Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-26

Tho rornr man nsm cd VIII. who a
to,.nted TO shoot n man near MOUNT
Vernon Some weeks ago., has been sen
fenced TO n wear and eieven ont III
the renitentiary at Sioux FANS.
The International Coffee company,
with Headquarters at Aberdeen, mas
fled articles of Incorporation Win tue
secretary OF state AT Pierre, WIN u
capital stock Of 100000. The moor
rorators are: NJ. X. Henninger, Chas'
n. Aggas. i. G. Newell, c. Nj. hop
kins and +. +. Hopkins. The coihpa-
nv has secured n tract or land on .ne
Tuxpon river. State of Puebld. north
east of the City of Mexico. Quite u
large, settlement of Northern people re-
side in the vicinity. some Of them from
MINNEAPOLIS and other Minnesota
points.
A breach Of promise case hat mas
attracted unusual attention Is mat JUST
brought at Sioux Falls by a young
woman named Tufield against Isaac
Turner. Turner has lived here many
wears, and is an old man, just ABOUT
ready TO shuttle of this mortal coil.
The plaintiff is young. She a been
acting as Turner's ~housekeeper and
now charges him with trifiing with mel
affections and demands that the OLD
man either marry her or put up the
cash-seyeral thousand dollars. Mr..
Turner has always borne an excelient
reputation. and il the case was not so
serious il would be treated as a joke.
The grass widow who sues him is an
English woman divorced from Henry
Tufield two years ago.
The authorities of the soldiers home
ha We been sinking a well ever since
last May. and have drilled through all
kinds of foundations, some rock being
20 hard that they could only sink two
or three inches a day. A depth or ~
feet was reached and water found.
The water is warm, being nearly or
the same temperature as the warm
springs. aud no doubt has h same
medicinal properties. They are con-
tinuing the drilling and expect TO have
fully 100 feet of water. The home
management is delighted. for they
have been seriously troubled on &C
count Of insufficiency of water during
the summer. A large reservoir Will be
built upon an elevation near the home
and n pump and small water system
put In.
The decision Of Judge Garland in the
United States district court, awarding
to the city Of Huron the Huron water
works system, over which there has
been litigation for the past v years,
is attracting very wide attention. The
decision restores to the city the water
works plant without repaying TO the
Huron Water Works Company the
$4,000 paid for 1t when the transfer
was made. The sale was made to pro-
cure funds with which to carry on the
capital location contest, and was re-
garded with disfavor by many who de
clared the sale 10 be illegal. Immedi-
ately following Judge Carland'S decis-
ion the receiver. in whose possession
the property had been for nearly two
years. wa dismissed and the property,
together with the books, papers, etc,
were surrendered 10 the city, in whose
possession is now is.
Prof. Conner and wife, residents of
Sioux Falls, a few years ago spent
some time in California. While they
were away. Attorney Joe Kirby re-
ceived ffom an Iowa school supply
company a claim for several thousand
dollars against Prof. Connor. Kirby
at nee began suit, attached the house
hold furniture and belongings Of the
Connors and took possession of their.
When Mrs. Common returned from her
visit she Immediately sued Kirby for
the value of the goods, and secured Il
judgment for about 1900 against him.
Kirby made m apneal to the supreme
court, on the ground that the com
plant was not drawn correctly. The
result was that Mrs. Connor's attorney
dropped the suit, after paying the
costs. She has now begun a new suit,
which is set for trial at this term of
court.