Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-13
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South Dakota /
General State News I:
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month.
Dr. g. F. Peabody recently traded his
residence at Bigstone for property in
Georgia. p" ~
John D. Perry, a settler on Bad riy
e. was killed in a runaway accident
j. NJ Talcott has disposed of his
lumber yard at Mission Hill to Mime
apolis parties.
h. Nihart, implement dealer. has be-
gun the erection of a large implement
house at Tyndall.
The Hotel Commercial, at Bigstone,
Is being improved. 1t is now lighted
ny gas and heated by steam.
me homestead filings at the Pierre
land office for October again passed
the 1Oo mark, the total being 125.
Material for the new telephone svs.
tenn has been received at Freeman.
Ihe switchboard will accommodate 100
patrons.
About seven years ago Joseph Frick
purchased a farm near Hurley for So.
100, and has just sold the tract for $50
per acre.
Several families have recently
moved to Bigstone from Marshall
county and elsewhere, and every house
in town is filed.
Tyndall officials are unloading a car
OF sandstone, which will be used for
crossings. Nearly all the crossings
now are of stone. ,
j. B. Lee, who has had charge of the
Lee house at Mellette for sixteen
years, has leased it to B. c.. Richard
son, who has taken possession.
James Vercoe, the ten-year-old son
OF DR.. ". L. Vercoe of Deadwood, had
part Of his left hand blown away by
the explosion of a giant percussion
cap.
The members Of the Lutheran
church at Canistota are making elab-
crate preparations for the dedication
of their new church on Thanksgiving
day.
At the special election at Salem, for
the purpose of voting on bonding the
city for $4,000 for waterworks, the
proposition carried by a handsome ma
jority.
M. H. Fritts and Miss Rosana Jones,
both of Bear Gulch, were united in
marriage at Spearfish. Mr.. Fritts is
largely interested in mining and ranch
property.
The following notaries public have
been appointed: Newell w. Powell,
White Rock; Homer s. Smythe, Wo6n-
socket; H. Van Perchun, Marian; g.
W. Martens, Milbank.
The delinquent tax sale for Bead!e
county took place Monday. The list
was the smallest in the history of the
county, and very little time was con-
sQmed in making the sale.
Good positions secured for all grad
yates of the Sioux Falls Business Col
lege, Sioux Falls, S. d. Enter before
Dec. l and get one months tuition
tree. Send for catalogue.
The Scottish Rite bodies of the Ma
sonic fraternity have arranged to dedi-
cate the new 100000 temple in Yank-
ton and to hold a grand reunion during
the second week of next March.
Harm BOSNIAN, a Grant township,
Lincoln county, farmer, is a victim of
smallpox. The premises have been
quarantined and every precaution Is
being taken to prevent its spread.
A large number of delegates attend
ed the annual convention OF the De-
gree of Honor lodges CT the Black Hills
at Sturgis. A grand reception was
given the visitor by the local lodge.
The season now drawing to a close
has witnessed the erection Of many
business blocks and dwellings at AL
ee. There has also been a general i'm
provement in the business transacted
by its merchants.
When starting the engine of Fray
leighs' threshing machine at Salem,
Irwin Erickson met with a painful &C
cident. He got his hand pinched in
some way, MASKING it badly and cut
ting off one finger.
Gov. Herreid has granted a requisi-
ton from the governor of Illinois for
Lee Saunders alias James Williams,
wanted In Mcpherson county on a
forgery charge. Saunders is in cue
tody in East st. Louis.
The Importers and Traders Nation
al Bank of New York, and First Ma
tional and National Bank of Com
merce of Minneapolis, have been APP
proved as reserve agents for the First
National Bank of Milbank.
The warm weather is rapidly spoil
ing a large part of the corn, Frost
came before 1t was ripe, and fully half
of il is too soft for marketing, and all
of II in some sections is growing be-
cause Of the warm weather.
The new telephone system recently
established at Memo is proving such
a success that already its capacity is
oyertaxed. 1t will be necessary to
extend the system and move he ex-
chang into a larger building.
The members of the Presbyterian
church at wentworth have completed
nreparations for extensive improve
ments. A choir room will be built on
the east end Of the church and a yes-
fry and session room on the south.
A small fire started in B. w! Bur-
nett's house, at TyIdall, but was ex-
tinguished before much damage YVES
dona, The house is in the center of a
block of buildings, and If the fire had
acquired Roadway 1t would have put in
danger a great deal of property.