recently been at Mellette taking notes
OF the Hunter farm to be used in his
forthcoming pamphlet on irrigation.
Another bridge is being erected
across the Sioux river at Dell Rapids.
1t is to be an iron structure $50 feet
long and 16 ieet high. With twenty
loot stone abutmeuts.
The war against Waubay's open
saloon has again broke out, and the
sheriff and deputies went there, arm
ed with an injunction, and coniscat'
ed the stock OF liquor and closed the
building. No arrest was made.
John O'Brien, a farmer residing
nine cs;.as southwest of Howard re
Gently shot and killed his neghbor,
ID. o. Sullivan, in a qurrral over a
division fence being built by the lat
ter. O'Brien came in town and gave
himself up to the authorities.
Belle Fourche, twenty-five miles
north of Sturgis, was almost totally
destroyed by fire a few days ago.
Three brick buildings are all that is
left. Loss, $75, 90. Arnold Bros.
& Classic, OF Sturgis lost a $1,000
stock of groceries. There was no loss
of life.
The triennial convocation OF the
Episcopal CLERGY of South Dakota
has Just been held in Sioux Falls.
The work of the Episcopal church in
this state is particularly important
on account Of its large work among
the Indians. There are already n
missions established, and the work
is constantly growing.
Thirty buildings, containing most
of Belle Fourche's wealth, were des-
troyed by fire a few days ago. The
loss was $50, 600. Alabama Kid, a
notorious western character, was ar
rested charged with starting the fires.
An attempt a made to lynch the
| prisoner, but the determined stand
| of the officers defeated the mob.
A good flow OF water has just been
struck in an artesian we'll completed
in Pleasant Grove township, near
Chamberlain. The we'll is six
inch, and the water flows to e height
| Of twenty inches above the top Of the
pipe. Brule county is rapidly taking
nrst place in the number of artesian
wells and water flowing from them.
Maud Lee, who for several years
mas been a prominent member OF the
| demi monde in Pierre, Deadwood and
other western cities, died recently
under peculiar circumstances which
| gave rise to a suspicion that it might
have been caused by a criminal opera.
ton. The matter has been brought
| to the attention OF the authorities.
4 few days ago the regular monthly
dividend of the Homestake Mining
company, number 200, Of 25 cents
per share was paid at the offices OF
the company in San Francisco and
New York. 1t amounts to So, 500,
an aggregate OF $3.50 900 since Janu-
airy /, and a total to date of S., $685.
$50 distributed among the stock
holders.
The society leaders OF Yankton
have filed articles OF Incorporation
for the Yankton Hospital Associa-
ton. The directors are all society
ladies and are: Mesdames Dickson,
McVoy, Burleigh, Amy, kingsbury,
Delan, Wooley, Ward, Hoffman,
Hand and Wilcox. President Mrs.
Anna III. Dickson; secretary, Mrs. c.
f. Burleigh; treasurer, Mrs. Sarah A.
McVoy.
III. NJ. Thompson, superintendent
of the Hatch experiment station OF
the Massachusetts, agricultural col
| leee, has been at Ar,esiap recently
buying a carload of young cows and
heiiers for the college farm. This is
the third carload of young stock
| Artesian has furnished the same
college within two years, which may
| be considered as no small compli.
ment to the quality OF our stock.
1t is reported that f. T. Evans mas
disposed OF his entire property inter.
| est in Hot Springs to an eastern syn
| dictate headed by II. M. Flagler, oil
| the Standard Oil Company, the con.
| sideration being $1,000, 900. The
property consists of the large and
fine Hotel Evans, plunge baths, the
Hot Springs and other city property.
II consumated, it would be the iarg'
est real estate transaction ever made
in the state.
Major j. f. Wright, agent at Rose
bud Indian agency, has been in Dead
wood attending the United States
court as witness. To 8 reporter ht
stated that the situation is serene al
Rosebud and that he does not APP
prehend any trouble with the Indi
ans. Hollow Horn Bear, who threat
ened Major Wright, and who ordered
him to leave the reservation within
pa hours- ia under arrest, and In,