Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-05-09


Inc village of Waubay has bee,
quarantined against the Indiaps ~.
CARELESS of the protest of DR. II
herman who has carefully inyestieat.
so ana round no signs of SMALLPOX.
j. A. Bromaghin OF Huron bo. J.,
vented a machine for SHOCKING oroia
III Invention Is attached to a self
oi'uer ahd shocks the grain as rapidIv
as the machine cuts n binds it.
Inc supreme court has handed dou.r
decisions in the following cases. y
nancy, Christian l.. Jensen VIC IA
nund Petty, Fall River county pot;on
70 appeal dismissed. BY Corson,
Gov. Herried has appointed nc ao,o
gates to the American congress- 90 ~
oercuIosls' 10 be held in New York Nav
10 H. DR.. d. w. Robinson, Pierre. DR.
r: A. Spafford, Flandreau; DR., +. r
~piefendorf, Aberdeen.
The house of James Washhurr 10
.ated southwest of Revillo. cought fro
from the Kitchen stove during a furions
"ihn' n burned to the ground. Ev-
erythlng was lost except a few Kitchen
utensils.
captain Evan E. Young. OF Sioux
rails recently appointed lieutenant In
me regular army, writes from the law
department of the University of Wis
eonsln, where he Is a student, that he
has decided to decline the appointment
The Milwaukee has been extending
us tracks into the business portion of
Redheid and intends moving it's old
station into town also. On vigorous
protest of the citizens, the de-
cided TO erect a new station, to cost
$1,000.
The liquor injunction case against T
LePage Of st. Thomas was dissolved
by Judge k~neeshaw. 1t was shown
that the establishment was not a pub
lie nuisance, and that the beer seized
at the time of the raid had been put
there by a spotter.
AT the regular meeting OF the Big
stone City board of education the fol-
lowing corps Of teachers was elected
'or the ensuing year: Principal, Grant
Riggle; assistant. E. Josephine Force;
grammar, May c. Marsh; second inter
mediate, Mary K]neeborn; first inter-
mediate, Ida Fink; primary, Grace
Hardie.
While trying to burn off some stubble
ground preparatory TO blowing, William
PorteouS OF Madison met with a loss
Of six valuable farms horses, two wa
CONS, arne and a small amount of
seed grain, together with the stable.
Mr.. Porteous was badly burned while
trying to get his horses out Of the burn
ing stable.
1t 10 believed that no county in
South Dakota Is in better financial
condition than Sully. The county has
no debt, but IT has $6, 900 IN it's general
fund, which is loaned on good security
at 4 per cent. There is no township
debt except H. two or three towns
where bonds have been issued to pay
Tor artesian wells.
The proposition to bond the town fo-
$4,000 to aid in the building Of a court
house was carried by a large majority.
A special election has beer called at
Faulkton for May 20 for the purpose Of
voting upon the proposition OF issuing
bonds in the sum OF $4,000 for the
sinking OF an artesian we'll and the lay
ing Of water mains.
c. w. Greene, special agent for the
United States land office, and his as
sistant, Mr.. Preece, have arrived in
Hot Springs to take charge OF the fam
ous wind cave and close 1t to the pub
lie. For a number OF years there has
been a controversy over this property
between the Mcdonald brothers and
u A Il - 60 urhnfhnr ~ u"a min
eral or an agricultural property. The
case went from the land office at Rapld
| City to the commissioner Of the general
land office, and from there to the de-
partment of the interior.
While working in one OF the Hardin
mines, in Two Bit, Charles Wood, Jack
McCIoud, Push Covington AMI Henry
Bailey struck a blast Of giant powder
which had failed to go off, put there by
The night shift, and a terrific explosion
occurred. A large piece Of rock was
blown through Woods chest, death be-
Ing almost instantaneous. McCloud
lost an eye and was badly bruised
about the face and body, and Bailey
had a rock blown into one leg TO the
bone. Covington was not seriously In
iured. All -four men have large ram
lies.
st. Mary's Academy is the name OF a
new institution 10 be built in Water
town this year by the Catholic church.
The plans for the structure have al
ready been accepted and the stone for
the foundation is on the site and WORK
will be commenced the middle OF May.
n is TO be four-story structure OF Solo
brick. and will be one Of the best Cath
nlic schools in the Northwest. II VIII
he for girls only, although II VIII ne
ppen 70 Protestants as well as Cath
oIics. IT is Incorporated under the laws
NJ the state. with Rev. Father Lauer'
nf this city, l.. B. Hanten n Ihomas
Dunn as incorporators.
o. s. Swenson, who was recently ap-
pointed warden of the Sioux Falls n
itentiary. has assumed the duties OF
The position. He has the
following appointments for suoordih-
ate nositions In the institution: pepu-
Nv warde Henry Peterson; bookkeep-
Or r. C. Hinde; quarryman, j. j. NY
rye. first engineer, T. j. Bushei; sec
ond engineer. J. NJ. Pearson; oosS
,armer. T. d Francis; cook, J. l.. Gin;
turnkey, William Dow; janltor' Eu-
ward Frysley; yardman, l.. M. Brown
rz1I- j.. Is.