Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-09-03


Joseph Hiatt died In Lead. He
came to the Hills from Oskaloosa,
Iowa
Ray Wells, a fireman, committed
suicide at Deadwood by taking NOR
phine.
Work is progressing rapidly on d
new Methodist church building at
Chandler.
Plans are to be made for a 5000
addition to the government fish hatch
cry at Spearish.
Ned Gallagher, a farmer living near
| Vienna, was found dead about three
miles from his home.
Work has begun on a new rural tel
ephone line which viii connect with
the system at Hetland.
Mrs. ]. e. Rolfe, wife of a prominent
farmer living near Clark, was taken
to the asylum at Yankton.
Preliminary steps have been taken
for the organization OF a knights OF
Pythias lodge at Garretson.
c. r.. Garner Of Oneida killed thir-
ty-eight rattlesnakes. which ranged
from 6 inches to 4 feet in length.
Herman Gross and family, charged
with an attempt on the life of Arthur
Herne, were discharged at Miller.
The Lake Preston city council has
awarded the contract for the con-
struction of a waterworks system.
The Carthage creamery made O
good record last month, when "a, 264.5T
was distributed among the farmer pa
irons.
Beder Park at Lead is being devaSs
tated by the timber bug, which has
already done SO much damage In the
Black Hills.
A young man named Robert Thomp-
o lost a portion of his foot while
trying to board q train to TIE bali
grounds at Deadwood.
Peter Miller, a young man of Belle
Fourche. killed himself with a shot
gun. He had been Tilted by a young
lady of Belle Fourche.
John Pjalas. a Finlander, will prob
ably die from the effects Of a fall I'm
the Homestake mine at Lead. He sus-
tanned a fracture of the skull.
Work has commenced on a new
postofice building al Scotland, The
structure win be unique In that chalk
rock will be the material used.
Rev. w. j.. Oldaeld, pastor of tho
Congregational church at Estelline.
has rendered his resignation to accept
a call from a church at Clark
A colored porter named Alonzo
Bruce was found dead at Deadwood
from apoplexy. He was a nephew OK
ex-senator Bruce of Mississippi.
Cracksmen entered the meat mar
ket OF John Archer at Sioux Falls and.
after blowing the safe to pieces, So
cured It's contents and fed. leaving
not the slightest clue.
The business men or Arlington havs
subscribed a sufficient sum OF money
to pay the salary of a special night
Waterman. George Helfrich has been
appointed To the position.
The members OF the Gettysburg
Methodist society have paid Off the
last dollar OF indebtedness on the old
building and are raising money for
the construction OF q new ediice.
The state board OF review took a re-
cess until Sept. IL. The total vasla-
tion is $21i,035. 1872 of which $14,96I.-
$50 is on corporate property. The an
crease over last year Is $23, sos ,811.
The Spencer grain elevator at
Mount Vernon has been purchased by
the Reliance Elevator company OK
Minneapolis, which already has taken
possession and placed a manager in
charge.
Two harvest hands became engaged
in a fight with two residents of Clark
recently. One OF the strangers, Law
renee Martin by name, drew a revol-
yer and pulled the trigger. but the gun
failed to so off. He was arrested and
fined.
A meeting OF telephone men was
held at Parker, at which an organiza-
tian to be known as the South Dakota
Telephone association was effected.
G. G. King of Scotland was elected
president, w. Il. Eye of Centerville
vice president, II. p. Hartwell OF Irene
secretary and treasurer; J. A. Stenin-
ger. Parker; F. b. Elce, Mitchell, T.
p. Thompson, Canton. and B. w. Bur
nett, Tyndall, with the above named
officers. to constitute the board OF dr.
rsctors. Nt