Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-07
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South Dakota
c....., State News
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n SSutSNCS Oh thirty OayS a.
stealing a valise.
Robert Manning was thrown under
the wheels of a car at Edmore n
one foot had to be amputated.
Daniel Walsh Of Lead has accepted
a position in a large mercantile house
in johannesburg. South Africa.
u. HI. Hawn has been appointed
worlds fair commissioner for Lincoln
county and is making a thorough can
vass.
James r. Fain, a government en-
gineer, has begun the preliminary ur-
yey on the $500, 900 government build
ing at Pierre.
The adjutant Of the state soldiers
home reports that at present a total OF
1T veterans are making their home In
the institution.
Preparations have been completed
for the annual meeting OF the school
officers OF Sully county to be held at
Onida on Jan. II.
Rev. Father Kerley, formerly OF
Ethan, has been placed in charge OF
the Catholic churches at PlanAinton.
Mt. Vernon and Farmer.
John Hall, alias John King, alias
John Crook, alias Van Scott, is in jail
at Deadwood charged with forgery ana
with passing q forged check.
Joseph Harter, who rode n runaway
lat car on the Burlington electric line
until 1t leaped into Red creek last
week, died at Lead from his injuries.
A Sioux Indian, after drinking ten
bottles of lemon and vanilla extract
at Pollock, started to shoot up" tho
town. He was captured and heavily
fined.
Faulkton and vicinity have about nj
teen students attending college at Red
field, besides many others in different
schools. Most OF them are at home
during vacation.
Preparations are being completed
for the next annual meeting OF the
South Dakota State Horticultural so
ciety, which will be held In Madison
on Jan. 10, 20 and 81.
The marshal Of Sully has been In
structed to see that all slot machines
are removed and that the law against
selling liquor to minors or to persons
who have been blacklisted is strictly
enforced.
NJ. ~. Hotter, a merchant OF Canton,
lost the entire proceeds OF his holiday
trade, amounting TO about $500. The
empty bank book In which the money
was kept was found the next morning
on the streets.
One of the features OF Christmas day
at Sioux Falls was the giving by The
4 Elks of a Christmas present to every
poor child in the city and the furnish
ing of a Christmas dinner to every
poor and needy person. F.,
Mrs. Cynthia Samuels OF KimDall
slipped and fell through an opening
into a c~istern, but grasped the opening
Of the cistern with both hands. She
held on for a quarter of an hour and
was rescued.
A. II. Lerew, a farmer living In the
eastern part of Faux county, was in
jlred some time ago by a runaway
team The accident affected his mind
and recently it became necessary for
the county officials to take charge OF
him.
The organization Of a commercial
club has been practically effected at
Belle Fourche. A committee Of sever
was appointed to solicit membership,
with instructions to report Jan. A,
when it is expected officers will be
elected.
Efforts by the town, board OF Bristol
to secure land upon which to sink q
town well and locate the engine house
and other buildings to be constructed
with a new waterworks system which
has been decided on. have resulted sue
cessfully.
Lead and Deadwood musicians have
taken steps towards the organization
Of a union and have elected temporary
officers. The union Is to become o
branch of the American Federation OF
Musicians. There are forty names on
the roll, mostly from Lead.
The new Methodist church at Red
field was dedicated by Rev. G. w.
Setter Of Indiana. During the cere-
monies the sum of $4,000 was raised to
meet the payment on the charch and
TO furnish IT. This is one of the best
church buildings in the Dakotas.
Efforts are being made by Bruce Sc.
bastian of Belle Fourche to collect a
claim against the government. In the
I early days while hunting buffalo, he
alleged that the soldiers coniscated
his guns and ammunition. burned his
wagon and other property, appropri.
ated his horses, and left him afoot.
The old town board OF viborg has
turned over the reins OF government to
! the city officers who were recently
elected. and Viborg is a fullnedged
city. The mayor announced the fol.
lowing appointments: City auditor, A.
II. Ring; chief of police, John Helm.
J p. Ibsen was elected president OF
the council and George 1. Phillips vice
president.
b. II. Lien OF Sioux F-ls has made
an offer to the old soldiers of Lincoln
county to furnish at cost all the gran
lite stone needed In the erection OF the
proposed soldiers monument to be