Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-11-21
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.
GATHERED FROM LATEST AssOCIA.
TED PRESS DISPATCHES.

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Daring Attempt at Robbsry-An Elevator
war-Population of the State by Counties
Organize to Hang Observation-Disclosures
ing Proclamation.
The state reform press association
will hold a meeting in Aberdeen Nov.
II and %.
The G. A. r. and W. r. c. of Fps
wich will hold a big campfire and re-
union on the goth inst.
A Mr.. Oliver, OF Joliet, ILL.,. has
leased the big Dat meal mill at Sioux
Falls, and will start II up q. once.
Editor Frank Cory, OF the Water.
town Public Opinion, and Miss lnez
DieSz were married a lew days aso.
Pro-. F. C. Rice has resigned the
prineipalship OF the Mellette public
schools, giving ~ = reason that he
vas unable to control the scholars.
A recent Sioux Falls telegram says
there is q prospect that another at
tempt to close the numerous saloons
Of that city will be made in the near
future.
The Clark postofice was burglariz-
ed a few nj. hts ago, the light fingered
1try securing about $340 in stamp .
5 % in cash and between $4,000 and
5000 worth of notes.
The first horse Shipment Of the
eason was made from Pierre O few
days ago when twenty FIVE head
started for Tennessee. The owner
received $45 per head for them de-
livered at Pierre.
The c~anvassing board OF Brown
county threw out ali votes cast at
the recent election il the first COM
missioner district on the ground that
the nominations were not fled with
the county auditor in accorda.ce
with law.
In the case of A. D. Keller Us.
Union county, Judge Smith decided
in favor of Keller. In January the
board OF county commits overs re-
duced Keller's salary as sta 80 at
torney from 500 a year 20 $4O0 a
year, hence the suit.
Rev. w. Fl. Jordan, special delegate
to the general missionary committee
meeting @ tie Methodist church says
the churches OF that d nomination N
this state are in a prospeT Gus condi.
tion, aud that they will not need as
much assistance from the general cDm-
mites as last year by about 81, 200,
The city council of Mellette has de-
cided to license the blind pigs" in
the form OF monthly fines. The sa-
looms have been run on the wide
open policy ever since the enactment
OF the prohibition lsw, and the coun-
Gil has concluded to share he profits
derived from the sale OF i~ntoxicants.
r. r. Cox OF Yankton was recently
committed to Jail for forging his
mothers name to tivech. cks a~ggregst-
ing 800. The mother refused to
furnish bail. He is the son OF Major
Robert Cox. deceased. many years q
trader OF the Cheyenne agency and
prominent over Dakota. His mother
is wealthy.
There seems to be from genera. re-
port . strong indication that C. A.
Kimball, the Deadwood banker who
mystsriously disappeared Sep. /, is
insane and wandering around
The country. He took with him. be.
sides some money, a lot OF worthless
mining stock paper. He has been
traced to several ranches. but the
parties who are searching for him are
always a few days behind.
A. l.. Ellis, otGst.ysburg, has appli-
ed to the supreme court to appoint re-
ceiver for the Forest City Land and
improvement Company, which owns
] 200 acres OF land in Potter and
Sully counties and controlling inter.
est In the Forest i.ity and Sioux City
railroad, operating between Forest
City and Gettysburg. The Connecticut
Insurance Company, which holds a
mortgage OF $4,000, asks for a re-
ceiver.
The Iroquoi. creamery began bust.
April d. 1888, with fifteen pat.
rons, who furnished 7C0 pounds OF
milk per day. 1t now has IT'S pat
rons who supply from $4,000 to
1000 pounds rsr day. The cream.
cry avera zes in cash to the farmers of
that vicinity q little over 500 per
day. The income to the fsr mers per
COW is from Sl.50 to $500 per month,
depending upon the care, feed and the
breed OF the COW.
Population OF the State by Counties.
Following is the census Of the vari.
Gus counties OF the state as made by
Commissioner Wheeler OF the census