Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-03-26
In SOUTH DAKOTA.
I~nterestin~ News Items From MI
Ss~s the state

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house in the spring.
Citizens Of Marion Junction nave
subscribed 500 toward securing a
Touring mill.
The citizens Of Trip have let q con
tract fer a Slice creamery 70 be pun
In operation by May.
A camp of Royal Neighhors. the
ladies' auxiliary of he Modern WOOD
men. bls been organized at Huron.
The government has contracted FOR
a six-inch arte>ian we'll n lanktJn
agency. work 10 begin April l.
Work has been commenced at Terry.
Lawrence county. on a new three-story
hotel. which il being constructed for
Mrs. Louise Perkins of kansas.
/. Ulyot and ii. G. Bockoven shipped
from Clark To- Lancdon. y. ID, n car
load of lire draught and alEpurpose
horses.
Mai. c. Boyd Barrett has been APP
pointed a member of the Democratic
congressional committee, 10 succeed
Hon. John ID. LAWYER.
The annual reunion Of Scottish Rite
MaSons of South Dakota was held at
YaIktoa. About two hundred were
present.
Republican county conventions have
been held in various parts of the state
for the purpose Of electing delegates 10
the state convention.
Hog cholera has broken oct in Bon
Homnfe county. Mr. King. 4 large
srocn raiser. has lost lVv hogs, ana
! other losses are reported.
Prof. A. NJ. Wheaton. Of the State
Agricultural college. has been lectur-
in. in various parts of the state re-
Gently, on the creamery industry.
The Catholics will shortly erect a
fine church euIfice at Mellette. The
congregation AZ quite large, and las
utilized the Presbyterian church, but
IL is too small.
1t has been decided by those navinS
the independent movement in charge
n Aberdeen 10 place in nomination Il
full citizaEs' ticket for The spring lily
election.
James Smith. who was found guilty
OF the robbery Of the Erickson family
AT t9andreau. was sentenced 10y Judge
Jones tn imprisonment in the STATE
penitpntiaTy for fifteen years.
/ creamery was organized at Roscoe
recently and over 800 cows pledged.
The number viii be Increased TO +O
or 800 COWS By the time the creamery
is ready 70 begin operations.
James Wilson. a prisoner from Faux
county. in Jail 1T Pierre waiting trial
Oh charge IF burglary. has become ia
sane. lie thinks Il crowd is watching
him ami using every power 10 railroad
him 10 the ~peni;cntlary.
u. Milan of Aberdeen has just re-
ceiycd word that his father. James Il.
Milan. had betl stabbed and Killed at
,port. Ark. The particulars OF the
bleody crime have not yet been re-
ceired.
Subs riptions for constructing the
new state normal school at Springfield
now aggregate SGl5S. W. l.. Dow. a
Wen known Sioux Fails architect. has
been engaged 10 prepare plans for the
building and grounds.
The new creamery company recently
organized at MourU V mas contrIct-
ed With Prof. \. III. Wheaton OF Brook
HIS 10 furnish and place in running
order the machinery of the plant at a
cost of $1,000.
AT Mitchell the sheriff. with several
deputies, made q raid upon "A ang OF
tOughs, putting ten under arrest on or
ders from a p~ostottice inspector who is
on his way here 10 identify them as n
gang who have been robbing pCstof-
fees in the near vicinity.
Frank Thomas ard wife OF Pierre
have begun suit against the Chicago
& Northwestern i0r $4,000 damages.
Several years ago Thomas was an en-
pioye OF the road and mel with an ac-
cident which resulted in total blind
ness for him.
Ten Indian hoys belonging on the
Santee agency have becT sentenced TO
terms iii the government reform
school at Washington for setting fire
to the large government school house
at that agency last muIe and two
smaller ONES 4 few months Int n.
The water question is being solved in
Charles Mix county. An arteslan well
is nearly completed in Darlington
township. y large township well is
being put down. and a gushar is cx-
pected any dav. Seven artesian well
outfits are AT work in the county. and
six wells are flowing.
tlECiAl COURT Tor l4f1CC4fa cot.tiCf con
vened Mt Canton. with Judge !. ".
Jones cf Sioux Falls On riic bench. No
grand jury has been drawn. N~i,,laters
of the liquor law are playing hide and
seek 10 avoid prosecution. AMI u is
likely the saloon men viii ESCAPE bis
time. Several criminal eases. Includ-
ing We criininal assaults, viii be tried.
a company OF Montreal capitalists.
headed by Robert Mackay. have bought
2JO,Vpl shares of stock of the Singa-
pore Mining company. owning ground
on the silicious gold ore belt. The pur-
chasers are 10 the heaviest owners Of
mining ground in the Black Hills.
They also own the kilderman Chlor-
nation works at Puma.
Twelve new members have been Ia
ken into the A. O.. IT,. W. lodge at
Clark. Grand Master Master Work
man +. NJ. Grain was present and as
sisted in the ceremonies. Visiting
Morkmen from the lodges at Henry.
Bradley, Raymond. Doia MI and VIII
low Lakes were in attendance. The
last number OF the programme was
supper.
Cattlemen west of the Missouri liver
are making preparations for rho spring
roundup. COWBOYS in the en,ul,, os