Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-04-04

Profit In Raising Ducks and Chickens
Other Interesting State Items.
The farmers OF Hand county have
nj been supplied with seed grain
The postofics at Blenden, Dawson
county, has been discontinued. Mail
will go to Victory.
The late legislative session appro-
oriated $500. 32 less than the body
hid two years ago.
At Vermillion . few nights ago
ramps Sc, FIRE to some freight ears
two OF which together with a feed mill
we're destroyed.
The old episcopal church 1T Elk
burned recently and the fire dam
aged the new church to the extent OF
800. The loss is covered by insur-
ince.
A bin to have all appropriations eK-
3ire sixty days after fiscal years, or
IL the meeting OF the next legislature,
vas presented this winter-bat il did
lot pass.
While the children OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Boohr, living near BIiou Hills, South
Dakota, were playing with a shotgun
t vas accidently discharged, blowing
Of the top OF the head OF the little
laughter.
A bill to allow constitutional amend
nents to be submitted on separate
oallots, and one TO allow an investiga-
lion Of sales OF school land where mis-
approximations have been made, fail
I'd TO pass.
The bill extending the time Of tax
payments applies only to personal
property taxes. 1t provides that the
,rea surers shall not proceed TO collect
Oy distress till October first, instead
of July hrst.
Mortimer Butler and Fred Bennett,
who were before commissioner Pat
sison at Pierre on a cha &c OF cutting
government timber, have been bound
over for appearance before the United
States grand jury.
The officials in the United States
land Offices in this state have received
notices that at the suggestion of Sen.
ator Kyle, 1000 packages OF garden
seeds have been forwarded to each
and Office for distribution.
Lee Powell, who was one OF several
alleged cattle rustlers captured some
weeks ago by vigilants from Keyap-
apa county, Neb., and taken 10
Chamberlain for trial, has been SEN
tenc d to two years imprisonment.
The residents OF Walshtown, Yank-
ton county, have given out that they
intend TO stop petty thieving going
on in that place by the use OF shot
guns. The threat that a person caught
stealing there will be shot is said to
be backed by the nerve to execute it.
While q terrific gale was blowing at
Ipswich a few days ago a huge prairie
Gre swept down upon the place, and
it was only by concerted action on
the part OF the population that the
town was saved from complete des-
truction. Numerous buildings caught
FIRE but were ~ouenched before there
was much damage done.
Redfeld College Oratorical Associ-
alton held its seventeenth annual
contest a few days ago. There were
Tour o~rations. The successful orator
won a prize and represents the col
leee at the state intercollegiate con
test, which is to be held at Vermillion
in May next. The orators ranked;
Ranny B. Hall, first; G. S. Towne,
second.
About the only bill in the last legis-
lature which would have directly bene-
fitted the farmers, was house bill fifty
eight. which provided that live stock
under six months old should not be
assessed. This bill passed the house,
passed the senate and went to the
governor. 1t was then found to con-
tain some error and was recalled
about two weeks before adjournment
for correction and the enrolled bill
died with those cast out.