Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-05-21
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T. s. Hale ha3 been appointed post
master at Volunteer, Mead county.
Farmers around Alexandra report
that the blackleg has made its appear
ance in their herds.
Gov. Herried has appointed Fred
Schemeerer of Fairfax as game war
den for Gregory county.
Four artesian well drilling machines
are at work In the country near Plank
lngton, sinking wells for farmers. The
county is already pretty well supplied,
The Finland famine relief fund.
which has been at a standstill for sew
eral days. was enriched recently by
the receipts of $521.62 from Minnehaha
county.
Seven applications for positions to
fill vacancies on Rural Routes / and
have been filed with Postmaster Reid
at Elk Point. A special examination
will be held at the postoffice.
Yankton parties have bought a con.
trolling interest in the Yankton tele-
phone company and a remedy is now
being sought for the over-telephoned
condition of most of our citizens.
Edgemont is to have another bank
on June /, when j. A. Stewart, post
master, and G.. E. Forbes will open the
Citizens bank 1t is probable that c.
A. Grippen of Hot Springs viii be cash
Ter.
Supt. Nash Is receiving many favor
able replies from state educators in re-
Spouse to his call for a meeting at Can
ton IN June to formulate plan for a
uniform course of study In all the state
high schools.
The volunteer fire department Of
Clear Lake elected the following OH.
GERS: Chief, Robert Grout; assistant
chiefs, Alexander Hanson and M. A
Adams; secretary, t. l.. Vought; treas
urer, George Artus.
Tho volunteer firemen at Lestervil!e
are preparing to go on a strike, and
all because of differences with mem.
bers of the town council as to the sum
which 1t shall contribute for the sup
port of the department.
There will be no saloons In Blunt
this year. A petition was circulated
asking to have the question submitted
to the voters, but it was not presented
to the board In time provided by law,
and did not contai nthe required mum
Der of signatures.
Farmers have organized an elevator,
coal and lumber yard at Waubay. The
following trustees were elected: G.
Fallmer, Joseph Gruba and Mat Reese.
They will secure a charter and meet
again in two weeks to arrange the pre-
liminaries.
The plans for Yankton's new federal
building are now being prepared at
Washington and 1t is expected will be
completed in June. OF the $4,000 ap-
propriated for construction, $4,000
will be available July /, so that the
prospects of seeing the building under
way this season are very good.
The Sons of Veterans of Salem have
decided they will hereafter take charge
of Memorial day, for soon there will
be no G. A. r. to do so. They have
appointed committee, o. w. Ding
man, c. G. Lowe and Or. r.. T. Dott, to
have charge of the program. They
plan to give over the day to appropri-
ate exercises for the old soldiers.
Justice Henderson of spearfsh has
held Ernest Willard over to the next
grand jury on the charge of cattle
stealing. Willard Is charged with the
theft of an animal belonging to Jesse
Porea Of BIacktail gulch and was ar.
rested few days ago. 1t Is alleged
that Willard had cattle in his pasture
belonging to other persons at the Hme
Of his arrest.
A large force of Chicago, Milwaukee
& ST. Paul graders has arrived at Wes-
sington Springs and is now encamped
near the town. The force comprises
200 men, with complete outfit of
grading implements and 100 teams.
Several other crews win operate be
tween that plfee and Woonsocket. The
contracts require the grading to be
completed by September Is.
Tie Union Telephone company has
begun the construction of a rural line
which will extend twelve miles south
of Bridgewater, reaching into the heart
OF the great Russian settlement. At
intervals Of every few miles branch
lines will be run OFF, thus bringing a
large section of country into closer
connection with the outside world. The
company Is deserving Of much credit
for the enterprise shown in this mat
ter.
Residents of Fairyiew township,
Clay county. who some time ago agi-
tated the erection of telephone line
from this city to the east county line,
have organized for business. The line
will be ten miles long and will be com.
pleted in sixty days. w. A. Ufford Is
president, Stanley Ketchum vice pres-
ident, e. H Mawrer secretary, p. II.
Chausee treasurer, John Bruyer,
Thomas Mcclure and Charles Chausee
trustees.