The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-04-29
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS
Accidentally shot.

oNo'HS-d IuSl IlSIl. DIG lluu DSGH STU
ting on the porch with Joseph Gar
ner of Belle Fourche, and suggested
that they go into the parlor. AS Gar
ner started to get up a revolver fell
out of his pocket, and was d%ischarg-
ed. The ball passed through the girls
right leg, and up into the body. She
is in a critical condition, but it is
thought will
John Gergen, who shot and wound
ed Christene Keffeler last November,
was convicted at Sturgis of assault
with a dangerous weapon with intent
to kill and was sentenced to six years
and six months in the Sioux Falls
p%enitentiary. A. B. Chaffee, who was
charged with shooting and killing
Simon Sisiey, near Dalzell, in Jan
uary, was acquitted. Chaffee alleged
self-defense.
Convicted.
A jury in the case OF Thomas II.
Mackey, indicted for selling liquor
to Indians at Springfield, returned a
verdict of guilty. Mackey was sen
fenced to one year and fined 500.
Samuel Foster pleaded guilty to in
PRODUCING liquor into the Sisseton res
ervation, n was sentenced to one
year and fined $500. Thomas Sub
ponca, a Sisseton Indian, pleaded
guilty to selling liquor to his breth-
rem, and as he is an old offender, was
given a two-year term and fined 5000.
Leo Brugier, pleaded guilty to an
Indictment charging him with horse
stealing and was sentenced to three
months. William Tuppery pleaded
guilty to selling liquor to Indians at
Springfield. Judge Garland gave him
a term of one year and imposed a
fine of 500.
Stay Granted.
The supreme court has granted a
writ of error and certificate of pro-
bable cause, which will stay pro-
ceedings in a case of interest from
Huron. Some time age M. F. Yegge
went to Huron and began fitting
glasses. He was arrested on a charge
of practicing medicine without a Ii
cense The lower court held that a
N1oluuiol VI UIC ulSdlCdi laws VI tllC
state had been committed, and as
sessed a fine of $50 and a Jail SEN
tence of fifteen days. An appeal was
at once taken to the supreme court,
and the case is set for hearing on
May 10.
Sheep owners are getting ready for
shearing operations. Last year about
1,25o,0o0 pounds of wool were shipped
from this city, and the, amount will
probably be as great this year.
Indian Pastures.
In leasing pastures on Indian re-
servations the party making the lease
has to consider the allotments inside
the pasture which nave been taken by
the Indians as their severalty tracts.
and also to consider that each Indian
is allowed to Craze a specified uin
Der of cattle inside the pasture. On
Cheyenne river reservation a number
of Indians holding tracts are fencing
their individual holdings, but will
continue to Craze their cattle in the
general pasture. This cuts down the
grazing area, and is not to the liking
of the holders of the leases, but as
it"is within the rights of the Indians
under the lease they will probably
go ahead. The reds have ordered A.
900 pounds of wire for fences in one
pasture alone.
VII AFFILIATE.
Delegates to the Northwestern
Stool Groypa,e, oo,,rap4;on ~ Do1Jo
Fourcne unanimously voteti iorS-ttiIc
utilization Of the Northwestern with
the National Live Stock association.
The former organization has 600
members. Officers were reelected as
follows: President, Russell Uhler, AL
addin, Wyo.; vice president, t. L.
Alderman. Belle Fourche; secretary,
Geo. A. Ross, Belle Fourche; treas
urer, d. r. Evans, Belle Fourche.
Acquitted.
In the case of Louis G. Bode, post
master at Brule post Office, Brule
county, indicted on the charge of
bartering postage stamps belonging
to the government to a Chamberlain
merchant in exchange for merchan-.
disc. Judge Garland of the federal
court directed the jury to return a
verdict for the defendant, and the
case against him accordingly was dis
missed.
News Notes.
Archdeacon G. G. Ware, who has
been at his old home in England
closing the estate of his father, has
returned to his chaages in Lead and
Deadwood.
The Lake Tomb Cattle company is
putting in a large dipping tank on
Standing Rock reservation. There
will be a general dipping of range
cattle this spring.
Mrs. Helen Dean of Armour took q
dose of laudanum and it was only by
prompt medical attendance that her
life was saved. No motive is given
for her act. She is a widow.
Game Warden Chapman of Webster,
aided by j. r. Cotton, arrested and
caused to be fined for illegal fish
ing a party of leading citizens from
Summit.
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