Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-06-23
IN SOUTH DAKOTA

| annual session at Sioux Fails, being
the seventeenth gathering of that as
| ISOLATION in mis- state. The session oc-
cupied two days.
John Iverson of Huron, one of the
best-known conductors on the Chicago
I, 4 Northwestern, was called 70 Chicago
by the accidental killing of his son, a
former resident of Huron.
The fifteenth annual tournament or
the South Dakota volunteer frenen
! was held at Yankton. Three days
/ were given 10 the races. Ii was u OF
the best and largest-attended tourna-
ments ever held in the state.
During a severe thunder storm the
barn of Martin Arntson. about twelve
miles southwest of Oberon, was
struck by lightning, killing five horses
outright, two others being burned 10
death. The barn is a total loss.
The Homeopathic society of South Da-
kota held its annual meeting in Sioux
Falls, and elected the following ON
GERS: President, J.. III. Smith, Huron;
secretary and treasurer, William Love-,
Madison; censors, Drs. A.. e. Hoyt, u.
w, Fulford and III. a. Clark.
In the circuit court at Aberdeen, Max
Herring. charged with obtaining money
under false p~retenses, plead guilty n
costs. In the case of William Reeves
of Eredwin, charged with assault with
attempt to commit rape, the jury found
a verdict of guilty of simple assault.
/ While a clay pigeon shoot was IN
progress at Letcher, a shotgun in the
la "a. ~ n c,nn,fatnr Nt0S ACCIDENTALLY
discharged, and the entire load Of shot
entered the leg Of a young man named
Charley Olson, just below the knee,
badly SCATTERING the bone. DR.. crane
was wired for. Whether h leg can
be saved or not is not now known.
Marion will celebrate July Fourth.
A very interesting programme is being
prepared by the NJ. w. A. Quite a
number of prizes will be given away.
The boys are doing all they can 10
make a success of the day. A bail
game will be played by two leading
clubs for a purse of so. The Marion
cornet and will furnish music all day.
. Mrs. G. T. Salmer, wife of Gilbert T.
Salmer, a wealthy citizen of Nermil-
lion. committed suicide Sunday by
drowning herself in a cistern. She had
been respondent for several weeks,
and at times showed signs of insanity.
She had evidently been in the water
for several hours, though how long is
not known. She had suffered from
consumption for -four years.
George Swenson, a settler on the ced-
ed portion of the Yankton Indian reser-
walton, near Chamberlain, died of
blood poisOning, contracted from a
glandered horse. He supposed that he
was suffering from intiammatory
rheumatism, and did not summer a
doctor until tco late. The state yeter-
mary surgeon has been notified of the
prevalence of CHAMBERS among the
Swenson horses, and will doubtless at
once condemn them and have them
killed.
Burglars entered the store of s. j.
Snyder in Kimball and forced he safe
with explosives. The discharge was
heard by Robert Fredlund, a clerk,
sleeping in an adjoining store, but he
supposed the report vas only the rum
bling of thunder. as a rainstorm was
going on at the time, and no attention
was paid 10 il. In order to deaden the
noise the cracksmen had mufled the
safe with heavy goods from the store.
Something like 500 was taken, and
probably other v%aluables may be found
TO be missing. The officers are without
clews.
The Sioux Indians, without an excep-
ton, will exhibit their patriotism by
celebrating Independence day much
Nnyn p,cnarol ly fhan nynr hafnrn Thu
Sioux on the Rosebud reservation will
hold their celebration at the Ponca
Creek issue station. The Yankton
Sioux have discovered that they have
! ON hand a special fund of $500 belong
ing to the tribe, and this will be added
to the amount already raised and ex-
pended for a celebration. Agent Hard
ing has promised them al extra allow
ance of beef, and, naturally, the lndi-
ans anticipate an enjoyable time.
| A very successful meeting Of the
Black Hills Union of Women's clubs
was held at Rapid City. The business
meeting was held in the morning, with
q fine literary programme in the after
noon. The address of welcome was by
Mrs. +. c, johnson of Rapid City. Pa
pers were presented by Mrs. S. NJ.
Houghton Of Deadwood; Mrs. w. w.
Stewart Of Hot Springs, and Miss Jen-
ME Reed of Lead. The musical num-
bers consisted of an organ voluntary
by S. A. Oliver; a vocal solo by Mrs.
III. w. Somers; a piano solo by Miss
Olive NJ. Howe, and a vocal solo bv
Miss Maud McPhatridge. The pro-
| gramme was an unusually fine one.
The commencement exercises Of Da-
kota University were opened by DIR.
Frank Bush of Ottumwa, Iowa, who
preached the baccalaureate sermon in
the morning, and in the evening Rev.
]. III. jenkins delivered the annual SER
! mon. Monday there were exercises in
cident to entertaining the freshmen
who finished the curse Of the first
year. There were fourteen in the
class. The following day occurred the
graduating exercises Of the English
normal class of eighteen, and last even
ing a recital was given by the music
department. There are five graduates
in the scientific department, who will
receive diplomas. Many strangers were
in the city attending the exercises.
The year was very satisfactory at the