Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-08-04

ton inst above the ankle by q raitle-
snake. She was Immediately y
to town and placed in charge OF -
White. BY this time the foot az an
kle were badly swelled and inialhei.
After treating her all night the ihnani
mation was reduced SO thai she WIS
able TO be taken home, but she cled
the following night.
Judge Tom Hooper, one of the OLDEST
and hest known pioneers III .rooh
county has been adjudged violently
,sane nj his home at Sun Dance, ana
lha has been committed to the state
esyIum nj wyoming. Mr.. Hooper JUST
completed a term as mayor or the ci'!'
and has occupied other important po-
sitious. His greatest craze has Deeh W
buy any and everything and give ms
check in payment. There are many
who will lose by these checks, ior
there is nothing back of them.
The vicinity around Caspar, Wyo.,
will soon be supplying Western South
dakota and Nebraska with petroleum
Iproducts. Capitalists from Pennsyi-
lyania have invested large mou IN
the country. and The quality or u OIL
js as rood as that from the Pennsylva-
mia wells. The principal refinery Is To-
lcated at Caspar, which will soon De
ienlarged to a daily capacity OF nv par
Irels. A big English syndicate ana the
| Burlington Railway company are puS-
ing ND all the available oil
The city of Lead has had one month
of freedom from the gambling dens.
II is safe 10 say that he places when
have had a reputation for all that ~
evil for twenty years will never be
opened there again. The business men
report an increase of one-quarter IN
their cash sales for the month and the
arrests by police have been
one-third. Very few men go down 10
lDeadwood to gamble, as was claimed
by many would be the case. Inc
workingmen stay ut home sober, ana
are much satisfied with the new state
of affairs.
Chamberlain authorities have been
notified OF the escape from the iank-
ton asylum of Edwin Greene, a Wen
known attorney OF Chamberlain, VINO
was adiudged insane and taken to the
ASYLUM two months ago. Several days
ago County Auditor Henegar received
q letter from Greene, saying he was
coming back. and asking that the board
Of county commissioners be called to-
gether. Greene entertains a very bill
ter feeling against citizens of Cham
berlain. and it is thought he will come
there If possible.
Representatives of Christian Endeav-
or societies in Hand, Hyde and Beadle
counties met in convention In Wolsey
and organized a district association.
President, Mrs. Margaret Thompson OF
Huron: vice president for Beadle
county. Mr.. Mcneil, Winthrop: vice
president for Hyde county, Miss Grace
| White, Highmore: vice president for
| Hand county, George Sheldon, ST.
Lawrence: secretary and treasurer,
| w. j. Fink, Wolsey. The opening SER
mon was delivered by Rev. w. IA.
Thralf of Huron. The attendance was
large and the deliberations interesting.
Mrs. G.. o. Schermerhorn of Sturgis
and Peter Lebreque OF Galena eloDed.
| They took q team and wagon belong
| ing TO another man and started down
| the Elkhorn. A warrant was issued,
| and the sheriff arrested them near
| Rapid City. When Schermerhorn. who
has a star mail route. reached Sturgis
| and heard of the case. he threw over
| his contract. armed himself with a
| pair of six-shooters and started after
| the guilty couple. He is now search
| ing the northern hills for them, ignor-
| ant of the fact that the game is in
| Sturgis. The woman is twenty years
| old and the man thirty-tiye.
Charles Mix county has n novelty in
| the shape Of a portable saloon, which
is moved about from place TO place as
| business warrants. The portable sal
| Don. which is the only one OF the kind
in the state, has been named "klon-
dixie and just how ii can be nloyed
| about. when licenses issued under the
| present state law must state plainly
| the lot. block and town where business
| is to be conducted. is a question that
may cause n sensation and result in
arrests. During the unusually long
| term OF court, which ended at Wheeler
a short time ago, the portable saloon
was moved there, without taking out u
new license, il is said, and permitted
to run.
There is almost n certainty that there
will be a railroad across the reserva-
| ton TO the Missouri river very soon.
| From an official of the Milwaukee rail
road company it is learned hat the
company is planning TO push it's way
westward, and the point of crossing
the Missouri will be at Pierre. The
company does not own the road from
Mitchell 10 Chamberlain, as has been
generally supposed. The lease on the
roadbed will expire the present year.
1t is stated that the road b, tween
Mitchell n Chamberlain has not paid
expenses since Chamberlain lost the
Black Hills trade. 1t Is said the com.
pany will not new it's lease. but will
build from Pierre TO Armour, or from
some point along its line between Red.
field and Mitchell. Great things are
also reported of the Midland Pacific.
the newly-organized railway company,
which is building into the Hay Creek
coal fields. from Belle Fouche. The
company is heavily backed by New
York capitalists. who. are determined
TO extend the road to the Missouri
at some point. The company has cop