Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-01-09
State News I'm nGlcf.

The winter session OF the South Ia
| kota Press Association will in
| the city of Redtield On Dec. IL.
Frank Cheever of C~astlewood, while
| examining a gun accidentally shot
| Dan Burns of the same place. F0rtu-
| natcly the shot did not prove fatal.
]. Q. \. Braden of Aberdeen has
| taken a part interest in an abstract
office in West Superior and will short
| ly remove there with his family.
The Prohibition state convention i
already announced for a date in Sep
tember next and the place OF meeting
Sioux Falls.
The output of the gold mining in
| dustries in South Dakota for III year
| 1850 was So 600. being Sl,J0O,0OO
| more than i'll 1894.
The electric light plant in the city
Of Aberdeen was recently sold 10 }. >.
| bartholomew Of Grand Forks. y. d.,
who is the owner of the gas plant III
that city also.
Mrs. y. q. Lien. Il pioneer Of MAJ
shall county, was buried ut Britton.
She was the first mcmbc" Of the Nor
wegian Lutheran church who has died
here in eleven years.
An enthusiastic creamery meeting
was held ut Britt0n and a committee
appointed authorized TO buy n plant in
Hutchinson, Mimi, and remove ii to
that place.
The South Dakota School fund has
reached the handsome accumulation
of over So 00 900, the interest on
| which amounts to over $4,000 IN
nUally, and is the only portion of the
fund available for the state schools.
Judge Ackley of Aberdeen has pre-
| scented the &. 4. X. of the state with
The minutes of all the encampments
| from 1881 to 1895. inclusive. all nicely
bound. The gift is one whici, will be
greatly appreciated.
Immigration conventions seem to be
in order and South Dakota will fall
into line by holding one at Mitchell on
Jan. II and III. Leading citizens from
neighbOring states will participate in
the deliberations and much good to
the state is anticipated.
The state board Of agriculture will
meet in the city of Huron on Jan. IA
for the purpose of locating the state
fair for the year 1896. Propositions
will also be considered to locate for a
term of five years or more. Several Of
the leading cities are after the plum.
South Dakota has a juvenile band
that Is attracting a great deal OF at
tention. The band is composed Of
twenty-four people, the average age of
its members being fourteen years, the
youngest member, a girl Of sever sum
mers. ueing the drum MOTOR. Mitchell
Is the HON of this aggregation.
1t is reported that Roscoe will soon
have a creamery, with a patronage Of
about 1000 cows. That portion OF the
state lying along the east slope OF the
Missouri is coming rapidly TO the front
as one Of the best portions of the state.
The crops have been good for several
seasons. and the stock interests have
increased at a wonderful rate.
The report of the United States land
office for the quarter ending Dec. 81 is
very encouraging. being the largest of
any quarter of the year. and in excess
of the corresponding quarter last year.
The total receipts were S3.26S.j3:
homestead entries. 20. embracing A.
aG.Il; u final timber-culture proofs.
l1.22S.9i acres: . cash entries, 1,139.96
acres.
The state board of regents will hold
their regular meeting during the
month Of January in the city of Aber-
deem. Two new members will be ap-
pointed by the governor prior to this
meeting. the exact date of which has
not yet been fixed. and much business
Of Importance pertaining to the we'll
fare of state institutions will be dis
cussed.
The fraternal society known as the
A. d. L. w. for the Jurisdiction of the
State of South Dakota passed upon
more than q new applications for
membership during the month of De
cember. The order has has n most
phenomenal record in the state. there
having been no assessment for the
month Of December and the grand re-
corder now that there will
be none for January.
The horse and cart belonging to I
III. Bitney of Higlimore were d;scoy-
cred wandering about, without q driy-
er, ABOUT n mile north of town. Bitney
was seen by one of his neighbors on
the previous evening. and told him he
was starting to Highmore. Since that
time no trace OF him can be found.
Ills financial affairs are i'm good con
dition. and IL Is feared that he wan
dered away while temporarily insane.
The first of the year in the mining
camps passed off very quietly. Con
trary TO expectations, few attempts
were made to relocate mining proper
u for once in the history of the
hiils the claim-iImpers forgot to take
advantage of the new year. Perhaps
~ Is as well that they did. for there
was an organized moveme on the
part of the dread yigilantes TO make II
warm for him should he have ttempt
ed to ply his vocation. In past wears
much bloodshed has followed claim.
jumping incident 70 the new years adj
vent.
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