Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-11-10
SOUTH DAKOTA.

odlSt Episcopal churcn AT WatertoWn
has been returned by the conference
for another year.
Mr.. Loevenger OF White Lake mas
shipped and sold GOO head of calves,
and expects 400 head more In a rev
days. The supply is not equal TO the
demand. Large quantities or STOCK Oh
all kinds are being shipped daily.
One of the heaviest shipments or
sheep which has ever been made from
Pierre went n the other day, n on
sisted Of thirty carloads, or over three
thousand head. They were sent out
by several different parties. who are
heavy sheep owners on he range.
The very pleasant weather since the
big storm has again set the threshers
at work, as there is only about one
third of the grain threshed in Lake
county. Farmers are taking advantage
of the fine weather to dig their pota-
toes, OF which there is a heavy crop.
In the Roberts county seats case,
which anne up for Il hearing before
Judge Campbell. the u decided that
4 WRIT of mandamuS be granted tn
compel the auditor TO place the Ques-
ton upon the ballot in such a way that
each voter might write or stamp upon
the ballot the name of the place he
wished the county seat located.
In the case of II. G. Wright, charged
! with the theft of Il quantity of grain
from the farm of b. Cummings. the
court at Aberdeen decided that Wright
and Cummings were partners, and as
such no lawful act was committed by
Wright in disposing of grain TO pay
threshing bills. The ase was dis
missed.
z. NJ. Raney, az one time superin-
tendent Of the ~Sunnyside mine, near
Hill City, has been appointed general
manager Of the Holy Terror property.
TO take the place OF j. j. Fayel, de-
ceased. The estate Of Mr.. Fayel Is es-
timated all the way from S2J0.0O 10
81, 100000. Eighteen months ago he
was in debt $1,000.
Judge Gaffy at Pierre denied the mo-
ton for ar order to show cause in the
Stanley county annexation case. The
interested parties will carry the mat
ter to the supreme court, but il Is not
likely that they will get in with it be-
fore the election. and the test viii Dc
made in putting the annexation into
effect after it is carried, as it certainly
win be.
There is n great deal of complaint in
regard to c~arelessneSs on the part of
camping outfits on the range country.
through lack of properly putting out
camp fires on leaving them, a number
Of fires have started which have de-
: stroyed large tracts Of winter pastur-
age. While dozens may use all possible
precaution, one careless one will do
damage, and all campers are blamed
for the carelessness Of the one A lit
! tie care by all will save a great deal
of damage and complaint.
Some weeks since Mrs. Nels Jourgen-
sen OF Huron went to Hawarden for a
visit, and while there suffered the am
' putation of the small toes of one IL her
feet, and also the removal OF a portion
of the outside bone of the same foot.
She has long suffered from a corn and
applied a orn salve that had been
highly recommended, the result being
that the foot swelled rapidly and 1t
was feared that unless the toe was
removed more serious results would
follow.
Manager Kellar, of the Deadwood
football team, is wanted badly for alb
sconding with the proceeds of the last
game played at Butte, Mont. He was
given $40 by h manager Of the Butte
team with which TO defray the ex-
' penSes Of the Deadwood team to their
home in Deadwood. He gave the boys
the slip and was caught at Ogden,
where he turned over $40, saying that
1t was all he had been given. The
boys got home the best way they could.
Kellar is now supposed TO be in Salt
Lake City.
T. X. Landers of Deadwood shot the
first silver tipped bear of the seaso In
| the Black Hills over on Spearfish creek.
The animal weighs 800 pounds and IL
gave the hunter a close call. He put
two shots into ii when il turned on
him, but he stood his ground and gave
the bear another shot at close range.
which tore a large hole In his head.
He sold the animal to a Deadwood
meat market for 500 cash. Several
other bears have been seer In the
heavy timber in the Bear gulch dis.
| trict.
The steamers Last Chance and Capt.
tola Butt, OF Chamberlain, and several
other steamers owned at down river
points, are having all they can do dur
ing the short period Intervening be-
tween now and the time the Missouri
river freezes up In transporting To the
nearest railroad points along the river
the grain and live stock shipped from
Gregory and Charles Mix counties.
which lie along the river, but are re-
mote from railroad lines. Gregory is
u OF the new counties created from
land coded by the Sioux Indians. and
although il contains only about go
square miles, and Il population of not
more than 800, conservative estimates
| place its yield Of wheat this year at
100000 bushels. The bulk Of the grain
and stock shipments from the two
counties is taken by steamer to the
town of Running Water, where the
grain and stock are transferred to the
Milwaukee railroad.
The presentation of the beautiful
loving cup 10 Bishop Hare by the gen
eral convention of Episcopal churches
at Washington, ID. c., In recognition of
his twenty-five years OF labor as a
bishop, has a sequel that Is as vet but
little known. The women's auxiliary.
wishing to show their appreciation of
the venerable bishops labors In South
| DaEnta and IN aid IN f,,rtba~;r~ a.