Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-12
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Burglars secured 50 from the cast
drawer of e. G. Kneeland at Willow
Lakes.
The Huron Ice company is shipping
immense quantities OF ice to ~neigabor.
Ing towns.
w. e. Eye has formed a partnership
with his son Ernest in the bottsing bus
mess at Centarviile-
George W. Wright Of C~entervillc sold
his stock of general merchandise to
J. G. Reid of fulton, MINI.
The Cheyenne Indians were paid sf
per capita trail money the past few
days. About SIS, 900 was disburseu.
Wagner town is entirely out Of coal.
and unless some arrives oon there is
certain to be a great amount OF Suffer
ing.
A p~ostoHice has been established az
Maitland, formerly the camp called
Garden City. Daniel Farnham is post
master.
A telegram has been received frem
Kenmare, n. D., announcing the death
there of Charles Volkman, a former
resident of Salem.
John Wolzmuth's hardware store at
Spearfish sustained damages TO the
amount Of 5000 from q fire that start
ed near the furnace.
The smeltermen's union was organ.
lied at Rapid City with a charter mem.
bership of forty. 1t is affiliated with
the Western federation.
A new agent, ]. T. Carey, has been
assigned to Englewood. He has been
chief clerk in the Office Of the CONNER
cial agent at Deadwood.
J. E.. Harrison died at Bonesteel. He
was a pioneer settler and prominent
merchant. He leaves a wife, three
children and an aged father.
Frank Read of Rapid City has sold
his ranch and bunch of cattle in Rapid
River valley to Frank Lee, and intends
to leave for the State of Washington.
A movement has been started at
Britton for a fire limit. 1t is proposed
to prevent the erection of any more
frame buildings in the business cen.
ter.
Peter Jensen has been awarded the
contract for carrying the mails from
Rapid City to Keystone. This gives
Keystone daily communication with
the county seat.
Troop A Of the South Dakota stats
guard has moved into the new armory
at Deadwood, erected at a cost of 81
600. The building is on Main street
and is 40x75 feet.
The sheriff has informed the drug
stores OF Armour that they must stop
selling liquor, and the saloons are the
only places where intoxicating liquor
can be purchased In the city.
The South Dakota B~eekeepers' assc
citation elected these officers: Presi-
dent, G. L. Dibble of Parker; vice pres
ident, l.. A. Syverud of Canton; secre-
tary, ]. M. Hogs of Yankton.
H. G. Cooley and George Issenhuth
have resigned their positions as car
rier and substitute carrier, respective
ly, in the Huron postofice. Roy Flow
err succeeds to Mr.. Cooley's place.
A Chatauqua circle has been or
ganized at Clark with twenty-three
charter members, Mrs. r. ]. Mann iy
president, Mrs. e. r. Jones vice pres.
ident and Miss Myrtle Boyle secretary.
The Lincoln county farmers are pre-
pairing to hold their midwinter insti-
tute, and President George Millet OF
Hudson has the arrangements about
completed and the date will soon be
announced.
Andover is entitled to be awarded
the banner for having more scored so
cieties for its size than n other town
In the state. The number has just
been added to by the organization of
Maccabee lodge.
The first semister of the state uni
yersity closed last week with the mid
year examinations. The total enroll
ment has reached 3S5, with the pros
pect of forging past the 400 mark dur
ing the next semister.
Nels Nicholson, formerly a merchant
Oh cleo OF paralysis. ne
was about fifty years old and leaves a
wife and several children in destitute
circumstances, he having been an in
valid for four years.
The Salvation Army reports that
good progress is being made at Sioux
Falls in raising funds for the construc-
ton of a barracks and poor mans shell
ter. This will be the only institution
of the kind in South Dakota.
The members of the Grand Army
held a reception In the opera house at
Lead for the Spanish war veterans, at
which a handsome silk banner was
presented the latter. The presenta
ton was made by Maj. ]. b. Fairbanks.
Mrs. Jennie Challis narrowly es.
capped death in a fire at Whitewood.
The fire was discovered late at night
by several men, who rescued her in-an
unconscious condition. Her furniture
and other belongings were destroyed.
The insanity board has ordered Wal
ter Galloway. an old bachelor of Miller,