Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-04-23
IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
vutercstfnx News Items From al
over the State.

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There will be four sreameries built n
Sisseton before the middle or May.
Mrs. w. Zell. residing south OF Aber.
deeu a few miles. died, and was Durleu
at Warner.
The village of Lennox. Lincoln coun-
tv A. =, hsy, A new roller mill, the con-
tract for it's erection having peeh
signed.
Andrew Boehmer, who committees
suicide at Montevideo, Mimi, formerly
ran a saloon in Aberdeen in company
with John Derra.
Stockmeu west of the Missouri river
are adding largely TO their herds. ana
many head of cattle and sheep are De-
ing crossed at Chamberlin daily.
A perition has been fled with the
governor asking for the organization
Of Harding county in the extreme
northwestern orne of the state.
Cattlemen generally report that the
cattle wintered better than at any time
in the history OF the range country
the loss being estimated at LOCO head-
Reouisition papers have been Issued
for Fred Gates, wanted in Dawson
county for embeZZlement and supposed
co be at the present time In Athei-
stone. Taylor county, Iowa.
Adam Crawford. a young man TWEEN
ty-three years OF age, while training q
wild Indian pony at Stsseton, vas
kicked in the stomach so badly that ne
died the following day.
The steamer Last Chance and n
gasoline boat Chamberlin, the latter
belonging TO the Pontoon Bridge COM
pany. have resumed crossing opera
tons AT Chamberlin for the season.
T. F.. Wilson of Southern Minnesota,
has bought a ~half-section of land near
Aberdeen, and will move his family
here in a short time. Farming lands
are changing hands TO quite an extent.
Five Indians. indicted for unlawful
intercourse with Ada Menard. a girl
nndrr sixteen years old at Sioux Falls,
pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to
the maximum penalty of fifteen years.
Work has been resumed upon the
partially-completad hospital at Fort
Meade. 4 delay of several months oe-
Cured because the building could not
be completed within the time speci-
fed.
Gov. sheldon received a telegram the
other day from Secretary Olney, stat
ing that FOrger Clark of Grant
ty has been arrested in Mexico. and
that eNtradition papers have been
granted.
Miss Margie Huston. who recently
arrived at Aberdeen from Cedar Rap
ids. Iowa. I take charge of the manu-
facture of shirts. etc. for the labor
union. died suddenly OF neuralgia OF
the heart.
Robert Mcbride has secured Judge
of Sioux Falls to prosecute
The parties who destroyed his news-
paper plsut some time ago He de-
,lares his intention of returning TO
Mitchell.
IT IS reported that Leonard Scoville,
was placed under bonds on Il
charge OF "attle stealing at Pierre, has
his bond. ana Sheriff Price
ouJ on a hunt for the bond
The discovery Of a human skull in Il
good state Of preservation by well dig
gers at n depth OF forty feet, beneath
4 solid four foot vein OF coal. is at
tracing a good deal OF attention at
Dickinson
From the present outlook the seed
- -. naf.0,, .,,vpt xusfl hn rho
for several years, hardly one
fifth having been accomplished. the
heavy rains making it impossible 10
work II soil.
The postottice at Miller was broken
into and $50 i'll cash taken. besides
stamps. etc. TO an amount nOt known.
The safe was blown open with tools
and material stolen from Sunderland's
blacksmith shop.
s. p. Hardenbrook. who represents
the Minneapolis Threshing Machine
company at Aberdeen. has been offered
the entire charge of Texas. New Next
60 and Lower California. He will
doubtless accept.
The Standard Savings bank, with
wv IlA=dl oN III 'NAtAthA- II. H.
Soper of Emmctsburg. Iowa, vice pres
ident. II. 4. MaXfield cashier and w.
8. Davis assistant cashier, has been
organized at Huron.
The large Touring mill known as the
Madison Touring mill. at Madison.
formerly owned by ". b. Smith &
Son of Spring Valley. Mimi. has been
sold TO John Coffey of Madison, :. d.,
for $4,000 cash.
Arrangements have been completed
for a three days race meeting on the
track in Pierre May Ia. - and 16. A
large number Of speedy horses from
the range country will be here, and an
interesting meeting is in sight.
The weather for the past week at
Gary has been such that work on the
new creamery had TO be abandoned.
As soon as possible the work will be
pushed to completion. that the cream
cry may be ready for the spring trade.
The annual meeting Of the Western
South Dakota Stock Growers associa-
ton was held at Rapid City. A large
number of cattlemen. also. representa-
tives from Chicago. Omaha. Kansas
City and Sioux City. were in attend
ance.
Sisseton has been visited by several
storms lately, the heaviest being an