Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-02-20
IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
Interesting News Items From All
over the state.

Experiments nave Nellh'd Wv "
tion that potatoes are worth 70 10 20
cents a bushel for fuel.
The federal grand jury AT Deadwood
returned n number Of indictments
against Indians from Pine Ridge
agency.
]. w, Smith Of Huron suffered the
amputation of the left leg below the
knee. 1t was broken by o KICK from
a horse a mouth since.
AT Pierre Court Commissioner Pat
tison bound over FIR appearance De.
fore the United States grand jury Bash
and John Claymore Oh a charge or as
sault with intent to kill.
Articles OF incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state Tor q
creamery at Gary. This is the best
country in the world for dairyinS pur-
poses.
The store buildings Of Fred Widman
and Sophia Koch at Mitchell were
burned to the ground early this morn
ing. Loss. $1,000; insured. Origin OF
the fire unknown.
Harry ID. Renner, charged with con
spiracy To commit grand larceny and
defraud the estate of o. +. Woodruff
of $1,000. was tried at Alpena and
discharged, there bling no proof OF
guilt. All parties concerned are from
nunCis.
The board Of pardons has, upon a
strong petition signed by Interested
parties. recommended a pardon for
Alexander G.. Street, sentenced from
Lawrence county for larceny, and re-
fused to recommend a pardon on d
application OF John ii. Weeks.
4 telegram received at Pierre an
nounced the death of VI. IL. Gillette at
the New York hospital, where he a
few days ago underwent a delicate
surgical operation. Mr.. Gillette was
for five years assistant secretary of
state, and was Well known all owe
the state.
Fire broke out in the furniture store
of John Il. Nye X Co. ut Pierre and
the stock is virtually a complete loss
through fire and water. The stock was
valued mt $4,000, with insurance for
$1,000 in Manchester and Colonial COM
pauies. The building is damaged sew
eral hundred dollars.
Lea Van Dyck, a pretty opera singer
of Robin Hood fame, was granted Il
divorce at Iankton from her husband,
Harry Davis, a Philadelphia contrac.
tor. Sc is quite talented, and is Law
ish in her tastes and requirements.
While she only charges her husband
with cruelty, it Is alleged that the
separation is the result Of a hasty mar
rage. Davis was here and offered no
opposition.
\ Mitchell advice says: Farmers
throughout this section Of the state
will SOW considerable wheat again this
spring, a great many having already
procured seed, though tho acreage will
not be nearly so large as formerly.
Most Of the farmers east of the Mis-
souri, river favor q fence law from
Nov. l until May I, SO that stock may
run ut large during the winter. \
fence law for the crop season will not
be tolerated, though now advocated
by a few.
a well attended meeting for the pro-
motion of educational work was held
in the Methodist church at Aberdeen.
lnterestin papers on kindergarten
work We're read by Miss Pelham of
Indiana, Miss Harris and Mrs. Gran
ger of Aberdeen. Rev. Todd deplored
the tendency of the times to merge
college into club life. Supt. Gross made
valuable remarks upon the common
school system of the country.
A beautiful flag, the stars and
stripes, has been presented to the
South Dakota consistory OF Aberdeen
by DIR. s. $. Kilvington and John A.
Schlener of Minneapolis, both thirty
third degree Masons. The p~resenta-
ton speech was made by j. S. Dobbin
of Minneapolis, a prominent G. A. Il.
man. The flag is said to be the most
beautiful thing of the kind ever seer
in tn. Northwest. and was made to
order at Boston of the finest silk, hand
stitched and fringcd with gold.
The state department at Washing
ton has notified Gov. Sheldon Of the re-
ceipt of Il letter from New York from
Leon Platky, editor of Cloaks and
Furs, giving details of a scheme being
worked by Jacob Dreyfus of ~ Mich
igan street. Chicago, by which New
York fur companies, through their
agents, are to furnish the Chicago men
hears of wolves and foxes which are
TO be smI ggled into the Northwestern
states, where n bounty is paid for
them. The authorities are cautioned
to be on their guard.