Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-03-15
IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Geo. Friday of Albee. 3. d.. was ar
rested and brought to Mi.bank on tho
1 charge of selling liquor without q IL
ceDse.
Gustaye Wehrkamp a we'll known
German pioneer OF Mtnneliaha county,
died as a result OF a complication or
diseases.
Ont of 1lS men killed. 20 were from
This state: and out Of 8G who died from
disease, 4 belonged TO the First South
Dakota.
Henry Avery, an old resident Of Mil
bank. has returned to South Dakota
after an extended visit TO Colorado and
Pennsylvania.
Archie Clark. a resident Of Shirt Tail
CANYON. n few miles south OF Hot
Strings, mas been arrested charged
with taking a horse valued at $50.
During the month of February the
tax receipts in Marshall county exceed
I'd by $1,000 the receipts during the
corresponding period last year.
Mr.. S%turdevant OF Alexandria, Neb.,
has been secured TO fill the place or
pastor Of the Baptist church at Hot
Springs, made vacant a few weeks
since by the resignation Of Mr.. Catlin.
Albert Doolittle OF Madison died very
suddenly of heart disease. His re-
mains were escorted to the depot by
he Masonic fraternity. whence the
body was sent to Sharon, Wis, his old
nome.
Applications have been made the
past week for 81, 1868 Of the permanent
school fund. of which 500 went to
Lyman; $3.50 10 Mcpherson; $500 TO
Coddington, and 1915 to Hughes coun-
ty.
AMT. Gen. Humphrey has been get
ling the proportion Of South Dakota
soldiers lost in the Philippine cam
paign, as compared with the total loss
rs OF the volunteer troops. The total
loss Of volunteer officers was IL, OF
which 3 were from South Dakotans.
The Philippine Veterans organized
n Pierre by the selection OF the follow
ng officers: President, VIII Notmey-
sr; vice president, John Frisk; secre-
tary, George II. Barker, chaplain, Rob-
ert Hail; sergeant at arms, w. ID. Old
iel6; treasurer, A. Rathmell. The or
kbilslNAoh wiz BANV q Dult III
asst Of March. ~
Everett Howe and Bert Carver OF
Britton have discovered that the gen.
sral belief that coyotes will not fight Is
erroneous. They chased a coyote into
ais hole and then dug it out. 1t took a
;taghOund, two greyhounds and a big
shepherd dog TO kill the animal. All
The dogs were badly cut up during the
ierce fight.
The school authorities Of Scotland
nave just paid off the last of the out
Standing school bonds, and the taxpay-
erS are naturally delighted Over the
essening OF their taxes. This places
The town In condition to make provision
'or the great Increase In the number OF
school children, by the construction Of
1 modern school house.
Two additional petitions I'm volutary
bankruptcy have been filed with Refer
re in Bankruptcy r. w. Parliman in
Sioux Falls. VIII. III. Nelson OF Sioux
Falls, who gives his occupation rs a
drug clerk, states that he has assets
If S1O4.50, while his liabilities amount
TO S21,115.5i. Andrew p. Anderson or
Huron states in his petition that his
assets are $685.. and that he has liabil-
ties Of $6,610.29.
Articles o. incorporation have been
6lad for The New England Lead COM
oany. at Pierre, with a capital OF ST.
100000. Incorporators. C. b. James.
SEQ. G.. Hopkins and T. p. Estes. For
the Green Turtle Canning company. at
Watertown, with a capital of 500, 900.
[ Tnnnrpnratn Ne D,-.Nn " No.. w II
Woolusus and NJ. w. Sheafe. The Mil
waukee Land company, a Wisconsin
corporation has filed notice Of the ap-
pointmeat OF A. h. Kitteredge of Sioux
Falls as state agent.
d. d. NJ. Slemmons of Canistota,
McCooK county, was the victim OF n
Kerosene explosion which came near re-
sulting fatally. He was kindling a fire
IN the Office stove, and poured in some
kerosene. The force Of the explosion
knocked him down. and though his
clothing was on fire he retained pres
ence of mind sufficient TO rush out OF
doors and throw himself into a nea
by snow bank. 1t IL expected he will
recover. The office and contents were
consumed.
A mad dog scare exists among the
tarrrers Of Bryant. A few days ago !.
5. M"rolck's dog exhibited every indl-
cation of being afflicted with hydro
phooia, aud was killed. Son after a
Eat Went mad, and a hog belonging TO
Murdick was found to be suffering
from rabies. Other hogs have since
lied. A dog also bit Mrs. Murdick be-
fore 1t was killed, md her friends fear
she may become the victim OF the
dread disease. At present all dogs In
The neishborhood are being watched.
Articles Of Incorporation have been
h-ed for the Farmers Cooperative Ele.
yator company Of Hurley, with a capi-
tai OF $4,000. lncorporators. r. G.
Puidell, J. b. Girton, Edward !. Brier.
u. III. Howell, John G.. Shanks. John
Parsons. II. w. Fairchild. For the
First Church of Christian Scientists, at
Bro0kings; trustees. Ella Gray. Cora
Halliday and Cora Bonesteel. For the
Colorado Cattle company. at Pierre.
with n capital OF S1,O00.OO0 Incor.
poratofs. II. NJ. Jacoby, NJ. ID. Orr aud
q. w Sanders. For the New England