Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-12-24
i'm SOUTH DAKOTA
interesting News Items From All
over the state

Dr. JOIN -. SDOfD, COUSIN OF MIS-.
Mckinley and a pioneer of Sioux Falls,
died recently of sciatica-
Deer hunting in the northern part of
the state has been prohibited for the
season.
For the month ending Nov. %, 1896,
| the total number OF pupils enrolled in
the Vcrmillion schools is 515.
There is one case OF diphtheria at
Armour-Mrs. Hopkins being the vic
tim.
In Clay county $4,000 will not cover
the amount of damage done to the
fruit trees by the recent storm.
In Yankton county not more than
half of the corn crop is harvested. This
fine weather makes the Yankton farm
er happy.
Black, q well known pharmacist of
Huron, has gone to London, England,
to visit relatives. He will be absent
for two or three months.
J. M. Greene of Chamberlain has
been awarded the cCrtract to furnish
Grow Greek Indian Agency with 5000
bushels of wheat.
Shindall Bros. meat market, In Ar
lington, was entered b ythieves and
| SG6 in cash taken from the safe. One
arrest has been made.
Karl Boo OF Mayfield. 81 years old,
| has been sent to the insane asylum ON
complaint of his father. His younger
brother, Ferdinand, Is also an inmate
Of the institution.
The Indian bureau has let the con-
tract for sinking a six-inch artcsian
well at Lower Brule Agency. Water
from the well will be used for fire pro-
lection and domestic purposes.
Coyotes are numerous this winter on
Goddard island, just below Pierre.
They keep people along the river bank
reminded of their existence by their
nightly concerts.
John X. Melcher OF Ocoma. who was
Indicted for branding horses not his
own on the range in Lyman county,
was tried before a jury ia Chamber
min at a term of co1rt just ended. The
Jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
John Phelps of Madison was paia-
fully burned Ia the face by an explo-
sion Of fire dust in Coffey - Larkin's
mill. The explosion destroyed the
mills bolting cloth and it will be closed
for a few days.
Gov. Sheldon has appointed On the
boad of dental examiners Il. F.Straight
Of De Smet, for five years from March
I6, 1897, and w. G. Robinson of Park
sr, for the unexpired term OF w. ii.
Brown, removed.
J. C. Schailer, n deserving old soldier
of Huron, has been given an increase
of pension. His application dates from
1887, and the amount due him viii pay
the mortgage ON his farm, which he is
unable to work because of i'll health.
Articles of incorporation have been
Gled at Pierre by the Flandreau Tele-
phcne company ut Flandreau, Moody
county, with a capital stock Of $4,000.
The incorporators are George III. viii
BOX, Fred A. Spofford, George III. Few,
Fred Il. Miner and Frank Mead.
The barn of William Mills at Ando-
yer caught fire in the oat bin and forty
head of cows and ~thirty-ive head of
horses were burned with the building.
The barn was one of the largest and
best ia the county and was insured for
only 5000. The stock was insured for
about $1,000.
By the purchase of more land, the
Carpenter Irrigated farm, near puk-
wanna. now contains a total of eight
quarter sections, which adjoin one an
sther. This farm Is owned by a
y ealthy resident Of Chicago, who .lro-
pusesv next season to show exactly
what can be done In the way of cx-
teIsive irrigation in this state.
Fire was discovered in the new Elli-
son hoist. I'm course tf construction by
The Momestake Mining company at
Lead City The hoist was badly dam
aged. Alr ost everything wooden con-
nected wiif II was destroyed and some
Of the steel work so badly warped that
It will havc TO he replaced. The loss
will run up into the thousands.
Fitzpatrick Post G. A. r. of Huron
lost three members by death during
the past year, viz, Charles Stowe, 10
siah Hafrner and J. Myron Jarvis. In
honor of their memory a special SER
vice was held recently by the post and
relief corps, and was attended by a
large gathering of old soldiers and
friends of the deceased.
A. ID. Hill, receiver of the govern
ment land office for the Huron district,
was among the passengers injured by
q locomotive on the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids & Northern line, striking a
coach on the Chicago & Northwestern
tracks ct the crossing OF the roads at
Gold Field, Iowa. This is the fourth
time Mr.. Hill has been hurt on rail-
roads within the past two years.
Lands In Gregory county, winch have
been settled upon since February,
1890. were offered for filing at the
United States land office Oft Chamber
lain. For the first time settlers began
arriving the day before the sale aud =
number remained in line q. the lard
office door all night and until the open
Ing of the office I'm the morning. Many
filings had to be rejected because the
! claiins confiicted.
In the circuit court at Sioux Fails
Judge Jones that :. suit for the value
IF liquors sold In this state had nc
standing in court. because the sale
was O violation of the prrhlbltory law.
The action was brought by J.. J. Dong
lass Of Louisville, Ky. agNinst a local
saloon man for tie value Of several
barrels Of whisky. The court ordered
I verdict for defendant, who had ad-
nitted the money was due.
One Of the worst gangs OF cattle
thieves n ever onera fed I'm fha WeSt