Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-07-02

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A stock company has been incor-
porated in Michigan for the purchase
Of the gas plant at Rapid City. The
company is capitalized at $4,000, and
, he following are officers: e. M. Deane
president, Dwight Smith vice presi-
dent, H. J. Head secretary, G. B. KEEL
sey, treasurer.
A. l.. Ward has ordered plans made
for the addition of another story to
the Ward hotel at Aberdeen, the
frontage on Main street to be 125 feet
and on First avenue 1870 feet The
upper floor will be modern in all par
ticulars, the rooms being among the
BEST in the state.
| Black Hills towns are keeping
strict lookout for Maria Sweeney
Hicks Anderson of window-bre
fame She was in Rapid City hast
| week, having recently married man
named Anderson. From Rapid City
she went t3 Sturgis. where she ex-
pecsed to find her husband, who has
oeen missing for some time.
The James Valley bank stpckhold-
sTs held their annual meeting at HUI
ron and declared a per cent divi-
lend and also placed 10 per cent to
The surplus fund George s. Hutchin-
son was reelected president, G. II,
Bonesteel vice president Frank ].
Sauer cashier, William Waibel NJ 3.
robin and John j. Greene directors.
The school population of Mitchell
has just been taken hy the clerk of
the board fof education, and it shows
that there are / LOO children of school
age there. This is an increase OF le0
| during the year. BY elis increase it
viii be necessary Co employ another
teacher in the high school department,
making "a total of seventeen members
on the faculty.
/ Br IT, p. Foster of Huron, state vet
srmarian, has returned from a months
tour of the Pine Ridge agency, where
ne went for the United States depart
meiit on animal industry. He exam
iced about one thousand horses, sixty
I'VE OF which it was necessary to de-
srroy because Of diseases. More than
Sz200 horses have been killed in the
rsast year by the government.
William Kunneke, the prisoner con-
fined in the Jail at Pierre the charge
l3r numbering Andrew Lemmler in
Stanley county, made an effort to
escape, but was prevented from car
Frying out his plan by the watchfulness
Ienf Sheriff Laughlin As the time ap-
Troaches for his trial Kunneke is evil
identity becoming desperate and watch
lssS every move OF the jailers for any
Ipossible opening.
The convention OF the Christian de-
organization closed with a praise serv-
r7ice at Tyndall and the delegates have
gone to their homes Rev. Mr.. Whar-
ton, a returned missionary from India,
was the speaker Sunday morning. In
tho afternoon the Lords supper was
observed, and In the evening G. G..
Smith of Cincinnati made the ad-
dress. The pulpits OF the various
Ecchurches were fille6 Sunday with Wis
iting clergymen.
The state land department has been
doing good business N loans the
past week. having sent out over $50.
000aon calls from counties for money
from the permanent school fund. Law
renee county alone took s49,S65, which
went into Lead and Deadwood school
bonds. Meade county took $4,000 Oh
refund county bonds, and the rest of
ahe amount was made up in small
ecalls from Davidson, Fab River, Rob-
serts. Jerauld and Moody counties.
Articles of incorporation have been
drawn Up for company composed of
local and Eastern capitalists, whose
purpose 1T is to establish an auto
coach line liz Sioux Falls. II the plans
do not miscarry II Is believed this |
unique system OF passenger transpor.
tatien can be placed In operation by |
July Is. Those behind the enterprise |
say 1T is also purposed to operate a
regular auto-coach line from Sioux
Falls 30 Canton, Dell Rapids and other
towns.
Judge Mccoy of Aberdeen sentenced
Willis III. Burt 60 nine years for incest,
his second trial having resulted In q
verdict of guilty. as did the first. Burt
has already served about year on
the first sentence OF ten years. The
new trial was granted on the ground
that the evidence Of his wife was ad.
mitted at the first trial. Immediately
after passing sentence Judge Mccoy
heard the application of Anna Burt.
the wife. for divorce. and took 1t un.
der consideration.
The faculty OF the Northern normal
and industrial school has been com.
pieted for the coming year At the
OF President Koehler
8. c.. Hartranft. w. E. Johnson, Fred
w. Smith, Elizabeth Clary and Mrs.
Lydia Graham have been re-engaged.
and s. C. Comstock, late Of Iowa; Nina
M. Nash. Canton; Nellie A. Marugg
Dubuque: M. Josephine Donahue
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