Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-27

60. DeiSslrom, a farmer of Hud
son, reports that his cattle are aflict
gu with a new disease. Animals suf
Ie,ihg rom 1t become lame on the Ief,
siue. Two or three days run of IN,
ulsease is sufficient to kill the strong
est. osionS
M. V. Peters has returned IN Daad
WOOD after four and one.half wears
spent IN the arctic circle. He il in
.erestea In some mining claims nea,
nome, on which an important discov
cry or gold was made late the mast
season, and will return there early in
the spring. -
U. S. G. Cherry of Sioux Falls WIN
a returned from New York, says the
executive committee of the American
Law league, of which he is a member
mas unanimously decided to report. al
sne next annual convention of the
league, in favor of incorporating it un.
der the laws of South Dakota.
The town of Hot Springs was in a
state OF intense excitement recently
over the sudden and severe illness OF
ABOUT forty-fye women who attended
a fashionable afternoon tea. The
cause OF their illness has not been
positively settled upon but the gener,
al impression Is that it was caused by
chicken salad. All are recovering.
The Elk Point M. E. church people
burned the mortgage on their parson
age and held a tolli1cation last week
over their freedom from debt. Aside
from their regular current
tAey have raised, since spring, nearly
$1,000, clearing up the debt on the par.
sonage, introducing city gas in the
church and paying for other extras.
The executive committee of the
American Mining congress will meet
at Deadwood Dec. Is, when rranee.
ments for the 1868 session, to be held
at Deadwood and Lead, will be taken
up. The Black Hills Mining Mems as.
ISOLATION will meet there on the same
date, and plans are under way tc
make the meeting of the executive
committe of the national organization
a memorable one,
The most sensational case ever
tried in the circuit court at olivet was
the damage suit of Miss Kate Billmar
against Mrs. Annie Lenker. Owing t.
the prominence OF the principals, the
court room was crowded. Mrs. Bill
man sued Mrs. Lenker for SIS, 900 dam
ages for injuries alleged to have beer
received at her hands during a per
sonal encounter last June. The jury
awarded Mrs. Billman damages oil
$270.
A deer of snowy Wilderness was re
Gently killed by Harper Cleveland oil
Beulah, Wyo., fifteen miles from
Spearfsh. The deer belonged to the
biacktail family but not a black OF
dark-colored hair could be found on its
hide. Mr.. Cleveland will have the an
imal mounted by an expert taxider
mist for preservation. There are ira
ditions among the Indians of white
deer, which they always held lii sa
cred regard and refrained from killing
in that region.
The case of the State VS.. Edmund
Gray was called ii the circuit court al
WATERFOWL. Gray is charged with
+! manslaughter. Last month he blast
/ ed a rock at Henry, and a piece of the
rock, which was sent flying through
the air, struck the head of Mrs. jew
ell, wife of the hotel keeper. The
blow caused a fracture Of the skull
and, after lying in an unconscious con
dition for three or four days, she died
Gray has excellent counsel and it is
thought he will be acquitted.
The county commissioners of Law
renee county have made an appropri
alton for the opening of a wagon road
to Bear Gulch. 1t will only be neces
sary to build from the cyanide mill Of
the Spearfish Mining company to the
| Spearfsh canyon, and thence down the
canyon to the mouth OF Iron creek
There is a road up Iron creek, built
several years ago for hauling out tim
Der and wood, and from the terminus
of the old wood road there is clear
| travelling all the way to Bear Gulch
Work will be begun at once.
Further inquiry has been made al
! Canton into the question of salaries OF
county officers, affected by the falling
off in the vote polled at the late cleo
ton. and it is found that county judges
are not the only one who will have
their salaries reduced. In Lincoln
county the newly-elected treasurer
will receive over $3.50 less than his
predecessor. Prof. J. B. C~lendennen
The law in these cases is practically
the same as that governing h sal
aries of judges. The injustice has at
tracted widespread attention, especial
Nv among members of the next legis'
Iature. and it is reasonably certain q
change will be made. This, however
cannot be done in time to relieve
officers whose terms begin Jan. ]
next.
Gust VanHover was brought before
Jndge Smith at Mitchell, on q charge
of extortion of money. He pleaded
gnilty. and was sentenced to three
Years in the ~penitentiary. Some two
months ago he and his wife delivered
q letter in person and signed by him
To a prominent business man, which
demanded that they be pad s2,oOO al
nnca mr. they would commence Grim
inal proceedings against this man ano
ahout a dozen others. VaDHoyen, 10
his letter. said there was a secret Q
ety organized there which a 2 ~
purpose his destruction, and tnal =