Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-06-02

Falls Saturday night between Frank A
Gotch, of Humboldt, Iowa, champion
heavyweight of America, and Don
Mcdonald which was largely attended
Gotch contracted to throw Mcdonald
three times in N and one-half hours
Gotch won the match, throwing hi:
opponent three times in sixty-five min.
utes.
Our Boys Commended.
Midshipman Howe, of Spearfish, and
Midshipman Stuart, of Huron, who are
attending the Annapolis academy, have
each received special commentator
from the commander at the academy
for bravery shown in rescuing compan.
ions. Howe saved a friend while skat-
ing, and Stuart attempted to rescue
companions after their sailboat had
capsized.
South Dakota Luther League.
The South Dakota State Luther
league held a three day convention in
Brookings last week. The following
officers elected far the ensuing year:
President, S. X. Solberg, Vermillion
vice president, Ida Iyerson, Brookings
recording secretary, Mary Bye, Yank-
ton; treasurer, John Andrews, Dell
Rapids. The next meeting will be held
at Howard.
\ New Church.
The members of the German Luth-
ran church, of Wentworth, have
decided to use cement bricks in the con
struction of a new church building
which they will erect at once. The
building will cost nearly $500 aud when
completed will be one of the finest
church edifices in that part of the state.
The contract for its erection will soon
be awarded.
Girl Truants Break Away.
The authorities of the state reform
school at Plankinton had an interesting
time r%ecapturing two girls, aged l6 and
II, who made their escape. This is said
to be the first time in the history of the
institution that any of the girl inmates
have attempted to get away. The girls
were r~ecaptured after being at liberty
less than twenty.four hours. They
escaped by making their way unnoticed
to the basement of the building about
midnight and crawling out through one
of the windows.
A Handsome Gold Watch.
Last Thursday evening E. G. Led
yard, ex-city auditor of Sioux Falls,
was asked by the mayor to attend a
special meeting of the city council.
Naturally thinking that the council
desired some information regarding the
Office which he just relinquished Mr..
Ledyard was present at the appointed
time and place. Imagine his surprise
when he was presented with a hand
some gold watch, the gift of the other
city officials, as a token of the high
esteem in which he is held by them.
Struck by Lightning.
Lightning struck the home of Mrs.
Charles O'Neil, in Ordland, Sunday
afternoon during an electrical storm.
The chimney was damaged and the
roof of the building torn up. After the
bolt pierced the roof the current seemed
to divide and one fork entered the pan.
try breaking up the dishes. Slight
damage was done in the other rooms.
Mrs. O'Neil was sitting neal the stove
and received quite a shock having her
hair singed. Her son and another lad,
who We're in the house, were uninjured.
Thinks He Has Postofice Robbers.
Sheriff Cole, of Brown county, went
to Hecla Monday afternoon to get a
man who was arrested in the hills east
of there by his direction, who is believed
to have been mixed up in some post
Office robbery. Several dollars worth
of stamps were found in his possession.
The federal authorities were notified.
The man is alleged to have been hiding
in a house and when two insurance
men approached the place the other day
they were fired upon by a woman One
of them having a bullet Craze his side.
Yankton Church improvements.
Church building is the order of the
day in Yankton this season. The Con-
gregationalists are putting up their
: 1880 church, the Catholics will O
be at work on a $4,000 structure, the
Episcopalians have in course of con-
~struction a $500 tower and will have
new cement walks around the entire
property, and the Methodists will either
build a new church or enlarge the pres
emit building to meet the needs of their
growing congregation The total church
improvements will reach $50, 900 which
is sii per capita for the city's pppula-
ton. 1t is safe to say that there will
not be correspo nding church building
per capita in any other city.
Don't Spare the Rod.