Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-22
South Dakota
ra..ua. State News
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of the Rebellion, is dead.
The city council of Centeryille has
granted a twenty-year franchise to the
Rural Telephone company.
Charles Nelson OF Irene has secured
a petition for the organization OF 1864
into an independent township.
C. N. Mudeen was appointed city at.
torney of Centeryille, and will com.
memo at once to revise the city c~di-
nances
Fred Holton was severely hurt by
being caught in an ice-hoisting derrick
ut Huron. He was thrown several feet
into the air.
Huron college has decided to grant
no honorary or post graduate degrees
pending the securing OF the PROF osed
endowment fund.
The annual ice harvest on the Yer
million is in full blast at Centerville.
The ice is in prime condition and hun
dreds Of tons will be put UP.
The Lake Preston /. o. o. f. in
stalled officers as follows: N. Y, Geo.
Mason; v. g., Joseph Funk; secre-
tary, L. S. Brooks; treasurer, l.. ].
Bates.
DR.. G. w. Rathbun. surgeon for the
Clover Leaf Mining company, was nc
cidentally shot at Roubaix, the ball
passing through the heshy part Of his
thigh.
The Lake Preston Creamery compa-
ny paid it's patrons $1.04 per 100 for 4
per cent milk for November, this being
rs cents per pound for butter, net, to
the farmers.
The l. o. o. r lodge Of Centerville
Installed the following officers: Hen
ry Wicks, N. G.; F. M. Putnam, v. c.;
". C. Wass, secretary; Frank Will
Jams, treasurer.
A son OF John johnson of Broad
land has been taken to Huron for med
ical treatment. While handling a shot
gun ii was discharged, the entire load
taking effect in one Of his feet.
The city schools of Lake Preston
opened with Prof. w. r. Davis as prin-
cipal, vice Prof. ID. G.. Waters, who re-
signed to accept the assistant superin.
tendency Of the Madison schools.
A bank is to be established at Hill
City by ID. w. Webster of Custer. 1t
will be a branch OF the Pennington
County bank and the Custer County
bank, and M. Webster will be cashier.
The members of a travelling medi-
cine show became involved In a free
for-all fight at Garden City. The man
ager, his wife and other members OF
the company were arrested ind fined.
The Scottish, Rite Temple associa.
ton has elected directors as follows:
HI. Elerman, William Edmunds, w. s.
Stockwell, III. Loonan, ". Snyder, Lou
Is Chladek, j. j. Nilsson. These re.
elected the old officers for the ensuing
year.
The city council Of Rapid City has
voted unanimously to take an appeal
In the case Of Miss Myrtle Harvey, in
which she was awarded damages Of
$1,000 for injuries sustained by a fall
On a broken sidewalk.
Rev. N. ]. Noeson, rector OF st. An
drew's Catholic church at Deadwood,
has received the appointment OF vicar
general from Bishop Stariha. Father
Noeson came to Deadwood from
4 nU1uk W yCdA0 d6Ss APPRENTICESHIP.
Members OF the Aberdeen council
and prominent citizens Of that city re-
Gently visited Fargo to investigate the
municipal improvements of that city.
Assistant General Superintendent Sew
ell of the Milwaukee road rendered the
use of his private al for the trip.
The fftieth anniversary OF the mar
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was observed at st. Patrick's cattle
dral at Lead. Bishop J. N. Stahira
celebrated pontifcal high mass pre-
cering the ceremony Of the renewal OF
the marriage VOWS.
The management OF the Interstate
Epworth assembly is to begin the
work of organizing the session for
1903. At a meeting OF officials at Can
ton 1t was decided to hold the next an
nual meeting during the first twelve
days OF July. The finances are In fair
condition.
At the annual meeting Of the stock
holders Of the Lake Preston Creamery
company the following directors were
elected. r.. b. Mills, c.. Virchow, III. j.
Setbacken, j. NJ. Bare and l.. j. Bates.
During the past year the company sold
products 60 the amount OF about $780,
000, OF which the patrons received all
but $4,000.
A ghost scare In the Finnish quarter
OF Lead for several weeks, has fat
tened out by the admission that the
ghost was a woman residing in the vi
entity. John Ecklund started an In
yestigation, and disclosed the author
Of the ~yisitations in the person Of Mrs.
Annie Kipina, whom he seized with
some vigor. She caused his arrest for
assaulting her, but the case was dis
missed.
A telegram from Yankton announces
the death, at the hospital, of Attorney
Ed H. Alpin OF Huron. Mr.. Alpin's
mind became affected about two years
ago. He served two terms as states
attorney and one term as state SEN
ator. He was a native Of Wisconsin
and graduated from Lawrence univers-
ity at Appleton. He came to Huron in
1883. and three years later married
Miss Minnie Brown, who survives him.