Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-05-28

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The calls for loans from the perma-
| nent school fund for the past week
reached s17,500, $4,000 Of this going
to Roberts county, the rest going to
McCook, Charles Mix and Turner.
The First National bank OF Alexan-
| dria has commenced the erection Of
new building at Mitchell and has sue
ceeded in interesting the government
| to provide new postoffice. A part
of the building has been accepted for
| the postofice and will have an entire
ly ne wequipment
Preparations are being made by the
WATERFOWL court, Catholic Order Of
Foresters, to entertain the state court,
which is to meet in that city on June
and 10. About seventy delegates
will be present and probably as many
more visitors A grand ball anu BAN
| quet will be held on the evening OF
| the 9th.
The home of Prof. Magoun. one Of
the college professors a. Redfield, was
assailed with stones one night recently
from three sides at once, and windows
were broken. 1t was about IL o'clock
and the family was asleep. The
toughs who did the work are known
and it is expected that prosecutions
| viii follow.
WATERFOWL lodge, Benevolent and
| Protective Order Of Elks at special
meeting, has decided to erect hand
come three story brick block on South
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| the lodge 1t estimated that Ike build
! ing will cost in the neighborhood Of
| $4,000 with an additional $4,000 for
furnishings.
Eighty-three filings were made In
the land office at Pierre for the first
half on May, while the same period last
year showed sixty-two. If the other
west of the river show as much in
crease this month as the Pierre ONCE
is showing, over 500 filings will be
made for May.
1t is believed that professional burg
lars are operating in Deadwood. The
other night Hattenhach Bros grocery
was entered from side window and
Tic Iii A0UpG0 Va NnAllSSs hko was
the second robbery in the last two
weeks. The first was in Chase's store.
where over 500 was taken in addition
to quantity of clothing and other
goods.
The only section OF South Dakota
which appears to be In want of rain
at present is the Moreau river coun-
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through the winter without snow.
while this was pleasant for the winter
season, it left the ground very dry,
and there has not been enough rain
fall in that section to bring the grass
along.
Thought the chairman of the COM
mittee OF membership, Prof. HI. b. Fos-
ter has been invited to become mem
Der of the Archaeological Institute or
America. DR.. Foster, though still
quite g young man, has already at
tanned considerable distinction as a
linguist, especially as a Greek scholar,
and the invitation, which he will ac-
cept, is fitting recognition Of his high
attachments.
The city council Of Salem. after a
| thorough trial of the compressed air.
system Of raising water from deep
wells, has abandoned the pdoject as
impracticable and will install two
new cylinder pumps operated by gas
engines of twenty-one horsepower
each. It was found that while the
compressed air system would raise the
water, the power required was consid-
cradle more than that necessary to OPP
crate pumps.
Judge Whiting imposed sentence
upon William O'Connell, saloonkeep-
er in Redheld, who was convicted OF
selling to minors. He was fined 5000
and the statute works a forfeiture OF
his license and also prohibits him from
ever again going into the saloon bust
ness Harvey Of Mellette was fined
500 and costs for running q drug
store without registered pharmacist
er also $50 for selling liquor without
license.
That Meade county Is to have con-
| siderable increase of population dur
/ ing the year is generally conceded.
While this influx OF newcomers win
not reach the proportions of boom
it will nevertheless be sufficient to
show a marked effect on the interests
Of the county. Thousands of acres
will be filed upon, and several hundred
families will be located in tehir Jew
Meade county homes before the close
of the season.
A civil service examination for rural
delivery carriers was conducted at
vermillion by Inspector Edwards Gt
examination, Martin Cotton. Winfield
Copeland, Charles O'Conncr and
George Buchanan. The one with the
highest markingS xiii be installed on
Route out of vermillion at once. in
place of Martin Aust, resigned. BY a
recent shortening of routes several
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