Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-08-07
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South
Gorera, State News
- Photographed.

count Ialr lniS Iall at sioux FANS.
A company has been granted a fran
chise by the town board Of Mount Ver-
non to erect a telephone exchange.
Work will soon on the en-
terprise, and the managers expect to
have 1t in running order in two months.
The board OF educ tion of Custer has
ordered the completion Of the addition
to the school house. The lower floor is
occupied. and Solomon Smith has been
awarded the contract to finish the up
per story in time for the new school
e
The Meliette school board has m
ployed the following teachers for the
ensuing year: Principal, J.. p. Reed OF
Valparaiso, Ind; intermediate, Miss
Annie Axtell of Wisconsin; primary,
Miss Edna Bean Of College Springs,
Iowa.
Rev. George W. Sheafor, who has
been pastor OF the Baptist church at
Deadwood for two years, has rendered
his resignation, and will leave for Den
yer Aug. l. He has a Colorado station
In view. His successor has not been
chosen.
The mat erial has all been purchased
for the Chamberlain-Presho telephone
line, from the latter place to Pierre.
This line will he extended to Rapid
City and the Hills country put in COM
munication with both Pierre and
| Chamberlain.
The Monmouth Merchant mills, at
Mitchell have been sold to F. NJ. Bailey
n X. S. Christensen of Waseca,
Mimi. The mills have been owned for
years by a stock company located at
Monmouth, ILL.,, and la been man
aged by Joseph McCaslin Of Mitchell.
The railway mail clerks running into
Deadwoo1 on the Elkhorn have been
Totifed Il at they have been raised from
Glass 3 to Class 4, taking effect July l..
There are five clerks on the Deadwood
end of the line, and 1t mean an in
crease OF $40 ser rel in the salary Of
each.
The Lead city council has passed the
Iaving resolution. 1t provides for the
ravirg of Main street its entire length.
and of Mill Ftreet from hear the Home
stake hotel 20 the corner OF Main. IL
has been eft TO the Internal improve
ment committee D select the paving
material.
Sheriff Doten OF Desdwcod has re-
turned Ernest Loveswar. alias Ernest
Bird. to Sturgis, where he will be tried
on the CHI lcge Of m2rdering George
I Puck and George Ostrander. al White
Owl creek, six weeks ago. The prison.
| er has been confined in the Deadwooi
| Jail several weeks, the Meade county
officers fearing an attempt would De
made to. lynch him at Sturgis.
Black Hills mining men held a regu-
lar monthly meeting at Deadwood re-
! Gently. Among the matters discussed
was that of representation at the inter
national mining congress at Butte,
Mont, in September. 1t is likely there
will be a large number from the Black
Hills, as it is desired to bring the next
meeting of the congress to
Paul Dankworth, superintendent OF the
Golden Reward Smelter in Deadwood,
rcad a paper on Matte Smelling.
A dance has been arranged for the
last evening of the term Of court at
| Pierre, and all court business has been
closed except the report OF the Jury IN
| the Adams murder case. 1t was De-
!ieved there would be no verdict before
morning, and the dance was started.
About midnight the jury reported, and
the dance was hurriedly declared to be
In recess. until the prisoner had been
brought in and the verdict announced,
when the floor was again cleared and
IN dance went on.
Department Commander T.. z. Blan-
chard, of the G. A. r., has received the
following self-explanatory letter from
/ W-FaN.. - "a wvaw. gSCfr-
1 thank you for your letter of July IL.
enclosing a cop OF the resolutions
adopted at the encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic of South
Dakota upon the conduct of the war in
the Philippines. II Is very gratifying
to know that the veterans of the civil
War, who are the best qualified of all
cur people to form a just Judgment on
the conduct OF military operations, are
~outspoken against the detractions and
~vilifcations OF our brave countrymen
who have been doing such noble and
| gallant work In the Philippines. /
hope the same spirit which animates
the Grand Army Of the Republic or
South Dakota will find response
| throughout the Grand Army of tae Re-
public Of the United States"
Articles OF Incorporation nave been
! clad for the Veta Grand cad Mining
and Milling company. at Pierre, with a
capital of 5000, 900; incorporators, Oscar
Ludwig, George Robins, g. w. Sanders.
For the American Home Assurance
company, at Huron, with a capital or
800, 900; in~cor3orators, p. b. Gleeso1.
Charles Heller and Philip Lawrence.
For the louisiana Oil n Gas compa-
ny, at Huron, with a capital OF 100000;
incorporators, John E. Grove. William
| N. Kirkpatrick and Philip Lawrence.
For the Lake State Ice company, at
Pierre, with a capital Of 81, 900; in
corporators, James Carney. William M.
Hubert and ivan w. Goodner. For
the Joliet Cripple Creek Mining COM
pany. at Pierre. with a capital of 49,
600. 000; incorporators. A. +. Norval, y.
b. Hessenins, T. p. Estes. For the Art
show Printing company. at Pierre,
with a capital of 5000, 900: incorporates.
Harry F. HART. Frank Service and J.
p. Estes.
Lead AMI Deadwood are seriously an
no.,as NJ tba Cancellations of incorrig-