Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-10-13
SOUTH DAKOTA.

NV Kept -! !gn1l2 OF tna Ihlrfy -nrgl lo9ts.
lative district gave Alfred White II
unanimous nomination for the house
at Dickinson.
Walter III. James OF Yankton has be-
come proprietor Of the Grand Central
hotel at Tyndall. He viii make many
improvements IN the hotel.
A threshing machine and four stacks
of grain were burned on MIR. Hively's
farm near Trent. The machine be-
longed to Mr.. Crosby of Trent.
Considerable damage was done by
prairie fires south OF Watertown to
grain and hay In the stack. The
threshing machine outfit of Baxter
Bros. was destroyed by fire.
John Larson, n wood hauier and an
owner of a ranch ut Boulder Park, near
Redfield. committed suicide by hang
ing himself in a barn. He was n SIN
gle man with no known relatives In the
Hills.
Nicholas Donohue, q well-to-do farm
err living heal Hitchcock, died, the re-
suit of exhaustion while fighting prai-
RE fires two weeks since. He was
forty-three years of age, and formerly
lived In this city.
n ~. RAOhttOh. III VN toAA~ Va
Sphinx county and n wealthy II highly
respected citizen. died at Ashton OF i'm
fiammation of the bowels. He had
been sick but a short time. He leaves
n wife and two children.
The fusionists Of the West River
district held their legislative conven-
ton at Fort Pierre and nominated
James Phillip of Nowlin county for
0apafo. ond Inp Mailman nf LYMAN
county 70 representative.
The monthly report of the Aberdeen
land office shows that during Septem-
Der there were sixteen homestead en-
tries, embracing o.461 acres. In final
proofs there were thirteen homesteads,
covering POTS acres and eleven timber
culture of 1,7G0.
Jack Hughes, "A prominent farmer
OF Bon Homme county, went to the
state fair at Yankton, leaving his hired
man in charge of the farm. Instead OF
blowing, as he was instructed, the
young man marketed three loads Of
wheat. n nd with the money and
Hughes best horse, has skipped the
country.
Guy Watt, arrested on the charge
of assaulting II. O. Smith with n dan
gerous weapon, was arrested ana
brought to Huron for n preliminary
hearing which resulted in an order
for his appearance at the next term
OF the circuit court. While the bond
was being prepared Watt slipped away
and has not yet been seen or heard
from by the sheriff.
A very sad accident which resulted
in instant death occurred in Burke
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tleman Pabst father Of Mr.. Conrad
Pabst, endeayored 10 stop Il runaway
team, was struck Just below the heart.
He was eighty-three years Of age. The
funeral was held Sunday afternoon,
Rev. Norton presiding.
Mrs. Kyle received a telegram from
Cleveland denying the report that the
doctors had discovered a clot OF blood
on the brain which might prove seri-
Gus to the senator's health. The diff
Guilty arose, she is advised, from a de-
rangemcnt OF the stomach. The ply
siclans wish him TO remain where he
Is for a short time to get perfect rest.
Judge A. w. Burt and wife and
Thomas III. Null and wife and Mrs
George A. Fessenden have returned to
Huron from q trip to the Cheyenne In
dian agency. Tf.9y went northwest to
a point 100 miles from the agency and
for several days mingled with the In
dams. They report the mobile red
men, and their families In good health
and apparently enjoying life.
In the Democratic and Populistic
conventions for Clay county, held at
yermillion, fusion resulted after a
stubborn contest. Canute Weeks was
chosen for senator, A. o. Hodgin and
Erick ttanberg for representatives.
Three officers were conceded to the
Observation-Disclosures, clerk and one
representative. The campaign opened
last night with a speech by l.. N
Grill.
Articles OF Incorporation have been
filed for the Hasykeye Puma Free
Gold Mining Co at Deadwood with a
capital of $1,000, 600. Incorporators:
David Hunter, Des Moines, Iowa;
George Banschback, De Pue, ILL.,, and
w. s. Elder, Deadwood. For the Lead
Deadwood Placer Mining Co. at Dead
wood, with a capital OF $500. Incor-
porators: John N. Dorr. w. w. Roger
and Ii. G.. Seminar, Deadwood.
A new Presbyterian church was dedi-
Gated at Hitchcock recently. The SER
mon was delivered by Rev. III. p. Car
son of Scotland, and Rev. w. j.. Hill
Of Huron assisted in the ceremonies.
The church is worth $500 and was
dedicated free from debt, with a snug
sum in the treasury. The membership
is sixty, and gradually increasing. A
large gathering OF people from every
direction attended the services.
A law class of six members was a d
mitted on examination before the SUI
preme court at Pierre the class con-
sisting Of A. b. Johnson, Doland; ).
F.. Payne, yermillion; T.. A. Curtis.
Mitchell: +. J. Ham. Bowdle; r. T..
Hardy, DeSmet. Ill. NJ. Mcdonald, the
head OF the old Western Loan and
Trust company Of this city, has just
been nominated ms the silver Demo
cratic candidate for governor of New
York.
About a year ago the body of an UNI
known man was found under the old
creamery building south OF Water
town which clearly showed that 1t was
a case Of murder. A few days ago
John Kiefer discovered two photo
gre .)hs. One of the pictures is that Of
a man and woman together, and it is
<Ia;o,nJ hr fIoca uybA gau. tho ho1u