Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-12-07
SOUTH DAKOTA.

Black leg is reported as playing havoc
among the cattle in Hutchinson county.
The residence Of S. l.. Wilcox at
Flandreau was partially destroyed by
fire.
During the past three years the
Parkston creamery has paid farmers
over 100000.
F. w. Lander, a retired McCook
county farmer, is building a $1,000
home in Salem.
Grain is selling from 2 TO 3 cents per
bushel higher at Colman than in sur
rounding markets.
A Yankton bum recently got ten days
In Jail for rotbing Il o~ne-iegged com
panion Of IS cents.
The marshal Of Parkston is kept busy
searching young boys who persist in
carrying revolvers. 8tFsE.
C. z. Sutton, former resident Of Dell
Rapids, committed suicide at Bozeman,
Mont, by hanging.
A new social club has been organ
lied at Aberdeen from members of the
Masonic fraternity.
Claude f. Morrison of Brown county
suffered n broken leg last week caused
by a fall from a house.
A new dancing club has been organ
lied at Yankton for the coming season
with a good membership.
The residence of J. NJ. Fanell was
partially destroyed by fire started by
a coal oil stove exploding.
almost five IONS of mail matter
passed through the Brookings p~ostoffice
during the month of October.
A miner named Oscar Johnson had a
foot badly crushed while at work in
the HOmestake mine last week.
The Catholic church of Letcher has
felt the breath of prosperity and Is
building a new church edifice.
The Burlington has commenced lay
ing rails on the extension OF the road
west of Worthing 10 Hardwick.
Five car loads of fine cattle have re-
Gently been distributed to Beadle coun-
~ farmers on the increase plan"
The De Smet creamery received 2G7.-
81 pounds of milk during October.
paying u for the same s 2,723.SS.
Aberdeen has returned 1904 of the
fund guaranteed by it's people for the
entertainment Of President Mckinley.
Henry c. Hinckley OF Huron is
having plans drawn up for a fine $1,000
residence 10 be erected next year there.
j. w. Hurley, a former clothing
dealer of Salem, has moved his outfit
TO Madison, where he will resume bust
ness.
Joseph Hemingway of Spearfish has
recently been granted a patent for a
new and improved process of making
coke.
The insane asylum at YanktOn was
damaged to the extent Of 5000 by a
hre caused by a bottle Of benZine ex-
plOding.
The total amount Of mail Skinned
from the Flandreau postofice during
the month OF October was 2,692
pounds.
black Hills promoters are making n
strong eno TO get q branch road run
un there from Denver, as a good ship
ping point. .Fta-. -
samuel Dolphus, an Indian. was
turned over to the United States com
missioner ut -Pierre the other day for
stealing a government rifle.
Seven car loads of steel rails nassad
through Gankton a few DAYS since
bound for the skirmish line OF the Tyn-
uall Milwaukee extension. ~
The Great Northern Is putting con.
SIDERABLE new side track at Aberdeen
Inc latest extension is to take in the
aberdeen mills with rail facilities. rs
A fine cold storage warehouse is be-
ing erected at Lead for the Fred KING
brewing company. The new building
Is 10 cost In the neighborhood of $4,000
Glen Ming. one of the successful res-
idents Of Codington county, Is now
on ms way to visit his former homo IN
the Do country and then the Paris ey-
position. -
The <Silox brothers Of Fan Pivar
county have been placed under b..nds
10 Keep the peace. They Threatened 70
DO for another man with their Win,
chester. ei WIZ
Inc Dakota Central Telephone rom.
Pahy mas begun work on an extension
VI tehir line from Sisseton to yohlin
marshall county. The new line will no
'"eH'9-t"o miles long. -
De Smet is very much worxed m
over the fact that the evening troip
from the west arrives about an 49,
iate every evening with q regn,aritr
OBSERVING special mention.
redwood has brought forth another
musical composer, to add to no orow
ing list in the state. The new aoni
rant Tor honors is Enos r,
ne composer of The Quarrel Told To
the Baby" hoiu 10
dhere,is a decided scarcity Of skilled
steta aniSS In almost all lines over the
s;ase ahd contractors are HAVING sonne
TWplcuity In completing their contronts
wages are on the upgrade and all aro
working steadily. ""u al are
ond rem Lyman, n former student
anu graduate of Yankton college was
recently ordained to a Conerasat,o WIS
ministry at Alcester. A nnmher 80
ministers Of the church from over tn ~
state We're In attendance. Tue