Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-06-11
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one Defore faH.
Harry Crane of Centerville broke
the bones of his leg near the ankle in
the wheel Of corn planter while at
work In his field.
At meeting OF the trustees OF the
Congregational church at Yankton 1t
was decided to go ahead at once with
the new $4,000 church, and plans are
being taken to call for bids.
The heavy rains did no damage at
Woonsocket except to delay the work
of grading on the new railroad. and IL
is thought cars will not be running be-
fore the first OF next September
The student board at Yankton elect
ed J. A. Fitch, editor of the Yankton
College Student, for the ensuing year.
j. w. Bordewyck was chosen as BUSH
ness manager to succeed Mr. Prouty.
Windsor Doherty. son of Rev. Rob-
ert Doherty OF Yankton. led his class
at the University of Buffalo, capturing
the scholarship prize of 500 and a
special prize OF SIS for paper on
evidences.
At recent meeting of the Yankton
school board over one hundred ballots
were taken for chairman without re-
suit. The time of the meeting having
then expired, the old chairman, Il. e.
Hudson, vii, now hold over.
A large drainage ditch is to be made
through the frog ponds of John Ham
mer, John Gunderson and Suder
Strum, near Centerville, which will re-
claim large area OF their property
and benefit many olher farmers.
John Hammer OF Centerville has In
vented an improved flue cutter which
works much more rapidly and effect
lively than any other cutter and re-
moves fiues without cracking the boiler
sheet, and he expects there will be
worldwide demand for it.
A Milwaukee freight from the north
was wrecked at the edge of Yanktot.
Several cars left the track. but no
serious damage was done. A wreck
ing crew was Immediately sent to the
scene and repaired the damage. A
cow belonging to f. A. Smith was run
over and killed.
The secretary Of the interior has
approved for patent to the State OF
South Dakota two tracts of land Sc
lected under the grant to aid the agrl-
cultural college, and embracing re.
specially 361 and 40 acres. This
practically completes the grant, which
was for total Of 10000 acres.
Frank Ingersoll, a fifteen-year-oli
son of Charles Ingersoll, ranchE1an
four miles north Of Belle Fourche. was
struck by lightning while riding horse
back recently. and had a narrow es-
cape from death. His horse was killed
and he was found unconscious and be-
lieved to be dead, although he revived
under medical attention.
The total filings at the three land
Offices covering that part of South Da-
kota west of the Missouri river were
447 for April, taking up an area of IL
52S' acres of homestead lands. There
Is a lively demand for the land lying
between the Missouri river and the
Black Hills, and the region is filling up
rapidly with settlers, great majority
Of whom are in good faith.
While hunting mushrooms on Mis-
souri, river sandbar at Yankton, two
young men uncovered copper coin
about the size of 50-cent piece. Fur
Their search brought to light second
1.o~ ArCt nd a,
pin. One of the coins proved to be a
Spanish eight maravedis piece of Fer
dinand VII. of Spain. The diverse
side OF the coin Is much worn, but
enough of 1t Is legible to place the
date at the last year Of the kings
reign, 1888, or the first year OF his
daughter. Isabella, who succeeded him.
Hon. John Michaeis and l.. A. New
by OF WATERFOWL met wit han accident
while fishing at Lake Kampeska that
might have proved very serious. The
gentlemen were engaged In fishing
from a boat when Mr.. Newly suddenly
reached for bottle Of bait. Uncle
John" who weighs In the neighbor-
hood of 260 pounds, lost his balance
and the boat was capsized III about ten
feet of water. Mr.. Newly managed to
get back into the boat, but uncle
John" was too large and could not &c
complish the feat Assistance arrived
In time to tow them to shore.
Judge Jones OF Sioux Falls declined
to liberate Henry A. Steagald, who
was acquitted by jury OF the murder
Of Frank Bowen at Benclaire. Stea-
gald was remanded to the custody OF
the sheriff with the recommendation
that the county board Of insanity ex-
anime into his present mental con-
dition. The insanity board examined
him and declared that he was an un-
safe person to be- at large. He will
therefore BIO sent to the state hospital
for the insane at Yankton. Relatives
in Southern Illinois had agreed to Gre
for him II he was given into their <ns-
tody.
Southern cattle are beginning to ar