Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-08-01
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Frankfort viii have another grain ele
vator. The town already has Ave.
Alvin Richardson. a farm laborer, be-
came insane from excessive heat at
White.
A. II. Nelson Of Flandreau is prepar-
ing to open a first-class shoe store at
Summit.
Two new grain elevators will be built
at Worthing by j. w. Boggess of Ma
son City, Iowa.
During the past two weeks the wool
shipments from Hecla have aggregated
about 5000 pounds.
A fine system OF water works Is un-
der way at White. and will be COM
pleted in a short time.
It is expected that a passenger ser
vice viii be inaugurated on the new
Charles Mix county extension OF the
Milwaukee road about Aug. /.
During the past twelve months nine
ty-two car loads OF stock were shipped
from Dolan6. The stock averaged in
value about $1,000 per car.
Conservative reports place the dam
lone to Bookings county crops at
Is Fer cent. Even this loss will leave
prospects for a very large crop.
A rural mail route will start from
White IN the near future. 1t is twenty
eight miles in length and serves ll9
families.
The new -four mill az Volga Is
ing completion. and II is expected that
1t Will be opened for business by the
time the first new wheat Is ready for
market.
The Farmers Elevator Company OF
Hanson county has elected the follow
ing officers: President, Daniel Gawne;
secretary, Lewis Weber; treasurer. f..
b. Lloyd.
The judicial convention at Mitchell
renominated Hon. Frank Smith for
judge OF the Fourth circuit. All of the
nine counties in the district Endorsed
his candidacy.
The large granite block which Is be-
.ng erected at White by the Farmers
State Bank Is well under way, although
work upon II is somewhat delayed by a
scarcity OF help.
The weekly shipments OF butter from
Eureka aggregate about $4,000 POUNDS.
This Is Ii great source OF revenu TO
that section, and places from $1,000 to
SO, 900 In the hands of the farmers each
week.
Mrs. Frank Pond of Bookings, by
mostake, took corrosive sublimate In
stead of salts. But for the timely ar
rival of physicians, she would have lost
her life. She is now believed to be out
of danger.
The Occidental hotel. the Portland
company's assay office and three dwell
ing houses were destroyed by fire at
Gayville, a small mining camp ten
miles west OF Deadwood. The loss is
about $4,000.
A great deal of damage has been done
In the vicinity OF Ragged Top, In the
Black Hills, by a forest fire that has
been raging for several days. A valu-
able strip of timber and miners cabins
rave been burned.
A telegram has been received az the
Sisseton agency from the Indian bu-
reau, asking IL the rolls were completed.
This signifies that a payment of about
SIS per capita will be made to the yndi-
III at that agency.
JOSepn mCTNully, u ttdInSleT HduilHE
freight from Spearfish to the Santee
Agency. was thrown from his wagon In
descending a steep grade to the Missou-
ri river. and. falling under the wheels.
had his leg badly shattered.
Parkston will soon have two new
lumber yards. The J.. Kayser Lumber
company will put In a yard. while an
other Will be established by the Union
Line Lumber company. j. c. Clark
will be the manager Of the latter.
Joseph King is dead. Ell went to the
Black Hills with some OF the parties of
pioneers liz 1876. and helped to lay put
Deadwood. He was owner OF the rich
Dakota Maid mine, located six miles
east OF Deadwood. He leaves a wife.
Since the trouble that occurred with
three of the soldiers at Fort Meade.
Sturgis has been patrolled every night
after s o'clock, to keep the soldiers from
entering the city. Hard feelings exist
between the citizens and the boys In
blue.
After three weeks work water was
struck in the artesian well on the ranch
of Mr.. o'Neill, in Faux county, at a
depth OF 1850 feet. The flow aggre-
gates sixty gallons per minute. with a
pressure OF forty-two pounds TO the
square inch.
The annual expense TO Lawrence
county for the care of its inmates at
the Yankton insane asylum, is about
s32. 900, which is paid quarterly. The
number of patients at the asylum from
taht county is larger h from IN
other county In the state.
The explosion OF a gasoline stove at
Madison caused the destruction by IRE
OF the dwelling house on a farm ad.
joining the city on the south. The
property was owned by f. w. Dyer OF
Chula Vista, Cal. There was $500 in
urance. G. G. Curtis, the tenant. sus-
tanned the loss Of his household goods.
While digging q well south of sham
berlain. Thomas wyman. while down to
O. depth or seventy-five feet, was over
come by the damp air. and his partner.
Evers Phillips not hearing form him.
lowered himself down and narrowly es-
capped a like fate. Wyman's body was
recovered. He leayer a wife n five
children.
Owing to the scarcity or horses.
Clark Anderson and Harry Bunting.
who were awarded a contract to fur
nish AIS head of horses at Fort Meade a
faw months aro have heer pnable 90