Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-11-05
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South Dakota
n.-.~., State News
- Photographed.


Captain Guild in charge, is engaged IN
clearing the channel of the Missouri.
Fire at Armour destroyed the furni.
ture In L. G. Beader's barber shop.
The blaze was caused by the explosion
OF a gasoline lamp. Loss. $500; In
sured.
Y. s. Dove. a thresiier, was caught
between the traction engine which he
was operating and a grain separator at
Sisseton and was perhaps fatally in
jured.
J. A. Colcord has succeeded In grow
ing oranges at his home In Huron.
The fruit is under the usual size, u
is solid, fine grain, pleasant to the
taste and free from seeds.
The recent failure Of the Minneapo-
lis Cold Storage company is a severe
blow to the farmers. 1t is estimated
that at least 5000 loss will fall upon
the patrons of the Aberdeen branch.
Many persons are becoming attract
ed to Belle Fourche and vicinity and
expect to make entries upon home
steads along the irrigating ditch now
being surveyed. Seventeen filings
have been made sc far.
e. M. Coats has sold his farm near
Yankton for $4,000. He purchased the
farm ten years ago, paying $1,000
1t has been highly productive and has
made its owner money every year and
now he clears $4,000 on the sale.
Kal Krull's barn burned at Armour,
with six head of horses, harness, etc.
This is Mr.. KrulI's second fire this
fall. the building just burned being a
new barn built where the old n
stood. The fire was started by a
small boy.
Such good progress is being made
on the new ccafG house at Webster
that Contractor Gross believes 1t viii
be completed about Dec. 1. The wir-
ing for electric lights is already com
pleted. Elaborate dedication exercis-
es will be arranged.
The seniors of the state university
dcnned their caps and gowns for the
first time the other evening and gave
their annual reception to the college
classes. Rooms in science hall We're
prettily decorated. The program, as
usual, was presented by the invited
guests.
Official notice has been given that q
recruiting station for enlistments In
the naval branch of the government
service will be open in Sioux Falls
from Nov. 16 to 81. This will make
the third week of recruiting for the
navy in this city during a period OF
about a year.
Announcement has been made by
Rev. r. A Wander Las that he will re-
sign the passionate of the Presbyterian
church at Huron in a few weeks. AS
yet he is undecided where he will To-
cate. Several churches have extended
him a call, and his decision will be
made in a short time
Herman Loessen, a farmer of Rob
erts county, has fled a petition In vol
untary bankruptcy in the United Sta ,es
court in Sioux City. He places his TIA
bilities at 1880 and his assets at $H,-
234. The case has been referred to tee
referee in bankruptcy, Charles N. Haf>
ris of Aberdeen, for adjudication.
Lake county has raised an enormous
crop of potatoes and many buyers are
there from Iowa and Minnesota, buy
ing for shipment East and for their
home demands. Carload after carload
has already been shipped, and still the
marScs is full OF them, From 40 to IS
cents is being paid, and it only takes
about ten Of the average potatoes to
make a pailful.
Senator Gamble is confident that the
Rosebud reservation bin will pass con-
gress this session. He does not regard
the fact that three-fourths OF the In
dams will not sign the treaty as an in
surmountable obstacle, but bases his
opinion on a ruling of the supreme
court in a similar case that the Indians
are wards of the government and as
such can pass laws TO dis
pose Of their property as deemed best
II reports from reliable sources
count for anything, then the estrayed
lion that last year made the midnight
attack upon Prof. Shoddy of Miller ia
still proving about the vicinity OF
CampbelPs gulch. Alfred Nichols and
Miss Zua Leadbetter. young people OF
that neighborhood, il driving after
dusk, say their team was turned out
OF the road by the animal. the wagon
upset and considerable damage result
ing before the horses could be sub
dued. Horses, it seems, have a keen
dread of lions. Now ome the report
that Frank Chase and a neighbor on
horses holly pursued the intruder for
several miles, and that 1t was as large
as a mastif dog. 1t will be remem-
bered that Mr.. Snoddy said the mon
ster that attacked him stood as high
as a man when II fought, confirming
! Chase's statement as TO size. AS soon
as snow comes an organized hunt will
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