Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-04-10
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Gereral State News
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Charles N. Cooper, postmaster at HUI
ron, is In Washington. on matters con-
nected with his Office.
Representative Martin has nominated
Benjamin f. Keith for postmaster at
Dalzell, Meade county.
Walyworth county general fund a
rants, registered prior to Oct. IA. 1901.
have been called in for payment.
James Hyde, a prominent pioneer of
the Northwest and a veteran OF the
Civil war, died at vermillion Of con-
sumption.
The %Iroquois creamery paid S26. 572-64
to patrons in 1901. an average of II cents
per hundred pounds for I. 6OS, S29 pounds
of milk.
The steamers Jim leighton and SCOT
ty Philip were put In the river at Pierre
Tuesday, and will begin the seasons
work Immediately.
The state land department sent out
Monday lis patents to purchasers OF
state lands, who have made Snal pay
ment on the same.
The Tacoma Park association reports
having contracted for the appearance OF
Capt. Hobson during the ten-days'
camp meeting this season.
Rev. b. e. Swift, who has been pastor
of the Baptist church at Lead several
months, has accepted a call to the Bap-
fist church at Rapid City.
Charles Hogan Of Elk Creek. died OF
Bright's disease, from which he had
been a sufferer for several months. He
was forty-nine years old.
In the college oratorical contest at
Redfield six contested. Miss Lizzie
Clark of Gettysburg won first place and
A. A. Picker of Faulkton, second.
A change has been made in h
Deadwood-E dgemont run of the rail-
way mall service, and Charles Hem
nings has returned 70 that service.
There were forty-four real estats
transfers in Kingsbury county for the
week ending Monday, March IL, the to-
tai consideration am ,unting to SCI, 1877.
The president has nominated Henry
s. Williams as postmaster for Aber-
deem, and the senate has confirmed G.
w. Nugent as postmaster at Kimball.
Attorney General Burt has appoint
I'd Alva f.. Taylor as his assistant. Mr..
Taylor was assistant to John L. Pyle
Turing his ter mars attorney general.
The supreme court has admitted Roy
+. Bull Of Redfield to practice law I'm
he courts OF the state OF a certificate
from the supreme court OF Minnesota.
Members OF the Geddes fire depart
ment are raising money with which to
purchase fire apparatus. AS the result
Of a Canoe given by them, they raised
Sill.
TyndalI will hold a city election about
the middle OF April. One party is back
Of George b. Trumbo for the moyoralty,
ard another is talking Of J. X. Dun
woodie.
d. p. Bradford of Tyndall recently
! celebrated his ninety-irst birthday. He
Is eight generations removed from Gov.
Bradford of Massachusetts. He came
to Dakota in 1855.
At the oratorical contest at Yankton.
r. b. McClenon, with Ruling Motives
In History" won first prize. and F. A.
Munneke, with 1.-THE Hero In Politics."
received second.
William J.. Martin of Beadie county.
one of the earliest settlers, died at his
home, four miles north of washington,
asst Saturday afternoon, after an illness
of about two months.
Kimball Is recovering from it's disas-
trous fire of last month. o. f. Matsop
Is building a double store with a fun
plate glass front. fire-proof and steel
sheeting outside and in.
A movement is OF foot among the
business men of Lake Preston to erect a
two-story, solid brick opera house. TO
take the place of the old opera house.
recently destroyed by fire.
Pensions granted: Increase. reissue.
Charles Victor, Deadwood, SIP; Henry
Allen. WATERFOWL, So. Special act:
Harrison Il. belong, Sioux Falls. SEA.
Royal Cranston, Flint, So.
The people of Groton have been made
glad by the receipt OF information TO
the effect that work upon a depot build
ing, to be erected by the Milwaukee.
will be commenced early in April.
The death OF Mrs. Gee. wife of Elder
Gee OF Hitchcock, was a painful sur
prise to many people. She was seven
ty-eight years OF age. and had been a
resident Of Beadle county for twenty
years.
Miner county's commissioners have
let the contract for a new our house
u Detweiier & Co, for s26,S0o. Il. HI.
Ely of Parker has been given the con-
tract for the heating and plumbing tut
At.
Two new mining Offices have been
opened In Deadwood, one by Charles
Waite, with M. Fl. Lyon as manager.
and the other by Nathan Halle, who
was for years In the clothing business
In Deadwood.
e. J. Smith died Of heart failure while
on his way TO the Homestake pumping
station, on the Spearfish. He was found
by some woodchoppers In a snow bank.
He recently came to the Hills from RAJ
ton, N. M.
Gust Rist, a farmer near Centeryil'e.
had a team Of horses. a ne wset Of haf-
ness and a top buggy stolen from his
barn. Messages were sent all over the
country. and the thieves were traced as
far as Wagner. Charles Mix county.
Martin Bartus has bought the Hunt
ley farm. north of Avon. for $500
Frank Ptak sold an eighty-acre tract