Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-08-27
Salem will keep up q lecture course,
4 sufficient number having organized
themselves into an association.

Dougherty &c Daniels have COM
menced the erection of q new 10000
bushel grain elevator at Britton.
F. Il. Diehl and G. ID, Meitzer have
been awarded the contract for the
erection OF . Catholic parsonage at
Clark.
The Elkton board Of trustees has de-
cided to have a lighting system estab-
iished. A special election will soon be
called.
Charles Munson was arrested at
Clark for stealing belts from a thresh-
ing machine. He pleaded guilty and
was fined.
James H. Dyer of Salem has traded
his livery, building and ground for .
quarter section near Beaver City Neb.
to Henry Ingleman.
A grain elevator, to be run In con-
junction with the roller mill. is being
constructed at Vienna. J. d. Spangler
Of Gowrie, Iowa, has the contract.
Mary James, a ffteen-year-old girl
of washington Springs. was acciden-
tally shot and almost instantly killed
by Ralph Simmons, a twelve-year-old
boy.
Fred ]. Swanson, superintendent OF
the electric light plant at Salem, has
rendered his resignation. M. De Lait
of Luverne, Mimi. is in temporary
charge.
Two ears of sheep and elk cars OF
cattle left Bonesteel the other morning
for the Omaha and Chicago markets.
Two cars of horses were shipped to
Alberta, Canada.
The town council of Marion Junction
has called a special election, when the
question of issuing $4,000 bonds for the
construction or q waterworks system
will be submitted.
= The controller of the currency has
authorized the First National bank Of
Bridgewater to begin business with q
capital of S25, 900. r. l.. Abel Is pres
ldent and T. ]. Schanard cashier.
The contractors who win erect tn
have arrived, and work on the struo
ture will begin OF once. When com
pleted It will be the finest building Of
Its kind west of the Twin Cities.
Bradley sportsmen have organized
two shooting clubs for the purpose OF
getting into practice for this seasons
hunting. They have purchased a trap
and will engage in competitive shoot
ing.
The annual meeting Of the Sturgis
fire department was held recently.
Fred A. Willard and Fl. L. Perkins
were reelected chief and treasurer.
| The first and second chiefs are ap-
pointive.
The police OF Alsen and vicinity are
making elaborate preparations for the
proper observation Of Labor day. The
people Of yermillion and other towns
in that part of the state will aid in
making the affair a success.
William Gill has resigned his posi-
ton as agent for the Chicago. Milwau.
kee G. st. Paul Railway company at
Coleman. He will be succeeded by ".
Il. Smart, who for some time has been
telegraph operator at Egan.
Crops on the farm belonging to the
state reform school at Plankinton are
excellent this season. The work OF
~threshing has commenced. 1t Is esti
mated hat the farm will produce for
the season fully 5000 bushels of small
grain.
Peter Peterson, who vas arrested al
Hudson on information from the po
lice Of Sioux City, succeeded in maxi
ing his escape from the town jail by
digging through the heavy cement
floor and burrowing to the outside.
Miller busienss men are agitatins
the holding OF a day of sports at that
place the latter part of this month
No celebration was held there on July
A and 1t is proposed to make up for
lost time by having a rousing harvest
celebration.
Nels Anderson lost his life In a 20
foot well at Sisseton. He lowered him
self for the purpose of removing az
obstruction and when within thirty
feet of the bottom came In contact
with foul gas and fell. A post norton
examination revealed that his neck
was broken.
The McCaullwebster grain eleva
tor at Oldham has been sold by I. l.
Hays to w. z. Sharp Of Fo~restbtfrg
This gives Oldham one independent
elevator. n owned by the farmers Of
that vicinity, three line houses and {
flour mill to receive the grain brought
to that place.
1t has been decided to construct
waterworks system at Tabor. A com
mittee which visited surrounding
towns has reported in favor of a
tenn similar to the m recently estab
lished at L~esterville- Work on the
plant will m as soon as tbs
material a be obtained,
The farmers around WiImot are agf