Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-03-28

Near ChsneerIzIa 70 BE Thr0wa Upon
the Market
A. the meeting Of the delegates ~
Dell Rapids q few days ago il was de-
eidsd TO hold tie annual encsmpment
Of the Lake Madison Veterans asso-
citation at Dell Rapids, OF July z, 2,
4 ana ..
Judge W. D. Sites, police judge in
Sioux Falls, ~reoently had the misfor-
tune 20 break a bone in his ankle
which will incspacitate him for bus
insss for several months. he was
crossing the street and twisted his
ankle in . rough piece OF paving.
Since the Taylor deialeation, cranks
have been delu-ing the South Dakota
authorities with letters. One received
recently. signed II. MI" locates h..n
In q lumber camp near Houghion,
Mich, under the name OF Hunter or
Fisher. The writer says the location
is given under hypnotic influence.
Wheat acreage will be largely re
duced this spring in the vicinity OF
Nilbank. Flax and corn will be cor
respondingly increased. Farmers are
ing than ever before. The creamery
company have 600 COWS pledged for
its support. The tow mill project
has over 5000 acres of fax promised.
The warm weather Of the past two
weeks has loosened up the ground
greatly in portions OF the state Con-
siderable wheat has already been
sown and farmers are out IN force,
either getting their fields ready TO re-
ceiye the seed or are IN the act Of SOW
ing the seed. But little sDow has
fallen this winter, but the ground is
in good shape TO receive grain and
with plenty Of rain South Dakota
will come to the front again.
A special telegram from Aberdeen
to eastern papers says there is every
prospect of a lively fight being made
against the Standard Oil company
by q local combination, which has
been formed there for the purpose of
forcing down the price of oil and gas
oline. II is claimed that the Stand
ard Oil company have forced the price
up al that point far in excess OF the
price at oti er points. lnasmucn
as the Standa d Oil company
brooks no competition there Is apt
to be music in the air.
The Sc .retsry Of agriculture viii, in
a few days, send from $4,000 to 49,
600 packages, each containing five
papers, OF garden seeds TO the state
agricultural college al Brookings for
free distribution among the people
of South Dakota. Congressman Pick
Ter made known this fact while in
Huron a lev days 60, and IL will be
delightful Dsws to hundreds OF people
who want seeds but have not the
money to purchase them. They are
expected TO arrive at the college in q
few days, when the work OF dlstribut
ing will begin.
C. L. Doxney, ex-secretary OF the
state board OF agriculture, during his
absence has been in Illinois and Ne
braska. He says that during the win
ter the city OF Lincoln, Neb., has had
to feed thousands who would other
wise have starved. The conditions
in Nebraska he says are infinitely
worse than here. AL through Illinois
he says there is much complaint and
a general business depression, which
would open the eyes OF some South
Dakota towns. Mr.. Downey says
that he does not know of any place
that a dissatisfied South Dakotan
could go to better his condition.
Returns have been received from a
sufficient number of thu A. o. u. w.
lodges OF the Dakotas to warrant the
asse rtion that the proposition to
postpone the grand lodge session has
been carried by an overwheImin ma
iority. But a legal question has been
discovered, and unless thegrand lodge
is held an Injunction is likely to De
called for by leading members to COM
pei the session o be held. 1t was the
intention of the grand officers to use
the funds thus saved TO assist men,
bers OF the order in purchasing seed
wheat and other grains, but the legal
complications may change the situa-
ton.
Judge Plowman, OF the eighth judi
cial circuit, has signed q decree of di-
vorcs in favor of Stephen A. d. For
dyce from his wife Hattie Fordyce.
This is the second time Mr.. Fordyce
has obtained a divorce from this me
woman within the past three years.
They were married first In February,
1893, divorced in April, married again
in September, 1894. The g ounds up
on which both DEGREES were grsnted
was desertion. Verify some of the
courts OF South Dakota are not only
phenomenal, but they can take in"
the emergency OF a case. especially if
there he a sunny-haired female well
represented by q fluent attorney.
Land commissioner Lockhart in
an interview . few days ago stated
that school lands over the state leas.