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

A fire at Elk Point recently des-
royed the building and grocery stock
James Of Walsh.
The United States land Office at
f pid City is doing a large amount OF
business this winter.
Two prominent gamblers OF Aber-
deem were recently fined $50 or
twenty FIVE days in jail.
The roller Touring mill at st. Law
renee was burned to the ground a few
days sgo. No insurance.
Hot Springs is a prominent candi
date for the meeting OF the next
trans Mississippi congress.
The De Smet creamery will be run
al winter. They continue to make
an excel,ent grade of butter.
George Coats has struck q rich
mine at Newton's Forks said to be
more valuable than tho Ho y Terror
mine.
The land office at Aberdeen has
been doing good business the past
month. The total receipts were
STAG, Sc.
Aberdeen has recently secured title
10 a quarter section OF land adjoining
the city limits which has long been
in dispute.
Farmers in Broadland township,
Beadle county have, voted to put
down three artesian wells for irriga-
ton purposes.
Governor Sheldon has issued a
proclamation announcing the rail
road delegation convention at Min
neapolis Dec. IL.
A very creditable edition OF the
Scotland Citizen-R publican was
recently issued by the studsnts OF the
Scotland acadamy.
A serious fire occurred at Flandreau
a few days ago doing damage to Ted
Russell's store to the amount OF sew.
eral hundred q Glars.
Harrison Caldwell, one OF the Oldest
settlers OF Minnehaha county, died in
Sioux Falls a few days ago at the
ripe old age of IL years.
1t is announced that about ninety
million acres of land, have been do
mated to railroads, South Dakota
turnishipg iully its quota.
Black Hills people are complaining
that the Indians from the agencies
are killing nearly all the game to be
iound simply for the pelts.
Shipments o. stock from Menno
and vicinity are Unprecedented. Sew
~enteen a of cattle were shipped
from Blunt a few days ago.
Judge Edgerton, OF the United
States circuit court, is in Jackson
vile, Florida, and it is reported his
health is greatly improved.
South Dakota is peculiarly
adapted to winter dairying and the
most successful farmers all over the
st are adopting that method.
The keystone CONSOLIDATED Min
ing comp any held a meeting at Rapid
City a few days ago at which the by
laws Of the association were adopted.
Will Sherman, charged with robbing
Webb's grocery at Huron, has waved
examination and will remain in Jail
autil the next term OF circuit court.
&C. Morton has been bound over
to the United States court at Sioux
Falls on the charge Of uttering a
counterfeit coin at Madison, S. D.,
November %.
James Thompson and his niece, Of
Miller, arrested at Council Bluffs a
few days ago on the charge OF incest,
GERS without bail.
f. Stureis, a prominent contractor
OF Fort Meade, was recently found
dead in a doorway OF a dive at Sturg-
is. The inmates say he was thrown
out OF the door drunk.
Judge S. j. Conklin and Eugene
Slough have entered into a partner
ship for the publication of Conklin's
Dakotian. The paper win still be
issued from Aberdeen.
Conductor Shirk of the Dakota Gen.
trail, is putting down a three inch ar
tesian well on his farm neal Broad
land and expects to ~irrigate a large
tract of land next season.
Frank w. Lyon, one OF Watertown's
prominent young men, was recently
married to Miss McLaughlen, at her
parants ranch on the Cannon Ball
river, Sioux reservation.