Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-08-15
,taIe county reports the loss Of fifty
head Of cattle from antbra~

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l. L. McCrea Of Bon Homme county
Is marketing u large apple. crop in
Springfield.
me Congregational church people at
LARK are negotiating for the purchase
of a $50 organ.
Inc citizens Of Belle Fourche are ar
ranging for a three-days' race meet il.
that city this fall.
The Woodmen Of Centervire have
arranged for their annual picnic. which
Will be held Sept. 5.
The new passenger station at Radheld
has beer painted. and viii soon be
opened to the public.
The work of connecting Mitchell and
Woonsocket by telephone is expected
TO be completed about Sept. /.
Lumber has been purchased for the
rebuilding of the German Lutheran
church situated near Centervil,e.
A. Glidden of Brookings has sold his
fruit and confectionery store 20 &. y.
Palmer, formerly of Gettysburg.
A scarcity OF dwelling houses exists
at White Lake, and newcomers will be
compelled to build or live in tents.
Material has arrived for a new grain
elevator TO be constructed at Elrod by
the Lake Preston Milling company.
FlanKinton people are talking of hav-
ing another race meeting in October,
following the race meeting at Armour.
Material for a new grain elevator, to
be erected at Redfeld, has arrived.
Work upon the building viii begin at
once.
The farmers in the vicinity Of VihorG
are talking Of organizing q farmers
lumber company and establishing a
yard at that place.
Eugene Hurd was arrested by the
sheriff at Redfield on the charge of
stealing six horses from a man named
Durey at Evarts.
Mitchell has the cement sidewalk fe-
yer, and cannot have these walks !aia
fast enough to suit because of = Short
age in the labor market.
The authorities OF SisSeton have pur-
chased a large amount of hose for thu
fire department, and the town now has
first class fire protection.
1'he railroad stockyards and water
tank at Niborg are being placed in
good condition for the brisk business
which is looked for this fall. ..s
Maj. Charles A. Howard Of Aberdeen
has sold hi s interest in the Grant
County Title company to L. r. SliS2r
n,J L ID pronly man of Mjlhank-
Wooster, Milne G. Heald of AlCestel
have sold their lumber and coal bust
ness to +. NJ. Slagle G Co, who have
taken possession of the business.
The Parker creamery la closed down
Indefinitely. Mr.. Wheaton, who has b2e1
running the creamery, has accepted a
position as engineer with a ~threshinS
outfit.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the American Exchange Ma
tional Bank of New York as a reserve
agent for the First National Bank OF
Elk Point.
Armour is experiencing n steady
growth. 1t is impossible to rent dweli.
ings. and new arrivals are compelled
to build If they would have a place IN
which to live.
The p~ostofice department has built q
new postoffice at yellow Creek district,
Immediately south of Lead. This Is
one of the most promising mining
camps in the Black Hills.
The newest business industry to To-
cate at Lennox is a clothing store, 10
be established by c.. A. Hofmeister. he
will occupy a building which has just
been contracted for,
7. NJ. wray and J. o. Horn OF III
lev have entered into a partnership 70
carry on the furniture business Which
they have lust purchased from Joseph
Frick of that place.
KimbaIl horsemen and others inter-
ested are circulating a paper for SUP
scrjpt;ons TO a fund for a race meeting
10 be held in'the near future, the date
TO be determined later.
Lumber yards throughout the state
are laying in unusually large quantities
of lumber. in anticipation of a good de-
mand this fall from farmers who IN
tend Improving their farms.
Green & Sons OF Councll BUNS, ld''
who recently purchased from j. +.
Ruck his furniture store and stock at
Ranid City. have removed to tina place
and taken possession of the store.
The receipts at the office of the col
lector of internal revenue at Aberdeen
for the month Of July were over So,5oo.
This is the first month h office has
been in operation, and the showing is a
cderitable one.
T O. Mcmahon, clerk of courts OF
Ruffalo county, had his leg broken by
q horse which he was riding rubbing
him against the side of a granary. This
&c the third time Mr.. Mcmahon has had
the same leg broker.
The Horning artesian Wen at
,ck is completed. a good flow having
been reached at a depth of LOO feet,
with strong pressure. The job was
done in fourteen days n at a cost
considerably below $500.
lake Preston IL making extensive I'M
nrovements on it's main business street.
a grade has been established and stone
cutters are now being constructed. it
Is also the intention to put In cement
eidawalks in the near future.
II Is quite likely that there viii be =
racing circuit organized, including the
towns of Mitchell. Armour. Geddes,
cbambe rlain. Kimball. P~iankinton anu
woonsocket, in time to ravers the CIR