Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-01-19
SOUTH DAKOTA.

over 1000 families, besides Rus
slams have been brought into South
Dakota the past year through the ef-
forts Of the Milwaukee road. A much
larger immigration Is expected this
year along the line of that railway.
John Allen of yerien, who was shot
by G.. II. Dolan in a fight several
weeks ago, is reported as being in a
dangerous condition, which may cost
him one of his legs, and possibly his
life.
The following officers were installed
at the last regular meeting of the ODD
Fellows at Watertown: n. g., IL. IL.
Brickell; V. c.. John Yedder; Sec, Is.
p. Phillips; Treas, James Riley; 4. e.,
C. A. Tuck; trustees, &. w. Cannon,
c.. G.. Whistler and +. Il Phillips
The dedication services of the new
Congregational church at Aberdeen
were held on Sunday morning last.
The sermon was preached by Rev. >.
g. Smith, pastor of the Peoples church
of st. Paul, and was a splendid effort.
A clever forger successfully worked
The new officers of Coddington II
ty were sworn into office as follows:
Sheriff, III. A. H~ilderbrandt; deputy,
w. w. Waddell: register of deeds, h.
Il. Crawford; deputy, j. Carl South
wick. Tie auditor will be sworn in on
March /. The remaining officials were
all reelected.
The board of county commissioners
of Brown county has adopted a resolu-
ton to build a new Jail costing S12,-
500. The building is to be 35x52 feet
and 81 feet high, containing three tiers
of cells. 1t will be built of Chaska
brick, with walls fourteen inches thick
and will be steam-heated throughout.
William Bowers and G. j.. Il Harris,
the two gentlemen sent from Iankton
to Omaha, under the auspices OF the
Yankton Commercial club, TO confer
it'll the Commercial club Of Omaha rel
alive to the railroad building, appeared
before the cit council and made a re-
port of a satisfactory meeting at Oma-
ha.
The following business was done In
the WATERFOWL land office for the
month Of December: Original home
stead entries, 80; final homestead
proofs, 80; final timber culture proofs,
81; cash entries, II, representing cash
received, $6,465.1 IA. The business for
the quarter ending Dec. 81 shows the
amount of cash received to be $780,
2S6.77.
Salvation Army officers claim that
Deadwood is one of the hardest cities
I'm fiin land 10 Nynr.i. i'm fNban0aS apa
made frequently to give the officers
rest. The next change made will be to
remove Capt. Waldron and Lieut.. Han
son. at present stationed at Vermillion.
to duty in Deadwood. They are both
young ladies and have been at Vermil-
lion some time.
The ffteen-year-old son of George
LamberSon was drowned in a creek
near his home at Galena. The boy
was subject to fits. He was sent to
the stream for water, and was found
soon afterwards with his face buried
in the creek. 1t is only a short time
ago that the family lost another boy
by a tree falling on him.
A movement has been started at
WATERFOWL by DR.. Ii. II. Campbell
and DIR. H. III. Finnerud for the estb-
lishment of a city hospital for Water
town. The cooperation with which
these doctors are meeting indicates
that they win he entirely successful,
and WATERFOWL will oon have a hos
pital with all the modern c~onveniences
The government artesian well at
Grow GREGG Agency threw to the sur
face a rock weighing eight pounds.
For some time the flow had been seri-
ously INSTRUCTED. and steps had been
taken to have the well cleaned out,
when it performed the remarkable
feat of raising this large rock to the
surface, thereby clearing the pipe of
the obstruction that has been causing
all the trouble. The flow Is again as
good as ever.
A new creamery Is to be estab
lished on Pipestone creek, north Of
Sioux Falls, in Moody county, by the
progressive farmers in that locality
The milk from over 500 cows is al
ready pledged, and building opera
tons will be commenced OF once. A
store, blacksmith shop, etc, will bt
started near the creamery, and the res
idents Of the neighbornood will have
these necessary conyemences Ciose a
hand.
When w. A. Bell of Dell Rapids
Minnehaha county returned from Gu
ba, where he enjoyed the distinction o.
being the only South Dakctan to serve
with R~oosevelts Rough Riders, hi
brought with him a relic of the CubaI
campaign in the shape Of a block Of
cocobolo wood about three feet and
half long, from the Spanish block
house on San Juan hill. Mr.. Bell re
Gently returned to Santiago, having
been promised a good position by Col
Leonard Wood, governor OF Santiago
but before his departure he arranged
to have the block of wood made into
canes. There was enough in the wood
to make five elegant canes and
school pointer. One of the n will
be retained by Mr.. Bell as a mementC
of the battle of San Juan hill, n viii
be sent to Col. Roosevelt, and Frank
Bell, l.. X. Larson and o. IL. Eide have
each been presented with one OF the
handsome and valuable relics, while
Miss May Bell, sister Of the ex-rougl
rider, and at present a teacher in the
Dell Rapids schools, Is the recipient D!
the pointer. The cocobolo wood Is Of
a very pretty color, a little lighter thar
mahogany, and is very heavy. 1t il
also very hard and takes a beautiful
polish.