Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-12-16
SOUTH DAKOTA.

J. yeteck. aged seventy years, a pi-
oneer resident Of Russian Dirtn, oi
Bon Homme county, died last week.
There is talk of several buildings
being put UP at M%ontrose in the near
future.
Joseph Grouix Is charged with hay-
ing dynamited the Sentinel ONCE AZ
Britton. He is under arrest.
Oliver West is said to be dying OF In
flammation Of the bladder. de is an
old resident of B~ridgewater and highly
respected for his many good quaiues.
Charles Smith is in Jail ut Huron to
answer to a charge OF grand larceny
being accused of robbing Capt. Lyon
an infirm old soldier, of $40 IN cash.
Hon. Walter Lloyd, a leading Popu-
list of South Dakota. and well known
in neighboring states, died of heart
failure ut his home in washington.
Forty towns of South Dakota are
now connected by telephone wires or
the Dakota Central system at Aper-
deem.
Frank Fox of Madison, known 10 a
host of people in South Dakota, las
gone TO Alabama for q winters recrea-
ton.
The 145 creameries in South Dakota
turned out II. 100000 pounds OF butter
for the last six months. 1t was val
ued at 100000.
DR.. and Mrs. Z. T.. Doty of Rapid
CITY. who lived nineteen years in the
Black Hills, have gone TO, Detroit
Mich, TO live.
The following pensions have been
granted to South Dakotans: increase:
James III. Starks, Hot Springs; Perry
A. Decker, Roscoe; Alpheus Haner,
Madison.
Three checks for S. each on the
American State Bank Of Yankton Dy
Perry Whalen of Norfolk, have turned
up in Yankton. but were not paid De-
cause the maker had no deposit.
William Albright of Mcpherson
county was at work in a well on MS
farm. when the rope that held nm
broke and he fell into the water and
was drowned.
An old resident of Sturgis named
William Esper was found dead in his
bed at his home. 1t is supposed that
deceased came to his death from a too
free use of alcoholic stimulants.
A contract has been let for the sink
ing Of a shaft IN the property OF the
Minna Mining company, near Central.
1t is calculated that a good vein OF orc
will be struck at twenty-five feet.
The jury in the 5000 damage suit
of Leon W. Washburn VS.. Sheriff
Hickey Of Yankton county, returned a
verdict for Hickey, after being out an
hour. thus vindicating him completely.
A young man named Carney Of Yer
million was accidentally shot by his
brother while loading a shot CUR. He
received the full charge In the back Of
his head. He will die.
Several tracts Of farm lands have
been sold in Lake county during the
months of October and November, and
recorded in the register Of deeds office
of that county. The amount paid for
these farm lands was $50,405.
A report from Chamberlain says:
There has been more blowing done this
fall than for the past ten years. The
ground is now frozen solid, which is
an indication always of the following
crop being a good one.
The capacity of the new state nor
NAL school at Spearfish is severely
taxed, there being 1S5 pupils in the
nomal department and so i'm the model
department. This is the largest at
tendance " enrolled.
In the trial of David House at Alex
andria for demonstrating. he was con
victed and sentenced to two years in
the penitentiary for that crime and
given an additional year for jail-break-
ing.
Prof. James Il. Todd, acting pYesi-
dent OF the state university. has been
chosen as n Of the state delegates to
the American Tnti-Saloon League.
which holds its second meeting at
Columbus, Ohio, January lib, 1903
The sheriff and states attorney of
Butte county have resigned their ofic-
es ecaus the commissioners of the
county would not allow their bills IN
the bank-robber case that occurred at
Belle Fourche.
Mrs. karon Ringsrud. mother of A.
U. Ringsrud of Elk Point. Republican
candidate for governor Il year ago. Gel
eDrated her seventy-fifth birthday n
rev days ago. She has lived In Brule
township. Clay county, since 1868.
The contested election case for coun-
~ attorney in Sturgis county. between
FOLK, Republican,, and Mcmahon. pom.
ulist. has been decided in favor of tho
former by the supreme court. which
holds that Indians on military reserv-
atoms cannot vote.
Pension Agent Il. @. Walton has been
notlned that a widows pension has
beer granted to Mrs. Justina Patzec
Oh Mandan, for which she has been |
patiently waiting for several wears. |
her first voucher for back pension |
amounts 10 something over $1,000.
= call has been extended to Rev q |
:. C~ievenger of Rapid City to become !
pastor OF the First Baptist church M
iierre.> Rev. Mr.. C~levenger win leave
at once for his new field. His family
Tor the present will remain in RAND
City. "apiu
Inc Northwestern Telephone Ex-
mango company has completed its
me from the East to vermillion. and
hat city now has communication with
. W Cities by telephone, and con-
nAD