Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-06-16
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.
a RECORD

Sutton Bros, residing sou Invest of
Brookings, have a registered eve that
has a wonderful record. The W has
given birth to five lambs inside of
twelve months, all are living and are
as fine looking specimens as you often
see.
$75 and Ten Days.
| JAS. Feeney and Dave Waterhouse, of
Brookings, were arrested Tuesday even
ing ON the charge of selling intoxicating
liquors contrary to law. They were
brought before Justice Geo. Hall Thurs
day morning and each fined SO and ten
days in Jail. Jail sentence to be sus-
pended during good behavior.
Killed in Runaway Accident.
While in a runaway last week George
Forest, of Miller, threw the lines from
the buggy, the horses struck a post and
demolished the wagon and Forrest,
after lingering two days, died, leaving
a wife and three small children. Two
other men who were in the runaway
narrowly escaped death.
Sells whiskey to Indians.
Chef Kennedy, of Sisseton, who was
t~akenbefore United States Commissioner
Paul Babcock on last Friday for selling
liquor to Indians was bound over to
appear before the mex term of United
States court at Deadwood in September.
E. M. Bennett appeared for the defend
ant. During the trial quite an excit-
ing incident occurred when an Indian by
the name of Chas. Dugan was detected
trying to influence a witness in the case
to testify falsely. He was Immediately
arrested and bound over to appear for
trial.
Will Soon be Finished.
The prospects for finishing the gov
eminent building a Aberdeen in the
next ninety days appear good. Most of
the ornamental stucco work is COM
pleted in the corridors and the putting
on of the plain white coating is pro-
crossing well. The first of the week
Mr.. Pelton will have about fifteen ter
razzo and marble workers on the JOB
and a large force of other men will be
on the finishing work, so that it is
believed that the postoffice as we'll as
other government offices can be moved
in by September 1st.
No License for Burke.
In the supreme court Saturday
opinions were handed down by Corson,
the presiding judge, in the following
case: Maurice Burke, appellant VS. the
board of commissioners of Hand county
affirmed. This is the case in which
Burke attempted to compel the commits
%sioners to grant him a license to sell
liquor. The board refused and was
upheld by the lower court and on appeal
the action is sustained, the supreme
court holding that the commissioners
are the judges of qualifications to sell
liquor and need give no reason for their
action.
We're at st. Louis.
A reception was rendered the South
Dakota West Point cadets and their
Dakota state commission. Cadets Lewis
of Canton. Arthur of Webster, Moody
of Huron, and Selby of Deadwood, were
present together with a large contin-
gent of cadets from other states. Those
in the receiving line were Mesdames G..
A. Farmer and Lille G. Cooper and
Miss E. M. Logan. Nearly 100 South
Dakotans were present. A battalion of
cadets 1875 strong, from the South
Dakota Agricultural college at Brook
ings, will arrive at the fair on the 18th
and encamp for a week. They will
bring their band of thirty. five pieces
The South Dakota commission has
recently acquired a mascot-a black
and white cat which makes its home at
the building.
Carved With Pocket Knives.
l.. K. Hartew, deputy sheriff at Fred
erick, on Saturday night brought two
men to Aberdeen for safe keeping, the
charge against them being that Of
assault with a dangerous weapon pre-
ferred by three men who have been
working with a steel gang on the Mil
waukee road at Frederick. The men
gave the names of Albert Baldwin and
James Kelley, their place Of residence
being unknown. They were working
for a short time with the steel gang
which is engaged in putting in new
rails. Three men in the gang went out
in a slight rain to work, and Baldwin
and Kelley refused to accompany them,
quitting work instead. They secured
their time checks, which they sold, and
invested the money in red liquor on
which they accumulated a pretty good
jag, and then went to the boarding car
where the three men were and pro-
ceeded to use knives on the occupants.
| One man, whose name could not ha