Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-09-06

wood his home for many years, has left
for South Africa, where has accepted
a position as agent for a mining ma
chinery company.
Sheriff Donahue arrested Robert and
Alfred Graham at Sioux Falls, who
had ust disposed OF a large quantity OF
wool stolen from A. ]. Wood, a farmer
living at Valley Springs, to a local
wholesale house.
A bolt of lightning set fire to a barn
on what is known as the Ochsenreiter
farm, about six miles south of Web
star, occupied by Henry Pffer. The
building and contents were destroyed.
Loss, 5000; no insurance.
The youngest and also The smallest
haying crew in the state Is at work in
Faux county. The Grew consists of
twelve-year-old Johnny Brewer Of ORR
ent. who is engaged In putting up the
hay from a quarter-section of land
alone.
David williams, supervisor of the
census for the First South Dakota dis
trict. say the bulletins for this state
will be issued in about three weeks, and
will contain urprises. From what he
says, 1t is inferred that the population
OF the state has greatly increased.
The speed programme of the state
fair provides over, 81, 900 for races. and
this. in connection with over $4,000
offered by the South Dakota grand
sped circuit, of which Yankton is a
member, for a month of almost %contin-
ual racing. will bring out an exception
ally speedy string of ohrses.
Ole Alseth was brought to Aberdeen
from Hecla for examination before the
board of insanity. II is alleged he tried
to get a shot gun with which to carry
out Instructions he declared God had
given him to kill a number of n~eighbors
the Lord wanted to have In heaven
with Him. He vas violent. and fought
desperately when an attempt was made
TO bring him before the board.
The board OF pardons has recon-
mended that the board grant pardons
In the cases of James Thompson, SEN
fenced from Custer county for assault;
Hiram Cook, Clark county, for larceny:
w. w. Barker, Sphinx county. assault
with dangerous weapon; Adelbert and
BENJAMIN. Howe, Bon Homme county.
larceny. The application of James
Kearns, sentenced from Brown county
for larceny, was rejected.
James Dunn, who ha sfor some time
past been an inmate of the insane asy-
lum at Yankton, surprised his relatives
by coming home last week, saying he
was discharged. Letters of inquiry
from the asylum disclosed the fact that
he had made his escape therefrom with
others, and information was accord
fngly sent, which brought an officer
from the institution, who took Dunn in
charge and returned him to Yankton.
Difficulties are continually arising
between owners of and bordering on
the forest reserve In the Black Hills,
and Il is sometimes a difficult thing for
the commissioner of the general n
Office to settle the disputes. 1t has been
finally decided by Bingen Herman, the
commissioner at Washington, that 1t is
best for him to come TO the Hills and
make a personal investigation of the
condition of affairs, and Ii will no
doubt result in he making Of more sat
isfactory law governing the reserve.
A large amount OF timber in the Hills
has been destroyed by insects and fire.
There has been a scramble among the
railroad companies to get possession OF
this timber. The timber, when cut, is
shipped to Edgemont and put through
a process by which the pine is made as
lasting as oak. Leppla & McLaugh-
lin, who have been working on Iron
creek for some time, will move their
camp into another district, as all the
timber in the burned district has been
cut. The Iron creek camp has fur
nished the B.. e. M. company thousands
of ties.
What is probably the largest single
shipment OF cattle which viii he made
from the South Dakota range by any
two men this year, was made recently
from Chamberlain by c.. X. Howard.
The cattle king of South Dakota, and
Corbin Morris. another ranchman. The
shipment comprised 100 cars, which
We're shipped principally to Chicago
over the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
road, on passenger time, in ten Sec
tions. The cattle are in prime condi-
ton, fat and sleek. c. X. Howard ships
over $500 head of cattle, his shipment
being worth over 100000.
III depot at Sibley is being rapidly
pushed TO completion. Telegraph con-
nections are completed, and the first
message was sent on Monday. The
first consignment of outgoing produce,
two cars of hogs, was made by o. d.
Buchecker. the man who has been most
instrumental in getting the extension
built. Most OF the business lots have
been sold. and there is still a demand
for more. The town is growing at the
rate of four buildings a day. and the
two churches from Bangor are expect
ed this week. AS yet there are no sa-
looms or gambling dens. The Maxwell
hotel, recently moved from Bangor.
feeds over a hundred people daily. 1t
is the only hotel in the new town. al
though several restaurants will soon be
started.
The Eastern brewing companies q "
ing branch houses in Aberdeen have
united in a suit in the u nited States
court against States Attorney Perry
and Sheriff Thompson, asking that an
Injunction be issued restraining them
from taking measures to collect from
the companies the $500 wholesale liquor
license provided for by the state laws.
The allegation Is set up that the brew