Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-02-27
IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
I~ntcrcstiny News Items From al
over the state.

@ All j.. ". ". Il. tbtS' as 'NN'
lied at Wilmot. with fourteen charter
members and six by initiation.
The Great Northern Railroad com
pany paid Sl.440.05 into the Beaule
county treasury, the taxes for lS90-
The next meeting of the State lrTi-
CATION association will be held at Red
field. March 1 and ..
After four years patient waiting, +.
T.. Losey. Il deserving old soldier or
Huron has been granted Il pension.
The G.. \. II. post Of Langford has
transferred its headquarters TO Clare
mont.
Charles G.. Grant was found guilty
of bigamy at Parker and sent 10 Sioux
Falls for three years-one wife per
year.
Chris Johnson and Sanford Boatman
were placed under arrest, charged
with operating IA gambling house AT
Miller.
Express rates have been reduced be-
tween Aberdeen and Minneapolis from
81 per 100 pounds to $40 per 100
pounds.
j. NJ. Casterline has had William
Xicse, from the northwestern part OF
Hand county. arrested for attempting
to lynch him last fall.
Icmuel Bolander and John DBrien
We're arrested ut Aberdeen. charged
with the larceny Of Seycnty.iye bush
els Of wheat.
Harry Griswold Of Huron. who went
to Milwaukee for medical treatment
,l.,,,F =, mouth gi,,..n ,1igI I'm Thn hos
pital in that city.
Anton Madison, who left Huron last
fall. going to the Black Hills, thence
10 Wyoming. was arrested ut Clear
Lake and brought to Huron. He is in
jail. awaiting trial for grand larceny.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany has a large force of men 1T work
reStringing the wires from Aberdeen
to lIillbank. An additional wire will
be strung III the spring.
\ county convention ar washington
Sprigs. TO elect five delegates 10 the
Huron convention is called TO meet at
that place on Saturday afternoon,
March Ia.
The persons charged with the Eric
son robbery and attempted murder at
Flandreau were bound over to await
trial ut the March term OF the circuit
court.
II. l.. Murphy of Chamberlain. who
is well known throughout the state,
has accepted a position as chief clerk
under United States Indian Agent KEEL
ler, at Sisseton agency.
James Clark was accidentally shot
through he hand ut Mitchell. while
handling Il gun lie thought was not
loaded. 1t was found necessary TO
amputate two fingers.
In the circuit court at Madison.
which has been in session. Joseph
keath was sentenced TO the penitenti-
airy at hard labor for six months, and
Charles Denick II year, both for
burglary.
At Wahpeton. Frank Il. Lambert. a
young attorney and Miss
Lille NJ. Patterson, daughter of Dan
president of the National
bank. were united in marriage, Rev.
l.. III. Hall officiating.
The Great Thunder Mining company !
Of London, which owns Il large group |
Of mines near Deadwood. but which
been closed down for the past
year, has wired its local representa- |
tive to resume operations.
Republican primaries will be held in
Readle county on March Is. TO select
delegates to the state convention <.
Huron on the 18th Of March. to
choose delegates To the national con |
rention.
The a~sSignees of the old Hagerty
bank mt Aberdeen nave sold at auction |
he holdings of The wrecked concern. |
They consisted Of notes. mortgages, |
ZEAL estate ana other property, which
fer the most part, less than
} cents on the dollar.
The Anderson Remedy company has
'~ecently Incorporated and established
headquarters in Aberdeen. The fol-
owing officers were elected: Presi-
lent, DIR. ID. Anderson; vice president, |
T.. l.. Fox: secretary and treasurer, {.
Kimbell.
The Dirks brothers have decided To
establish Il creamery at DirkstOwn. |
vest of Aberdeen. A member of the !
irm is now absent purchasing the nee
'ssary machinery. This will he the |
irst creamery To be established in the
,eded Sioux lands.
+. Webber of Mcpherson county, re-
emily captured a fine specimen of
eagle. The bird measured seven |
'eet four inches from tip TO tip OF the
wings. and the legs were as large |
as a mans wrist. This bird IL
,ery rare in this section of the coun-
ry.
The house, with all its contents. be-
to Anil Goldnick, at Gary.
destroyed by fire. the family es-
In their night clothes. In the
tct Of breaking a window to permit |
Ills family 10 escape. Mr.. Goldnick
mt n cash in the calf Of his leg. and
)led TO death before he could get help. |
Fire destroyed the farm residence Of !
Frank Baker, in Barrett township. |
Huron. Mr.. Baker went East a
weeks since to wed Miss Young,
who formerly lived here. The house
vas left in charge of his sister. and
while II was temporarily absent,
vas burned TO the ground, together
With its contents.
John l.orring, a wealthy and we'll
Known farmer. who ct one time owned
farms near Langford. but sold
,ut and went to Missouri, writes 10
old friends at Langford: Il have
several mistakes Tn ~. I;rn 49,. Il