Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-05-27
In SOUTH DAKOTA
'n'efestfnx News Items From all
over the state.

erS salaries.
While in bathing, Vernon, the twelve
year-old son of A. w. Fallgatter OF
fafRer VAS drowned.
The fine ban belonging to Louis
Bode, at Chamberlain, was struck by
ngnin1ng, set on fire and destroyed,
VITA n or two head of live stock.
FINAL proof on sixteen quarter SEC
IONS of land within Miner county was
made within the year ending April 80,
1897.
Ihe camp Of Royal Neisbbors will be
instituted soon at Bridgewater by the
iady deputy from YanktoD. The re-
CURED number has been secured,
The pontoon bridge az Chamberlain
Is In place on the west of the island and
the boat City of Chamberlain is max
ing regular trips on the east side.
Two children of August Muetz, resid-
ing twelve miles southeast OF Redtield,
were killed by lightning during q heavy
downpour OF rain.
The directors of The Aberdeen grain
palace are formulating a program Of
entertainment for he palace this fall.
PRESIDENT Huntington has appointed
committees.
Mrs. George Barney OF Milbank sui
c1ded by hanging herself TO the bedpost.
Her trouble was melancholy caused by
the death of an only daughter q year
ago.
Tyndall Is having a material and sub
stantial growth this spring. Among the
Improvements now in course Of erection
are the Congrt gational church, two Of
ice buildings and five residences.
John Reber, arrested on a charge Of
t:icitly distilling liquor, was examined
before Commissioner Wallace At Aber-
deem and bound over TO the United
States court in the sum OF s $1,000.
J. H.. Wolf of Kiml,ail has bought the
Castalia -four mill and it is reported
viii sink an artesian well for power to
run the mill. With a well for power
the mill ought to be a great success.
The Standard Oil company has Sc
lected Kjmball for its distributing point
for this part of the state and is now
erecting two 1900 gallon tanks at that
place.
j. II. Stevens, of Chamberlain, has
been appointed by Commissioner
Browning, OF the Indian bureau. as
superintendent of construction OF the
government Indian school, which will
be built In Chamberlain this summer.
w. II. Rosencnns Of Bridgewater has
a force of men TO work at the mill re-
pairing the damage done by the fire.
He expects to have the mill in opera
ton next week. He will burn coal here
after.
The third annual encampment of Tie
Western Veterans association and the
14th division of the G.. A. II. viii occur
at Simpsons Park on the banks of Big
Stone lake June ., ., 10 and II, 1887.
Efforts are being made TO secure the
assessing and collecting of taxes for
the morganized counties by Lyman
county officers. 1t should be so as it
would save much trouble to the resi-
dents of Pratt and Presho counties.
The eighth annual encampment Of
the McCook county veteran association
will be held at Salem June 3 and 4,
1897. The citizens OF Salem intend to
make it a success, and a cordial invita-
ton Is extended TO all.
w. III. lyle, Jr., and Wilfred Mansen,
of Bryant, were sent to Jail at Huron,
charged with roSbing the postofiice at
Bryant last August. They admitted the
crime and were unable to give bail for
appearance at the Sioux Fails term of
United States court.
Charley Black Horse, a Pire Ridge
agency Sioux, has been caught in the
act Of taking down the barbed wire
ro,aos 90 his pairhhorc and MAKING II
up into bundles convenient for Ship
ment, and was arrested by United
States Deputy Marshal Robinson.
in the case of the state versus Chas.
Kyle, charged with seduction at Red
field, the jury returned "A verdict of
guilty. after being out twelve hours.
This is the last case on the docket, and
the criminal calendar Is clear for the
first time in the history of the county.
The Aberdeen high school will close
on June 10, and the graduating exer-
cises will be held at the grain palace
on that evening. The following Is the
graduating class: Russell A. Bowen,
Lulu A. Brander, Elva T.. Cram, Myrtle
NJ. Hall, Lucinda Kruger, Il. N. Foster,
Charles f. Holmes, Norman Mallory.
Albert Stratton and Jerome Clemmons.
A. b. Merrigold died at the county
hospital at Aberdeen. He suffered from
a peculiar disease and n that excited
the attention of physicians generally.
His skull gradually disappeared from
one side Of his head, leaving nothing
but the scalp TO protect the br.fin. AT
the time of his death a large portion OF
his skull had disappeared In this way.
Fish Warden barrow Of Canton
wants ten men TO act as deputy fsh
wardens-men who are interested IN
preserving fish in the Big Sioux river
in Lincoln county. There are fish
enough i'm the river now TO make pole
fishing good for all time If properly
protected.
Sixteen thousand tons of corn, OF
which the thousand bushels sent from
Madison is probably a part, Is tied mp
In warehouses In Brooklyn awaiting
the slow movements of the government
To proyide means for sending it to fam
ine-stricken India, while people there
are starving daily. Ship owners de-
mand $40 a ton for transporting 1t.
7 N. Howe of Waubay lost his barn,
nav, about thirty b1shels Of seed wheAt,
a chest of valuable tools, ETC., by ase
last week. caused by cleaning up and
burning rubbish. Mr.. Howe Is running