Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-04-05
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SOUTH DAKOTA
Record of the Weeks
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The Catholics OF Hecla are prepar
ing to erect a new church building.
William Lewis shot and killed a large
eagle on his fathers farm near Willow
Lake.
The citizens OF Parker are agitating
the question of securing an electric
light plant.
A special train Of twenty-five ears OF
immigrant goods arrived in Aberdeen
last week,
The creamery at Bridgewater. which
has been idle for some time. has again
been placed in operation.
The day train between Aberdeen and
Milbank which was taken off some
line ~ is TO be restored shortly.
Wolves are becoming numerous in
the vicinity Of Irene, and sheepmen
are discussing plans for their exter-
nination.
]. T.. Williams the young farmer who
was injured in the gearing of a feed
mill near Aberdeen died of his injuries
without regaining consciousness.
The village of Hazel was thrown into
1 whirl@ind OF excitement a few days
,go by the news OF the eloDement OF
Milton Hughes, about thirty years of
tge, with Electa Barley, a girl of
fifteen years.
In attempting to hold horses by their
head Michae' Kessel was trodden to
Heath at Dickinson. A t~hirteen-year-
old daughter in the wagon was killed
by the runaway. The husband leaves
q large family.
TIE State Bank of CenterviIle has
made application under the new law to
organize as a national bank. 1t Is the
ist state bank In South Dakota to
AXE the necessary steps to reorganize
IS a national bank under the new law
recently passed by congress.
State superintendent of Public In
structi0n Collins has issued a circular
to the county superintendent OF the
state which advocates the use OF the
rented textbook system, which has
been worked out by Edmund j. Vest.
superintendent of Yankton schools.
Fogaaty's saloon at Mitchell was
broken into for the third time this win
ter. Sheriff Swindler secured Heath
and his bloodhound of Sioux City. The
dog took up the scent at the saloon
and followed 1t with some difficulty
:wo miles east, where the trail was
lost in the middle OF the road and fur
her operations with the dog was
abandoned. The scent was thirty six
hours old when the dog began work.
The persons convicted at the present
.erm Of the circuit court at Huron
were given the following sentences:
John Kelley and George Whiting, for
grand larceny, received sentences or
.wo wears and IN year in the peniten-
tiary. respectively; p. Mckay. for
keeping a gambling house, goes to the
county jail for sixty days; Merrill and
Mary Cameron of Washington were
each fined 500 70" selling intoxicating
liquors without a license.
Suit has been commenced in the
United States court at Sioux Falls by
the Mallory Commission company OF
Chicago against William Robb and
BENJAMIN w. Haggard of Mcpherson
county for the recovery of sixty-six
aead Of cattle upon which the company
mas a mortgage. In the event that the
defendants are unable to return the
mortgage security the Chicago COM
mission company asks that 1t be
awarded a judgment for $2,0J0. the
value of the cattle, together with ac-
crued interest.
Sheriff Smith and a posse of men
brought in three prisoners to Sturgis,
charged with killing and selling cattle
belonging to the Franklin Live Stock
company. The men are Mat, Mic and
Ferdinand Kieffer. The older. Matt,
has a ranch on the Belle Fourche river
about thirty miles from Sturgis, and
has a bunch OF about 100 head uf cat
tie. The evidence. as adduced In the
preliminary hearing, shows that for
some time they have been killing cat
tie and selling them to local butchers.
The Lead city council took the mat
ter OF dividing the 5000 gift of the
Homestal1e company in hand, and gave
one-fourth Of the amount to each OF
the four fire companies. This has
created considerable ili-feeling for the
reason that n OF the companies was
only recently organized, and 1t lost
nothing in the fire, while the oldest
companies lost their buildings valued
Mt several thousand dollars In the fire.
The old companies contend that the
Homestake company intended the gift
to be distributed in such a way that
The fire department of the city would
be placed back liz as good shape as 1t
was before the fire.
The Lead police are still looking for
Henry Jacobs. the hardware merchant
OF that city. who is wGnced for emtez.
cling $500 from tie Sioux Falls CO.
operative Building and Loan asso, la
lion. Jacobs has not been seen In that
city since last Sunday. when hs went
to Deadwood. 1t Is supposed that he
boarded the Elkhorn train aud went
east. He had received his insurance
money from his burned stock of hard
ware before starting. The general
agent OF the association was willing
to settle the meter by taking a Joint
note Of the relatives Of Jacobs. which
would have been excellent security, as
some OF them are wealthy. Jacobs, 1t
Is now learned. appropriated $500 OF
the associations money several months
ago. and his mother at that time gave
her note for the amount. The associa-
ton will push the matter until Jacobs
Is found.
Work on Deadwood's new Masonic