Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-09-06
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South Dakoto'
General State News
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ria'an Is suceessfuu.
Quoting a hotel at the new, my 4
Platte, in Charles Mix our, 'OSn
Mrs. Charles Warner fell fra.
or nay at Bonesteel and hra, .,
right arm ust above the e luke \
ason reduced the fracture, W
II. j. Quincy, the Union cor.
raiser, has his season raisad iuI
bushels of plums, which wars aOOu
sold in the northern part Of ~ y
Douglas county now cont.,,.
Incorporated towns. The nroas
to incorporate the town ~ p's
carried at a recent election nv
of % to 20. aI
The citizens of Jefferson are b,rj
heated discussions e the g.. /,
opening Of the general stores !,
count or many farmers oming - ~
to purchase articles omitted dur,,s !
week.
A flow was struck in the new citv J
tesian well at Chamberlain AZ : IN
of $50 feet. At first the water rals]
forty-three inches above the ton ~ j
pipe, but the flow is constantlv u
creasing.
The authorities of Montrose har4 n
clared war on gambling devices IN n
shape of machines, tables, etc. and ]
places. have been closed. The marss!
has also been empowered to keen MI
closed in the future.
Napa is the name of the new stasl
between Yankton and Utica. WHERE n
new Charles Mix county extensl
branches off from tn emain linz !
small depot has been built and a rprl
lar agent stationed there.
The state treasurer has received NJ
1880 liquor license money during N
past week. OF this, Lincoln coun1
sent 81. 0S7.50; Moody county, s@]
Hughes county, $500; Walworth count
s137.50; Grant county, $3.50.
George Coos large store building Va
moved from Edgerton to Platte IA
week. The stock was left on ID
shelves and trade was continued duriuI
the removal. 1t is said the last yestd
of Edgertor has disappeared.
Paul Brown and Scott Hauser had
rather peculiar experience while drHI
ing in Mcpherson county. A thunad
| storm came up, and n of the hOs3
| they were driving was killed. Both N
young men were stunned, but soon N
covered.
A terrific hail storm visited Websj
recently. causing many HUNDREDS 4
dollars damage. In Webster alnud
every city lost from n to tvsad
panes of glass. No stock loss has Oesl
reported, though the storm was heaV1
Ter north of there.
IT is said that 400 head Of cattle 4
the ranges west of the Missouri y
waiting for the completion OF the Il
tension Of the Milwaukee TO BoWde
be shipped to market. Feed Is VI
| short in that part Of the state On Y
| count of the drought.
r.. L. Holcomb of Rapid City has p1|
| chased of Peter Duhamel a large ~
gated farm located in RAPID Fas1
east of Rapid City. The farm conan
500 acres and the consideration y
s17. 900. Cortin Morris purchased \
w. Dazell $50 head Of range socA /
$35 per head.
A lodge OF Elks was Organizes j
Chamberlain Wednesday evening y
| delegation of about fifty OF the nN.]
| bers of the order, who arrived ~
| cial car from Sioux Falls. Apous w..
ty-five members were initiated. ~
quet was given the VISITORS anu
members at the opera house.
Alexander Hoy of Aurora repos
regularity in the form Of an apps N
on his farm that, in addition Vo~
| ripe apples or 1t, also has ls w
cred with blossoms. Joseph M
| living near Milbank. also repotn ~
| his apple and plum trees are uus
| several of the trees being an
blossom. n
Edward Corrin. a blacRsmiln :
,er claims to have solved the py
| OF perpetual motion. he says = d
idea came to him thirty years s =
dream He has done a little Was
the machine each year since !. 80
ton of the idea. The lnVen. ,saa
| that It viii be useful IN n.i6ns
power IL made In large oiih
A policeman found two men M
susniciousIy in the rear Oh N b
hardware store at Aberdeen al b
omcer,s approach the men fied, \ n
policeman, later. found a sset IN
Mantle and a fuse near IN. "a hi
Of the store. Two men. aiies.sa Y
the Offenders. were later arre NV \
are being held. 1t is alleged n h
tended to blow open n
store. NJ
Charles HolmDers' ,nsta1l
near Centerville, was aimos, .,al b
killed recently by the acciden ~ Il
charge of a 22-caliber riie - aius4
about TO shoot a chicken An a
and was pulling the tpas|
through a fence. the muzzie "A u
him. when the trigger caugn.
asa.naa ~ Ioad The ball seve'ad
artery Of the lung, Cousins
in fifteen minutes.
Articles of incorporation pscouS
filed for the California Golu o%arli1
company, at Pierre, with a,,houy
$500, 600; incorporators' md n
Morris, Charles l.. Morrih co,d W
Estes. For the yellow he. q csps
ing company. at Pierre E5wsri
of $3.50. 900; incorporation "a cutt1
Holman. Walter F. Lloyn a,s,nius a
winsor. Eor the Nationai eanital