Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-12-19

4 VII oNCI ZIG iE EShoo so
have become quite popular OF late,
It appears that an Objectionable per-
son had secured dates to speak and
rather than have any conten tlon the
president OF the board Cancelled all
dates.
1t is asserted upon apparently rel
able authority that J. j. Hill will
next season extend the Great North.
ern from Huron through Mix county
to Yankton, and there make a juno
ton with the Wilmar, Sioux Falls
& Yanktou line and thus continue the
system to Denber.
Errors have been discovered in the
assessment of city property OF Sioux
Falls made in the past four or five
years which will result in the city
being teaten out OF several
thousand dollars. The largest b ock
OF b ildings IN tina city are included In
these mistakes.
The electric light company Of
Watertown is about to throw up the
sponge. The company intends to
close the plant unless someone will
take it, and that right away. The
company has been running behind
ever since the ely quit paying for
lights. The company offers the plant
to the city for 1896 at 81 rental. the
city to take all the receipts. The
company has q bounded debt OF
$4,000.
A II year old daughter OF James B.
Alderman who lives near Pierre, was
&c identity shot and killed a few
nights ago. The child was visiting a
sister near home. And was in aroom
with Charlie Prince, a 13 year old
boy, who a living with the family.
The boy had Just come rom q rabbit
hunt ana was joking and laughing
with the girl when the gun vas dis
charged. The entire charge entered
the body just yer the right hip, and
death resulted in a few minutes.
Chamberlain forwarded to congress
Il draft OF a bill which is designed to
modify the conditions OF the grant OF
American Island to the city for park
purposes, The island was given to
the city in 1890 by ths government
for o free park. The city believes the
island would result in some revenue
if portions could be leased. There
are several warm springs son The
island which parties desire to lease for
a sanitarium and bath houses. 1t is
also proposed to maintain fair
grounds, a driving park, etc.
The population of the state peni-
tertiary at Sioux Falls has been
increased somewhat within the past
two days, swelling the roll of that
institution to 13l, within three of
the largest number aver there at
one time. The new prisoners
gre: Stephen Reeves one year for
grand larceny: Walter Baker, two
years for burglary; John l.. Taylor,
eighteen months fer grand larceny;
Albert Smith and Henry LANCE.
one year each for grand larc ny. The
first three came from the BLACK Hills
country, and the last two from Clark
county.
An Indictment has been returned at
Sioux Falls against Charles Bell for
the seduction o. IS year old Maud
Odell, Louis Poole has also been
indicted tor erand lsrcenv. He ia
tain ing a pocketb ook and $3.50 from
Lawrence Johnstad. 1t is now gen
orally conceded that among the in
dictntents returned by the circuit
court grand jury there was no ,ndict-
ment against ex.Acting Mayor Samp
son. 1t is thought by good attorneys
that a civil suit to ecove the
amount taken from the city by Samp-
son would be O useless effort, SO that
ii he escapes Indictment he will be
just $765 ahead.
DR.. Stiles, who obtained a divorce
from his wife last summer, and who
returned to his home in Pennsylvania,
has had his dec ee set aside, and has
been compelled to support his wife,
by the Pennsylvania courts. This
was n OF those divorce cases where
the husband declared that the where.
abouts O: his wife vas unknown, and
tue summons was had by publication.
The facts in the case are that Stiles
did know his wife's address. Fraud
being shown, his decree vas declared
void. Stiles will return a2ain to
South Dakota as DOR as he can get
away from the state. In the mean
time he is kept busy in suppo ting
his wife, and cannot marry wife No.
2, who is waiting patiently for him.
The following officers have been
elected for the ensuing year by Kilpat
rick Post No. 4, G.. A.. r OF Huron:
DR.. C. b. Clark, commander; NJ. J..
Asher F. Pay, senior vice commander;
Charles Summers, quartermaster; w.
Jones, Chaplain; Charles Girard, sur H.
geon; Charles Merritt, officer of the
day; Lewis Mcdonald, officer Of the