Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-05-16

The date Of the SuIlv oo,,r+r .-,
10 =. mas oeen changed to May 20,
ana VIII continue until the 31st,
Aberdeen is likely to have two mora
saloons after July !, EMBELLISHMENTS
the recent close vote on license. Eiqbt
saloons are running there at present,
w. U. Mcpherson and w. r pba,on
OF Milbank have formed a partnersbjn
n purchased the grocery and sta tion-
cry business of DR.. Rose. which thew
Will conduct in future.
The Masons Of Deadwood are nraror
ING to establish themselves in their now
temple, into which they expect IN nova
ABOUT June /. The new lodge room win
be r~efurnished throughout.
Thos. II. Ayres, who was private Soc
rotary to Gov. Lee, it is understood has
decided to make his quarters at Pierre
instead of going TO Chicago to accent a
posltion on one of the leading dalIies.
About three weeks ago a quarter sec
ton OF land near Claremont was boIght
Tor 5000 cash. After keeping it a week
tibet purchaser sold it for $1,000. The
same aract has since been SOLD for f1yl
Farmers report that wheat looks very
this spring, and the prospect for a
large crop was never better. The unu-
sually coll wether early in the sea- O
held the growth back and gave the
grain good opportunity to stool out and
root.
A number Of South Dakotans will par-
ticipate in the scramble for lands when
the kiowa and ComanChe reservations
are opened for settlement. A number
Of old soldiers at Yankton have made
arrangements with a representative to
escure some of the land for them.
At a meeting of the board Of direct
ors of the Merchants Bank of Bryant.
a slight change was made in the Off
GERS. Geo. !. Cole was elected presi-
dent, and H. S. Rowe was reelected to
the position of cashier. The bank is
one of the soundest in the state.
Reports from all over Brown and ad-
joining counties agree tina wheat is
coming on finely. The young plant ap-
pears especially vigorous and the stand
Is unusually thick upon the ground. The
soil is said to be in frst-class condi-
ton. These reports come direct form
farmers.
DR.. Frank Miller and DIR. f. o. Miller
have purchased the interest of w. G..
Wells in the Wells & McCaughey hard
ware store at Aberdeen, and the bust
nest will hereafter be conducted under
the name of the McCaughey Hardware
company. Mr.. Wells will engage in 9TH
| err business, and retains his real estate
interests.
Andy Gerup of Bowdle, who made a
10: Of money at that place previous to
the recent big fire, which burned his
store, has leased the north half of the
Dayton block at Aberdeen. and will es-
tablish a wholesale and retail furniture
business there as soon as he and his
wife return from a visit to Sweden, in
about two months.
The sinking of small-bore artesian
wells by farmers in the vicinity of Alb
erdeen has become a thriving industry.
Several Aberdeen outfits are at work,
| and cannot begin to supply the demand.
The wells are usually two inches in d.
ameter, and furnOsh a flow that not
only supplies the farm with an bund-
ance of clear water, but also furnishes
power for a multiplicity of purposes.
John y. Hilger & Co. of Pierre decided
the old Park Hotel in East Pierre to the
Benedict!ne Convent of the Sacred
Heart, for $4,000, taking a mortgage.
The original cost Of the structure was
s42. 900. The Benedictine corporation
has been using the building for a year
as a hospital, and If future
plans materialize, they propose to i'm
prove and extend the property. 1t is
one of the best hospitals in the West,
and bids fair to be a popular institution
for all that part Of the state.