Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-04-08
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
interesting News Items From all
over the state.

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of the lire is unknown.
James Andrews. Il miner. was found
murdered III his cabin at Terry. Death
resulted FROM i gun shot wound. Shcr-
in Pfukett arrested William Gin, a
p~rospec;ar.
South Dakota travellers are getting
over saying they think they viii take
the train" New it's we're going on
the rotary. and we'll get through OF
stick I'LL slmmer."
Salem has occasion 10 -rowl now. A
former resident has been sending back
letters from California of how they are
now eating radishes and lettuce Of their
own planting and hoelng.
The hardware firm of johnson 4 Go.
of Madison has made an assignment OF
their stock and real estate to IL III.
Guelstine. The assets and liabilities
are not known. An invoice by the as-
signee is being taken.
Farmers i'm Beaver Greek valley are
removing hay and small buildings to
higher ground in great haste these
days. They see high water in the Jim
river and its tributaries when the
taaw comes.
IL is reported that a colony Of :ramTs
have set M a rerir.ib BILE rolSber i'm
a vacant house Just east Of the city az
Yankton. where they set mp hoasekeep-
ing in grand style. rustling a living in
a way only known TO trampdom.
Tho Chamberlain Pontoon Bridge
company Is preparing 70 remove the
bridge in anticipation Of the breakup.
MI. Manchester says that some of the
Ice around the pouIoon is three feet
thick.
The architects in Lead claim that the
city win have a building boom this sea
son and before SNOW flies next fall sev-
cral nice big blocks viii tower above
fhe sites now occupied hy inferfcr.
structures.
A train between Montrosc aud Salem
had quite 3 peculiar accident the early
part of the week. A portion OF the air
brake came loose, and one end drop
ping TO the ground il proceeded 30 dis
engage 4 portion Of the cater end "
several lies,
a man working ON a new barn near
Gary fell from the roof striking on the
side ST his hs<ni. He was rendered TIN
conscious for several hours. but it IS
thought that after tho effects Of the
shock wear CT he viii come out of II
al right
The Onyx eaYe. wh!cai * not far
from iIot Springs. bids wei TO rival
Wind cave as a natural attraction for
tourists stepping AZ the springs. and il
Is said TO possess some beautiful cham
bers set with onyx that are w4al worth
the drive out 10 inspect.
A. f. Swan. who put in a govern
ment well OF the Yankton reservation.
says ii is q gusher. 1t flows 1000 gal
Ions a minute. has seventy pounds
pressure and is 775 feet deep. IL is the
irst OF two wells being put down by the
government TO Eli up the dry bed OF
Lake Andes.
James German. Prank. Jones and
James Howard. wEo b~alrgLarized John
ODonnelrs store at Ramona last fab
and were convicted Of grand larceny.
received their sentence n few days
since from Judge Jones, two years and
six months each In the penitentiary.
A fire at Pukwana recently destroyed
two buildings, OF them occupied 10y
a general store. which suffered q big
loss. The upper floors of these build
ings were occupied n sleeping apart
ments, and there was some very qnick
movements made by the parties ocss,-
pying them. The prevailing rostume
was mostly tB desslabiile.
The influx of poor men into the Black
Hills brought 10 Lead 10y the Gathering
reports sent out by the railroad COM
panies and s0me fairy-minded newSpa-
per correspondents. HIS induced the
Terry Peak Miners union. which Gov
ers the territory in which the Few Rag
ged Top fields are situated. to issue a
warning to laborers. advising them 10
keep away from the Hills.
Judge Campbell, OF the Fifth judicial
circuit. has rendered n decision in fa-
Of the present prohibitory law. In
the cas- OF the State We. Fausil. from
Sphinx county. the defendant answered
the complaint by setting M the repeal
of the law by the vote at the last cleo
ton. w. a. Morris. states attorney,
iemurred 10 the answer. as o stating
grounds for defense, and the demurrer
has been sustained.
Some petty thieves broke into the
barn of T.. G. simmons at Elk Point,
and, taking his team and harness. hey
went 10 toNtTuai ana mltHcu the
team 10 a new wagon and drove out
into the country five miles, stole sixty
eight bushels of wheat and went TO
Westield. Iowa. n distance of about
ten miles. where they sold it for SIT 50,
>ashe6 the cheek turned the te IN
o and made good their escape. lo-
cal men are suspected, but as yet no
arrests have been made.
JaIees Andrews "A miner living at
Terry. a mining camp near Lead. was
found murdered I'm his cabin. Death
resulted from a gunslIot wound. Shcr-
nf Plukett went 10 the camp from
Dea1wocd, and arrested William Gill,
4 prospector, upon whom strong susId-
ZION rests GIL has the reputation or
being a bad man, especially when In
loxicated, and has been on a p%rotracted
spree. The murdered man was middle
aged. a Cernishman by birth. His Gully
relatives In this region are Harry An
1rews, proprietor OF a barber shop in
the city. and a brother Alfred, in Terri
rille.
A young Swedc by the name OF Olaf
Pauison came from the old country n
few months ago direct to Sioux Falls.
with hopes that, In a short time. he
gouid no ahfp En- aaro ruanav puourh IA