Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-07-22
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
fnterestin1 News Nems From al
over the state.

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ton.
Tie State Homeopathic Medical So
ciety met at Huron for n two-days
session recently. A large gathering
was present.
Gov. Lee has appointed William Mill
err of Huron as an additional delegate
to the trans Mississippi congress, TO De
held at Salt Lake City.
Two men named Tullee and Star,
from, the Sisseton reservation, were
held at Aberdeen for selling liquor TO
Indians.
The cheese factory at Ipswich IS
turning out about $50 pounds of cheese
per day, and expects to do much better
soon.
A great amount Of lumber is being
bought by farmers around Ipswich,
and houses and barns are being Dulit
throughout the country.
Surveyors of the United States Fish
commission are making surveys on the
Spearfish river. nea the Touring mill
ut Spearfish, for the fish hatchery. The
fall of the river and the temperature
of the water seem TO be favorable at
TIE old mill site.
Inspector General Averill inspected
the soldiers home at Hot Springs, and
reported IL to be in excellent condition.
He says that there IL no doubt but
that the national sanitarium OF old
diers will be located here in the near
future,
At Portland, Fred CAN'T, express
messenge: On the Spearfish line, was
crushed between two passenger coach
es, and VIII probably die. He was
making a coupling when caught, and
squeezed into the space Of three inch
es. lie was well Known in the Hills.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Arden Land and Cattle
company at Deadwood, with a capital
of $500, 900. The incorporators are
Harris Franklin, Ben Bacr, Nathan ID.
Franklin, Deadwood; Samuel w. Al
lertcn, Chicago; Edward III. Harmon,
New York.
A farmer named William Gemill of
Yankton has received n check for $40
from the United States government in
settlement of a claim which he has
been endeavoring to collect for twenty
years. The check was for supplies
furnished 10 Clusters command as il
passed through YanktOn into the Little
Big Horn country in 1876.
On their arrival at Huron recently
from the state militia encampment Mt
Bryant, where they took first honOrs,
Company a of the national guard of
Pierre was given Il reception II sup
per at the Depot Hotel 10y Company
III of Huron. Speeches Were made by
Mayor Hutchinson. Capt. Fuller, Chap
lain Daley and others, after which an
exhibition drill was given.
An archaeological party exploring the
Missouri river country passed through
Aberdeen recently laden with arrow
and spear heads, knives, axes, pottery,
bones, etc. taken from the mounds
along the Missouri in Walworth coun-
ty. The pottery was well preserved
and showed that much skill was exer-
cised i'll its manufacture.
Tie preliminary examinatin Of II. A
Farnsworth was held before Judge
Copeland at Nermillion. He was up
on q charge of assault with intent TO
commit rape upon the Misses Dole ana
Thorson. Miss Thorson has since died
from the effects of the injuries re-
cciyed while escaping. Tie defendant
was held TO appear at the next term OF
court and admitted to bail ut $1,000.
Crop conditions continue very favor
able. Except in a few localities, the
rainfall has been ample and the hot
winds have thus far failed to appear
Harvest will necessarily be late on ac-
count of the exceptionally late spring:
but there neve has been a more rapid
or healthy growth OF plant life than
In the past three weeks. Corn stood
the late frost remarkably well and is
waist-high at this time. Encouraged
by the excellent prospects and aided
by the prevailing good prices of farm
products, the farmers are building and
making other improvements to q con-
siderable extent. Several hundred
new buildings are going up in this
country. Machinery and implement
dealers are doing an active business.
Trace conditions generally are good,
and a better feeling prevails among
all classes than for years past.
Ten Finnerty, Dick Russell and b.
A. Latham, three Black Hills crooks,
held up n man five miles south OF
Macy, and relieved him of a watch
and chain, n few dollars in silver and
$500 in greenbacks. They noticed that
the stranger seemed much amused at
his heavy loss. The next day they Of
fered n OF the bills In payment for
drinks at n saloon in Macy. The bar
keeper pushed the Y back. Bogus"
he said. Got anything clseT' The
trio were thunderstruck. Russell was
the first 20 recover his presence of
mind. He cursed the barkeeper in
vigorous Anglo-Saxon. Enraged IN his
turn, the barkceper called in an officer,
who turned the highwaymen's pockets
inside out. Three hundred dollars
worth Of green GOODS was brought
light in the process. The officer con-
sidered this more than the law allowed
and placed them under arrest.
The Young Peoples Alliance of the
German Evangelical Church for North
and South Dakota, i'm SEES sion at Aber-
deem last week, elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, $. 4. Braun, Big Stone; vice pres
ident, Mrs. Il. j. Karte, Aberdeen; Sec
rotary, Alice Gentle, Zion; corresponds
ing secretary, Mary Won Void, Big
StCne: treasurer, ii. Welmeyer, Zion.