Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-12

County Auditor Egeland has been
here from Webstsrths past few days
enjoying the festivities OF the session
and assisting the other county audi
tors that are here in looking after
some legislation in which they are
interested.
The Miller bowling club was In the
city Friday evening and played amatcn
game with the local team. The capital
city bows were the victors by a small
score. A large number of the members
of both houses, who are enthusiasts OF
the game, witnessed the contest.
The great event Sundays In this city
for those who are not religiously in
clined is the trip up the Missouri river
- see the herd of buffalo that are owned
by Scotty Philips. The trip this week
was rendered a little risky, as the ice on
| the Missouri is threatening to go out.
Representative Potter has introduced
an amendment TO the liquor law, which
provides that the various townships OF
the state shall have the same right to
express themselves as TO whether they
will or will not have saloons as is now
granted to cities and towns. Under the
present law they have no option in the
matter.
DR.. Mead, of the YanktOn asylum,
was here this week in the interest OF
| his institution. He was accompanied
by his assistant superintendent, DR.. q.
s. Adams, who is a former Groton boy.
While in the city DR.. Adams received
news that his sister was very i'll in Min
nespolis, and left for that city Saturday
morning. ..
The oil bill, which the state inspector
is working upon, will be ready in a few
days for presentation to this session.
Chemist Shepard, Of Brookinge college,
is here assisting in its preparation, and
except in matters Of administration it
will not materially differ from the
Kribbs bill, now in the hands Of the
state affairs committee.
Doane Robinson, secretary of the
state historical society, occupied the
pulpit of the Congregational church in
this city Sunday evening and delivered
a lecture on the early church Of South
and North Dakota, which vas an ex-
ceedingly interesting historical talk.
Another feature of the evening was q
solo by Prof. Nash, state superintendent
of public instruction.
When the news sent out last week
that Roscoe Herried, the son of the gov
ernor, had pass through the operation,
it was generally supposed here that the
surgeons had removed the appendix.
Such was not the case, however. When
the surgeons got to the appendix it was
found to be in such a state that it was
not deemed safe to remove it at that
time.
Representative Elliott, of Turner
county, Who is a brother-in-law of Com
missioner of School and Public Lands
Bach, was coming down from the Riv-
erview hotel to the Locke, Friday even
ing, when he slipped on the ice and had
a very bad fall. For some time he was
ont of his head. On Saturday morning
he wa taken with severe vomiting and
his cas- was considered very serious. AT
the present time he is said to be getting
along in good shape.
The usual commission is asked for by
a bill in the house to establish the boun-
dairy between Nebraska AID South Da-
kota. The Missouri river, with every
spring freshet, makes a new channel be.
tween the two states, and makes an
agreement as to boundary necessary.
The commissions appointed by the two
states two years ago were not able to
get TO IN agreement. One of the mem.
bers Of the house suggested a standing
commission on tbs question, who should
hold Office during good behavior.
The Representatives in the old-line in
surance companies seem to hold the
best hand in the session so far, and un.
less a break in their lines comes there il
little hope OF relief from the present
situation at the hands of the present
legislature. Still, those who are max.
ing the fight for the anti-compact and
valued policy laws feel confident that
in the face of the message Of Governol
Herried and the report Of the commits
sioner Of insurance, the Legislature can
not and viii not fail TO pass these meas
ures.
The theory that the institution coun
ties can control the situation in tn,
present Legislature is wholly withou
foundation, and they have discovered /
at last. They all stood ''pat" Monday
but they were outnumbered. The coun
ties having institutions are Aurora, Boz
Homme, Brookings, Brown, Clay, Deuel.
Fell River, Hughes, Lawrence, Lake Min