Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-01-14
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Interesting News Items From nH
over the state.

Joseph and William Yetter are near
cerated in the Codington county Jafl.
charged with stealing a bicycle from a
Deuel. county party.
George V. Scherer was bound owe 70
appear before the United States grand
jury for selling liqnor to Indians. He
was placed under $500 bonds.
A sneak chief broke into a rear kitch-
at Mitchell and stole a quarter of
beef. The wonder is that he left the
house.
Since the wolves around Redfield
have been killed of the rabbits have
been increasing in numbers very rap
idly.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. h. Dwelly OF Mel
Ictte were OVERCOME =; coal gas Mon
day night and narrowly escaped as
Mrs. X. j. Odell OF Montrose, by acct
dent. took "a spoonful of tincture OF
arnica, causing her intense suffering.
Her condition is improving 10Y n
she is considered out of danger.
A persistent sneak thief has made his
appearance in Canton. The latest work
got In was the taking of Cashier An
derson's whip and a 32-caliber Win
chester.
George W. Snow was the successful
bidder for the contract for the Santee
Indian agency school. His bid was
$4,000. Sexton. Phillips Il Co. of Min
neapolis heat it for $1,000.
Deputy Marshal Andrew Bray Of
Deadwood has in charge August Parsch
charged with opening another mans
letters. Parsch claims the other fell
lows wife consented.
Reports received 10y Miller stockmen
show that hundred head Of cattle
and horses and nearly eight hundred
sheep persisted in the recent storm on
ranges tributary TO Miller.
Il. A. Tulain, a United States fish
commissioner. is looking up q location
for a fish hatchery in Spearfish. A
suitable location has been found and
negotiations are now on.
Daniel Elliott, postmaster at Buffalo
Gap, has been arrested 1t the instance
OF his bondsmen for cmbezzlement. lie
is being held pending the arrival OF tie
/ ~ostofice inspector.
dwight Leach. for years one Of the
known machinery dealers at Aber-
deem and III GrotoD, died after a pro
longed Illness Of cancer of the stomach.
He was well known in many places in
Minnesota.
Il. ID. nickey OF Elkton was before
Commissioner Grant OF Huron, charged
with violating the government liquor
laws. He was held In bonds of $500
for his appearance at the next term of
the United States court.
The motion in the arrest of judg-
ment in the Christensen murder ease
at Clark was denied by Judge Camp
bell, and the defendant sentenced to
hard labor for life at the Sioux Falls
~penitentiary.
The three-year-old son of Jacob Kim
ing of Sntley, west of Aberdeen, was
accidentally shot and instantly killed
by an older brother, who was endeay-
0ring to extract shelIs from a shotgun.
A little sister was badly wounded by
the same charge.
The case of the Yankton Lumber
company against Bishop Hare of
Yankton, for obtaining humber with
which to erect the Episcopal building
ut Vermillion, and which has been be
fore the circuit court this week, was
set aside by the court. owing to the
company having failed TO incorporate
under the laws OF the state.
Jonn rs stman If Flandreau. together
with his brother. DIR. Charles Eastman.
left for Washington t. attend the third
house o in sessk n at Washington.
They will try and get another appropri-
ction bill passed fer the indians, Civ
ing the Indians several hundred dol
lars a head, under an old treaty. Both
say that they have great hopes OF get
ting the bin passed.
August II. Duclos, government teach
er at Lower Rrul Agency. has mystic
rlO0sly disappeared. He left Chamber
lain n week ago for Mitchell. but has
now disappeared completely, and no
trace of him car be found. His wife is
almost distracted ever the uncertainty.
Foul play is suspected in some quar-
tiers, as the missing nan took several
hundred dollars , 18th him for the pur-
pose Of paying OF a mortgage.
The Iankton weather bureau, through
the personal interest taken by Can
gresham Gamble, has secured the re-
oOgnition due it by the department at
Washington, and 1t will be fitted out as
a first-class station. probably THIS
month. The office liz the Oldest in the
two Dakotas, having been established
in 1872, and the records show that for
twenty years 1t has held first rank at
the weather bureau. For the past 1--WE
years the station has been lowered to
third rank.
John Dahmen of Norway township
was brought before Justice Hurd at
Parker. on the charge OF grand larceny.
tie waived examination and was bound
over to the grand jury in the sum of
800 bonds, which he had not procured
at this writing. There are two other
charges ready to be filed against him
as soon as he procures bonds or is 9TH
erwise released on this charge. IL
seems he has been stealing wheat for
some time, and was caught in the act
OF bringing q load to the elevator 10
sell. and. on being questioned. he ad.
mitted that he had stolen II. The r
poets for his remaining a free mar are
not very bright.
Attorney John s. Noble of Ellington
has been arrested en- a charge OF ern.
bezzlement and held 10 the circus,
court In bonds OF $500. w. J. Potts of
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