Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-29

a quarter Dreeu.
The work of constructing a new
Catholic church al Mayiield. near
Irene, has commenced.
Cattle shipments at Evarts are
heavy. The falls business will con-
sist Of about 1000 cars.
Secretary Robinson of the state his
torical society has received the fies
of the Press and Dakotan for the past
thirty-three years.
Steps have been taken at Bonesteel
for the erection of a fine brick block,
two stories in height, with an opera
house on the second floor.
A new franchise has been granted
the Evarts Transportation company
on the Missouri river and Nels Jacob
son will operate a ferry in the spring
under 1t.
Hans J. vogt, living four miles
north OF ~Bridgewater, lost his barn by
fire. He was insured in the Farmers
Mutual OF McCook county. The loss
is estimated at $1,000. the heaviest the
company ever had.
The stun stolen from Woodwcrth,s
hardware store at Centerville a few
nights ago. including two guns and
ammunition, was found secreted in a
haystack just outside of town. One or
the thieves has beer identified.
The public improvements at Miller
this season foot up to SIS, 900. made up
of $4,000 for sewerage, So, 900 for cleo
trjct light plant, telephone improve
r -ent 81 Zoo, cement sidewalks $4,000,
surface drainage $500. Then there
has been private improvements to the
salue of about $4,000.
The case of Casper Berther VS.. An
thony Tuor for the recovery OF $3.50 al
legged to have been borrowed, was de-.
cided at Madison in favor of defend
ant. In the case of A. e. Ripe VS..
H. G.. Eggen, for breach of contract. in
the alleged purchase OF a flour mill at
Vienna, the plaintiff was awarded $500
damages.
The tenth annual convention OF the
r. w. C. A. of South Dakota will be
held at Bookings Nov. 7 and s. Miss
Harriet Taylor, general secretary OF
the American committee, Miss Mabel
MiIharn. state secretary of Minnesota,
and Miss Gold Corwin, state secretary
for North Dakota and Nebraska, viii
be present.
AT a meeting of the wilmot town
board it was decided to sink another
artesian well for the local water works
system, as the old we'll has been Sc
riously damaged by the use OF dyna-
mite to clear IL and it was found inn
possible to sink 1t any deeper. The
contract for the new well has been
awarded and the work of drilling it 10
now in progress.
Adjutant General Conklin Of Pierre
is at Evasts mastering in Company A,
state cavalry, of forty members. Cen
eral Conklin says it is the finest COM
.pa.ly in the state. A reception vas
held in the hall and was a brilliant af-
fair. Colonel r. G. Orr was master or
ceremonies, General Conklin will re-
turn there shortly and deliver a speech
under the auspices of the company.
A. ID. Johnston, superintendent of
the county poor farm at Deadwood,
has just finished digging the potato
crop. There was on the farm an acre
planted To potatoes, the tract being
eight rods wide by about twenty rods
long. Mr.. Johnston says the yield was
five tons, or nearly 200 bushels. He
brought to Deadwood with him a num-
Der Of fair specimens of the crop, one
of the largest having a weight of 217
pounds.
The vacancy In the chair OF geology
and mineralogy at the state univer-
sity, caused by the resignation of Pro-
lessor James e, Todd, has been filed
by the appointment of Professor Per-
isho OF Platteville, Wis, who has for
| some time been in charge Of field work
in southern Wisconsin. The engage
ment of Professor Perisho carries with
| 1t the position of state geoIogist also.
| He is expected at vermillion the first
week In November.
Some Of the young women OF How
ard have adopted a peculiar fad. They
have taken under their protection
young men OF the town who are not
| yet out of their teens and affect to es-
| cort them instead of considering them
as escorts. They do this. they say, to
keep the boys out OF evil ways. The
! girls are satisfied with results thus
far, while their proteges are highly
amused by the motheriy devotion
shown them by the young women
In the midst of the great number OF
successful bnrglaries being committed
around the state. it is gratifying to
note that Conductor Birran's freight
east. a morning or two ago, carried on
a car OF wheat at Madison, contain
ing a very fine lantern, and about
forty sacks belonging to some grain
thief. who had filed them up with
whaat aud had evidently hepu inter.