Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-01


vertised last week by the state press.
A new church was dedicated at Rem
vile. even If the roof was not complet-
ed.
Miss Anna Long won the Flanagan
prize of $40 in a debate at Yankton col
lege.
The free textbook system adopted by
Fargo seems to nave a string attached
to 1t.
Frank Sears of Webster has been adj
mitted to practice before the interior
department.
NJ. d.. Williams of Stutsman. the old
time Populist leader. has two sons in
the Argentine.
L. A. LELAND OF Edgeley is selling
horses by the a load TO the Benson
county farmers.
The board OF trustees Of the state
university will erect n $1,000 building
for the president.
The proposition to put in an artesian
well at Hankinson was voted down.
almost two to one.
Mayville and Portland will be con-
nected by a telephone exchange with
the central office.
The proposition to bond Davenport
to erect a school building, won out.
with votes to spare,
The farmers in the James and Red
River valleys are well advanced with
their spring seeding.
Ex-Commissioner of Forestry Bar
rett of Churchs Ferry will engage In
the poultry business.
An effort is being made to secure the
good VIII Of the settlers in Ward county
entitled to vote this fall.
The dwelling of John p. Genger, I'm
Lead, was totally destroyed by fire,
with most OF Its contents.
Two horses, a harness and a buggy
were stolen from Rev. Mr., Wendell, the
Baptist minister. at Montrose.
Warden Boucher, OF the state penf-
tertiary, has offered a reward of $50 for
the return OF some stolen horses.
Some extra trains on the Chicago.
Milwaukee s. st. Paul passed through
Yankton with stock for Chicago, 30
cars in all.
T. ], Robinson, a veteran OF the War
Of the Rebellion, OWED at Groton, at
the age of sixty-dve years. He left
nine children.
Mrs. "A. c. Crowl OF Hi!lsboro, severe
ly burns:5 her hands by applying some
caarbolic acid instead of a lotion for
chapped hands.
The Republicans Of Cook county met
at Salem and elected delegates to at
tend the state convention to be held in
Sioux Falls June 4.
The M. A. LANCE half-section. located
eight miles northeast of Canistota
township, was sold last week for $12.-
500, just an even $40 per acre.
Harry Berry, the trumpeter OF the
North Dakota regiment in the Philip
pines. has located at Hope. and will en-
gage IN the wall papering business.
The contractors and jobbers In the
building trades OF Aberdeen have eff
fected a temporary organization, TO be
called the Aberdeen Builders council.
Mrs. James Morrison died very sud-
denly at DeSmet. while returning from
an aid society meeting. Rev. j. @. Nor
rison OF Fergus Falls Is one OF her son
Sanborn county will have a candidate
before the Republican state convention
a olVuA dlIS ~ Atlc IOAlllll1liOh III
state superintendent OF public instruc-
ton.
Bookings las organized q golf club.
The following officers were elected:
President, Horace Fishb,ck; secretary,
j.. H. Wheeler; treasurer, e. x. Eyer
ly.
The supreme court has admitted to
practice in the courts OF his state Eu-
gene B.. Crane OF Fairfax, on a certifi-
cate from he supreme court Of Mime
sofa.
The ard sales of the Artesian Land
company TO land seekers from Iowa.
Illinois and Wisconsin last week, aggre-
gated 1920 acres, for a consideration of
s29, $40.
Phillip Fromm was taken TO Tyndall
vas operated on for cancer of III
stomach. He was formerly a saloon
keeper there.
The Catholics of Kimtail have com
pleted arrangements for building a par
sonage. Money for the purpose was
subscribed by Numbers Of the church
at that plt ce.
Father Kelly, whose name was con-
nected In a scandal with that of an Elk
Point young woman, has arrived at
Montrose, where he has been placed In
charge of a church.
Pensions granted: Daniel Yeager.
Bloomington. Sc: Jno. Barr. Belle Four.
$12; Smith Whitman. Hot Springs, S.:
J. Carnahan, Estelline. s.: Sarah
Sprague, Mitchell. IS.
At a recent session OF the board or
commissioners of Meade county. that
tody declined to appropriate $500. or
any sum for a South Dakota exhibit at
the St. Louis exposition.
The work OF hauling tia granite for
the foundation of the new Baptist
church to be eret ted az Aicester has
been completed. The cost Of the struc-
t,.ra ,nin ha nhn,.f 60 zoo