Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-04-13
SOUTH DAKOTA.

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w. W. Haight and Henry l. Hare
have purchased the hardware store "a
NJ. q. Thiesenat Willow Lake
During twelve days this month 1000
voung cattle were shipped into Jerauid
county.
The Sioux Falls Brewing Company
win bnild a wholesale supply depot az
Lake Preston.
A base bah association has been or
ganl2ed at Webster, and 400 shares q
s. eeeh haze been iSsued.
The register Of deeds Office IT Miller
shows 40 transfers Of real estate since
January Ist. Hand county Is being
eagerly sought FOR now.
Eureka thinks it must have been
hlackH>sed his winter 10y the travelling
trouUes not a single having visited
the town
AiSS Edna Scaller Of CLARK has left
for BRUSSELS, Belgium, where she has
accepted a position as stenoSraphei
for the American consul.
A Touring min in the northern part
of the state has orders for a car cad
of -four 10 60 to Buffalo and two car
loads to 20 I o the Philippines.
The state treasury has received from
the various counties, for the month or
March. practically Sl60.oDo state taxes,
and S111.oDo school funds.
a Marshall county farmer named
Grupe, who last year successfully
farned 1000 acres Of land. this year
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The state insurance department has
admitted the Modern Brotherhood OF
America. a fraternal association, with
headquarters AT Upton. Iowa, 10 trans
act business in this state.
But few idle men are reported at
Terry, as all the mines in the vicinity
are running on full time except the
Megul, which viii probably soon re-
sumo.
Arrangements are being made for the
celebration. at Mitchell, by the Norwe-
Gians Of South Dakota, OF the Norwe-
gian national holiday, which occurs on
May IL.
The citizens of Ipswich have decided
10 erect a 5000 public building. the
lower part 10 be used as an opera
house and the upper floors TO be de-
voted TO lodge purposes.
Charles w. Mather. who came to
Deadwood in April. 1871. and has been
n of the prominent citizens since that
time. died OF pneumonia. He was
born at Cleveland. Ohio, in 1871.
Icebox is the name OF a new post
Office which the government has es-
tablished at Cheyenne stage crossing.
near Lead. A. III. Peterson has been
appointed postmaster.
Lawrence county, in which is sit
nated the great Homestake mine. has
b.IOO men actually engaged i'm mining
operations, whose daily earnings az
gregate S17,0o0.
Martin Munson, n Clarke county
farmer. says wolves are getting almost
as thick as jack rabbits around his
place. He frequently sees as many as
hive and six together.
The citizens of Irene have decided To
incorporate their town. which is unique
IN that ii is situated in three counties
-Yankton, Turner and Clay. The nee
essary surveys already have been made
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Lowry & McMaster, n well known
Alexandria firm. have sold their exteu-
siye Implement business TO c. q. Black.
man and w. F. Waite. who viii con
quot the bushes in future under the
hrm name of Waite & Blackman.
j. III. Camp. a trapper who operates
along the Jim river. in the central narr
or the state, has this winter captured
a large number OF mink. muskrats and
skunks, the skins of which netted him
$I92.
Burglars entered the store of Mrs. /
&. Gilbertson of C~astlewood while tbs
clerks We're absent attending band
practice, and secured about 5000 in
cash from a satchel which had beer
lett sitting on the counter.
Governor Lee appointed DIR = w
Moffett OF Deadwood a member IF TIA
state board of health to succeed Dir
MIN OF Hot Springs. and Herman
:. Baker as fish and game warden OF
Douglas county.
Tom Marshall, formerly of Turner
county, and recently of Cakes. North
dakota, now returns TO South Dakota
ne having become owner OF n large a..
partment store at Aberdeen. and will
remove TO that city.
Judge c. s. Palmer. fusion nom;nee
iast fall for the position OF attorney
general OF South Dakota, has deciaed
10 remove 10 New York city. where h
VIII be associated with one of tbs
PROMINENT law firms of that city.
5. g. Folsom. principal of the schools
at the new coal town. Aladdin Mas
married to Miss Eta Hemminrway =,
Spearfish, a daughter of Professo,
hemmingway, the coal expert, of Chi.
cago. M
The Urited States land office at Aber
deen transacted the following business
during March: Ninety-two homestead
proofs, comprising 1897 acres: 20 tina
homestead proofs, SOD acres and 4.
timber culture proofs, s.4o4 acres
A horrible tragedy occurred in p.r.
ton township neal Canton. a cbiid
nye Years of age was left alone IN ~
mouse or Mangus Buckinbery. = nron,
lhshf farmer, and the house c~atcbin
hre me boy vas burned 10 death. Tbs
oouy was almost entirely consumed.
One case OF sickness that IL tbon.h,
an IAA AAI NIA