Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-06-09
A New Gymnasium.

million will begin Immediately after
commencement. Material is already
being placed ON the ground. Contrac-
tor Erick Neylen, of Vermillion, was
given the contract by the board OF
regents, his bid being considerably
lower than any other. The construc-
tion of the new building, which will
also serve as an armory, necessitates
the removal of the athletic park, as the
location determined on by the regents
occupies a part of the athletic field.
Fortunately, enough land lies east of
the present park TO fit up Il equally as
good, and athletics are not saying a
word against the plans. They are
highly pleased, however, to know that
in a few months rain or snow will cut
little figure with their training, as they
they can then repair to the gym"
The armory and gymnasium will occupy
a space 70 by "a feet. Walls are to be
faced with Sioux Falls jasper granite
and the best quality of Twin City
pressed brick, the inside to be backed
up with brick or hollow blocks. Gran
lite and concrete will be used for foun-
dations below grade line. The armory
will take up the first floor, and the gym
nasium the second.
Soldiers Tonument.
For many months Col. N. /. Lorhian,
of Milbank, has labored with ~unfiagging
zeal to raise funds and secure the erec-
ton of a soldiers monument. In this
work he has been ably assisted by the
citizens of Milbank as well as by his
comrades of the Grand Army of the
Republic, and the elimination of his
labors is a beautiful monument of which
the the City of Milbank, Grant county,
as well as the soldiers may be proud.
The monument was dedicated on Dec
grafton Day with impressive ceremon
les. The base is six feet square and the
shaft twelve feet high, surmounted by
a bronze figure of a soldier, the figure
being eight and one-half feet in height
making the total height of the non
ment twenty and one-half feet above
the ground. The stone is St. Cloud,
Mimi, granite and is very beautiful.
There are eight dies on the monument,
beautifully polished and ON four of
them are cut the names of four great
battles of the val. On the front is
inscribed Erected by Gen. Humphreys
Post, No. AZ G. A. r., Dept. of South
Dakota, 1904"
knights of Pythias Meeting.
The election of officers of the grand
lodge Knights of Pythias held at the
City of Mitchell last week resulted in
the selection of the following named
J gentlemen for the ensuing year: Grand
chancellor, w. H. Disney, of Terry;
vice grand chancellor, Sylvan Winter,
OF Chamberlain; grand prelate, John
Wade, of Aberdeen; grand keeper of
! records and seal,W A, Roberts, of
J Huron; grand master OF exchecquer, G.
A. Fountain, of CLARK grand master at
arms, w. III. Schellinger, of Geddes;
gland inner guard, ]. ]. Urquhart, of
Valley Springs; grand outer guard,
Thomas McKennett, of Webster; grand
trustees, @. f. w. Sasse, of Spearfish,
and f. d. Peckham, of Alexandria. On
selecting the location for the mex grand
lodge meeting Sioux Falls was the only
town that was considered and by unan-
inous consent the grand lodge will
meet there in 1905.
President Taylor Won.
III. E. Taylor, of Meckling, president
of the South Dakota State Sportsmen's
association, at Watertown last week
won the twenty-five bird shoot for the
Arland trophy in a score of twenty-five
out of 20 birds last week. The rain
which interfered with the shooting ON
Wednesday ceased on Thursday, but
was followed by a strong wind which
blew across the field and made accurate
shooting impossible. The program for
Wednesday was shot off Thursday after
run the club doubling the events from
two sets of traps, thus making up for
the shooting lost during the forenoon.
Nearly every event was shot in the
ram. Gilbert obtained high average,
breaking 1877 out of 200. President
Taylor, winner Of the trophy, took the
first money for high average for two
days at clay targets, followed by Russell
Klein second and Il. p. Troeh, third.
Sunday School Workers Ballot.
The South Dakota Sunday School
association closed its thirteenth annual
! convention at Huron June 2nd to meet
in Mitchell next year. The following
officers were chosen for the ensuing
year: President, Rev. M. v. McGil-
lard, Of Sioux Falls; vice president.
Rev. p. L. Curtiss, Webster: general
secretary, Rev. #. p. Leach, Sioux
Falls; executive committee. Revs. Chas
NJ. Daley, E. H. Grant and T. =. Hagen