Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-24

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Gepera, State News
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steadily at Hosmer.
Several cases Of scarlet fever in a
mild form have been reported at Hos
mer.
James Wheeler OF Columbia drank a
large quantity Of whisky from a jug,
and died in about two hours from the
effect.
Farmers have taken steps toward the
building Of a Swimming station at Spir-
It Lake, TO be operated by the DeSmet
creamery.
Carl BlsrsIngame, ct Fort Pierre,
waived examination on the charge OF
stealing thirty head of horses, and has
been locked up to await the next term
of court.
Judge j. H. Hauser fel! on a slippery
sidewalk at Aberdeen and broke ris
right leg in a bad manner, the fracture
being one that will lay him up for sew
eral weeks.
4" The annual farmers institute for
Lincoln county will be held at Canton.
Feb. 5 and 6. Prof. S. A. Cochrane Of
the state agricultural college. and sew
eral experts will be present.
State Treasurer Schamber has decid-
ed, with the consent Of the governor
and auditor, to issue $3.50, 900 Of emer-
gency warrants, to run for one year,
with interest payable semi-annually.
The city council OF Alexandria has
called a special meeting, t be held
Feb. II, for the purpose of voting upon
the purpose of issuing bonds in the
sum of Sc 900 for the enlargement Of the
school building.
Probably in anticipation Of the re-
peal Of the state wolf-bounty law. a
number Of Bad River stockmen have
contributed a fund from their own
pockets, which will be expended in
payment of bountics.
Two deaths occurred at the Soldiers
Home at Hot Springs recently. Chas.
Gerard, aged eighty-three, and James
Moray, aged sevent;-three. McRsy
was a member Of Company r, First
Minnesota heavy artillery.
The city council of White Lake has
decided to call a special election for the
purpose OF permitting the taxpayers to
vote upon the proposition Of sinking a
new artesian we'll { o furnish the town
with water for domestic and fire pro-
lection purposes.
A new bank has commenced business
at Brandt, Deuel. county. 1t was in
~corporated under tho name of h State
Bank of Brandt, and has a capital Of
SIS, 900. The officers are: j. G. Lund,
president: J. o. Melham, vice presi-
dent; II. P. Holen, cashier.
Failing to profit by the experience or
four Kingsbury county farmers, who
were recently convicted of white cap
ping" a neighbor and sentenced to
terms of ten years each in the Sioux
Falls penitentiary, six farmers Of Jer-
rauld county have been arrested and
bound over for appearance at the next
term OF the state circuit court on a
similar charge.
The Huron board of healsh has given
notice that the quarantine regulation
inaugurated on account Of diphtheria
and scarlet fever, has been raised In a
number Of places in the city, n that
the diseases are rapidly disappearing.
It is thought that no further fatalities
will occur. All the sick are improving,
and the city schools, which were closed
early last week, will be reopened in a
day or wo.
A report has reached Aberdeen that
Paul Schmidt. formerly Of that place,
who went TO Iowa some months aso to
establish a restaurant, has been arrest
ed on a charge OF setting fire to his
place Of business and destroying the
property. It is alleged that he Is in
TAI in default Of SO, 900 bail, and that a
former clerk. also under arrest, has
turned states evidence n testified
that Schmidt started the fire.
The electric lighting facilities for the
new city library building at Mayville
have been placed and are now in readi-
ness. The heating plant is in running
order. and the carpenters have COM
pleted their work on the interior finish
ing. Samuel Torgerson, chairman OF
the committee on purchase OF books,
has recently received another Install
ment of books, and more are expected
soon. TIL new building, It Is expected,
will be ready to be opened to the public
within a few days.
Fire was recently discovered In the
barn connected with the Dakopolis no.
tel at Kimball, and in spite OF hard
work, the building and contents were
totally destroyed. The barn was occu-
pied by Don Needham's livery stock.
consisting Of nearly all new vehicles
and several fine horses. Eight horses
were burned to death, one of them be-
ing an animal tina Mr.. NeedhaIn had
recently refused $500 for. The origin of
the fire is not known. The loss on con-
tents alone will reach 81, 500.
The dairy and creamery men OF
South Dakota have inaugurated a war
on the manufacturers of oleomargar-
inc and other adulterated food prod
ucts. The men complain
that, through the lack Of an adequate
law. ole~omargarine and other adulter-
ated articles Of foo are having fun
sway In South Dakota. The proposed
new law will, It is believed, put a stop
to these practices, and will result in a
war to the bitter end between cream
cry and dairy men and the manufact-
urers of oleomargarine and other adul-
terated food products.
perhaps the largest consignment OF