Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-03-12
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South Dakota
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twenty-seven.
Max Goetz, aged about ffty-four
years, died at Sturgis of pneumonia.
He was with Custer in the Black Hills
In 1874.
Joseph Chicken Of Gam Valley
killed himself by cutting his throat
with a pocketknife. The deceased
man was ninety-two years old
Principal Cooper of the seminary at
washington Springs has been appoint
ed court stenographer in the Philip
pine islands at a. salary of $1,000 a
year. .....
LIE Roy Booher of Armour is back
from Cuba, where he spent the win
ter. He made the trip from Havana
to Santiago on the Cuban Central, and
was much impressed with the fertility
of the soil, but did not particularly
like the inhabitants.
The first automobile for Centeryille
was bought by w. II. Highbothouse, a
hardware dealer, and has just arrived.
1t is Glide" auto, eight-horse power
gasoline motor and manufactured at
Peoria, Ill. 1t will be used for both
business and pleasure.
The state board of regents of edu-
cation held meeting in Pierre last
week with Regents Goodner, Spafford,
Slocum and Burt present; Regent
Greeley absent. They cleared up a
large amount of routine business and
adjourned to meet at Sioux Falls
March Is.
A union has been organized at Lead
by the carpenters and joiners with
ninety-eigEt members. 1t is affiliated
with the Carpenters and Joiners of
America, and the officers are S. M.
Donesteel, president; John Hartness,
vice president; w. E. Scoggin, CORE
spending secretary, and R. B. Stuart,
financial secretary.
For the first time In its history vi
emma Is to have fire protection. The
town board has ordered two chemical
engines, which will give the property
owners some protection against FIRE.
The engines will be kept in building
situated in a conveninet location. As
soon as they are received a volunteer
fire department will be organized.
An organization was formed at
Pierre with a membership of over 100
to be known as the Native Sons and
Daughters of Dakota. The officers Sc
lected were Milton Goodner, presi-
dent; Jesse East, first vice president;
Howard l. Fuller, second vice presi-
dent; May Seely, third vice president;
Louise Glackner, secretary; Richard
Bennett; treasurer.
James Powers and a woman who
says she is his wife, who have been
conducting resort at Enemy Swim
lake, were brought to Sisseton Pow.
ers was given preliminary hearing
upon the charge of selling liquor with
out a government license, and was
held to the United States circuit court
in the sum of $780, A cash bond was
furnished and the prisoner discharged.
Nathan F. Franklin, James Mum,
Joseph Hattenback and W. S. Elder
have formed the Deadwood Opera
House company, with capitalization
of $780, 900, for the purpose of erect g
an opera house at an approximate cost
Of 100000. Options have been OBJ
tanned on all the lots between the city
hall building and the Masonic temple
an Main street, opposite the new $780,
900 hotel.
M. ID. Rogers, a professional hunter
and trapper, was arrested at Hudson
for shooting prairie chickens OFT of
season. He had about six dozen chick
ems in his possession and was prose-
cuted before local justice and fined
$50 The law is very severe on this
point and the extreme penalty in Rog-
ers' case would have been over $700,
but the justic showed leniency be-
cause the defendant was poor man
and this was his first offense.
The board of county commissioners
met at Salem to check out the retir-
ing auditor, Philip Roache, and to
pass on the bond of the auditor-elect,
w. j. Olin. BY law passed at this
session of the legislature county audi
tors will take their Office at the same
time as other officials. According to
prediction agreement, Auditor Olin
has appointed Arthur Buch, prom.
inent aspirant last fall for the Repub-
lican nomination, as his deputy. This
appointment meets with the approval
of all parties.
Discharges in bankruptcy have been
issued by Judge Garland at Sioux
Falls In the following cases: Albert
Scharnatta of Big Stone City, Edward
A. Baldwin of Vienna and Charles d.
Hitchcock Of Benton township, Mime
haha county. In the case of Mrs. Jane
z. Waldron VS.. Black Tomahawk, in
volving valuable tract of land adj
Joining the Fort Pierre townsite, Judge
Garland has extended until June l
next the time in which litigants can
submit testimony in support Of their