Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-04-06
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arranged TO put up and operate u new
tin shop at the town OF Faifyiew.
In the past ninety days axes to the
amount Of S3T .235.TS have been paid 10
the treasurer OF Lake county.
Dwellings are needed at vermiilion
for several dozen families. who would
like 10 make their homes there.
Ladies Of Pierre win circulate a Pc
titlou asking the city council to pass q
curfew ordinance.
Several carloads OF immigrants goods
have been unloaded ut Blunt and other
stations in Hughes county.
A chapter of the Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution has been organized at
Hot Springs.
The safe in the office OF the Dakota
Lumber company at Britton was blown
open by experts. They got nothing.
A Marshall county farmer named
Grune. who last year successfully cul-
tivated LOCO acres. expects TO increase
his crop acreage this year.
Tie citizens Of Irene have decided to
incorporate their town. which is unique
HI AthAA IL IL NAAhAnNNh Tx AAAtN NONAAAAaNCy
YanEton, Turner and Clay.
Fire destroyed the bakery Of the gov
ernment barracks ar Fort Meade. one
OF the barracks for the troops was col
siderably damaged.
John Strand OF Carthage has bought
the old White store building, and will
put in an 5000 stock of merchandise
soon.
C. b. Kennedy Of Canton viii erect
another new business block on Fifth
street in that town, to be occupied by
ID. c. Hull as a meat market.
The different church societies OF KIM
ball have rendered the use OF their
buildings for school purposes while a
new school building is being built.
III. l.. Loucks Of Deuel. county, who
was quite seriously injured by being
thrown from a cutter, is reported TO be
recovering.
The county commissioners OF Brown
county have decided TO put a bounty
on gophers for a limited time during
the coming spring.
The site has been secured and work
viii con men on a new roller
mill in the enterprising town of Toron-
TO. Deuel. county.
The city of Aberdeen VIII make an
effort 10 ecure one Of the two large
hospitals about TO be located II this
state by the Sisters of Mercy.
f. L. Dow Of Huron will build two
and possibly three fine three-story
brick business blocks in that city this
summer.
4 convention OF all Black Hills peo-
| pie who are interested in irrigation
has been called TO meet at Sturgis for a
rwo-days' session.
Cattle thieves are operating i'm the
| vicinity Of Woonsocket. and farmers
there. in order 10 protect themselves.
may be compelled to brand their cattle.
The Parkston creamery received
26l>ssn pounds of milk In February.
which made 81. 1880 worth OF butter.
The patrons were paid u cents per
pound for butter.
Charles 4. Fisher Of Aberdeen re-
ports that he has been requested BY
parties from another state TO secure a
suitable store for them. in which TO OPP
crate a broom factory.
BY an arrangement with the Farm
ers Lumber company of Bristol, Day
county. the Dawson Lumber company
of Minnesota viii open and run a yard
at that place hereafter.
A. McNulin of Madison has bought
lumber for a new hous and barn
which he is 10 build in that city this
spring. The dimensions OF the house
are TO be 24x24 and the barn 24xsa.
The total sale OF school lands over
the state are expected TO bring i'm
practically 100000 To the school fund
this year. In some counties the lease
price ran up TO so cents per acre.
cost SLIGO. during the last yearnade
S2n,ooo worth OF butter. The Parkston
creamery cost 5000. and during the
same period turned out butter 10 the
value Of S32,000.
Martin MupSon, a farmer OF CLARK.
says wolves are getting almost as thick
as jack rabbits around his place. He
has frequently seen as many as five
and six together.
canton IS 10 have n new oda water
factory. The building will be located
n block west OF the court house. ana
viii be completed and ready for bust
ness in the early spring.
Thomas Pirnic OF Buffalo county has
sold his 4oc-acre stock ranch on Crow
Creek 10 a Mr.. Wolcott of White Lake,
who viii take possession OF the place
about April Il.
Mr.. Il. b. Roberts Of Milbank is 10
erect a two-story residence in that
town The house will be 3ox42, and
viii be supplied with hot and cold we
ter, gas and bot-water heat.
Word comes that Mai. A. c. sharpe.
formerly of this state, now indge aa-
vocate z. 5 A., Department of Porto
Rlco. has been placed ar the head OF
the department of justice In b a isl.
and.
Lowry & McMaster. a well known
frm OF Alexandria, have sold their ey-
tensiye implement business 10 C. q
Biackman and W. +. Waite. who viii
conduct the business In future under
the firm name OF Waite e. Blackman.
The large sawmill owned by George
Bender AT Boulder. near Lead. was TO.
tally destroyed by fire. entailiny a loss