Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-23
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.
CLEANED FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS
TELEGRAMS

German Methodist Appointments-An I'm
portant Tax Case-Artesian Well Broke
Loose-wool Men Of the west-Grand
Lodge A. o. q. W. Other Interesting
State News.
Chris. Anderson, q Deadwood horse
thief, was captured at Pierre q few
days ago.
Miss Georgia Rinehart attempted
suicide at Edgemont a few days ago.
Timely antidotes probably saved her
lie.
H. M. Benedict, brother-in law OF
W. w. Taylor has been bound over
to the grand jury on the charge OF con-
spiracy.
The motion for a change OF venue in
the cases OF Taylor's bondsmen was
denied by Judge Gaffy at Pierre a few
days ago.
The Grand jury at Sioux Falls have
returned three indictments against
Mark ID. Scott, editor of the Journal
OF that city, for criminal libel.
Governor Sheldon has pardoned
John H. King, sentenced from Meade
county forlarceny, and Frank V. Ten
n.y., sentenced from Turner for bur-
glary.
II. S. Bliss, a rapid City inventor,
has a model about completed of an
air ship which he thinks, and others
who have seen it think, will be practi-
cable.
Joe. Sampson, the Sioux Falls Aid
erman who is said to have defaulted
with $3.50 of city funds, was ar.
rested at Sundance, Wyoming. a few
days ago.
Two United States prisoners were
released from the South Dakota pen
itentiary a few days ago, one being
John M%oriarity oil Warner, and the
other Charles II. Tyler OF Huffton.
A fire of incendiary origin at Huron
destroyed a large barn, a splendid
carriage horse and other property be-
longing to DR.. Brockway. This is the
second time DR.. Brockway has suff-
cred from fireburgs within a year.
Richard James, a well known miner,
was killed at the Tornado mine, in
Bald mountain a few days ago. He,
with q partner, was pulling ur boards
from a shaft and slipped to the bot
tom, a distance of 200 feet. He was
a single man about SO years OF age,
and WAS to be married in a short
time to an estimable young lady OF
Lead.
The annual Farmers Alliance Chau-
tauqua for Brown county will be held
at Everson's grove, on the banks OF
the Jim river near Columbia, com.
mencing July 3. Senator Kyle will
deliver his first speech for the year in
this state at the grounds on July A.
Prof. Heron, of the university at
Grinnell, Iowa, Is among the noted
speakers that will be present. He will
speak on Saturday and preach on
Sunday. There will be three sessions
daily, morning, afternoon and evening.
Hon. Hoke Smith. secretary OF the
interior department., has forwarded
to registers and receivers of land
offices a circular calling attention to
the rights Of homesteaders upon gov.
eminent lands. 1t is in accordance
to an amendment passed Dec. 90,
1894, to the act of March 2, 1889,
and by it's provisions the homestead
is virtually restored to all persons
who filed upon government land prior
TO Dec. 20, 1894, and failed because oil
crop losses or other unavoidable
causes to make final proof on the
same and procure their patent. How
ever, no party will be- entitled to
make q second entry under this act
unless the former entry is Cancelled
for causes above referred to.
The law regarding the sale Of school
lands provides for payments running
through several years, at Z per cent
interest, payable annually in ad-
vance, but allows purchasers 20 make
payment in full at any time he de-
sires by paying a years interest in
advance. During the time Maj Ruth
was commissioner OF lands he held
that if a purchaser who had paid his
interest on Jan. LIST desired at any
time in the year to pay the full pur,
chase price, he must pay afull year in
advance of the date of purchase, yir'
tually collecting interest twice for the
portion Of the year remaining. Com
missioner Lockhart has changed the
ruling to apply to only enough time
to make a tull year after deducting ad.
vance interest already paiG.
An Important Tax Case.
The supreme court handed down