Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-12-18
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will be in charge of a former Akron
(Iowa) man
Levi Beck. who has been employed
In a Scotland barber shop, appears Il
be the only heir to a $400, 900 estate IL
Chicago. He has gone there to lool
up the matter.
g.. IL. Jaynes, q meat dealer Of Pierre
has purchased two fuil-blooded buffalo
from the Philip herd at Fort Pierre. al
a cost OF $1,000. and will kill them fol
the Christmas trade
Attorneys Sterling of Redield and
Goodner of Pierre, with other officers
OF the South Dakota Bar association,
are preparing a program for the annu.
al meeting of the association, to be
held in Pierre during the session OF
the legislature.
Word reaches Hot Springs from the
authorities at WATERFOWL announcing
the capture of Olney, the horse rustler,
who has terrorized the counties Of Gus.
ter and Washabaugh. Sheriff Ainsley
has left for Watertown, and will bring
the man to Custer.
James M. Houston who came 10
the Soldiers home at Hot Springs four
months ago from Pennington county.
died from heart failure. He was a
member of Company L, First Illinois
cavalry. The death rate at the home
has been unusually high 30 far this
winter
Three new prisoners have been con-
tributed to the Sioux Falls penitenti-
airy by Clark and Brown counties.
They are James Andrews and Thomas
Burns, who were sent rom Brown
county. Clark county sent Albert Ba-
ker, who will serve one year for grand
larceny.
Members of the Tridentia society Of
the state university have withdrawn
from the preliminary debates. The
reason is said to be that the young
men have not the time to spare. Some
of the students believe other causes
prompt the action. At any rate, some
good debaters have withdrawn.
After having occupied a position In
the rear of the court house at Sioux
Falls since early last October, the scaf-
fold from which George Bear and
Walking Shield, the Sioux murderers,
were hurled into eternity, has been re-
moved, much to the satisfaction of res
idents in that portion of the city.
In spite of the fact that one of the
largest and best creameries in the
state is In Huron, and is doing a large
business, Huron merchants handle inn
mense uantities Of butter from the Iro-
quois creamery. The output OF the
two creameries Is not sufficient to
meet the demands for the best grades
OF butter.
George Arm, an Indian from Rose
bud reservation, was brough to Dead
wood by United States Deputy Marshal
Bedding, and held to the federal grand
Jury on the charge OF horse-stealing.
He Lad 8 preliminary hearing before
United States Commissioner Nelson.
He is alleged to have stolen q horse
belonging to another Indian.
The young men OF Artesian have
completed the organization of what
will be known as the x Y q club, the
objects of the organization being to
improve the literary and musical cult
ure of it's members. The following of
ficers have been elected: President,
e. p. Conwell; vice president, o. A.
Hodson; secretary, Frank Hoy; ser
geant-at-arms. J. Grier ; chaplain, G,
Greer.
Application has been made in the
supreme court for what would be prac-
tically a stay of proceedings I'm the
of s. III. Wright, who was found
guilty OF embezzlement and sentenced
to the penitentiary. Wright's attor-
neys ask that the case be sent down
for sixty days, to give them time to
ask for a hearing in the United States
court. The application was denied and
the remittur sent down.
William Deering, the founder of
the Deering Harvester company, has
contributed towards the cost of con-
structing a Methodist church at Hen
ry. Mr.. Deering, as Is quite generally
known, Is n of the strongest mem
bers of the Methodist Episcopal
church, and since he first started In
business has made a practice of Civ
ing one-tenth of his earnings to col
and churches. The members OF
the church at Henry greatly appreciate
action In contributing toward its
cost.
Officers at Belle Fourche have ar
Jesse Bogue, believed to have
been implicated in numerous robberies
the last few months. In each
instance the victim was in a state Of
i~ntoxication. A decoy was set, and
was caught. A young man was
given a roll OF bills and instructed to
approach Bogue and simulate ~intoxica-
ton. Bogue went through the young
mans pockets at the first opportunity,
and was caught before he could con
zeal the money.
Mrs "A. J. Kellar, wife OF Col. A. j.
Kellar Of Hot Springs, died after a few
days illness, of pneumonia. Col. KEEL
lar is well known throughout the state,
and Mrs. Keliar was state regent Of the
d. A. r. society. She was also an act
I've club woman, and was vice presi-
dent of the Shakespeare club of Hot
Springs. One son Is a member Of the
firm OF Moody, Kellar & Moody at
and another is In the en-
pioy Of the Mallory Commission com
pany at Sioux City. Col. Kellar was a
distinguished Confederate colonel.