Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-18
South Dakota
c-., State News
- Photographed.

The farmers living In the Vicinity or
Irene are talking of establishing a
farmers bank at that place.
Maria Hicks, the notorious window
smasher, is now an inmate of the
county hospital in Aberdeen.
Work was commenced at Emery on
n new A. O. II. w. lodge hall. The new
building will be 34xS0 feet in size and
will cost over $1,000.
The residents of Parker are being
greatly annoyed by the ~depredations OF
a band of thieves which seems TO make
headquarters at that place.
A car load of immigrants direct from
Russia spent Sunday in Aberdeen en-
route to Eureka, s. D., where they will
settle on Lar in that vicinity.
The Minnesota and Dakota Cattle
company shipped from Chamberlain
seventy-five car loads of three and
f~our-yaar-old steers to Chicago.
The First National Bank of Lead
carries deposits of over 5000, 900. This
amount nearly all belongs to miners
and laboring people OF that city.
John Crosby, a capitalist of Beres-
ford, has decided to put in an electric
light system at that place and expects
to ave it in operation by Dec. /.
Thus far during the hunting season
the sum of $40 has been received by
the treasurer of Deuel. county for hunt
ing licenses issued to non-residents.
Rudolph Kelso has been bound over
to the mex term of circuit court In
Lake county to answer to the charge
pf ,.phIfnv AIapfSn OLSON 90 N - ne
money.
Word has been received at Aberdeen
of the violent death OF c. N. Cooper at
Seattle. He was found in the bay with
his head crushed. He formerly ived
at Warner near his city.
Parker has a new business firm, j. G..
Beck and Emel HASTEN being the mem
bers. They will start a department
store and expect to e business
in about a week or ten days.
CLAUS Peterson of Bookings died
very suddenly. He was attending a
prayer meeting and offered a long
prayer. He had just said amen when
he dropped back and was dead.
The Spearfish passenger on the Bur-
lington railroad collided with the local
IlGl-ill. L. Il I1dilSClls a Illlilli6 lldtA
from Minneapolis, was badly bruised.
The engine and two cars of the freight
We're derailed.
DIR. Bullock, a cousin OF Gov. Roose-
welt, who has been the government
physician at Cheyenne agency, has
been transferred to the Cherokee res
ervation in North Carolina to act in a
similar capacity.
Wolves and coyotes are numerous
along the Missouri river in Charles Mix
county. The Heaton brothers have lost
over $2O0 worth of shoats within the
past few weeks as the result of raids
by wild animals.
A petition has been sent to the post
office department at Washington ask
ing that a mail route be established
between Britton and STERN. The peo-
pie of Storm would also like to see the
route extended TO Veglen.
Frank b. Stevens of .Centerville. who
served with the First regiment, South
Dakota volunteers, throughout the
campaign in the Philippines, has been
nominated for clerk of courts by the
Republicans of Turner county.
Mrs. B, II. Hedger of Detroit died re-
Gently, aged eighty-two years. She set
tied at Aberdeen in Brown county in
1888 and leaves a wide circle of friends
to mourn her death. Two SONS and a
daughter reside in Aberdeen and the
balance Of her children live in this
state and Illinois.
The new lire of the Northern Pacific
from Minor to Cakes is practically
completed end will be in operation as
soon as the necessary ballasting can be
done. 1t is a fine piece of track and
opens up a new line which can well be
utilized for heavy traffic, as the grades
are much easier than by way Of Fargo.
business at the United States land
office at Aberdeen during the month Of
September Yves fairly good. There were
thirty homestead entries, embracing
1856 acres: nine timber culture final
proofs, ! 2s0 acres; nineteen homestead
proofs on 1929 acres. one Communication
proof and one reservoir declaratory
statement.
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, who gets a for
ture yearly from the stock which h
holds in the Homestake Mining COM
pany. has guaranteed money for the
maintenance of n free Kindergarten In
tDlS city. AT the SlATl Sixty CllIuTen
will be accommodated. Mrs. Hearst is
also maintaining a free reading room
and library.
The Milwaukee now has a large force
at work on the extension Of the tracks
into the business portion OF Red1eld.
The depot is at present located over a
mile away. and business men have for
several years tried TO induce the COM
pany to move their tracks closer to the
business portion. This will probably
result in the location OF a new lumber
yard and several grain elevators there.
A Belle Fourche repor says: Prob
ably the last shipment of cattle from
this part OF the BLACK Hills ranges have
been made for the season. The Frank
lin Stock company shipped 1900 steers
last week, which will be the last heavy
shipment. BY Oct. 20 oil feeders will
have been sen to Nebra ski and other
feeding points for the winter. The
gross on the ranpes is not in very good
condition owing to the new growth. If
frost holds off long enough this growth
may mature.