Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-23
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and one locomotive.
Reports from twenty miles south OF
Miller say that John Garrett, a stock
man, was found frozen on the praifle.
c. ID. Hazen. who opened the first
store at Miller seventeen years ago, is
dead of consumption. He was prof.
zen in business and social circles.
Theodore Uhlig and Larry pigley OF
WhitewoOd have left for the klondike.
They will join John Duffy of Dead
wood, and will go into the Lake Atlin
district.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Stokes of Water
town have departed for the sunny
South, where they will remain several
weeks. They win visit Havana, Cuba,
before returning.
Judge Moore. at Deadwood. granted
divorces to Edwin Trebilcock and TO
Adolph Weber, also Of Lead, against
his wife, Bessie Weber. the cause be-
ing adultery in each case.
The reports received at WATERFOWL
regarding the battle of Manila recent
ly, are very gratifying to the relatives
and friends of Company III, only n
reported killed and n wounded
Congressman Burke and Gamble
have recommended w. s. Warner. son
of Porter Warner. as receiver OF the
land office at Rapid City, TO fill the va
cancy caused by the death OF his faith
er.
Bob Davis. employed by John Burk-
hart of Milbank, vas fatally injured
while saving wood with a horsepower
buzz-saw. In leaning over to pick up
a piece of wood his coat was caught
by a set screw, and he was twisted up
ard the screw buried in his head.
Mai. Stewart has received a request
from the war department asking If the
Third cavalry could be reorganized on
short notice and be ready for service.
The major is at present a member of
the state senate. and until the end Of
the session could not take an active
part in the work.
The grand lodge OF Modern Wood
men closed Its convention at Water
town, and the following officers were
elected: State consul, G. +. Smith,
Custer county; State clerk, A. s. Fish,
Tyndall: worthy advisor, DIR. w. s.
Bentley, Gary; delegate at large, s. A.
Ramsey, Woonsocket. The meeting
was a success, there being about 100
delegates present.
In the Roberts county seat case be-
tween Wilmot and Sisseton, Judge
Campbell has decided in favor OF Sis
seton. Wilmot endeavored TO have the
ercords removed back from Sisseton,
on the grounds that the election Of
1898, by which the county seat was To-
Gated as Sisseton, was illegal and void
on account OF there having been a vote
on the same question in 1886. This
was argued as being contrary TO law.
but Judge Campbell decided against
the law, declaring it unconstitutional.
The election contest case between p.
Mcmahon, the present county auditor
of Pennington county. and Horace
Crockett, Republican-elect for the
same office, has been decided in favor
of Mcmahon by Judge Moore, of the
Eighth district. Crockett was elected
by a majority of one vote. and McMa-
hon brought suit on the grounds of IL
legal voting in certain precincts. The
judge ordered a ~recounting of all the
votes in the county. which resulted in
a majority of six for Mcmahon. One
of the judges of election now makes
affidavit that there were two votes east
in the Second ward Of Rapid City for
the straight fusion ticket, with the ex-
ception of the office of auditor, the Re
publican candidates name being put
on instead. The Judge Of election tes-
titles that these two votes did not APP
pear on the recount. and II is alleged
that they were made away with. The
case will be appealed.
There is likely to be a wood famine
In the Black Hills unless the depart
ment at Washington cancels the order
issued this weet.. All cutting of wood
and hauling from the timber was pro-
hibited recently by Forest Supervisor
Hamaker. The order refers to both
green and dead timber. 1t will have
a terrible effect upon the wood chop
pers and wood haulers. vino depend en-
tirely upon this work for subsistence.
Many men have cut large quantities Of
wood. which is corded up in the tim.
Der: but. under the presidents order,
1t will become the property OF the gov
ernment. There is a great scarcity OF
wood i'm Lead and Deadwood, for fuel
purposes, and but little coal, owing to
the blockade on the Union Pacific.
Rapid City has been entirely out of
coal for several days. The mayors OF
Lead and Deadwood will circulate pc
titions Immediately, which will he tel
egraphed to the department mt Wash
ington. explaining the state OF affairs
and requesting that the wood haulers
be permitted to bring wood into the
cities.
A list of the ex-governCrs Of Dakota
as n territory and state shows that
while two of the ~.ssquatter governors"
who held their offices before the organ
iZation of the territory in 1862, are still
liz ing, the state has no living governor.
The squatter governor list is: Henry
Masters, 1852, died in office; William
w. Brookings (acting), 1859, residence
in Boston, Mass: Samuel l.. Albright,
1S59-1S6l, resides in New York city;
territorial governors, William jayne,
1S6l-1S62. resides at Springfield, H.;
Newton EdImnds, 1S62-1S66, Yankton,
present address: Andrew J.. Faula,
1SGd-1S69, died Sept. 1898: John A.
Burbank, 1Sf9-1S74, resides mt New