Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-08-08
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| South Dakota
, State News
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"A -pOlSOTer Is matETlaliy EtuuC
ing the canine population OF Clear
Lake.
The DeSmet Cornet band has been
engaged to furnish music during the
state fair at Yankton.
Aug. 1911 have been fixed as the
dates for a harvest festival at Irene.
when $500 will be given in prizes.
Corona is badly in need OF a drug
store and a meat market. There Is IA
good opening for both institutions.
The business men of Clear Lake are
talking or organizing a business mems
league, which it is believed will prov.
of benefit TO the town.
Ii is announced that f. l.. Sem. a
well known resident of Geddes, will es-
Iablish a newspaper at some point in
the southern portion of Lyman county.
On Aug. l9 the school board of the
Harrisburg district will open bids and
award the contract for constructing a
fine new school building at that place.
Elmer Loomis, an old resident OF
Parker, committed suicide by shooting
himself. He was unmarried. 1t is
thought the extreme heat affected his
mind.
Charles Magrunder. a representative
OF an Eastern shirt company, is ia
Sioux Falls for the purpose Of looking
up a location for the establishing OF a
shirt factory.
Owing to the scarcity OF hay In some
OF the larger Eastern cities, farmers OF
Brown county, where the hay crop is
excellent, will put UP large quantities
for shipment.
During the past twelve months an
aggregate Of 2SS, 900 bushels OF grain
was shipped from Canistota. This rec
ord is expected to be surpassed during
the present year.
James StInson. living about five miles
northwest of Aberdeen, had a bunch OF
FIVE horses killed by lightning. The
animals were in a pasture and were all
killed by one bolt.
A family named Sargent. living near
the James river, while affected by the
Dowie religious craze, killed seven fine
ncgs which, according to their views,
IT was a sin to keep.
Gr~asshoppers ave added their
plague to the work of the hot winds in
some portions OF Lake county, many
fields OF oats and corr suffering from
their ravages TO some extent.
A list of about 5000 names of persons
delinquent in personal taxes to Beadle
county has been turned owe TO Sheriff
Kerr by Treasurer Mahaffy, in accord
ance with the law that went into effect
On the 1st of July.
w. w. Cargin e. Bro, the well known
elevator men, have decided to erect a
new grain elevator at Trent, Moody
county. 1t is sal the contract for the
building has been let. This will give
Trent three elevators.
Two cowboys flom west of the Mis-
souri, river forced their way across the
pontoon bridge at Chamberlain In or
der TO save bridge fare. They were ar
rested and required to pay an aggre-
gate OF S24.60 for their streak of econ
omy.
Rev. Father Cumming, who for W
years has presided yer the parish OF
st. Mary's Catholic church. at Yer
million, has received notice that he has
Just been transferred TO Bridgewater.
Rev. Bernard Penney, late OF Cincin-
natl. has been chosen to take charge
at Vermillion.
Some opposition has arisen at Dead
wood TO the liberation, under $500
bonds. OF William Yokum. who, two
years ago, was sentenced to life i'm
prisonment in the Sioux Falls peniten-
tiary for stabbing and killing James
Barnes. a prominent business man OF
| Belle Fourche.
An ear OF corn carried in the grand
parade of the G.. A. r. at the national
encampment of 1900. was presented by
a South Dakota COM ade to J. X. Ray
of Salem, Mo. Mr.. Ray took 1t hons
and gave IL a place Of n In his par
| lor. where IL remained for some months
| exciting the admiration OF all callers.
One OF these vas a brother-in-law re-
siding in Texas. He begged h gift or
the ear of South Dakota corn, took IL
home with him and planted 1T. The
corn grew so much faster than the ma
tive corn of Texas that 1t attracted at
tention as a new and valuable variety.
In was suggested that, in view or the
circumstances Of its arrival in Texas,
IL be named the National" in honor
OF the national encampment or the U.
A.. r.. The name was selected, and
hence South Dakota has the honor OF
furnishing the South m "Nationaf
corn.
Wheat harvest in many parts OF the
state is completed. while in other por'
lions IL is rapidly nearing completion
The hot weather ripned grain SO rapid
ly that in SOM instances farmers We're
compelled to temporarily abandon oat
harvest and turn their attention IL
wheat. In order to harvest IL before "
sbetled out to any serious extent. Not
withstanding the apparent damage
farmers in Minnehaha county and 9TH
ter parts of the state claim their wheaf
win average not less than twenty
bushels rer acre. Estimates In other
parts OF the state vary all the way
from twelve and fifteen S PEI
acre down TO Eve and six bushels. Hao
IL not been for the unusually heavy
rains during the month OF June crops
In South Dakota could not have WIN
stood the excessive heat, and woulc
have been in as bad shape as those III
adjoining states to the southwest.
Six OF h leading business men o.
Wanna have purchased the mill site