Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-19
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
r~utcrcstinx Ncas Items Fro AZ
over the STATE.

Daniel i. Rocks, formerly OF Colawa-
ter. Mich. died nj Huron. aged sixty
Relatives from Chicago took the re-
femains for burial.
The recent storm was very severe at
| Miller. The people in the country are
in great need Of coal and other sup
plies, the roads being impossible.
A mad dog attacked several cowboys
M Fort Pierre and severely BIT two,
.Iefins and Baird. The latter Will DE
| taken TO the Pasteur institute at New
York.
The circuit court viii close a sinai
| calendar at Redfield the last or the
week. Judge Gaffey takes Judge
Campbell's place on the bench here Iol
| the last of the term, because or cases
| the former is interested in at Pierre.
Thousands of acres Of corn In the
vicinity of Huron are buried peIieath
q foot or more of snow. Not more nan
| half or two-thirds of the wheat ] Is
| threshed. and farmers gencr1iiy are
not prepared for winter.
| walton under his jurisdiction. n TINS
was granted. Hunters, in addition 10
receiving this permission, must agree
TO fully comply with certain fecerai
statutes governing the territory en-
braced in Indian reservations.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Farmers Implement com
pany at Canton. with Il capital stock or
$4,000. Incorporators: Ole 7. Hell
gerson. Simon Ulrikson, Henry Orstad,
f. Il. Nessa and Nels L. Strand, all of
Canton.
George Wilson. n farmer living in
Pleasant Grove township, lost thirty
six head of sheep as the result OF the
unusually severe weather. Stockmen
from west OF the Missouri river say
that cattle are drifting to sheltered
places in the timber along the White
river.
An ice bridge formed on the Missouri
river the other day and next day the
ice was strong enough for the safe
crossing Of stock and teams. This is
the earliest that the river has closed
at Chamberlain for fifteen or twenty
years.
DIR. ]. w. Elliott, state veterinarian,
reports several cases of anthrax
among the cattle of a farmer named
Davis, near Frankfort, S. %. This dis
tase is giving considerable trouble 10
ne stockmen of the central counties of
lie state.
DAILY & Makay of Madison have
brought $500 sheep in from the West
70 be fed Cor the Eastern market. As
this firm has plenty of hay. corn ard
oats on their farm they think the grain
can be fed 10 fatten the sheep and
they will realize n god price for ii.
1t is not generally known that white
sportsmen are occasionally permitted
10 hunt on Indian reservations, but j.
Il. eLader. an Elkhorn conductor. and
party of friends, recently enjoyed this
novelty. He was required TO make
formal application TO United States In
dian Agent Clapp. at Pine Ridge Agen-
cy. for permission TO hunt on the reser-
out for Mark Hanna when he reaches
were captured near Deadwood and
sent to Maj. Mckinley. as the first
offering of the Black Hills. They were
put in a cage with a partition between
them, and labeled Mark" and Han
ma Hanna" is all right. but look
A very fine pair of American eagles
for anything.
Charles Loveland. manager of the
Huron creamery. is confined TO his
home. caring for a very painful wound
in the calf Of one of his legs. He was
attacked by a vicious boar; the animal
forced his tusks through the calf of
Il of MIR. Loveland's legs. infiicting n
wound that is causing him much trou-
BILE.
The counci of administration Of the
u. A. X. department of South Dakota
aas been directed by Senior Vice Com
nander Baker OF Hermosa and Assist
INT Genera StrouDe OF Aberdeen tn
convene in special session In Sioux
Falls on the 18th inst. for the purpose
or electfng q department commander 70
MIL the vacancy caused by the death
of Gen. Ackley.
The state insurance department has
granted authority to transact business
III this state TO the Nedcrland Life In
surance company of New York. Com
missioner Anderson reports many
agents securing certificates and in
qu!ries from a number OF companies MS
TO requirements for doing business in
the state, since the election is ovcr and
business is again settled down.
Two Sioux Indians. named Different
Star and Walking Shield, were arrest
ed by Deputy Marshal Bray, upon the
charge of criminal assault upon the
person of Little Dog. a Sioux maiden.
The fends were held at Chamberlain
to appear before the next federal grand
jury without bail. and in the meantime
Will be confined in the Lawrence coun-
~ jail.
Henry Gould, a ranchman In tho
western part Of the state. lost abont
100 head OF sheep from the effects of
poison. OF late there have been mary
losses TO sheep owners, all apparently
from In sane cause. In some eases
the owners were apprehensive that the
sheep had been poisoned by some ma
liciously inclined person or persons
but the cause is % attributed to the
animals eating loco weed.
A board of trade has been organized
at Huron. with the following officers:
X. q. Richards, president; John Long
stan, secretary; William b. Joy. treas
urer. The directors are: G.. s. Hutch
inson. John A. Sauer, Dave Il. Jeffris.
Charles Reed, X. O. Richards. A. w,
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