Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-15
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John Johnson of Webster, was killed
by lightning.
Bonesteel will have another railroad
| excursion on Oct. Is from Omaha,
! Sioux City and Eastern points.
A cigar factory is the latest add
ton TO the business of Centerville.
G.. Evans of Spencer, Iowa, is the pro-
prietor.
A man by the name of Kemp was
held up at Blackhawk by a band OF
gypsies and robbed Of all the money
on his person.
Christopher Jordan, ex-sheriff OF
Brule county, has a six-acre irrigated
| cabbage patch on which he has ar g
gregate of 10000 large cabbages.
Thieves broke into the tailor shop
! of Zuehlke & Bjork at Aberdeen and
stole about 5000 worth OF cloth aud
finished garments, There is as yet no
clue.
Harry NJ, the ~nine-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. r. d. Brown of White
| Lake. died as the result of injuries re-
ceived by being kicked in the stomach
by a horse.
Anthony Grandau Of Beresford has
made application to become one or
| Commodore Perry's party of Arctic
explorers. He has had experience in
the frozen north.
Dickey Day, a stranger, had half or
his right foot cut off at Flandreau
while trying TO pass between two
freight cars. He says he has a brother
living at Kearney, Neb.
Day county's old court house, which
has been used over twenty years, was
sold by the commissioners, the high
est bid being $3.50. IA new $4,000
structure is nearing completion.
The team and spring wagon of ID.
r. Wilson was stolen from the streets
of Beresford while the family were
attending church. A reward Is of
fered for the recovery of the team.
Stanley wishart, arrested for rob-
bling the F~landreau postofice was let
go on the ground that the evidence
was not sufficient. Further evidence
was later secured and he was again
arrested.
The members of the Faulkton De
gree of honor have elected delegates
to a district convention of the order
which will be held at Redfeld this
month. the exact date not yet having
been selected.
While attempting to alight from a
fast south-bound freight train one
mile south of BeresforS Jimmy Bran
non was seriously IL not fatally in
jured. having his jaw broken and be-
ing hurt internally.
The Northwestern Railroad com
pany is repairing and strengthening
it's bridges. This is to sustain the
weight of the new class of engines
that are running into the Hills with
the passenger trains.
Gov. Herried granted an extradi-
ton warrant on request OF the gov
ernor of Iowa for ]. N. Trafford, who
is in custody at Chamberlain and
wanted at Sioux City on a charge OF
obtaining money under false pre-
; lenses.
@. NJ. S~orensen's clothing store at
viborg was robbed of $35 in cash and
nine watches. Entrance was gained
through a rear window. Suspicion
points to two tramps who have been
seen about town. The sheriff S now
! on their trail.
From the various county exhibits at
the Huron fair, the state fair at Yank-
ton and the corn palace in Mitchell, q
sufficient amount of agricultural pro-
duce will be selected to make a cred
table state exhibit at the st. Louis
exposition ext year.
The crew of threshers with the Fl.
G.. Hurd machine, near Orient, max
ing 1885 a day each, struck for higher
wages. A. K. Waterman, editor of
the Orient Argus, and others offered
their services and the hum of the
thresher went merrily on.
The South Dakota conference of the
Free Methodist church is meeting al
washington Springs. Surt. w. t
Houge, who is president of the Free
Methodist church at G~reenville, H., is
In charge, n many delegates and
visitors are in attendance.
The county commissioners have or
dered material for three steel bridges
between Lead and Deadwood. Two
will be built near Puma and the 9th
er near the brickyard between Puma
and Deadwood. They will b sixteen
feet wide, on trusses resting on stone
abutments.
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p. l.. Mapes, who was sick with ty
phoid fever at the Sloan bath house
at Hot Springs, arose and dressed him
self and left. Nothing has been seer
OIL heard Of him since and II is feared
he has ended his life or died from ex
posture. His father and brother are
making a diligent search. Mr.. Mapes
came here from Adelina. Neb.