Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-04-08
miscellaneous.

Mt8Cett0ncOuS
The repair shops of the Consolidated
road at Valley Falls, r. l., have start
I'd up on full time Of sixty hours a
week.
Troops have been detailed TO protect
the Cherokee freedmen from swindlers
during the payments to be made by the
government at Fort Gibson.
Anton Boenert, steamship agent and
private banker of Chicago. has made
an assignment. Assets and liabilities
not given.
The Indiana state senate has passed
the bin authorizing the attorney gen
eral TO bring suit against the Vandaiia
railroad for a sun estimated at ST.
ooo,ooo, said 10 be due the state.
The Stevens, Point councils voted $500
IL support OF the new public library
This makes SLIGO which the commit
tee in charge OF the work have TO be-
gin. with.
The supreme court has sustained the
recently adopted civic ordinance pro-
hibiting pool selling and taking com
missions on racing bets at San Fran
cisco.
The Ontario Mining Company OF
Salt Lake. Utah, has declared a month
~ dividend Of $1,000. The DAILY Min
ing company has declared a monthly
dividend Of $4,000.
The New York Herald's correspond
cnt in San Jose, Costa Rica, sends word
that Gen. Gutierrez is dead. He was
4 candidate for the presidency of the
republic for the term OF 1S9S-1902.
The l.. Candee company, manufac-
turers Of rubber footwear at New
Haven, Conn, has resumed operations
in their plant after an idlencss of two
months.
All the employees OF the United Conn
tries railway, which runs from ~.
Johns TO Hyacinthe, province of One
bee, are on q strike because they have
not been paid for thirteen months.
Lima bean growers of California,
controlling over 30 per cen of the total
bean output of the state, have formed
an organization to control the market,
known as the Lima Bean association.
Fhe Ontarion Mining company nj
Salt Lake City, has declared n monthly
dividend of $1,000 The DAILY Mining
company has declared a monthly divi-
dend of So, 00O.
Archbishop Benson's forthcoming
Saint Cyprian7 is called by the Satur-
day Review "a posthumous bid for
much fuller literary and Scholastic ian-
rcls than any which DIR. Benson gath
cred during his lifetime"
The Peoples Telephone has
been incorporated at West Superior by
j. III. Culver. G. l.. Catlin and I'll. II.
Stewart, local people, with a capital
stock of $4,000. II has petitioned the
council for a city franchise.
The Michigan state senate adopted a
resolution asking that a special COM
mittee OF three be appointed and en-
powered 10 subpoena witnesses. and
take such testimony as shall be neces-
sary Q a thorough investigation of the
soldiers home at Grand Rapids.
a number OF prominent Kentucky
distiilcrs are now in session az the Calf
house in Louisville for the purpose OF
determining upon some plan TO COM
pine he state liquor interests. and en-
lering ulon an agreement TO curtaii
me production for the next three years.
Anent minors of wron-doinrs within
tic ranks OF the Brotherhood Of Loco.
motive Fire. = which has a member
ship OF o2.CO the Indianapolis News
says: A former member Of the Broth.
crhood has been selling counterfeit
travelling cards 10 railroad men and OK
railroad men.
The Marshfeld. Wis. Novelty worss
lave sold $500 WORTH az .he,r slot
ihachines I Mr.. Gore of Chicago. who
mas also the right of Colorado. where
me machines viii be used. +. q
siodgett OF this city and Jerry Blodrett
OF Minneapolis are the manufacturers
OWING TO o seizure BY treasury
agents at San Francisco of contrahand
opium yalned at 100000 and n further
elzare worth 10000 later. the price of
opium advanced 81 per pound. An
ne OPIUM In San Francisco Is now,
held ata%l5 per pound and Is cxnecfed
10 advance to $50.
Charles W. Warner has been an.
pointed permanent receiver for the
James Wallace & Sons, Brewers. OF
New York. The r~eceivership is an
on'srowth OF q controversy between
me sons Of James Wallace. deceased
whose estate was yalued at Spon
coo. S-oVV'-
a statue OF Bacchue. presented nv
Ming George OF Greece to the CITY OF
Boston, has disappeared. II never
reached Boston. II is not nj the ans
tom house, and Mayor Quincy n the
members OF the city council, rs well ms
sle mempe OF the Boston Athletic as
~sociation. are wondering what has he.
come OF ii.
According I o announcement, m.aa IN
Chevalier Drolet, who has inst ~.
turned from Rome to Montreal. where
ne went At the instance of the Ianr;er
government. the pope has appointed .
commission OF cardinals to investiratc
the charges against the Canadian
recent plnrffon ~