Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-10-17

other Blind II Closed Other State
Items of Interests.
A banker, OF Mound City, named
Christ Johnson, died recently.
The South Dakota Methodist con.
ference has just been in session at
Aberdeen.
A postofice has been established at
Lamont, Union county. and Andrew
Martin appointed postmaster.
William Locke. a leading fat mer OF
c mpbell county, acc dentaIly shot
and killed hin:sel a few days ago.
The Church Messenger, published at
Huron by Rev. T. ID. Works. has been
made the organ of the Dakota Bap'
fists.
The state normal school located at
Spearfsh opened September 9th, with
the largest number OF students ever
enrolled.
1t is currently asserted that a
as 1000 damage suit is pending
$gainst the city Of Sioux FALLS, grow
ing out OF a grading contract.
1t is asserted that the c. M. & st.
p, Ry. Co., will this season extend
their Fargo Southern linefrom Orion
vile, Mimi, to FIandreau S. ID.
Deer are being slaughtered in the
Black Hills ont of eason A few
vigorous applications OF the game
laws might be OF beneficial effect.
The populists, o. the third commits
sioner district of Sphinx county. have
nominated Elmer B. King, a popular
young merchant of Redfeld, for coun'
ty Commissioners.
Clinton Moves, living two miles
north OF Lake Henry. lost his house
and barn by fire q few days ago.
The stock and a large portion OF the
furniture were saved.
Fred Crouch working with a thresh'
ing crew about twenty miles north OF
WATERFOWL, II few days ago lost a
limb by its being crushed into the
cylinder while in rapid motion.
While excavatipg in the Vulcan
shaft, in the Black Hills, recently,
! TO lower the grade SO thai water
would run out, a good body of ore
was uncovered.
The republicans OF the third COM
missioner district of Sphinx county
have nominated James Avery, and
| the republicans OF the fifth district OF
the same county have nominated l..
E. Wood.
A law vas passed by the Legislature
last winter requiring school district
t%reasurers to publish a detailed tate
ment OF receipts and expendit ures for
the year. A good many treasurers
have already complied with the law.
The Moffat oxidizing process will
be in operation at Puma, S. D., by
the first of November. Many 81 the
miners who operate on D small scale
are holding their ore at present,
intending to give the process d trial.
Twenty car loads OF fat cattle were
shipped one day last week to Chicago
by the Britton Live Stock Company.
They have 900 more head in the
reservation east or town to be
shipped next month.
The scheme to start an experiment
tai irrigation farm at Miller is meet
ing with the approval OF non.res dent
land owners, who have forwarded
nearly $1,000 to Judge Carroll in
favor OF the enterprise.
The house and contents on the
Dowell farm, five miles southeast oil
Gary burned to the ground q few
days ago. The fire il supposed to
have been caught from the kitchen
stove. Loss about 81, 50o; insurance
not known.
The Underwood Milling Company
has made arran gements with q well
company for the sinking OF a gas well
at Worthwhile. The mill will be heated
and run by gas. as it is thought that
there is plenty Of gas to be had by
sinking a well.
A blind pig tina. has been in opera,
ton at Bristol for some time was
raided a few nights ago, liquors and
sto k destroyed and pooitabie moved
out in the street. There will p Oh bly,
be t ouble, as the keepers of the place
decl re they will operate at all
h yards.
The State Fair held at Sioux Falls
was q pronunced success, in point OF
attendance. aud the exhibits we're the
admiral on of all. The weather was
perfect. In spite of every favorable
condition, howev-r. but sixty per
cent of the earned premiums will bt
i'd.
II is o common occurrence to SCI
a train from forty to upwards OF fifty
cars going north from Scotland
nowadays, rs the railroads are getting
the cars distributed through til;