Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-08-25
SOUTH DAKOTA

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An old man named William =
was found dead in his cabin na asa Y
1t is supposed that he died wi
rhage OF the lungs. ae
A pardon has been lssnoa
Lee for Thomas Morse. who y
Up from Roberts county t,ys s vas
on a charge of manslaughter' ea's
Lightning struck the barn :. !,
Saunders, six miles west az ~ us
and killed Welcome, the fou,,s Aa'
old son OF Mr.. Beardsley.
This has been an unusuarlr
son for fruit in the Black Hinss \,
has been sufficient moisture =,
frosts or vermin pests. Thor aaa
eral large orchards that viii r.',
In the eastern part OF the state
Word has been received at no.a.
OF the death of Ben Lawrence :.
miner In the Hills, who died lss, = !
while on his way home from !
America. He leaves a wife ana :,
lily at Spearfish.
George Emmett, thirty-seyen ~.
age, son of Thomas Emmett. 1 cont,
OF, shot and instantly killed he i
Anna Emmett, thirty-five years al
then committed suicide, tho r.,
taking place at the family him.
Rockford, Ill.
The barn of j. w. Loughlin AZ ri
was totally destroyed by fire ,bs
suit of a stroke of lightning. Bnt
a downpour of rain the house =,
also have burned. The loss i
mated at about $1,000, covered ),
surance. :
The Deadwood fire department 4,
ed. at its regular meeting, 10 attpn
a body the national firemen's sxa
ton, TO be held at Omaha Sent /,
10. The Deadwood departments
of the .best-equipped In the STATE
the members confidently expecttO
a portion OF the $4,000 prize mpnp
The worst hail storm in several n
passed over Chamberlain. doing
siderable damage TO windows, card
etc. In Chamberlain many panes
glass in western ends and sides
buildings were broken. Hail SO
were unusually large. No repors
damage done in the surrounding d
try have been received.
The water and sewerage sysens
the government Indian school inch
berlain have been completed and
cepted by the government, Wen
now in progress on several addito
buildings. The regular term Of
school commences the first MOndaI
September, by which time II is exp
ed the school will be filled to It's
capacity.
from the field with a load Of }
Words were exchanged between d
and Hooper drew a gun and shot
one buckshot hitting him in the !
and three others cutting his intestI
in a horrible manner. He was bFea
TO the Homestake hospital at IL
where he died. Hooper gave him
mp at Rockford, but he has mol
arrested.
The boy who was caught while Da
ing n pile of rocks on the Burlns
track, with the intention OF dersl
the train, had a hearing at Hill '
and was bound over 10 the Gov
court. His name is Benjamin Sa
and his parents live near hh Y
At the trial his father appeared
was astonished TO learn OF DIS y
criminal actions. The boy VIII
doubtedly be sent to the reform S1
Frank Lake, a bicycle enthusiast
just returned to Rapid cry lna
1,300-mile trip. having taken ID yum
and other Eastern points, and r'a'
by way of Pierre across the nsa
ton. He succeeded IN breaking
fast record on the trip across lnsv
try. The distance from Pierre Wpu
wood Is 165 miles. and Lake maui !
Twenty-Five hours and twen's
minutes. .
The Methodist churches OF Inc ?.
Hills will hold their annual co.lsla
in Deadwood from Sept. ] un'h W.
lowing Monday. with Bishop l ~
aid presiding. Presiding Elder ~.
states that the Methodist lllns
throughout the Hills are an IT, 4
ouested to remain another year - !. !
churches. 1t is expected tna' -
thirty-five ministers viii be IN -"
or ce at the conference,
John Bright. a farm hand ns.' ,
tertown. met with a very sew
dent by the accidental discnals. n
revolver. the ball entering ,ns = !.
Of the right arm. DIR. Campp,l i,
repeated attempts. was unaDI i !
cate the bullet, and, in oru, ,ro,s
the mans arm. took him 10 y -,
lis. where the Y ray was useu ~
fully. the ball being loca'eu
moved. a
The WATERFOWL city nehlS
Granted an electric light fra PM
o. NJ. Kirlin and others, WIZ ara!
n plant as soon as suitable g.sa a." i
ments can be completed. i,sIk
will be up to date in al sudsr' o
will. MS soon as in running oroe,, VI
the people Of Watertomn ,he Il
though they were back ~ inc
II is about two years since sss as
plant was considered unnl
was closed never to open as'' ..ss
L. c. Hays, United states ties 's III
Fort Belknap Agency, ha ,argsp,
a partnership with James 4, req
sheriff of Brule county, un' 81 %
in the government service 70 two
Brule Agency, S. D., ana ~, .t'e rspi
have purchased a large ca..s 4 Cd
Montana. with the intenuon Il 4
"a the raising :" .