Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-04-02
In SOUTH DAKOTA.
Interesting News Items From All
OYER the state.

,"I' 10
has goue to West Superior. where be
| will engage in the abstract business,
which promises well for the future.
While Claude Tice. IA brakeman on
the Andover line. was locking a car AT
Langford. he had two fingers smashed
OH his right hand. 1t is feared that
they will have 10 be amputated.
The main shaft in the Deadwood-
| Terra mine win he sunk 300 feet deep
or at once. The work will he done by
| compressed air drills. The big com
pressed at Lead will furnish the
power.
The issuing of seed wheat 10 n num-
Der of Douglas county farmers has
been completed. \ total of S.4Oo bush
els was distributed, being about .
bushels less han was thought would
be necessary.
The Indians at yankton agency. and
incidentally many of the merchants III
towns near the reservation, have been
made happy by the distribution of an
othe- installment of 100000 among
the Indians.
Sheriff Erbe of Sully county appear
ed before United States Commissioner
Pattison on Il charge of selling liquor
without q license, and the government
absolutely failing 10 make a case he
was dismissed.
1t has been announced that the Hash
Knife tbrand) cattle outfit win ship
10000 cattle from the south 70 their
range north Of Belle Fouechc. The in
dications are that the shipments both
out and i'm will be unusually lirge this
year.
J. =. Grabte and f.. NJ. Vroman OF
Edgemont have returned from a trip
around through the mining belt. gath
erinS information and statistics for the
parties who are figuring IN putting a
large smelter in there. with a view to
treating Black Hills ore.
The development Shaft on the Man
doline mine near Custer City has
reached the water level, ana the rich
ness Of tie ore still continues. Some
Of the richest ore found in the Black
Hills comes from this property: ii is
telluride Of bismuth.
A Sioux Indian named Short Man,
accused Of cattle stealing on the res
elyati0n. had an examination before a
United States commissioner in Fail
River county. and was bound yer TO
appear before the next federal grand
jury ut Sioux Falls.
Gov. Sheldon vii! be called upon
shortly 10 pardon Edward McNabh,
who was convicted in Lawrence Gun
ty hast October for cattle stealing.
State Treasurer Philliph IL n OF sew
eIal prominent men who have interest
ed themselves in McNab'S behalf.
The Aberdeen Republican City
league has elected the following Off
GERS: President. III. +. McNutt: first
vice president. w. II. Finch; second
vice president. William GilrnOr: sec
rotary. w. .. Jones; treasurer, Will
lam Wallace.
Articles Of incorporation have been
fled for the Canoya Creamery Issuci-
alton. at Canova. Miner county; CAPT
tai stock, $4,000. For the Bowdle
Creamery company, at Bowdle. Ed
munds county, with a capital stock of
$500.
Cattlemen south of Dickinson report
the loss of stock by gray wolves. One
mar recently lost twenty-five head OF
steers and heifcrs. Four or five
wolves would single out a fat steer
and worry the life out Of him in a
short time. The loss Of young colts Is
also reported.
Fire destroyed the. general store an
stock of Miles & Smith of Montrosa.
The firm carried Il $4,000 stock. and
the store building was valued at
81 200. Both are total losses. with
total insurance of $4,000. The vacant
building of l.. Fuller was.burned: loss.
Sl,WO. no insurance. The origin Of
the fire is unknown.
A ~hydroohClia scare in Perry town.
ship, Lincoln county, is assuming So.
rious proportions. a mad dog belong.
ing to John Schuer ran through the
neighborhood and bit a number of cat
tie, hogs and other animals, which in
turn developed indications of hydro
phobia and died or were killed.
William West, who murdered n dep
uty marshal in the Chernkeen Nation
several months ago and broke Jail ut
Fort ScJtt. was arrested At DeadwoOd
a few days ago. \ deputy marshal ar
rived to-day and fully identified West
and will return with him TO the Fort
Scott jail.
A bill designed to grant settlers the
right 10 MAKE second homestead en-
tries. which was drawn UP by John
ID. Rivers, Ii Chamberlain attorney.
and recently introduced in the lower
house of congress. is. according to in
formation from Washington, practic-
ally certain To become a law.
The Colorado parties holding an op-
ton on the j. X. mine at Hill CITY
have let Il contract 10 sink the devci-
opment shaft 300 feet further. The
owner OF this property, while doing
development work. took out $4,000 at
a cost Of less than $1,000. thus netting
them a handsome profit in addition to
saying for their development work.
AS a result of the opening Of bids for
furnishing the Santee and Flandreau
Indians with seed grain. A. w. Laven-
der OF Scotland received the contract
for furnishing cats. J.. T.. Tackett of
Santee was awarded the contract for
wheat n John Brown Of Springfield
occurred the contract TO deliver seed
corn and potatoes ut Flandreau.
The body of Miss Daisy Louther OF
Spearfish. a daughter Of DIR. Louther
OF that place. was found under the
floor OF a dancing pavilion in a grove
OF trees q few yards from her fathers
Annryard A ls,llaf haa huo, a.