Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-12-10

the farmers with their corn standing
in the fields. During the campaign the
farmers did not nave time TO attend TO
their crops. being so busy with affairs
Of state. Nuw that the election is over
they are standing iii twelve inches OF
snow i'll the fields husking corn. Goa
siderable grain is yet in stack, and
will remain 50 until spring.
The weather bureau at Pierre reports
the past month ms a record-breaker for
November weather. there being but
four clear days in the month. with a
general average of T. degrees. The
temperature has been far below the
normal, ard the snowfall far in excess.
The convent building at Yankton, IL
is understood. will he converted into a
hospital this winter. 10 be operated by
the Catholic society. The present Occu-
pants of the building. the Benedictine
Sisters. will move to Vernillion. 1t is
stated about $500 M will he expended
in remodellinc. adding 10 and equip
ping the buildings for the hospital.
Since the stockmen on White river
formed an organization for the especial
purpose of amnihilating gray wolves,
which have become vcly numerous on
that raHge and offered a bounty of SO
for each animal killed. soIne OF the
cowboys have combined business with
pleasure by hunting the animals dur
ing their leisure hours. In this way
comfortable sums are added TO their
regular salaries. Two men on Little
Buffalo creek the other day killed eight
OF the fierce brutes. Seven of them
were of the ordinary gray variety, but
the other, while similar in almost ev-
cry other respect. was of a different
color, being coal Understanding
quite rare in that section.
The peace and harmony of rural life
in Hanson county was very seriously
disturbed recently by n savage assault
Upon c. :. Towne by A. Erkel, with in
tent TO do great bodily harm. There
has been bad feeling existing between
the parties for c ne time III. st. and as
they met in the highway. between
their respective farms the i'll feeling
showed itself through muscular effort
on the part of Erkel TO the serious dis
figurement and injury of Towne. who,
from appearances. came out second
best in the ontes The examination
of Erkei resulted in his being bound
over TO the circuit court for his appear
ance before the grand jury of Hanson
county ct its mex session. States At
torney Ioller conducting the examina-
ton.
There is no prospect that the railroad
bridge across the Missouri river at
YaEkton will he built during tie win
ter. Chief Engineer Miller has made
so many promises during the past sea-
son that have @ been fulfilled that
anything he may say in the future VOL
be given allowance. 1t would be inn
possible 10 get AT this work before
spring, provided everything was ready.
Tor the reason thai no ties, rails or
other material for constructing the
three miles of road 10 the bridge site,
and no work has yet begun on the iron
work for the structure. No material
for h piers has as yet been received.
N altogether there is nothing to war
rant n repetition of that old chestnut
thai 1--WE will be at work upon the
bridge within thirty days. That il
will eventually be built is generally be-
lieyed.
A bold robbery took place at vermill-
ion recently. Mrs. j.. Herrick. n Wild
ow. living in MeI<ling county. was
coming from the depot when she was
met by a man. The fellow started to
run when close to her and grabbed her
Pocketbook from her hands as lie
passed. The pocke:book contained SGl,
all the money the woman has in the
world. Tie thief then disappeared
down the bottom road. and before the
woman could collect her senses AMI
give the alarm he had escaped. The
officers were soon Informed. and men
with teams started in hot pursuit in
several directions. Marshal Sullivan
got on the right scent once. but lost 1t
over on the Missouri bottom. 1t is
supposed the thief started for the Mis-
souri, bluffs, five miles from Vermillion.
He is believed to be a tramp who has
been hanging around town several
days. The lady robbed is in n critical
condition from fright and the loss Of
the money.