Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-09-21

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The Minnesota & South Dakota Rail-
way company has filed an appointment
Of Thron Thronson as Its legal agent In
the state.
A farewell reception was rendered
Rev. and Mrs. w. p. Shamhart by the
members of his congregation at the
Christian church at Aberdeen.
The Farmers Cooperative Mill CON-
pany at Violin, has just completed a
seventy-five-barr -four mill. costing
about $4,000. This makes two -four
mills for the town of Violin.
Charles Goodman. one OF the leading
merchants of Aberdeen, who went East
several weeks ago for the benefit Of his
health, is reported as being in very
poor health, and will probably not be
able to engage In business again.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Vienna and Bryant Socie-
ty of the Free Methodists OF North
America. Trustees: Robert Nixon,
George Gedelman, Magnus Rosengren,
Eugene Phillips and Austin Cory.
Word has been received at Aberdeen
that H.. NJ. Marble is now at Cape
Nome, Alaska, and has located some
quite valuable claims. He has been
engaged in washing gold from the
beach sand and making about $40 per
day.
j. r. Sargent OF Yankton, editor of
the Dakota Herald, a prominent DEM
.ocrat, dropped dead OF apoplexy in the
city hall. He had just entered the hall
TO take part in a meeting called to
make arrangements for the reception
of Company G.
The 80 miners employed by the
Golden Reward company, who were
laid o bffy the burning OF the compa-
ny's reduction works, were again put
to work, the company's shelter being
enlarged to handle all the output Of the
mines at present.
The live stock shipments out OF
Pierre for August were ia cars Of cat
tie, 10 cars OF horses and 6 cars OF
sheep. The shipments for September
and October promise to be much larg-
.er, as they are the heavy shipping
months Of the year.
James NJ. Putnam. who was arrested
some time aga bv the Homestake COM
pany at Lead, charged with being the
accOmplice OF George Smith In stealing
amalgam, was acquitted at the prelim-
mary trial. Smith Is held to the grana
Jury in the sum of $1,000.
The city council of Aberdeen has
practically decided to purchase the gas
and electric lighting plants now owned
by the Aberdeen Gas and Electric
Light company. The price agreed on
Is $500, subject to n bonded debt OF
e35, 600, bearing 6 per cent interest.
Rev. o. III. Sproul of Aberdeen fell
dead in the pulpit while delivering a
sermon at Worthwhile. He was presid-
Ing elder of the Aberdeen district OF
the Methodist church. His death is
supposed to be due to heart failure.
He was for four years pastor of the
Methodist church at Pierre.
Some time ago a strange dog came to
the farm of George Godfrey OF Detroit
township, near Aberdeen. and bit his
dog. Soon after the dog showed signs
of having hydrophobia and was killed.
Since then nine head Of cattle and an
other dog have>died Of the disease. A
neighbor, Peter Wolf, has also lost a
dog and one pig. ?
"A ht hbdl ltlolt VI Jlt kldlfu july VA
the United States court at Deadwood
has been submitted and the members
OF the jury discharged. The jury tx
amined twenty-three cases and re-
turned seventeen true bills. The court
Is busy trying the cases found, and IL
Is probable tina two weeks will be re-
CURED TO finish up the calendar.
c.. G. Eskin of Pittsburg, Pa, who
has made two shipments OF range
horses to that city this year, is back at
Pierre after a third shipment. He Is
making good money selling range
horses in Pennsylvania, and will take
back a large shipment with him In
about two weeks. He has gone to the
White river country to find the class OF
horses desired.
Attorney General Pyle has rendered
his opinion In the undertakers' contro-
.versy. lie holds that as far as Rogers,
recently appointed as a member, vice
Billion, removed, is concerned, he has
no legal standing. The acts are con-
sidered legal with regard to the third
parties. who took the examination for
undertaker's certificates in good faith.
The certificates OF the undertakers will
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Articles OF incorporation have been
filed for the Cornell Hose and Garment
supporter company at Brookings. with
a capital of $1,000. I~ncorporators, w.
H.. Cornell, S. j. Collier, III. b. Mat
thews, Geo. Morehouse and Frank G..
Orr. For the New York Coal and Coke
company, at Pierre, with n capital OF
500, O0O. Incorporators, Sherman Shir-
ley, William @. Kelly and l.. G. Smith.
Engineer Knowles has located an ar
.tesian well site on Section 5, Township
Ia, Range 76, Sully county, for an
Iowa company which purchased 6,00O
acres Of land through John *. King Of
Chamberlain. The well Is to be sunk
at once, the outfit being expected to
be on the ground next week. 1t Is es-
timated that the depth necessary to
reach the artesian flow in that section
of the country Is between 1,600 and l.
700 feet.
James Mcdowell, late register Of the
United States land Office at Huron, and
at present special national examiner,
is lying seriously i'll at Baltimore. He
has recently undergone a surgical ex-
animation for a canoes His son, w.
X. Mcdowell Of Highmore, has gone to
him. and his other son. James e., who