Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-30
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Gen. Hugh j. Campbell has been
elected city attorney of Yankton.
Aberdeen and Yankton will have q
cur CIV ordinance in full force in the
near future.
The annual meeting OF the state
farmers alliance has been called for
Sioux Falls June 25 and 26.
There is not near the big rush for
the Yankton reservation lands antic-
ipated, at this writing only about one
tenth having been entered.
The excellent prospects for a good
crop in this state is made more and
more manifest each day by the large
ly Increased trafc on all railroads.
The supreme court has handed
down an opinion granting a new trial
on error TO Henry ID. V mice, charg-
ed with adultery with one OF his pu-
pills.
Since the commissioners OF Cooling
ton county decided to pay three cents
for gopher scalps over 50,Ou0 have
been trapped, costing he county c
$500.
1t is currently reported that a farm
er living in the northwestern part of
Sphinx county, raised last year from
seven acres OF irrigated land s l,7UO
worth OF crops.
The buildings OF Jacob Richter, a
farmer living near Madison, were de-
stroyed by fire a few days ago. Lit
tie OF the contents was saved. The
fire was Of incendiary origin.
Warrants have been issued and
placed in the hands of the sheriff for
the arrest of John Wallace, for inter-
ferIng with the canvassing board, and
for L.. b. Harding, VIM. Rodebold,
Robert Smith and J. W. Roach, for
illeeai voting at the election at Alces-
ter, May @.
Diversified farming does not mean
one crop OF potatoes or one of corn,
any more TIM it meas a crop of
wheat. 1t leans a field OF all kinds
OF grain. Some sections report a
turning from all wheat TO all potatoes
or all corn. While the experiment
may prove satisfactory this year,
there is danger in it..
On the 22d inst. r. S. Stewart ar
gued before Judge Edserton, at Sioux
Falls, the motion for the release of
| H.. NJ. Benedict on a writ OF habeas
corpus, making the point that he was
e~xtradited for larceny and could not
be held under the extradition for con-
spiracv. The Judge took the matter
under advisement.
The state board of agr culture has
decided to add an attraction to the
state fair this year in the way OF a
horse show. Premiums will be put
up for the best turn u and IL is ex-
pected that the fancy drivers all over
the state will be on hand to compete.
The business men of Sioux Falls will
put up a large number OF premiums.
Sheriff Hubbard has arrived at
Sioux Falls with Alderman Joe Samp-
son, arrested for ENLIGHTENMENT. The
accused refused to talk about his case
further than to say that he would
demand an immediate trial. Bonds
were placed at $1,000 which he readi-
ly secured. He retained Judge Car
land for his defense.
w. W. Taylor has been located once
more, this time in the neighhoring
state OF Iowa. 1t is thought by many
that the matter of hunting up that
fugitive has become one of the most
monumental farces of the century.
Many believe that If the authorities
really want Taylor they should hunt
him up in one of the many ways con-
stantly open for medication of GRIM
inals.
The grand lodge of Odd Fellows &C.
lected Hot Springs as the place for
holding the next annual meeting and
elected the following officers: w. w.
Benedict, of Custer City, grand mast
er; l. w. Goodner, of Pierre, deputy;
James Kingsbury, of Yankton, ward
en-; III. J. Rice. OF Huron, secretary;
l.. Lostetter, OF Iroquois, treasurer;
l.. S. Emerson, of Sioux Falls, and
III. A. Piper, of Hill City, grand rep
resentatives.
The Brotherhood OF Purpose, which
has become a very prominent secret
order in this state, will hold a camp
meeting at Antelope Lake, near Clark,
in Clark county, on the 14th OF June.
Lieut.. Gov. Herried. Hon. c. Y. Sew
ard. Hon. w. s. Glass, Hon. j. s.
Conklin, Rev. H. NJ. Springer and
other prominent members of the or
der will address the people. Ample
provision Will be made for tents to
accommodate the public, including
one monster tent where the address
will be made. A basket picnic and a
dance and fire works in the evening
are among the interesting features OF
the program.
The annual meeting OF the woman's
Board of Missions OF the interior, for
South Dakota, was held at Yankton