Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-05-28
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Gara.a, State News
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been secured to deliver the Grafton in
Custer on Memorial day.
George G. Dickinson, a well-known
citizen of Custer, died Of general debil.
ity at the age of thirty-eight.
The supreme court admitted to prac-
tice Edward ]. Frawley OF Deadwood,
on certificate from the supreme
court of Idaho.
Gov. Herried has commissioned w.
A. Kriesel of Milbank as an assistant
surgeon of the First battalion of the
Second regiment.
A warrant is out for Frank Moore,
who conducted tailor shop at Clark,
charging him with jumping board
bill and other accounts.
Work has been commenced at Gam
Valley on large building which, when
completed, will be used as flour and
feed store by Hubbard & Leach.
A fine flow Of water has been
reached in an artesian well at depth
of about $50 feet on the residence
premises Of J. w. Campbell at Huron.
The formal dedication of the new
$4,000 Roberts county court house at
Sisseton took place recently. The ex.
ercises were held in the forenoon in
the new building.
j. ]. Jackley Of Pierre will plant
forty acres of potatoes on land twelve
miles north of Pierre. He has large
force of men aud boys at work, and
will put in the crop as rapidly as pcs.
sible.
A handsome new Methodist church
building was dedicated at Alexandria
DR.. A. D. Traveller, of Chicago ,partici-
pated in the dedication ceremonies.
The other churches In the town aided
In the dedication.
Mrs. ]. Henry Lloyd, wife of Banker
Lloyd of Lake Preston, died from a
complication of diseases. She was an
active worker In church circles and IN
the temperance cause. She leaves a
husband and one son.
At special election in Hughes
county to vote on the proposition Of
voting a location on the curt yard
square to the city for a Carnegie IL
brary site, the proposition was carried
by a vote of aver four to one.
N. X. Griggs OF Lincoln, Neb., attor
! ney for the Burlington railway, VIII
deliver the Memorial day address at
Deadwood, under the auspices Of
Keogh post The schools will have
exercises during the forenoon.
]. C. Ryan has disposed of his resi-
dence property in Spearfish to G. r.
Stebbins, assistant cashier of the bank
of Spearfish, and intends to leave for
Denver to remain. His is one Of the
finest places in the town and sold for
$4,000.
A light vote was polled on the ques-
ton of additional bonds for the new
water works system at Salem. One
| hundred and fifteen votes were cast,
| Twenty-Five against the proposition
Some twelve or fifteen blocks of new
mains will be put in.
The jury has been drawn for the
regular term of circuit court which
will convene at Gam Valley June 2.
The only criminal case on the docket
so far is that of James Burns and John
Abbott for burglary of the bank at
Gam Valley last fall.
From recent developments II ap-
pears that rival telephone system Is
to be constructed at Marion in the
near future. Local capitalists are be-
hind the movement Ii the proposed
new system is constructed 1t will pre-
cipitate an interesting telephone war.
While it Is yet early for shearing.
wool growers on the range are getting
ready and few of the earlier ones
have begun. G. e. Lewis was the first
to get upon the market at PiSrre with
load of wool, and small shipments
will be coming in from now until the
middle of July.
The program of exercises for Me-
mortal day at Aberdeen has been fully
arranged. The decorating of the sol
1 diers' graves will be done by the
school children, under the direction of
the w. r c., and will be attended by
appropriate ceremonies. In the after
noon exercises will be held at the OPP
era house. The address will be given
by Prof. c. F. Koehler.
The next meeting OF the South Da-
kota state board of pharmacy for the
transaction of regular business and
the examination OF candidates for reg
istration will be hela at Deadwood on
| the 18th day of June next Applica-
tons for examination should be fled
with the secretary at least ten days
before the date of the meeting. Ses-
sions at the Franklin hotel.
President E. l.. Squirting Of the South
Dakota Wool Growers association, &C
companied BY Hon. NJ F. Greeley,
we're in Huron recently in consulta-
tion with Col. ]. B. Geddes and others
relative TO the coming state meeting
OF the association. Huron was named
as the place ib1d June 23 and "a as the
dates for the meeting. A program
will ut once be prepared and all ar.