Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-04-09
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The young son of B. Carr, proprie-
tor of the Commercial hotel at Center
vile, is dead.
Severt Johnson, an old resident Of
Armour, died of consumption. He
formerly lived in Vermillion.
The National Park bank of New
York has been approved as a reserve
agent for the First National bank OF
Colman, S. d. ...
Mrs. Salome Crane of Centerville,
over sixty years of age, has just taken
her first ride on train, starting for
Seattle to visit daughter.
Martin Austin, pioneer settler at
Bridgewater and veteran of the Civil
war, died at his home in that city at
the advanced age of eighty-two years.
Messrs. J. H. Stanley, Elmer BOZ
linger, H. c. Burroughs and Robert
Savage of Bridgewater shipped six
cars of fat cattle to the Chicago mar
ket last week.
The loss tc live stock by the severe
storms of February was evidently not
as great as reported. Stockmen from
different parts declare that very little
damage was done.
William Elliott Shelby, son Of Mrs.
Alice Shelby of Deadwood, has been
named as candidate for the appoint.
ment to West Point Military academy
from South Dakota. ..
At a special election at Volga 1t was
voted to bond the town for $4,000,
$4,000 to be used for system Of Wa
ter works for fire protection, ard $4,-
900 for an opera house.
Articles Of Incorporation have been
filed for a ranch telephone system at
Highmore, to be built by ranch own
ers to connect with the Highmore To-
cal and long-distance lines.
The Methodist Episcopal church at
Redfield is laying plans for a new edi-
fee this year which will cost $4,000.
This will be one of the largest and
best churches in the state.
A committee consisting Of DR.. H. s.
Graves, Peter Allen and s. d. Waits
has been appointed by mass meeting
Of citizens to select a site for the pro-
posed new opera house at Hurley.
A COW at Scotland belonging to Fred
each gave birth to two-headed calf.
Each head was fully developed. Both
COW and calf are dead. The calf was
found to have also two fully devel-
oped hearts.
Abe Jones of Whitcwood is in Wy
oming to purchase horses for the cav
airy service. He was awarded the
contract to furnish horses to the gov
eminent at Fort Meade, to be used in
the army.
The Cornelia club Of Vermillion
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, Mrs John Whitaker; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Catherine Eimore; secre-
tary and treasurer, Mrs. Frances
Brookman.
The controller of the currency has
authorized the First National bank OF
Colman, S. D., to begin business with
capital of $4,000, NJ, R. Keiefck
is president and Edward r. Kenefck
is caChier.
Pensions granted: Sylvester Comp
ton. Garden City, $40; Calvin M. Wood
cock, Hot Springs, SO. Increase-Iei Ell
cester B. Goodell, Sioux Falls, SIT;
Francis Geiss, Wilmot, $40. Widows
Anna e. Hughes, Brookings, $12.
Efforts are being made at Faulkton
to induce local capitalists to erect
Touring mill at that place. A mill
with a capacity of from fifty to one
hundred barrels daily is badly needed
and would be paying proposition
from the start.
P. J. Miniter retired as supe-intend-
emit of the United States assay office
on April /. Mr.. Miniter and wife will
leave Deadwood for Chicago where he
will undertake to enlist capital for
the development of the mineral re-
sources Of South Dakota.
The waterworks system at Fairfax
has been completed and all that re-
mains to be done is to test the water
mains. which will be done as soon as
the frost il entirely out Of the ground.
II IS fully expected that the plant will
stand the tests satisfactorily, when
Fairfax will have frst-class FIRE pro-
lection.
What promised 60 be the sensation
al features of the present term OF cir
cult court at Huron vanished when
Roy and Riley Hartwick, married men
from Sioux Falls, entered plear Of
guilty 10 charges Of adultery. Other
criminal charges are pending against
them. but It is thought these viii be
dismissed.
The ministers of Canton have
formed themselves into an association
for the purpose of enforcing the law
against gambling and the illegal sale
Of liquor, and to carry on vigorous
campaign against the introduction OF
saloons, which is proposed at the COM
ing spring election.