Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-08-21

wheat by ire. The loss IS about $l,oVV
AT the family residence In Sioux Falls
the death OF Mrs. o. f. Rice,
enc of the pioneer residents of Sioux
Falls.
william Freel, who hit Frank Phil
lips on the head with a rock in a salt
sack at Sturgis, vas found guilty and
sentenced t one year in the state peni-
tertiary.
The supreme court refused to grant q
new trial in the case Of John Halpin OF
Groton. who was convicted Of wheat
stealing and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for eighteen months.
Armour IS to have another church.
The Germans have arranged to COM
mence the erection of an imposing edi-
fee in the immediate future. This viii
give Armour six church buildings.
Aberdeen has grown so metropolitan
that the council has adopted an ordi-
nance f~orbidding the stacking of hay at
any point in the city limits. Hereto
fore the limit was within $50 feet CT
any building.
A special election will be held at
Sisseton Sept. 8 for the purpose of vot-,
ing upon the question of issuing bonds
In the sum of 5000 for the refunding
OF the present floating Indebtedness and
for the election of a justice of the peace.
A contract has been let for the con
struction of a brick building at Dakota
avenue and Second streets, Huron. 1t
will be two stories high, with a 'front.'
age OF fifty feet on Dakota avenue and
ninety feet deep. J.. K. Keiisy is hav-
ing the building erected.
Richard Johnson, a pioneer resident
of Hutchinson county, who, about a
year ago. sold his farm near Trip and
purchased 1900 acres of land in Jerauld
county. has just sold his Jerauld coun-
ty holdings at a profit of $4,000. He
will also clear about $1,000 more on his
crop aAd the growth of his stock.
M. C. Fosness, for several years spe-
cial agent and ~postoffice inspector, has
been assigned to duty in North and
South Dakota, having finished his work
for the postoffice department in. Cuba.
He will doubtless make Huron head
quarters for the south state and Fargo
for the north state.
Mrs. Mary Hamelstrom, aged sixty
seven, died at the family residence in
Sioux Falls. or two daughters, one,
Mrs. Anderson, is a resident of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, while the other ives in
North Dakota. Charles, John and
Lewis, sons, are residents of Sioux
Falls. and a son, William, lives at
Deadwood.
A stabbing ARRAY occurred In Mel
lette, in which M. ID. Staley struck
Frank Riley near the temple with a
pocketknife, INJECTING a bad wound
Staley was arrested, waived examina-
ton and was bound over to await trial
in district court en- the charge Of as
sault with a deadly weapon.
A new bank, TO be known as the Citi-
zens' National, will be opened at Sisse-
ton This will make the fourth. The
stockholders are: Marvick, Story City
Iowa; S. o. Hegland. Rowland, Iowa;
A.. M. Henderson. Story City; ]. Nal
sire, Story city, and o. j. Simonso.
and Andrew Warwick of Sisseton.
The city council OF Woonsoeket at
special meeting refused to grant IL
cense to sell intoxicating liquors K
John r. Hopkins and Nick Wecker
The applicants had commenced an &C
ton and the court set aside the recent
election, IN which the temperance ele
n,ent won out, but the council helC
that as the vote showed the will Of the
people, it would not grant a license Z
either Of the applicants. There is. how
ever, another application before tn
council which will probably be granted
A nice point In law is involved in thu
Bovoid divorce case, tried in chamber;
| before Judge Smith at Yankton. NJ
Bovoid, VINO Is suing for the bill, Is
resident Of yermillion, but alleges tina
his wife, who lives in Pennsylvania
deserted him. They were married il
Pennsylvania, in 1888, and lived to-
gether some years when the HUSBAND
sued for divorce and lost his case. Aft
erward he came to South Dakota an;
began another quit, which he droppec
when he learned that his wife intendeC
contesting 1t. At his time, Mrs. Bo
void could have secured a divorce d
the grounds Of desertion, as Mr.. 30
void had left her some years before
However, at this time he went bacl
East and got his wife to promise t
come out and live with him again. Thii
she failed to do. This, Mr., Bovoid anC
his attorneys contend, constitutes de
sertion on her part, and her promise L
live with him again. they hold, was
! waving OF her right to the claim of de
sertion, and opened the way TO his max
ing q similar claim.
An interesting council was held u
! Senator CANDLES Office at Yankton re
Gently In regard to the government an
nuities to the Santae Indians, whic.
were forfeited shortly after he Indian
went on the warpath IN Minnesota, ii
1862, and killed SO many whites at Ee'
Tim and other points. Upon represen
tation OF the Santees that they wer
oaly slightly involved In the massacre
and that a large part of their peopI
helped the whites. a bill was introduce
some years ago to restore the annuit
and make up lost payments. This oi
IS pending and represents claim
amounting to about s3.00o.e 600. TIL
council was attended by six red me
who came to thank Senator Gamble 70
work already performed. When Wahu
ia slowly walked across the circle 1