Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-08-20
SOUTH DAKOTA.
-.,.1 News Items From All
aver the state.

Eimei 300 nj Huron and broke his
rom a~islocated his wrist, and sus
sft GA other very serious injuries,
xn,osion OF molten habbi, metal,
AID wnopwehet. caused serious in-
par nan Mcdonald and Andrew
lnry, Neponald viii probably lose
e ss.s sight of n eye.
prenne. a farmer living a few
.autheast OF Dell Rapids. and
pIles the trst settlers in that section
poe !, state. fell from 4 grain stack
y broke his neck.
wul Minor. -four packer at the Wa
Nm I'm Roller mills. was accidentally
er through the body and IS not eS-
io.S ~ live. Ii is another case az
~, know the gun was loaded
~..rlars blew open the postoffice
# Meckling and secured 500.
M ~ the money taken belonged 10
t,arsuIl Webster Grain Company of
sssrleen. The burglars left all their
os. o.
I'M over In this county except
stacking has commenced. Wheat
y o,ts will not be as heavy rs last
I, corn and potatoes are promising
br q large yield.
terrific rain and electric storm
at. over Redfield recently. The
,'eRsar house aud German Methodist
'harcb parsonage were struck by light
no considerable grain in stacks
So blown down and destroyed. Grain
y. e,t was laid HAT ON the ground.
= " ellis. a merchant or Mitchell.
.oas an assignment To Louis Beck
l,ss Who held several chattel mort
ages on the stock. The assignment
,ss made 10 prevent the foreclosure OF
! SnNOO Judgment which had recently
6aan obtained against ellis.
Groton and Howard postortiees have
,sn raised 10 the presidential class.
Al Sioux Falls, the residence or ID.
II Railey. ex-state's attorney, was de-
,troyed by ire starting from a defect
Va sue. Loss, $1,000; insurance. ST.
300
, vo,ca special says: Mrs. Thomas
Paw aud daughter Anna started TO
|drire home from this city and the
sorse became frightened and over
nupeJ the buggy, lnmcti-g injuries
pnon Mrs. Pay from which she died
.eaytly after. Her daughter is aim ast
raEed with grief.
, Young man named Johnson was
taken sick while working in a field on
M Egsleston farm near Huron, and
after remaining with the family OF his
~smnloyer a day or two, was taken 10
tbe county farm at Huron, where he
,nn afterward died. Nothing was
Known of his kindred or friends.
Miss Florence Curtis has nled for
probate at Huron the viii OF her moth
gr Eliza J.. Curtis, whose death oc-
cured a short time since in EldOrado,
Kan. where she ven for the benefit
of her health. Mrs. Curtis was a sis
|ter OF Dan Voorhees, of Indiana, and
had large property interests here.
II is reported that a syndicate OF
Eastern capitalists are negotiating for
IA tW%enty-year lease Of Wind Cave,
situated In Fall River county. III the
deal is closed the lessons are said TO
contemplate putting in a trolley line
between Hot Springs and the cave, and
build a summer hotel and make other
needed Improvements.
A Doland special says: This section
vas visited by a heavy storm. Nearly
three inches OF rain fell here, accom-
panied by considerable wind and cleo
riciy. The Catholic church At Tur-
ton. eleven miles north of here. was
struck by lightning and considerably
Emaged. Harvesting is delayed, some
wheat being badly lodged.
Children set fire to a stable in the
nar Of the Fargo hotel at Hot Springs.
The hre communicated 10 out buildings
|Hear-by, in which gasoline and oil
we're stored, making for a time q hot
immigration, endangering adjoining
buildings, but there was no wind, and
he ire was finally gotten under con-
|fOL Loss about 5000: no insurance.
The government patent for the West
aberdeen tract has been received by
zoe city officials of Aberdeen and the
proper division OF the land will now he
made. The city can hold seventy acres
ahd the balance Will go to actual set
|uers, who are entitled to two acres
ach, and 10 the Chicago, Milwaukee
= 81 Paul Railroad company for side
|uscs room. The balance will be sold
sad The proceeds viii 60 TO the benefit
q the school fund.
During a recent heavy thunderstorm
ae Great Northern Depot at Albee
vas struck by lightning and set on
le. The agent, j. X. Baptie, was
rendered unconscious for some time, as
vas also Mrs. Pollock, wife Of the
|Tcton foreman. who was In her room
Y stairs in the depot. Had it not
reh Tor the prompt action of the citi-
|aeus OF Albee the depot would have
gone up In flames.
During a severe thunderstorm
|iuonlas Brooks. who lives a few miles
|ss, OF Britton, was killed by n bolt
II nghtning while returning from a
|aeehDor's. One of his horses was
|sso killed, while the other escaped
LUIS. Mr.. Brooks was quite an old
|ssaueman. and had a large family OF
|u1Aliled children. He had lived In
|AaiSnall county some eight years. The
|sheral was held in the Presbyterian
|'areh in Britton.
an interesting legal battle has COM
II % ~ at Chamberlain over the will
anomas Huffman, a wealthy Sturgis
Maenan, who died recently, and the
"er Is now in the courts on a con-
En- brought by his two brothers and
~ sister, who claim to be the only