Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-01-16
state Briefs-

The Alpena Cooperative Creamery
company has been organized at Alpena
with $1,000 capital. @#H n
G. ID. Beebe, for a number of years
engaged In the dry goods trade In Tyn-
dali, has closed up, and will move his
stock elsewhere. ~
A. J.. Steff,er was thrown from his
buggy at Huron and badly hurt. His
head was seriously cut and bruised,
and 1t is feared that he received inter
nal injuries from which he may not
recover.
John Martin and Paddy Shipman OF
Madison were indicted by the United
States grand jury at Aberdeen for
passing counterfeit coins. John Fin
negan was also indicted for tampering
with the mails. The Bookings post
office burglars We're arraigned and
pleaded not guilty.
The Turner County Bank building at
Hurley burned. The contents of the
bank were removed. The loss on the
building is $1,000; insurance, $500.
The bank viii be ready for business in
new quarters ut once. G. II. Goddard,
lawyer, and w. f. Hillery occupied
the second story Of the building and
saved nearly everything.
Mayor Jumper of Aberdeen is ad-
viscd that Gen. w. u. Washburn Of
Minneapolis, in consultation with
prominent business men Of that city.
has promised his support in the Black
Hills railroad project. Matters seem
to be shaping up in q very gratifying
manner.
Judge Haney has decided that w. H.
McKittrick. Democrat, has three ma
jority for the office of clerk of court in
Brulc county. \ former decision gave
the office to McKittriCk. but Plaintiff
Pardec appealed the case to the state
supreme court, which ordered a new
trial. The above decision is the result
of q retrial.
Drs. ParkhurSt and Butler, the emf
ncnt New York divines. have written
South Dakota Clergymcn. protesting
against the proposed bull fight in Now
lin county. A DeaGw0od dispatch re
ported that the bull fight was to be
for the purpose of obtaining funds TO
build a church. Letters of protest are
pouring in from the clergy throughout
the East.
DASiii~ NbN bbli u IhNllilS ~ 'If
thirty, eight original homestead entries
Were made at the United States land
office at Chamberlain covering 6.066
acres. During the same time twenty
seven settlers made final proof, on an
aggregate Of 4,4G7 acres. a total Of
So, 1906 was received in cash during
the quarter.
The board of county commissioners
of Brown county have reappOinted
Capt. Babcock superintendent of the
county hospital. They also approprI.
ated 500 to Supt. w. p. Sherrard, of
the childrens' home at Sioux Falls, for
his expense in placing seven orphan
children from this county into com
Portable homes.
Hon 4. G. Johnson. chairman Of the
| Republican State Central committee,
was in Aberdeen recently. and says he
| is not in favor of m early convention,
| and thinks the middle of May is early
enough for he II to select delegates
| to the national convention. He favors
| holding two conventions, II for the
| nomination of state officers and the
other to elect delegates to the national
convention.
/ Inc SoiiiIlett iiS VI utieSatcS w icp
resent Hughes county and Pierre at
| the immigration convention at Mitch
ell, Jan. Is and II, is made up as
Tvs. Appointed by the county com
missioners: John +. Hughes. James
w. Morse. Appointed by the board OF
trade: Charles L. Hyde, ID. NJ. Boyle.
Appointed by Mayor Karcher: Robert
III. Proudfoot, ID. NJ. Boyle, w. A. Den
het. III. f. Denton. J. Il. Lambert, Il.
Il. Stone. w. G. Gates, NJ. Reisdorfer,
James Monkhouse and John Walsh.
An Indian named Bad Corn Rob.
who belongs on the Pine Ridge reserv-
alton, recently created a furore among
the gambling fraternity of a town neal
the reservation, by participating in
their games, and so successfully that
several of the banks were on the
point of breaking. The Indian after
wards said he was a medicine man,
and knew how TO make a certain kind
of medicine that would make the pos
SCISSOR of it a sure winner at games of
z hance. He offered to dispose of some
Of it for two ponies or $40 in cash. but
found no takers. He declares the med
Seine is in the form of an amulet,
which must be worn on the right
wrist. Bad Corn Rob evidently was