The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-03-05
not ON THE TRAIL
Of the CHECK CHECK RAISER.
Yankton officers Think They Have
Located the Lair Of a
Thieying Gang.
CREAMERlEs ARE fLouRlsHiNG
South Dakota Farmers Arc After a
Sugar Beet Factors--Can Have
1t IL They Will Raise
the Bcets.

Yankton, March 1.-1Inmediately aft
er the complete disappearance of john
son., the check raiser, Sheriff Hickey
of Yankton county, started with h
balance OF the city police in the en-
deavor TO locate his whereabouts, and
met with more success than the rest,
as by afternoon he struck q trail, which
he had every reason to believe, was
that of johnson. The fact that john
son drove axEpan of white horses at
tached to q new lumber wagon, aided
the sheriff considerably, as he was en-
ubled by this, together witch q few 9TH
err facts he had collected, to follow his
man that same night into the far
northeast part Of the county, where he
suddenly lost all trace of him, as the
police aid in the city Immediately after
his appearance in the bank. The coun-
try into which Hickey followed John
son is rough and hiily, being in the.
neighborhood of Turkey and Clay
creeks, the road continually winding
about among gulches. The sheriff was
after johnson, not SO much for his eff
fort to raise the bank check as in the
hopes of locating an organized gang OF
wheat thieves, of which he has reason
to believe that johnson is II OF the
leaders. Large quantities of wheat
have been stolen during the winter
months up the Jim river valley, and,
in one case, that of a farmer up the
valley, who lost 100 buehels at one
time, the thief, or thieves, were traced
across Jim river directly into this same
lilly country, where Hickey lately lost
his man. A certain Johnson lives in
this neighborhood who some twelve
years ago was arrested, brought to this
city, tried and was sentenced to a term
in the penitentiary, and it is thought
perhaps, il Investigated, it may prove
to be the same man. Sheriff Hickey
intends going into this country and
thoroughly investigating the matter
He states that if the gang is located
the chances are that o. only will
stolen wheat in abundance be found,
but in all probabilities stolen goods
from adjoining counties will also be
recovered.
The Scotland Creamery company is
reported as being in a tiourishing o II
dition, having lately secured 369 cows
for the separator, which will begin OPP
erations this spring. The district
around Emanuel creek is being can
vassed with n view of establishing an
other station in that section. The old
station near Lestervillc is constantly
increasing in mount of milk, and it
is expected that there will be 10000
pounds daily from there during the
coming summer.
The question of a beet sugar factory
is being strongly agitated in the Violin
district. a public meeting recently be-
ing held there to discuss the advisa-
bility of the plan. The only condition
asked by the capitalists is that the
farmers raise 5000 acres OF beets OF the
right quality, and they will erect a
100000 plant. The fact that Violin dis
trict was in a lime rock belt, which is
especially essential to the growth of
beets, and also a fine clay, which can
be utilized in making fire brick, with
which to erect the large plant, could
be easily secured were points strongly
advocated. The farmers will experi-
ment in raising beets on a small scale
this year to thoroughly demonstrate
that they can be raised with success,
and then a definite move will be made.