Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-06-09
Many Wolves Killed.

with a set price on wolf scalps so long
as the claims did not pass the limitation
OF the total amount which could be paid
out In n year. With such a law
instead Of the old wide open policy, the
claims made upon the state have been
light, in no year reaching the maximum.
But this year conditions will be differ
ent. Claims are already on file in the
Office Of the state auditor to take up the
whole of the 5000 limit, and under the
provisions Of that same law which pro-
vides for the bounty, the total number
Of claims must be prorated, and all paid
equal amounts for the claims presented.
AS claims are yet coming in at the rate
of about $40 per day at present, and
there has always been a rush Of claims
the last month of the fiscal year. The
indications at present are that the seal
ing will be close to fifty per cent. A
number Of claims have been transferred
and in those cases If the purchasers
paid the face value, they will find they
have made a losing investment.
Aberdeen's Population.
Fred d. Campbell, city assessor of
Abedeen has finished his work as asses
sor, and also as enumerator OF the city.
His enumeration lists contain the names
of 1929 persons, but do not include all the
population of the city, for the reason he
did not secure the number of people,
including the students at Presentation
academy, nor the number employed in
st. Luke's hospital, and in some
instances where information could not
be obtained from those in charge Of
houses when the assessor or his assist
ants called. Nor does it include the
citizens of West Hill, the students at
the dormitory Of the Northern Normal
Industrial school, the inmates, nurses
and other persons engaged in the county
hospital, and the people living in North
Aberdeen, all outside of the city limits.
An estimate made by Mr.. Campbell
places the number he failed to secure
information about and those outside
the city lines, but who should be
included in the report as part of the
city, at over 800, which would make
the city's population 1923.
An Old Visitor.
r. H.. Pitcher. of Custer, 80 years old
and a mine promoter, is seeing the st.
Louis Louisiana Purchase exposition
without the aid of a guide or a roller
chair, automobile or any other mode of
transportation. The old gentleman
walks all over the grounds and does not
use even a cane. He is as active and
robust as the average man Of so, is
inclined to portliness and is an immac-
ulate dresser. His eyes are bright, his
carriage erect and his steps quick and
full of energy. Mr.. Pitcher is father of
of j. H. Pitcher, who has charge of the
South Dakota mining exhibit at the
fair, and expects to spend some time
viewing the exposition. In speaking of
his age he said: eyes, / am 80. If I
live until September 10, / will be 100.
/ was born in Athens, Ohio, in 1904
My father lived to be 109."
A Vet Day in Canton.
Thursday was a wet day in Canton,
for not only did the heavens weep all
day, but that day also witnessed the
opening of four saloons in Canton, the
first open licensed drinking places the
city has had for nearly twenty years.
So far as the public could see there was
no appreciatable excitement on the
streets, and the police court records
have nothing of interest to the public,
as there was absolutely nothing done in
Judge Belongs court all day. The
parties who are conducting the saloons
declare that they will give nc n cause
to criticise them so far as it is within
their power to prevent criticism of pub
lic drinking places. ]. H. Webb was
the only one of the five men who have
been granted permits who did not open
Thursday.
Drowned in Lake Poinsett.
s. T. Hansen a young Dane, who has
been with L. Il. Barber s. Son, Of Het-
land, was drowned Monday in lake
Poinsett. some eighteen miles north Of
Hetland. A large party from Hetland
and Lake Preston had gone to the lake
for an outing and to fish. Hansen and
George Barber were out in a boat they
had made and covered with galvanized
iron and they considered it could not be
capsixed. Just how il happened is not
known. They went down about five Dr.
six rods from shore. Peter Christian
son, from Lake Preston, went to their
rescue and succeeded in getting both
men out but not until Hanson was so
near dead tibet he could not be restored,
although every possible effort was
made.
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The Aberdeen coal syndicate in add