Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-12-12
engineer Noble, tine representative
OF the English capitalists, IN pushing


citizens, backed by the deputy sheriff.
seized the liquors in the saloon OF
Joan Gilman who has been running
''wide OPEN for a year or more.
No better indication Of the new
mode OF farming, being adopted IN
South Dakota, can be imagined than
the numerous train loads of fat cat.
tie constantly being shipped east.
The Rapid City Journal is publish
ing a large amount OF matter in favor
OF the new railroad from st. Paul
and Minneapolis by the way OF Aber-
deem and Pierre to the Black Hills.
The property turned over by w. w.
Taylor falls $4,000 short OF max
ing good his d~efalcation. What steps
will be AIKEN to secure the balance
from the bondsmen is as yet profile
matical. .... t.. ....1
Cattlemen OF the coded reservation
have assessed each other two cents a
head on stock which is to be paid as
a bounty on grey wolves. Lots OF
exciting sport among the COW boys Is
the result.
Toe old bank Of Elgerton building
and fixtures at Edgerton has been
purchased by Merrers. Arnold & An
drews, OF Sioux Rapids Ia, who will
open up the bank and begin business
in a few days. ...a..
Maj. f. T. B. Coffin has about fin.
ished his engagement with the United
States geological survey, but the
work upon which the survey is en-
gagged will not be completed for two
years or more
The bonanza yield OF fax has been
reported from the farm OF Ole Larson,
10 miles north OF Sioux Falls. The
flax overruns in weight enough to
bring the yield up to a triile over 80
bushels to the acre.
The foreclosure case brought by the
st. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance
company, against the Dakota Land
and Line Stock company, which owns
a large ranch near F. ederick, has
been dissolved by Judge Campbell.
Farmers of South Dakota who arc
engaged somewhat IN the hog indus
try are anxiously awaiting the OPEN
ing OF the great packing house in
Sioux Falls As soon as completed
the principle shipments from the
stats will 60 to that city.
The land commissioners office has
made a call on the counties for re-
ports OF collection OF permanent
school and interest and income funds
up to December L, preparatory to
making quarterly settlement and
drawing upon them for amounts
due.
1t has come to the knowledge Of our
citizens that the three blind pigs OF
Parker have suddenly blossomed into
saloons, hence a rousing mass meet
ing was held recently at the Baptist
church, a committee appointed and
money raised to prosecute the alleged
offenders. A more determined spirit
than ever before was exhibited.
A few days ago q petition was pre-.
sented to Attorney General Crawford
from citizens OF Sioux Falls asking
him to appoint someone to enforce
the prohibition law. He has answer
ed that when it is shown to him that
the states attorney fails to act upon
specific complaints he himself will
take the matter in charge and not
before.
The Brookings agricultural college
is doing splendid work in extending
careful farm methods and practical
dairying and creamery work in the
state, not only by the college work
proper but by the special winter
course devised especially for practical
farmers and by the system OF farmers
Institutes which it conducts through
out the state.
The three men who were captured
"hho "'schPeihS W D~uis!dIiLo tut
postoffice at Brookings a few
days ago register their names as
Fred Moore, James Howard and
Tom Barker. The ST. ,rif OF Lake
county has identified one OF the pris-
oners as one OF the parties arrested
for burglarizing the Madison post
otfic1, but was released on account
OF lack OF evidence.
the editorial on Conklin's Dako.
tian on "How to Control Elevators
and Warehouses is attracting much
notice among the grain growers OF
the state. 1t is generally conceded
that Conklin is right and elevator
margins can and should be controlled
the same as freight aud passenger,
ferry, and hack charges now are.
This would give the producer a mar
gin on what he now sells that would
aid materially in improving the,
country.