Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-10-10
DAKOTA NEWS.
GATHERED FROM LATEST AsSOCiA
TED PRESS DISPATCHES.
\ New Railroad For South Dako'a-The
Homestake Company to Try Deep Mining
Important Land Decision.

A young man named Christian Mel
son, while sttemD tirg to board a
moving freight train Oh tie North
western road near Aberdeen
was k ocked from the side OF g. car by
coming in contact with a war house
and was ser ously injured. He was
taken to the hospital where medical
treatment was giNe him. He will
recover.
The magnificent crop has given a
lively impetus to bu-iness at Milbank
Empty stores and dwellings are filing
up. The grist mill, which stood IDLE
Tor nearly Il year, has start d up and
he creamery has done a good busi-
ne 6. The elevators a'e getting 5000
bushels of wheat a day. Two OF Phil
Armour's rep e-entstives have been
there to buy wheat.
Late reports received from Captain
Lucas, OF the Soldiers Home, are to
the effect that Mrs. Lucas is suffering
with a cancer and that all hope OF her
recovery has been abandoned. This
distressing news will be a great shock
to the thousands Of friends of Captain
and Mrs. Lucas in South Dakota who
extend sincere sympathy in this hour
of their great affection.
The racing meet at Fit. Pierre last
month was such a success that the
enterprising citizens OF that town
have arranged for n three-day racing
meet on October 81, % and %, in
which horse and bicycle contests will
be given as the attractions. Eight
hundred dollars in purses have al
ready been pledged, and other prizes
will be hung up. before the date OF the
races.
The coursing meeting at Aberdeen
was brought 10 a close last Friday.
The semi finals of the Aberdeen derby
for greyhound puppies vas run of
first. Merry Maid beat San Joaquin
and Minneapolis beat Neal Cakes.
The CIliforEia dog was afavorite and
a . to / bet vas offered against Merry
Maid. In the other Minneapolis was
a very hot favorite there being plenty
of s to l on offer against Cakes. The
final course was not run as the own
Frs of Merry Maid and Minneapolis
agreed to divide first and second
money. In the final course for the
Palace stakes A. p. Slocum's Caliph
beat Or. q. Van Eummel's Falkyrie.
In the case OF school district No.
il6, Minnehaha county, VS.. &c man
Fire Insurance Company OF Freeport,
III. an insurance policy contained a
flause i~nvalidating the policy in case
The building insured was used for any
other purpose than for school or
ihurch purposes. The school board
all wed a local dealer to store a mum.
lec of barrels OF lime in the basement
Of the building and the fire which de-
stroyed the building is alleged to have
begun in the lime thus stored. The
lower court is ov. rruled and the COM
pany is sustained in it's refusal to
ray the insurance money, al the stor-
lag OF the lime was in direct violation
Of the provisions OF the policy.
The important work OF one days
convention of Baptists was the loca-
lion of the next state convention, and
Huron cap ured the prize. Rev.
Smith, OF Pierre, was selected to de-
liver the annual sermon with DR.. Van
Roren, OF Vermillion, as alternate.
Judge Keith, OF Sioux Falls, sub
mitted a report on Christian educa-
ton, and pending its adoption, Prin-
ripal A X. Mckay, OF Sioux Falls
College, gave an excellent address rel
ative to the work of that institution.
His address was followed by one on
the same line by Prof. S. l. Brown.
This WAS followed by a general dis
russion in which Judge Keith, DR..
Mallory and several Others spoke
with special reference 70 Sioux Falls
College. From statements made the
outlook seemed TO be promising, and
all Baptists Were urged to raj y 10 the
support OF the school.