Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-03-14

the evidence at great length, place:
officially the shortag e at S344,07O.1D
clears all the state officers of any
collision, but finds Ruth guilty Of
gross negligence, praises Coe /
Crawford's efforts to bring Taylor tc
Justice aud states what lands have
been attached and what the state
will recover. The Ruth report is as
different from the Taylor report as il
could possibly be-. # j. short, sharp
amt decisive l. calls Mr.. Ruth Il
derclirt official aud recommends that
Attorney General Crawford com,
mencc proceedings at once against
Ruth and his bondsmen, which will
undoubtedly be done.
Tie Governor completed his APP,
pointments, with the exception OF
Oil Inspector, whose term runs to
June 20, and all were promptly con-
firmed. Websterites will be pleased
to see the name of DR.. J. l.. Harris
on the State Board of Health.
The last hours of the Legislature
were very exciting but during the
waits between conference committee
reports the members indulged in con
siderable hilarity and horsepiay and
the Chamber looked as if struck by
a cyclone. The Conference Com
mittee had, after a ten honr session,
adjusted the difference between the
House and Senate figures on the
direct appropriation, but struck a
bone of contention in the Deficiency
Bill. The Senate, anxious to get
away, agreed on the Committee re-
port, but the House would have none
of it and another committee tried
their hand at it. BY this time it was
train time and the members were
anxious to get away, but Alex john
son held the train for an hour and
finally, after cutting out of the bill
every item but three. the House
passed it. the Senate hastily agreed
and a rush was made for the waiting
train, which pulled out of Pierre at
$3.50 loaded to the roof and peerless
Pierre was left to the mercy of a
cold world.
That Speaker Charlie Howard had
gained the good will of the members
of the House was evident from the
presentation to him Of a beautiful set
of cut glassware, costing over 800.
Glass, of Codington, made the pres
entation speech, which was answered
very feelingly by the Speaker. He
was also presented with the Speakers
chair and gavel.
In the Senate, Lieut.. Gov. Herried
received from the members a dozen
beautifully bound volumes by differ
ent authors and a magnificent silver
tete-a-tete tea service for Mrs, II.
The familiar face Ito Day County
people, of Frank Bowen loomed up
in the corridors of the Locke during
the week and Investigation showed
that Frank was in that section with
seven cars of young stock from Kas-
son, Mimi. to be turned out on the
range. Frank was delighted to find
so many of his old neighbors so far
from home.
A partial list of Day County folks
here this week comprises c. p.
Spriesterbach, II. c. Tegtmeir, Tom
! McKennett, l.. G.. Ochsenreiter, w.
Alley, j. Koplitz, K. c. Baxter, Jno.
Paul, Tom McAllen, j. NJ. Mobiles,
j. Knott, j. Stevens, Fred Pew, JAS.
Costello, J, Durick, B. Halpin, A.
j. Halpin, Charley Hawkinson and
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Blake and daught-
er Dolly. Mr.. and Mrs. Blake re-
manned over Sunday and Messrs
Tegtmeir and Spriestcrbach departed
for Armour to look over hat seeiion
of the country.
viii Alley while here passed an
examination in the Supreme Court
and also took part in a living picture
at the plunge bath which drew forth
merited applause from the spectators.
Tom McKcnnctt vas present and
can give q good description of the