Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-21
IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
I~nterestinr News Items From all
over the state.


Two horses were killed near Henry
by lightning.
The spring meeting Of the BACK
Hills Congregational churches is IN
progress ut Hot Springs.
The saloons at Parkston were ralded
and a large quantity of liquors conhs-
Gated.
Albert Schoupp, fourteen years old,
has been convicted of rape on a thlr-
te~en-year-old girl at Tyndali.
A little daughter of George Rowe of
Spencer ate "A quantity of ~strychnihe
which she found in a cupboard and
died from the effects.
The local committee has fixed upon
June ID 10 IL inclusive as the date Tor
holding the state tiremen's tournament
at Canton.
A civic federation has been organ
liked at Yankton for the purpose OF Sc
curing municipal government after the
ideas of its members.
While Mrs. NJ. j. Tryon was leading
q team TO water al HighmOre one or
the horses threw her down and tramp
ed on her. d~islocating me of her hips.
ne NpEclituCS HOlcl at liiEhhi'AN
Will change hands in a Short time.
Mrs. Wales. at present landlady, VIII
be succeeded by Hugh McGlinchy.
Complaint is made that some person
or persons unknow are using dynamite
in the destruction of trout in the
treams of Pennington county.
Chester S~treeter, eight years Old. son
of A. G.. Streeter, living near Mitchell,
was drowned in a pond on the Streeter
farm recently while in swimming.
Robert Mccarthy, a farmer north
east OF Miller, was arrested, charged
with grand larceny, it being claimed
that he stole several head OF cattle
from DR.. Lane.
Sam Stonner, a laborer, while clean
ing windows outside, fell from h sec
ond story of the Masonic Temple at
Brook.ngs to the sidewalk, fracturing
his skull and dying almost instantly.
The land commissioners office at
Pierre received government patents for
$1,000 acres of indemnity lands which
were selected in the eastern part OF
Hughes county several months ago.
George Van Der Stein. for thirty
years n resident Of Danville, III. died
Of consumption at Huron. aged forty
nine. He was n well known music
teacher and writer.
Information is received that a de-
structive forest fire is raging from a
point west of ~Spearfish to the Bear
Ledge mountains. A large area is COW
rred.
Dclbert Getman, 4 ~Saloonist Of Rob
erts county, was lodged in jail at Aber-
feen to-day by United States officers
IN the charge of selling liqour to an
indian.
+. X. Wing of Ipswich has received
medal and diploma from the worlds
cir commissioners for the exhibit of
cheat from Edmunds county at the
worlds fair.
The machinery for the creamery at
Roscoe has arrived and is being put in
place. A butter maker has been Sc
rdred and the creamery will open next
week with the brightest of prospects.
H. C. Coburn and wife brought I
the county auditor at Huron nine wolf
scalps, for which they received $3.50
bounty. Eight of the number were
killed by Mrs. Coburn.
Good Authorities estimate that over
two-thirds of the wheat crop has been
put in. A large part of it is up and
growing rapidly. The acreage will be
considerably less than last year, owing
to the inclement weather.
John Morris, a brakeman, was prob
ably fatally injured in the yard of the
Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail
way company at Mitchell while he
was switching by being squeezed be-
tween a box car and a switch.
John ORGY. who fed from Dell Rap
Ids on the eve of his marriage, has
been arrested at Sioux Falls and will
he brought back. 1t ia heard that he
is wanted on a charge of illegitimate
parentage in Illinois.
A cloud burst occurred at Newark
recently. Nearly three inches OF water
fell in half an hour, with heavy hail,
breaking all the window lights in town
on the west side Of buildings and driy-
ing growing grain into the ground.
Secretary G.. A. Lum OF the South
Dakota Miliers' asocisation. is in re-
ceipt of a diploma and medal, awarded
the association at the world; fair for
a fine exhibit of -four and other cereal
products ut the famous exhibition.
AT Tyndall the jury returned a ver-
diet Of $3.50 in favor of T.. c. GotZian
& Co. of ST. Paul VS.. Charles n. Me-
Cullom. sheriff Of Bon Homme county,
for Illegally selling under execution a
stock Of goods claimed by plaintiffs.
Ten days ago DR.. Coney. in a street
encounter in Yankton with Commo-
lore Coulson. the best known steam
boat man on the upper Missouri river,
bit the latter on the finger. Gangrene
set in and Coulson is not expected to
live.
A special election has been called at
Vermillion to fill the aldermanic va
cancy in the Second ward, occasioned
by the election Of Aid. Sweezy to the
mayors chair. The election will be
held May 81. Several candidates are
In the field.
For the first time in the history of
the city Vermillion is without a saloon
or hole in the wall. and the Civic Fed
GRAFTON is rejoicing over the good work
accomplished. The last 'soup house.
Is closed and there Is no danger Of an
Immediate reopening.
Judge Gaffy continued an Injunction
against the city treasurer paying GER