Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-01
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
~ntcrSstin- News Items From al
over the state.

Il &It tAAtiAAt-fh ~ {.
| puetz AT parkston 10 he extent OF
about $500.
The large farm house of L. w. John
son. near Gayville. burne,. nj a less OF
$500. insured in the German, OF Free
port, FOR Sl.20o. ~Johnson's daughter
was married that Night and the wed,
ding festivities were kept mp unui
morning. The young people lost All
thti., money. clothing and wedding
presents. Iyer RjerSlapd, the groom,
dislocated his elbow in attempting 10
save properly.
A head end collision took place be
tween the Watcrtowa train and the
passenger train from The east. The ac-
cident occurred on he embarrassment
lust east Of the depot at Brookings.
Fortunately no one was injured, as
neither train WAS derailed. Both en-
-;neS were badly damaged, also the
mail ear. which was teleS@oped by the
tender Of the engine. The engineers
and nremen saved themselves from IN
jury hy jumping from their locoino-
rsveS.
In the trial Of Thomas j. Wallace,
James King and Edward Baxter De-
fore United States Judge Garland M
Deadwo0d for the robbery Of the High
more pcStoffice. il WAS proved that the
stolen stamps and cash had beea for
warded to Gettysburg and had been
received and receipted for by a prom
nent attorney of Sioux Fails. Joseph
Kirby. Kirby. who had been in attend
ance on United states court, left town
as Soon rs Express Agent J. II. Howe
of Gettysburg gave his testimony. Ills
disappearance from DeadwoCd has
cauSeG a mild sensation.
The typhoid epidemic nj Lead contin-
neS unahlted. The worst form OF ma
~lignant typhoid prevails and over 200
men are laid of in the mines. Any II
can get work that will 20 down. 1t is
difficult to lind men enough TO keep
the mills ard mines 1T work. Doctors
and nurses are being sent for from
outside. There are scarcely enough
well people II take care Of he sick.
An average OF from four to half n
Toaen deaths a day are reported. About
twenty cases arr reported in Deadwood,
Dut il is believed II will not spread 10
any alarming extent.
Circuit court, in session at Huron for
the past two weeks. has adjourned.
Mrs. Tracy Whitcomb asked for abso-
lutte divorce from her husband, VIM.
T.. Whitcomb. on the grounds of cruel
~. The defense failed TO appear and
the decree will Issue. Judge Camp
bell named Oct. . rs the date for hear
inc argument IN the case Of Freeman
against the city of EIGron-a well
known city warrant case. The Judge
sentenced Jesse Ely 70 the reform
tchool for forging John e. Warts name
10 n check for SO. and Sheriff Long
rtaff took the boy to Plankington. Bur
aette Fitch pleaded guilty to an in
1ictment charging him with %stabbing
William Haigh. and was sent to the
county jail for 90 days.
Joseph Mcdonald. a prominent Chi
cago, grain man, has been in Aber-
deem for the purpose of securing data
upon which to form an estimate Of
the yield of wheat in this section of
the state. Mr.. Mcdonald is decidedly
of the opinioIfthat the price OF wheat
is bound TO advance quite materially
between now and spring. He states
that the tota. yield of wheat in this
country would not exceed POI. 100000.
or about half the usual yield. That in
many states large acreages Of wheat
have SPOILED in the shock and stack.
owing 10 the continual wet, warm
weather. Everywhere in the West the
FIELD is proving a disappointment. Be
cause Of these conditions of the crop
and a manifest shortage he anticipates
a steady advance in prices.
A desperate attempt was made to rob
The till at the Cascade mills. at Sioux
Falls. About the middle Of the after
noon two men caine into the mill and
asked permission TO weigh themselves.
which was granted. While Manager
Craig was busy at the scales a third
attempted to sneak toward the money
drawer. M. Craig tried to seize the
wouid-be thief, but the latter elrded
him and skipped. Mr.. Craig pursued.
and the fellow was captured MS he was
boarding an outgoing train. He was
armed with a revolver and a knife,
and fought desperately with his cap
tors Mr.. Craig received a severe
knife cut across the hand. He had
So ia his pocket when searched at
the lookup.
The temperature during the week av-
araged considerably below the normal.
with cold nights and killing frosts
generally on Saturday morning. The
frost injured only vines and grasses,
as the staple crops were all matured
except, possibly. a few limited patches
Of late flax, corn and potatoes in local
tiles. The cool weather Of the last
two weeks stopped the growth Of the
late corn and induced ripening. and il
s safe 10 say that the crop quite gener-
ally is well matured. will yield album
1antly and Of excellent quality. Re-
ports continue to indicate that IL is the
best crop for many years and farmers
are well pleased with the result. With
The exception of n few localities. all
earlier crops have been well secured
md the gathering of the latter will now
De pushed with vigor. Taken as n
whole, the season, except In localities.
pas been a very favorable one. Unfor-
iunately there was a lack of moisture
n many localities at a time when II
would have been very beneficial 10
n and oats, but these crops have
proven fair to very good and there arc
. humber Of localities where they were
Iceilent. Barley and we were very
god generally. The season was ouite
enerally favorable to garden stuffs and
RAISES and there probably is more hay
AZ excellent uuaIitv walI -