Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-08-08
Hay is worth 50 per tom at Pierre.
and potatoes are $3.50 rer bushel.

which is being fitted up for a town hali.
The total valuation OF all the taxable
property in Union county amounts TO
$4.253, 796.
A new German Lutheran church in
Liberty township. Brown county, has
been dedicated.
Gov. Herreid has appointed Antony
Brignoli of Pierre as game warden for
Hughes county.
j. A. Kruschke of Canistota. viii en-
gage in the general merchandise bust
ness at that place.
Tie contract for carrying the mail
from Angel to Fort Bennett has been
awarded TO w. o. Angel of Angel.
The First National Bank of Airing
ton has been given authority TO begin
business with a capital of $4,000.
Casserly Bros. of Wentworth are es-
tablishing a new furniture store al
that place, and will soon be ready Tor
business.
The stone has been hauled for the
foundationof the new Methodist Epis-
copal parsonage, TO be constructed at
Canistota.
Lille johnson. the Sully county boy.
who has been in the hospital at Pierre
being treated for anthrax, has been
discharged, cured.
The Clear Lake Gas company ex-
poets to have the plant completed py
Aug. 1. This will be the first plant OF
the kind in the state.
The state treasurer has received a
draft from the general government TO-
S4,s07 for aid In maintaining the SOL
diers' home at Hot Springs.
Elmer Loomis, unmarried, committed
suicide by shooting himself with a re-
volver at Parker. He was temporarily
out of his mind caused by heat.
Calls for the permanent school funds
for the last week ave not been large
all the demands being $50 from HYDE
county and $500 from Deuel. county.
7. f.. whitcher. who has for a num-
Der of years. resided at Mitchell. Is re-
turning TO his old farm at HighmoTe'
to again take up his residence there.
Arthur l.. Fuller OF Pierre has been
notified OF his appointment as s~ond
lieutenant OF artillery, and expects to
be called upon to report at any time.
Armour is enjoying a good trade In
all lines. There is not an empty DUST
ness or dwelling house In the town, ana
about a dozen new dwelling are being
erected.
Yankton has organized a company or
national guards, and has elected a. -
Russell captain: F. b.. Ray, first lieu-
tenant: r. w. Lavender, second lieu
tenant.
A GOOD rain has fallen at Armour.
without wind or any danger to small
grain. Corn is doing very well ana
with favorable weather, viii make q
good crop
Henry Hebner died in Tyndal from
sunstroke. He mad been employed on
the farm OF Joseph Stone. He leaves q
wife and fourteen children. Deceased
was twice married.
This real estate business in Deuei
county is still booming. and prices are
steadily advancing. A large per cent
of the investors are from Southern
Minnesota and Iowa.
During the past two weeks the WOOL
shipments from Hecla have aggregat-
ed about 5000 pounds. A few years
ago there were not enough sheep In the
valley TO make a respectable mock.
irvine dealers in all parts of the state
report an unusually heavy demand Tor
binding Irvine this year. One dealer IN
scotland. who last year sold ls,Voo
pounds. this year sold $4,000 pounds.
At A judicial election in November
the voters of Roberts county viii vote
upon the question OF authorizing the
issuance of bonds In the sum OF SoO.OVo
for a poor farm. court house and JAN.
]. A. Elliott. who recently purchased
the dry goods and grocery stock owned
by Harker Bros. at Mitchell. has dls-
posed of the stock TO j. c. Bliss. VINO
viii conduct the business In the future.
Emil Meyer and J.. f .Pitsor OF Web
ster. have formed a partnership, ana
will hereafter conduct a real estate
agency at that place. under the name
of the Webster Land and Loan compa-
ny.
Rev. La Thee Lobe OF Kansas has
been assigned TO the pastorate OF Pres
byterian churches at Rose Hill n Al
pena, and has purchased a residence
property In Huron. which viii be MS
headquarters.
The Occidental hotel. the Portland
comnany's assay office and three dwell
ing houses were destroyed by the fire
at Gayvilie, a small mining camp ten
miles west of p~eadwood, INJECTING q
loss OF about $1,000.
Overcome by heat. Simon burst, n
OF the best known ilining men near
Rapid City, took a dose laudanum. n
soon died from the effect. He was one
OF the original locators of the famous
Blue Lead copper mine.
The work of finishing and equipping
the Northern hospital for the insane, at
Redfeld is nearing completion. and the
building will soon be ready for occu-
pancy. The state board OF charities
viii, soon select a superintendent
The Sphinx county teachers institute
| opened Monday. under the direction OF
Supt. Hoy. Prof. J.. Jones of Vermili-
ion is conductor, n a good corps OF
instructors is in attendance. The at
tendance viii not be large, owing to
the arvest season.
The first sheep shipment OF the sea-