Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-12-08
SOUTH Dakota.
A new p~ostoffice has been sstah-
lished ut Andes, Douglass county.


younger children Of Lake county.
volga is to have a new steani !aun,
cry.
James Dawson, the inventor OF the
prairie fire ~extingrisher, Is about to
start a factory at Hitchcock, this state.
The Elkhorn station agent nc Fair
burn was held up and relieved OF SO
In real Wild West style.
The Brookings county creamery win
make no more butter until the dande-
lions bloom again.
Brookings cadets ere to have a new
uniform OF cadet gray, in lieu OF the
state guard uniform, worn heretofore.
Gov. Lee and Senator Kingsbury ate
their Thanksgiving dinner at the in
sane hospital at Yankton.
The holes are all dug and the poles
distributed for n telephone line be
tween Armour and Edgerton.
Pensioners can now get their checks
cashed at Uncle Sans p~ostoff1ce with
out discount.
II is said that the FIRST cavalry, now
stationed at Fort Meade. are to be sent
south and replaced by the Tenth cav
airy (cololed.)
The county seat of Emmons county
is to be removed from Williamsport 10
a vacant quarter section on the open
prairie.
Ipswich expects to rebuild her burnt
district-the west side OF main street
with brick blocks during the coming
year.
Lee Bonesteel OF 3rookings fell from
a tree last week and broke his arm.
Lee must have fallen awful hard, else
there's nothing in a name.
Fred Sargent, of the state university,
was made treasurer OF the Republican
College league, at the recent nye
tion held in indianapolis.
An eighty-year-old prospector Of the
Black Hills, named Pat Wall, lost an
eye recently by being hit with flying
rock.
Madison lis soon TO nave two new iron
bridges in opposite parts of the city,
built by the Western Bridge company
of Chicago.
James Riley of WATERFOWL was seri-
ously injured by a cow. His arm was
broken aad he sustained internal in
juries.
Robbers entered the private residence
of A. C. Gilruth at WATERFOWL. taking
clothing and other articles TO the value
of $3.50. No clue.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany Is erecting a new n capable OF
carrying four wires, between Salem
and Sioux Falls.
A sample OF Yankton-grown sugar
beets analysed at the Norfolk. Neb.,
factory. shows sugar In juice, 1875; SUI
gar in beets, lib; purity coctficient.
S3.4.
Brookings and Kingsbury counties
are about 10 organize a medical socie-
ty'' for the mutual benefit, IL is PEE
sumed, OF tine doctors and their pa
tients.
o. Richardson of Colman, Moody
county. died last week at the advanced
age Of ninety-iye years and six months.
Mr.. Richardson came to South Dakota
twenty years &
AT a recent cleanup Ct the ten-stamp
mill Of the Holy Terror mine, $4,000
was taken from the plates as the result
of n six-days' run. which approximatcs
$500 per ton for the ore treated.
II. G. DeJean OF Chamberlain, n re-
turned Klondiker, says the transporta-
ton companies up there canuot be re-
lied upon for truth and veracity. Like
the circus, they don't show all they adj
vertise on the bills.
i. Warren Dickovcr and Miss Helen
Richards were recently married at
4 W. qua NJ. Il&lZ.A. L. x..
inent young business man OF Rapid and
the bride was a popular teacher In the
city schools.
Judge William Gardner of Rapid
City has recently disposed OF many of
his extensive holdings in bank stocks.
real estate etc. including his fine resi-
dence property. 1t looks as IL the Judge
was about TO make a change Of bush
ness all around.
Peter Sieler OF Hutchinson county
has returned from his summer visit 10
Russia. Several Russian-G German am
lilies came with him. and also a few
families OF Russians. The Russians
contemplate going further north TO set
tie.
The elevator of the Farmers Grain
4 COlilpHHN III L>ltliiHG Ett 80 luii itrt
week that 1t was in great danger OF
complete collapse. With some outside
assistance. however, il was able to
brace mp sufficiently 10 contain its load
imfit relief arrived ia the shape of
grain ears.
Internal revenue collectors have been
| officially notified that only such con-
tracts as give title require stamps,
which means that IL the contract con
| templates delivery OF deed, only upon
performance of conditions subsequent,
no stamp will be required.
Charles Duffy and Miss Berry OF
Turner county had a narrow escape
from a tragic death at n railroad cross
ing last week. While driving near Cen
t~erville their horses were thrown from
the track and instantly killed, while
the couple ~miraculously escaped in
! Jury.
! The frst flow of gas In the new wei
! at Pierre was reached at 400 feet. The
! flow IL the strongest found I'm any OF
! the wells there before the artesian flow
was reached at about LOO feet. The
new we'll promises TO be the best one