Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-26
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
interesting News Items From M
over the State.

families in Moody county.
The Golden Eagle clothing store Mt
Aberdeen was bu.glariZed and consid-
cradle clothing taken, mostly coats
and overVoats.
The Black Hills Educational associa-
ton will hold its regular winter meet
ing at Lead on Friday and Saturday,
Nov. - and 2S.
Bishop Hare has just completed a
visit TO the Episcopal churches at Pine
Ridge and Rosebud agencies, and finds
them in a fiourishing condition.
DIR. +. Il. English Of Aberdeen claims
TO have been robbed of four valuable
uncut diamonds. which were kept in
his rooms at the Hotel Kennard.
The building known as the Koch OPP
era house of Mitchell is being retitted.
and will be one of the best opera
houses in The state.
AT Canton John Noyak and Joseph
Nigrene were sentenced by the circuit
court to five years in the penitent!ary
for highway robbery.
Louis Caser. Spencer Scott and Clar-
ence Fleely OF Sphinx county were COM
iiiAtttu W i've 'N%S
convicted OF burglary and each have a
three years sentence.
O. i. Grahsm, who has been assist
ant cashier in the First National Bank
of Mitchell. has resigned his position
TO accept a more lucrative n with
the Deering Harvester company at its
headquarters in Chicago.
DIR. j. G. Carter OF Aberdeen has
given a bill of sale to George III. Wells
for his entire stock Of drugs and medi-
cines. and will retire from the business
he has been conducting in the Sherman
house block.
Myron Jarvis fell dead Of heart fail
ure at Huron. He was fifry-fivc years
of age. an ex-alderman Of that city and
prominent in Masonic and Grand Army
circles of the state. viii III. Jarvis of
Minneapolis is his brother.
Two memo a half breed Sioux and
the other a white a were arrested
at Chamberlain by City Marshal Ryan
on a telegram from Sheriff Price OF
Hughes county. The men are wanted
at Pierre for burglary and left there a
week ago.
Roundup wagons have been started
owe the ranges in the ceded Sioux
lands for the purpose of gathering up
all cattle that are in marketable condi-
ton. Fears of a hard winter. and the
good prices being paid are responsible
for the movement.
A crazy Sioux Indian belonging at
Lower Brule agency. escaped from the
reservation and terroriZed the whole
settlement along the White river. He
vas pursued and overpowered by the
Indian police before any fatalities re-
suited.
1t Is reported that Eureka people
sent a company of men to Leola to
steal the county records. as they failed
10 get them by a vote taken at the re-
cent election. Leola people claim to
have discovered the conspiracy in time
TO Illustrate it. and the men went back
without the records.
The Alexander Mitchell hotel OF
Mitchell has changed hands, j. l.. Co
ant retiring from the business and G..
w. johnson of Yankton becoming pro-
prietor and manager. 1t will be here
after known rs the Mitchell hotel
One of the most sudden changes in
religious circles on record has occurred
at Langford. The members of the
Methodist church, having become dis
satisfied with the arbitrary rulings of
the presiding elder of the district, left
that denomination i'm a body, and have
organized and purchased the Method
list church property
A. u. Groenke, formerly assistant
cashier Of the Mitchell National bank.
has purchased the German newspaper
at Mitchell, Die Dakota Post. and as
snmed the editorial and business man
agement of the same. He will endeay-
or TO make IL a state paper of a nom
partisan character.
Archie Akers, one of the gang of
rustlers who were plying their work in
Sioux county, Nebraska, was arrested
at the :. Il G. ranch by Deputy Sheriff
Pickett Of Fall River county. Akers
had been in league with the notorious
Stoning, and it was by Stoning's con-
fession that evidence against Akers
was obtained. The capture is an i'm
portant IN
South Dakota farmers complain that
gray eagles are making havoc with
their poultry and young stock. G.. w.
Lumley, a rancher on the river near
Pierre, recently killed one which meas
ured seved feet three inches from fin
TO tip. The bird was attempting to
carry off a young calf at the time. and
seemed to have a fair show of success
when Lumley arrived on the scene.
Appel brothers, clothiers of Aber-
deem, closed their doors, giving a mort.
gage of $4,000 in favor of creditors.
who will get a proportionate share of
the proceeds of the sale Of the stock
on hand. The financial embarrass-
ments of Appel Bros. Of Grand Rap
Ids, Mich, precipitated matters. The
firm has been i'm business for n dozen
years and was considered sound.
Pete Woods, a professional wolf
hunter. has returned to his home in
the western part OF the state from
Wyoming. He is employed each sum-
mer by the Standard Cattle company
to kill wolves, and during the PAST sea
son killed $50. A fine pack of hounds
aids him in his work of exterminatinp
the pests of the cattle range.
The regular November term of the
circuit court In Meade county has been
adjourned until Dec. %. The states
attorney has aSkad Iudoo Dr