Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-04-30
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was seriously injured by being kicked
in the stomach by horse.
Will Snearly of Mansfield had two
bones of one Of his legs broken as a
result of his team running away.
Nine Syrian peddlers were arrested
at Miller for not having a license.
Three were fined $25 each and costs,
and six were discharged.
F. c. Croker, manager Of the ]. r.
mine, has obtained an option on the
Fly and Crown Point mines, which are
owned by Hill City men.
The Central black Hills Copper
pany has its building complete, ma
Chinery and tanks in place, and every
thing in readiness to start up and run
continuously.
The shaft on the st. Elmo mine has
attained a depth of 200 feet. This is
too deep for convenient and profitable
hosting with a whim, and work has
| closed down until a steam hoist can
be installed.
A call has been issued for a Sunday
school convention to be held in the
Congregational church at Gam Valley
On May 8. 1t is expected that several
| hundred Sunday school workers from
that part of the state will be present.
The Black Hills Sunday School asso-
citation has decided to hold its annual
picnic near Vale June %, "a and 20.
The site chosen is one OF the most
beautiful spots in the Hills. A very
|. pleasant meeting is looked forward to-
by all.
T. Bowles and w. H. .Walling dis
covered vein which puzzled them a
little. Samples were brought to Hot
Springs which proved it to be wolfram,
which is in good demand at good
prices as an alloy in steel. 1t also
carries some gold.
Interest in the gold discovery on the
farm of August Kiphn near Fairfax
I still continues to be acute, and Creek
expert has rented building for an
assay Office and will locate there. He
has made another gold discovery about
twelve miles north of that place.
Several lots have been purchased OF
John Mascovitch near the present
Catholic churca Of Lead and they VIII
be used as the site for the new cathe-
| dTal and school to be erected by the
Catholics this summer. Mr.. Musco-
witch received $4,000 for the lots.
Sylvester Judd of Custer county has
again been examined apA adjudged in
sane. He was one Of the original own
ers of the Spokane mine south OF Key
stone which seemed so rich in silver
that the whole country was agltated.
us mind became unsettled, he belieV-
ing that SOMEBODY was trying 10 rod
him of his mine.
Hecla has been going through bad
scare from a mad dog. A strange dog
anparently with the rabies went snap
ping about, biting no less than ten
other dogs. The mad dog was nnally
killed and it is reported an examlna'
ton of a post-mortem character de-
veloped the fact that it suffered from
the genuine rabies.
supt. C. e. Mason, who has charge
OF the marble quarries, the lthograph
stones and the mica mines belonging
IN the Porcelain Clay and Marble com
nany of Hot Springs, is concentrating
his work on the mica. He Is WORKING
all the men he can to advantage, and
Is ready to ship another carload Oh
good. narchantable mica.
The Presbyterian Christian Endeav'
or society met with the Salem 5. e. T.
There were about twenty delegates III
attendance. The following officers
were elected: President, Rev. 1. b
Rougbton, Bridgewater; vice presl
dent Rev. D. CASTER, Parker; secre
tary, Miss Fannie Andrews, Bridge
water
7 M, Case of White Owl was In
Sturgis recently and had huge petrl
fed bone with him Of some prehistoric
animal of gigantic proportions. MT
Case has found veritable mine OF
tbe honey remains of the monsterS oil
the amman hluBuOIho IA"A' 100
country in a remote period. he mas
written the Smithsonian institution
describing his finds.
The plans for the new dormitory for
+ba Aberdeen normal school submitted
nv Architects W. l.. Dow & Son Of
Sioux Falls have been accepted, the
contract for the erection of the build
ing will be let at as early date as
nossible in order that it may be com
p,ated by September !. The structure
will be Al by 1876 feet in size and
messed brick will be used IN the con
struction.
The Alexandria Touring mill, includ
inc six lots and the residence and fur
niture of andrew knight, have been
cold To Frank Fluent OF Welcome
MINI. and Halsey Fluent of Worthing
TON Mimi. The purchasers already
have taken possession. 1t is their pur
nose TO remodel the mill property by
introducing some modern machinery
and place it In first-class condition
throughout.
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