Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-08-14
South Dakota
r.r..., State News
- Photographed.


Frank Thompson, a miner. was killed
by lightning at Hill City.
Gov. Herreid has commissioned e. j.
Searle Of Aberdeen as fish and game
warden for Brown county.
Rev. C. c. Todd of Aberdeen has or
ganized a Presbyterian church at Java,
on the Evarts extension Of the Milwau-
kee.
The two-year-old child OF 8. A. Stom-
ley of Volga drank a quantity of fly
pc son Prompt action saved the child's
life.
Rev. Heber Macdonald has resigned
the pastorate of the Methodist churcl
at Custer, and Is preparing to depart
for the East.
Frank j. Morris, q well-known took
man of Meade county, is dead. He was
thrown under the feet Of his team ms
was kicked to death.
Thieves entered the store OF Martin
Bros, at Volga, and stole a gold watch
belonging to A. J. Stromme. an EN-
ploye. There Is no clue.
DR.. J. w. Elliott, president OF the
South Dakota State Veterinary Medical
association. has called a meeting Of n a
body at Huron on Aug. 20.
A civil service examination was held
in Lead for the purpose of determining
eligibles for appointment as carriers on
the free delivery system to be estab-
lished the 1st OF September.
The voters at Bristol are taking a
great interest in the special election
for the purpose Of voting on the S"@s-
ton Of issuing bonds for the construc-
ton Of a new school building.
Berndt S. Peterson formerly Known
as Knudt P. Svalde) Of Split Rock
township, Minnehaha county, and c. A.
Sells OF Sioux Falls, have been granted
discharges from bankruptcy.
Reserve agents have been approved
as follows: National Bank of Com
merce OF New York, and the First Ma
tional Bank Of Chicago, for he Red
field National bank of Redfeld. S. d.
Abraham Baker died at his home in
Rakerville, fifteen miles from Custer,
aged sixty-two years. He was born at
Saratoga, N. Y, and served through the
Rebellion, going to the Black Hills IN
1870.
Yankton's Salvation Army post has
folded its tents and gone to some other
point. The post seemed to be doing
about as we'll as it har for a number
of years when it broke camp and de-
parted.
John Foley, a prominent farmer hy-
ing seven miles north OF Madison, was
instantly killed by a stroke of light
ming while on his way from the har-
vest field to dinner. He was a man
of some property.
The South Dakota Lumbermen's as
ISOLATION will hold its semi-annual
meeting In Aberdeen this week. 1t Is
expected that fifty or more members
will be In attendance. A meeting OF
Hoo-Hoos will be held.
r, B. McClenon, for nine years SUI
~perintendent Of the city schools at Mad
ison, who now assumes the principal
ship of the normal department OF HUI
ron. college. was given a farewell re-
ception by 800 citizens.
James Kean of Mitchell went to his
ranch near Fairview in Lincoln coun-
~ about a month ago. A day or two
before he was TO start home he was
taken sick with black smallpox. His
physicians have given up the case
A company has been granted a fran
chise by the town board OF Mount YER
non to erect a telephone exchange.
Work will soon commence on the enter
prise, and the managers expect TO nave
IL in running order In two months.
o Fourier and Joseph Vercas We're
KILLED by a cave-in on the seventh level
OF the Homestake mine at Lead. Five
! doors of the level came down n about
hfty feet of loose rock. There were
several other miners in the same slope,
but they escaped.
The material has all be purchased for
thu of the Chamberlain-Pres-
no telephone line from the latter place
to Pierre. This line will be extended
70 RAPID City and III Hills country put
into communication with both Pierre
and Chamberlain.
The contract for a new 10000 livery
harm at yermillion has been let. ETC
Nvlen of vermillion was awarded the
contract for the masonry, AND Worh
will he started at once. The puholns
will be OF brick, 76x130 feet. Z. n
Grange is erecting IT.
The MOQern WOOuIucu NiShhS o
alton of the Hills has decided upon
BELLE Fourche as the location or the
annual log rolling, to be held Aug. 2S.
The Elkhorn railroad has granted a low
round trip rate and reductions viii be
made by the Burlington.
Edward Tonkin is in the Deadwooo
,ail. charged with assault with crimi'
nal intent, upon Annie Spangle. a -FOUR
t~een-year-old girl OF Lower
He has lust been discharged from thf
nenitentiary at Sioux Falls, where ne
served a sentence for larceny at Lead
Mrs. Frank Price, formerly or Pierre,
died at Moscow, Idaho. whittier her
husband had taken her for her health.
Sol Star, clerk of court at Deadwcod'
has reached home from Chicago, where
he was operated upon for the remova
OF a tumor. He Is entirely recovered.
The First National bank of Clear
Lake has been authorized TO commence
business with a capital OF $4,000.
Commissions have been Issued for
Frank w. Carr as first lieutenant and
4 James Barker as secord lieutenant OF
Company ., Second regiment, at Fan