Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-08-12
I'm SOUTH DAKOTA
Interesting News Items From al
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Harvesting operations in and around
Hurley are in full blast.
The two creameries projected IN c
million are still hanging fire.
There is not an empty building in
Howard.
j. w. Seney will open a lumber yard
at Howard, making the third.
Garrctson suffered severely by rea'
son of n heavy hail storm.
Tramps are numerous al Lake Pres
ton.
A new dwelling has been erected at
BeresfCrd.
The frame is now up for the Baptist
church at Clear Lake.
Mitchell is overrun with thieves OF
all degrees of fineness.
Two men were dangerously injured
in a hand-car accident near Bookings.
Twelve bushels per acre is consid-
cred Il conservative estimate Tor tue
wheat crop i'm Minnehaha county.
Mrs. j. +. Shannon of Letcher. who
has been suffering for some time Win
cancer Of the stomach, Is dead.
The hail insurance agents are busy
adjusting the losses caused by the re-
cent hail storm neal Lake Preston.
Deadwtcd has built seventy-fye
dwellings SO far this year, and the
building boom is not yet over.
A new variety CT bug has done great
damage to wheat in Charles Mix coun-
ty.
Andrew Ranke Of Perry township,
near Canton, has been arrested for
stealing a note for $500 of Mrs. Anna
Berena.
Citizens of Groton had a regular
street fight with tramps. Both sides
were badly cut and scratched.
The depot at ~Castlewood was broken
into and $50 taken from the money
drawer.
During a hail storm near Bradley,
lightning struck and killed Mrs. Rer-
rick.
The supreme court has taken q re-
cess to Oct. 4, the beginning of the fan
term.
William Ruvier. an old pioneer Of
Alpena, is dead of cancer OF the stom-
ach.
The county institute has closed ut
Milbank. The attendance was good
and the meeting highly successful.
Mrs. Annie u. Talent of Rapid City,
who went into the Hills in 1S47, is
writing a history of that country,
F. NJ. Goodyzcntz will be nominated
by the Populists for judge in the
Mitchell district.
The state beard of equalization and
assessment assessed the Wagner sleep
ing cars the same as last year, and
postponed action on the Pullman ears.
H. S. Williams is slated for the Alb
erdeen postofice, and Frank Brown OF
Aberdeen and NJ. II. Lightner of Ros-
coe for the two lard offices.
The contract for remodeling the new
Catholic state hospital at Yankton has
been awarded TO Rostad a. Ludwig of
Eermillion.
A small barn owned by Mr.. Schell,
ing caused by children playing with
matches.
a special meeting has been held at
Waubay by the German Catholics, TO
make arrangements for the building OF
a church at that place.
An informal reception was teldered
Mrs. Hubbell. aged ninety-two, and
Mrs. Roll. aged nin~ety-seven. al the
home Of w. Il. Van Ambury at Huron.
Over $4,000 has been expended by
the Chicago q Northwestern railway
in improvements in their property at
washington.
More substantial improvements have
been made in Beresford this season
than were made during the last two
years.
Hon. X. NJ. la Toilette of Wisconsin,
who own a 1,0O0-acre stock farm in
Brute county, nea Chamberlain, last
Friday shipped two a loads of Per-
cheron draft horses to Chicago.
The fine orphan asylum built under
Tire auspices Of the Ranges Norwegian
Lutheran church ut Beresford, is rap
idly approaching completion, and will
be ready for occupancy Sept. l.
The Dakota Central Telephone sys-
tenn, whose headquarters are in Aber-
deem, is rapidly extending its line in
various directions.
A summer normal school is in session
at Alpena, under the personal D
vision of Prof. Oscar w. Courtny.
this and adjoining counties are in at
tendance.
The farm dwelling Of George Wash
e nj Henry. s. d., was struck by
lightning and burned. Insurance, ST.
200. The township lost $125, which
was in the house.
Articles Of Incorporation have been
filed for the Baltic Creamery compa-
ny Of Baltic. Minnehaha county In
perpetrators, Henry G. Salem, Lars A.
Berg ard Ole j.. Ansen.
A heavy rain and hail storm passed
over the southern portion of Sanborn
and Minor counties and the northern
part of Hanson county. Hail fell as
large as hens eggs. In many places
the crop will be a total loss.
Herman Van Boyer, special agent of