Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-04-23
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Reduction works al Deadwood, has re-
ceived from the East a full uit or
clothes made from asbestos cloth. All
the men employed in the smelling de-
partment of the reduction works VIII
be furnished with similar suits.
The life OF Sheriff Fuller OF Butte
county has been threatened by Will
iam West, the Kansas desperate and
murderer recently apprehended by
him and turned over to the authorities
of Kansas. West threatened to Kill
his captor If ever he gets out OF jail.
The Bristol creamery will start Its
fourth season in a week or ten days.
It is not now the only n in the coun-
ty. however, as Andover and Webster
are each putting In a coop
erative plant. Dairying Is bound 10
meet with grand success IN this
county.
The Norwegians Of Presho county
are advocating the establishment or a
purely Norwegian school. english
speaking residents of the county are
protesting against the proposed action,
but the matter has not Yet reached "A
point where 1t is necessary to call out
the troops.
New Hope township, Brown county.
was swept by the storm which did so
much damage in Edmunds and Faux
counties. Several houses. barns and
~granaries were blown to pieces, but no
one was hurt. The storm vas accom-
panied by brilliant lightning and an
immense fall of hail.
Many new settlers have moved onto
the Sisseton re reservation since April I,
and many old ones have relinquished
their claims 10 others. II the bill TO re-
duce the price OF these lands from
$3.50 TO SIZE per acre fails to become
a law, there will be many abandon
ments of claims In another year.
Sivert Alex OF Flanderau met with n
very painful accident recently. While
repairing n windmill, near town. he
was thrown from the platform by the
wheel, which VAS suddenly put in gear,
and fell fifty feet TO the ground,
breaking his loft leg and being other
wise seriously, if not fatally, injured.
DR.. Charles Eastman OF st. Paul has
been at the Sisseton agency for the
purpose of making arrangements with
the Indians To rent their lands TO white
settlers for a period of five years.
Comparatively few Of the Indians till
their lands, and thus thousands of
acres of rich soil lies idle, which might
be of valuable use.
The citizens of Harding county. stu
atei in the extreme northwestern por-
ton of the state. are arranging To or
ganiZe the county. Over LOO citizens
have signed n petition to that effect.
and as many more will be obtained.
Nashville viii be the county seat. and
l.. DeBelley, r. l.. Jackson and Rev.
Gardner VIII be commissioners.
Jack Burnes. the man who. several
weeks z induced his seventeen-year-
old sister-in-law 10 hold up the sheriff
of Aurora county with a revolver for
the purpose of collecting an imaginary
llebt has been released from Jail. His
bonds We're originally placed at 5000.
il default OF which he was placed in
Jail. The amount has now been re-
duced TO 81 1000. which he was able to
furnish. The ease will come up in An
F0fa county next week.
William Craven. a White river ranch
man, committed suicide in n sensation
nj manner. Ee had exhibited signs of
insanity for some time, and had fire.
luently threatened the life of his broth
er, Gus. who is one of the most prom
inent stockmen in the coded Sioux
lands. Not long ago deceased procured
n gun for the purpose of killing his
brother for some fancied wrong. He
altered his mind. however. and decided
to take his own life. During the abb
sence of the hired man from the home
of his brother he placed a table near
the bed and laid a rifle upon it, Lying
ON his side. with the muZzle of the gun
over his heart. he touched the trigger
with a stick of wood. The charge tore
a large hole through his heart.