Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-07-25

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Butter Product-Rich New Strikes of ore
In the Black HilIs-Other Interesting
State News
The electric light plant OF Yankton-,
the supposed property of j. II. NJ.
Pierce, has passed into the hands OF
his English creditors. .
The jury at Sioux Falls in the suit
against Ansel Keyes, brought by the
United States government for SEQ ZOO
damages, disagreed and were ischarg-
ed.
1t is reported through the associa-
Ted press dispatches thai Hon. John
r. Bremen, Of Rapid City, one OF the
railroad commissioners, is fatally iii
at Battle Creek, Michigan.
The census enumeration of Beadle
county shows that the population of
the county is 1850. The population
OF Huron is 2,514. The county in
1890 had $3.50 people.
Articles OF Incorporation are fled
Tor the Mitchell Produce Company,
with capital stock of ten thousand
dollars; incorporators, Allen III. Laid,
Sam Whyte and j. NJ. Ladd.
United States Senator Kyle has
gone to Battle Creek, Michigan, for a
course OF treatment. The senator
has been in poor health for some time
and his friends deem this step very
necessary.
Frank Boehmer, head farmer at
Cheyenne agency, is working among
the Bad River Indians to persuade
them to move to Cheyenne agency
reservation and be nearer the agency.
The Hecla Creamery Company's
plant burned to theground lew nights
ago. Loss about two thousand; no
insurance. This was a new plant,
having been in operation only two
NJ onths.
A colony OF twenty families arrived
at Pierre recently from Southern
Russia, and has gone to join their
friends. who are located on Willow
Creek, thirty miles west OF that city
on the coded Sioux Reservation.
The city marshal OF Canton and
iour deputies recently attempted to
run u large gang OF tramps out of
town, when a FIGHT occurred. Five
tramps were badly used up end jailed,
the rest escaping. The officers were
unframed.
The Aberdeen coursing club is max.
ing great preparations for its October
meetings. Entries are now being re-
ceived. There will be two events, one
open to all-ageddogs, and the other
only open TO puppies. Entries are
limited to sixteen dogs in each event.
Q. f. Bailey OF Fauikton, has
caused the arrest of II. 4. Humphrey
on n charge of criminal libel, the suit
growing out of a foot ace at Water
town recently in which the Baileys
participated. Humphrey was bound
over in the sum Of two thousand dol
bars.
d. p. Ward. who has been the mis-
sionary to South Dakota for the
American Baptist Publication Society
or fifteen years, has been transferred
to California aud will leave soon for
his new field. A missionary from
North Dakota will take Mr.. Wards
place.
A gasoline stove exploded recently
IN the house of X. Cowett, a farmer
living about six miles northwest of
Andover. His house and granery
we're destroyed. Everything went up
in smoke with the exception OF the
clothes himself and family had on.
No insurance.
Governor Sheldon has appointed
DR.. +. H.. Files, of Sioux Falls, a mem
Der Of the state board OF health, for
five years from April /, 1895, and DR..
l.. +. Straight, OF De Smet, q member
OF the board of dental examiners I'M
I'll March IS, 1896, to take the place
OF DR.. w. II. Baker.
The supreme court has handed down
p~eremptory writs OF mandamus, order
ing the state auditor to issue the war
rants due the iremen OF the state
rom 2 per cent insurance tax. Suits
were brought by both the Black Hills
Association end the state assoc'a.
ton, and orders were issued in both
ca es.
James Morris, Thomas Murray, c.
f. Smith, John Ryan, prisoners in
the county Jail at Huron, awaiting
trial for burglary, escaped recently
and no trace of them has yet been
found. They dug through a wall at
the east end of the corridor, where
two others made their escape some
years ago.
1t is said that since the new divorce
law has gone into effect reducing the
length of residence to get a divorce to
sever months all together, Yankton
has q peculiar proposition. A young
man has arrived from the east and
is interviewing the attorneys with a
view to contracting to furnish them
divorce clients, hustling for the clients
in the east.