Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-04-16
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South Dakota
Gerara, State News
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Michael Sew, one OF the pioneer set.
Ars or Bon Homme county, died at
Tyndall of cancer.
A movement has been started for
the construction of telephone line
/ between Orient and Miller.
Farmers who have high land have
begun sowing oats. 1t is expected
seeding will begin in earnest next
week.
James Grace Of Alpena and Miss Jes-
sic Winslow of Woonsocket were unit
ed in marriage at Huron by Rev. Fl.
s. Wilkinson.
M. M. Winter has sold his interest
In the Winter & Lee mercantile estab-
lishment at Huron to John r. Gehman
Of washington.
G. e. Wisard has been awarded the
contracts to construct telephone sys-
terms at washington Springs, Iroquois
and Kimball.
The Lesterville town board has
granted to the Farmers Exchange
company of Tyndall franchise to put
In local telephone.
M. L. Tobin is clearing the debris
from the site of his burned carriage
factory at Huron and is preparing to
erect brick building.
Guy Maitland of Elk Point lost the
second finger of his right hand while
cleaning out under corn shelter. His
finger was caught in the cogwheeles.
The Ancient Order of United Work
men at Rapid City recently initiated
large class of candidates, increasing
Its membership to 2S9, all of whom are
In good standing.
| Gov. Herried has appointed P. w.
| Shoenberger of Watertown game war
/ den for Coddington county and Fred B.
| Hollister of Woonsocket as warden for
! Sanborn county.
A little boy named Ray Wohlford
was killed at Armour while playing
around house which was being
moved. He crawled under the build
Ing and 1t fell upon him.
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postoffice just opened at the Roosevelt
mine of the Grantz Gold Mining com
pany, seven miles northwest of Gus
/ ter Mrs. Marie RI. Simmons is in
charge.
The motions for new trials In the
cases Of Jacob Mulch, Cephas Shekel
and Adelbert Smith, convicted of
criminal assault at Deadwood, have
been denied by Judge Rice. The pris-
oners will be taken to the penitentiary.
Mrs. Frank A. Harmon of Chadron,
Neb., wife Of the division superintend-
ent Of the Northwestern railroad, is in
/ the Homestake hospital at Lead,
where she recently underwent an oper-
alton for the removal of an abscess.
She is recovering.
Spring appears to have arrived un-
usually early in the western part of
South Dakota. Warm rains have
caused almost all the snow to disap-
pear and the new grass is getting
good start. The ground Is in excel
1 lent condition for working. Encour-
aging range reports are received.
The Lyman count creamery propo-
sition has reached the incorporation
stage of it's existence it having been
Incorporated with capital of 10000
with headquarters at Dirkstown. The
; lncorporators are Joseph B. Hofer OF
Bridgewater, Peter B. Dirks of Oaco-
ma, Jacob He'll of Dirkstown.
The stockholders of the Deadwood
Opera House company reelected Off
GERS as follows: Joseph Hattenbach,
president; James Mum, vice presi-
dent; w. s. Elder, secretary, and Ma
than e. Franklin, treasurer The
company is capitalized at $500. 600
Options have been taken on lots be-
tween the city hall and Masonic tenn.
pie.
Now that South Dakota has rigid
law pertaining to licensed peddlers,
States Attorney Tilton of Clay county
proposes to get after all classes of
| peddlers who fail to take out the re-
| quired license for their line OF bust
ness. He has served notice on all
householders, instructing them to ask
peddlers to produce their license be-
fore purchasing wares, and If they
cannot do this TO go to the nearest
justice Of the peace and have a war
J rant of arrest sworn out.
The Black Hills Brick and Manu-
featuring company is the name of the
new commercial enterprise, and one
bidding fair to be of vast Importance
to the business interests around Stur-
gis, which has just been launched The
stockholders and officers are: Presi-
dent, Mic Schumer: vice president,
George Staiger; treasurer, II. e. Per
kins; secretary and manager, w. G..
Buderus. The company has acquired
title to forty acres in Fairview addi-
ton and the entire tract is under laid
TO goodly depth with a superior
grade of clay, and in addition have
purchased the gypsum mill, having in
view adding the manufacture of wall
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