The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-02-04
In SOUTH DAKOTA
Interesting News Items From all
over the State.

1N Il Il hiCt VII FlSllI
miles west of Bradley, was found dead
in his sleigh.
Daniel j. Rocks, formerly of Coldwa-
ter, Mich, died at Huron, aged sixty.
Relatives from Chicago took the re-
femains for burial.
The recent storm was very severe at
Miller. The people in the country are
In great need of coal and other sup
plies, the roads being impossible.
A mad dog attacked several cowboys
at Fort Pierre and severely bit two,
Jetfins and Baird. The latter will be
l.. ken to the Pasteur institute at New
York.
The circuit court will close a small
calendar at Redfield the last of the
week. Judge Gaffey takes Judge
Campbell's place on the bench here fol
the last of the term, because of cases
the former is Interested id DIT Pierre.
Thousands of acres Of corn in the
vicinity of Huron are buried beneath
n foot or more Of snow. Not more than
half or two-thirds of the wheat crop is
threSled, and farmers generally are
not prepared for winter.
walton under his jurisdiction. and this
Il wac SlhlitCus y "a ~
| receiving this permission, must agree
to fully comply with certain federal
statutes governing the territory EN-
braced in Indian reservations.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Farmers Implement com
pany at Canton. with n capital stock of
$4,000. I~ncorporators: Ole r. Hell
gcrson. Simon Ulrikson, Henry Orstad,
| II II Nncco on1 Nnlc Il Stro nj oil nf
Canton.
George Wilson, a farmer living in
Pleasant Grove township, lost thirty
six head Of sheep as the result of the
unusually were weather. Stockmen
from west of the Missouri river say
that cattle are drifting to sheltered
places in the timber along the White
river.
An ice bridge formed on the Missouri
river the other day and next day the
ice was strong enough for the safe
crossing of stock and teams. This Is
the earliest that the river has closed
at Chamberlain for fifteen or twenty
years.
DR.. J. w. Elliott, state veterinarian,
reports several cases of anthrax
among the cattle of a farmer named
Davis, near Frankfort, S. d.. This dis
ease is giving considerable trouble to
the stockmen of the central counties of
the state.
DAILY & Makay of Madison have
brought 1,S00 sheep in from the West
to be fed for the Eastern market. AS
this firm has plenty of hay, corn and
oats on their farm they think the grain
can be fed to fatten the sheep and
they will realize a god price for it.
IT is not generally known that white
sportsmen arc occasionally permitted
to hunt Ci indian reservations, but j
b. eLader. an Elkfloth conductor. and
party of friends, recently enjoyed this
novelty. He was required to make
formal application to United States In
dian Agent Clapp, at Pine Ridge Agen
cy. for permission to hunt on the reser
out for Mark Hanna when he reaches
were captured near DeadwOod an(
sent to Maj, Mckinley. rs the frs
offering of the Black Hills. They were
put in a cage with a partitions between
them, ard labeled Mark" and Han
ma" Hanna is all right. but look
A very fine pair of American eagles
for anything.
Charles Loveland. manager of tn,
Huron creamery, Is confined to Iii,
hone, caring for a very painful wount
in the calf of bns Of his legs.He wa
attacked by a vicious boar; tie anima
forced his tuSks through the calf o.
one of Mr.. Icycland's legs, inficting {
wound that is causing him much trou
bic.
There has been another fcavy fall y
snow, completely shutting off stool
from the ranges and feeding has bega-
in earnest. Farmers and stOckmel
were not prepared fol ths ehr1y winter
, No losses have been reported thus FL
Oh stock, but the shelter is not sut1
cient, although plenty of hay has bee
put up. Farmers have not commence
corn husking. and there is still cOnsit
j cradle thresbinS to be done.
, G.. s. MCGEE. a fahchnian in tn
, coded Sioux lands, was the owner Of
, large flock of doves, which he kept a
: his ranch, seventy-five miles up Ba
! river, until about eight months ago
: when wildcats killed all but n y
, them. Just before the recent V
storm he started with his wagon fo
Bcaf Creek; and was camped som
fifteen miles from his tahch when h
\ was overtaken by the storm. He +,
i tired for the night. but in the mornin:
s when he opened the door If his house
. wagon the dove f1uttered in aid hoppe
|: about. displaying every manifestat',
II 10y at seeing him. The dove ha
flown fifteen miles i'll The face of
a fierce storm. and had never been j
that vicinity before, having been raise