Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-08-28

pehA' and the United Merchants
amusement and Trading Stamp comma.
n.y. at Gettysburg,
Judge John Wood has returned ,ror, a
nespitai In Chicago, where he has been
uhuer treatment for some weeks. He Is
Set IN poor health, and his ultimate re.
eoVery Is In doubt.
uchar Hanschka and PasooA Rrcs
VI Terry, have lately made extensive in
tine in farm roperty around
rretnont, Mich. A good-sized colony of
h.ack Hills people is being formed, most
Vi them being thrifty miners.
resident John r. Wilson, of the
Business club, has appointed
TO the international mining
congress at Butte. They are D. A. Nc
fherson, Edward Mcdonald. N. T..
FRANKLIN, Robert n. Ogden and Sol
Star.
hall Is reported to have done much
damage at Mansfield, south of Abar-
oeen' and in Edmudns county. The
crop was practically all in shock or
OF STACK, so the damage was light. Tha
wheat In shock was pounded out some
what.
Department Commander Blanchard.
OF the state G. A. r., has selected the
as headquarters at the nation
al encampment, at Washington, Oct.
I'll. Two large parlors have been Sc
cured. This hotel is in the Immediate
vicinity Of national headquarters.
The directors of the Black Hills Min
Ing Mems association have appointed
delegates to the International Mining
congress. They are: S. ". Russell. J.
X. Vanatta, W. ]. Thornby, Asa Bald
win, W. s. Warner, H. J. Mayham, John
Madill, ]. B. Empson, Frank Hebert w.
B. MiIliken.
John Maxton was found dead in his
cabin, a short distance from Engle-
wood, recently. He was an old pros
pector in the Hills, coming to that re-
gton in 1878. He was born in the State
of New York. and served through the
War of the Rebellion in the Thirty
second Illinois. ,
Large shipments Of sheep for Eastern
marke-s ale being made daily from
Edgemont, and tho local yards are
taxed. The average daily shipment is
about Is, 300 head, but it is expected this
will be greatly increased in September.
At present most of those being shipped
are of the feeder class.
W. H. Mclean. a miner in the m
ploy Of the Spearflsh company, lost one
of his hands by a premature explosion
while chambering for a blast in the
mine. Fire was communicated to the
powder In some manner before the shot
was ready. Mclean got far enough
to save his life.
William Brady is the name OF the lat
est prisoner to be lodged in the Sioux
Falls p~enitentiary. He is a negro. and
was convicted al Yankton for assault
with a deadly weapon with intent 10
kill, and Is Eentenced to nine months
imprisonment. The person whom he
assaulted vas also colored.
1t has been decided 10 sink another
well in Pierre and increase the gas sup
lly to a point where inducements can
be offered TO manufacturers to locate.
The well which has just been com
mefced by Norman & Nicholson, hav-
ing proved to be such a success, the
same outfit will no doubt be used In the
sinking Of the new well
On a test Of the new we'll at Pierre,
the stream was reduced to four inches.
and at this Il threw water seventy feet
nigh, going over the top Of the derrick.
The work Of putting in the new inner
I asing has been commenced, and when
that Is completed, it has been decided
to send the drill deeper, as the hard
rock formation has not yet been struck.
Gov. Herreid has selected as delegates
to the national prison congress. to meet
In Philadelphia Sept. 1917: j.. d. La
win of Aberdeen; Jacob Schnaidt, Men
ron; George w. Kingsbury, Yankton;
D. C. Thomas, Watertown; W. e. Tip
Armour; O. S. Swenson, Sioux
Falls: Winona H. Lyons, Sioux Falls;
Mary Fl. Cowan, Iroquois; Jane f.
Naldron. Fort Pierre.
Two large buildings are in process OF
construction at Deadwood, and there Is
a demand for more carpenters and brick
and stone masons. The new Deadwood
hotel foundation, at Main and Shine
is ready for the joists. Mullen
3 Mum are erecting a three-story frame
building on Lee street, with seventy
fve-foot front. 1t will be occupied by
stores and offices. Horace s.. Clark is
building on the same street. There is
olso much building activity in the resi-
dence portion.
William Smerling, a harvest hand,
was shot at Aberdeen by q hold-up
gang. The ball entered his leg below
the knee and shattered the smaller
bone. smsrling and a companion, who
had beer working near town, climbed
on top Of a car in the Milwaukee yards
10 get a ride to Montevideo. and three
o,en held Them up. After securing their
loose change. amounting TO about IS. the
men were let go, and as they started off
On a run, Smerling was shot. Two of
the nold-up men were arrested and are
In jail.
Upon petition Of the creditors Of Crab
Tree Bros, dealers in general merchan-
disc, formerly Of Miller, Judge Garland
Of Sioux Falls has issued an order re-
uuiring the members Of the firm to