Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-04-12
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South Dakota
ra.-., State News
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A shortage of dwelling houses is re-
ported at Flankinton.
A Workmen lodge has been organized
ut Turton. with a membership of thir-
ty-one.
A pension has been granted to Rob
ert j. Truax Of Hill Cay, an original,
SIS per month.
The announcement is made that Will
lam i. Bryan will probably visit Cham
ber!ain June 6.
Vermillion has been redistricted into
four wards. instead Of three, into
which the city has been so long d.
vided.
1t is announced that the Mcintyre
Bros. and John Heckenlaible Of Bridge
water will establish n new bank ut EN-
cry.
The school board OF Freeman Is
about to sell $4,000 worth of bonds,
voted for the construction of a new
school house.
The desipota factory at Aberdeen is
shortly to reopen. The concern has
been taken hold of by a capitalist from
Indianapolis.
The jury in the Caddy case A. Dead
wood returned q verdict OF guilty or
robbery. Sentence will be pronounced
Wednesday, April 4.
The newly-organized Philippine veter-
an post at Canton gave an Inaugural,
ton ball there Thursday evening, a
large crowd being in attendance.
The crossing of the Missouri river at
Chamberlain has ono o been re-
sumed by the steamer Capitola Butt,
which has Just been launched for that
purpose.
Arigid quarantine is being enforced
at Nermillicn, rs a result OF the small
pox scare. Whether the disease is in
reality the genuine small pox is still n
question not yet determined.
The Missouri River Stockmen's asso-
citation will hold its annual meeting
April 3. at Fort Pierre. The principal
business OF the meeting Will be to ar
range for the spring roundup.
Rowdle exnects to have a building
boom this spring. A number OF resi-
dences and business blocks will be
erected. among the latter being a iile
brick block to be constructed by III. A..
Mason.
Sixty-seven charters for corporations
were granted by the secretary Of state
last month. The fees for that office for
the month were greater than for any
month since the organization of b
state.
The hotel at Bancroft was burned to
the ground. The fire was caused by a
lamp explosion. Janson Foss. the pro,
prietor, nearly lost his life In trying TO
save some household effects. His re-
coyery is doubtful.
At a meeting of the Missouri River
~Stockmen's association held at Fort
Pierre. the date of the annual spring
roundup was fired for May 20. and the
executive committee met to settle de
tails of the work.
During the recent snow storm at Can
ton lightning struck the wires OF the
telephone exchange. burning them off
and iniuring the operator whose hands
were badly burned. The electric fluid
set fire TO the building in three differ
ent places but little damage was done.
The experiment with rural mail de-
livery III q route running eastward
from Dell Rapids is proving a success.
An average of 100 pieces Of mail mat
ter are handled each day, and some
days the number exceeds 200. The
route is about tw~enty-four miles in
length.
Terry. in the Black Hills. does o
boast Of being the Chicago Of that re
gion: yet the other day the mining com.
panies operating mines in the vicinity.
distributed the sum Of $4,000 in wages
to workmen living there, the disburse-
ments constituting the regular month
1y payments for labor employed in the
mines.
A new creamery will be constructed
at Smith Greek. Brule county. The
farmers in that vicinity have organized
q creamery association and have SUBJ
scribed about $4,000 for the construc-
ton and equipment of the plant. The
following farmers have been elected as
a board of directors: III. I. Trump.
chairman; V. Fousek. secretary and
mans.ger: Arthur Blanchard, James
Havlik and Andrew Mortenson.
Articles of Incorporation have been
filed for the Mexican Plantation and
Navigation company. at Pierre, with a
capital OF $1,000 600. Incorporators,
William A. PAXTON, John X. Butks.
william r. Black. s. A. Young and w
A. j. Seals. For the Illinois In sstment
company, at Pierre, with a capital OF
S250.000. ~Incorporltors, Irving j, Is
belle. William +. Ames and G.. v. Patti
son. For the Liquid Air Incineration
and Power company. Mt Yankton, with
n capital of 81, 900, 900. Incorporators.
Newton f. Emmens, Stephen FL. Em-
mems and John Holman. For the Can
ada & Dakota Cattle company. at Sioux
Falls. with n capitaI Of $2o0000. Incor-
porators. Paul Il. Wilkes, Frank Forde
and a. ]. Richie.
Charles Norton. a wood hauler OF
keystone. was killed in a frae-for-an
fight near that town on Sunday. Nor
ton and n man named Sidney Lisle at
tempted to prevent Contractor FitZsim-
mons from hauling wood over a road
built by them. across some school land.
The partners exacted a toll Of % cents
per cord. which Fitzsimmons refused TO
pay, and he proceeded TO build new
roads. which were always tom out and
tho bridges de Sfroyed. The first Of the