Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-06-23
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.
Military Instructor at vermiIiion.

Military Instructor at Vermiilion. q
Captain Asa I. Abbott, retired, has
been detailed as professor of military
science and tactics at the university of
South Dakota, at Vermillion.
Returned to His Regiment.
Captain John G. Macarthur, of the
Twenty-eighth infantry, has been
relieved from duty at the South Dakota
Agricultural college, at Brookings, and
ordered to join his regiment.
Dog Poisoning.
Nine bird dogs were counted up in
Huron Friday evening, the victims of
poisoning with strychnine. The poison
is injected into meat and thrown into
the yard or alley where the dogs will
get it and eat it.
Asks City for $4,000.
William Field, of Doom, Iowa, has
asked the City of Beresford to pay him
5000 for injuries which he received by
falling through a defective sidewalk.
The demand is now under considera-
ton by the city council.
At Aberdeen Next Year.
Aberdeen has been selected as the
place for the holding of the Masonic
grand lodges next year. Sioux Falls
and Mitchell both extended invitations
to the Masonic grand bodies for next
year, but Aberdeen won on the first
ballot.
School Fund Grows.
The state land department June 10th
sent out the largest ~semi-annnal appor-
tionment of interest and income which
has ever been sent to the public schools
of the state, amounting in total to
$3.50, 627. so, a per capita of $2.l9 for
each school child in the state.
The Governors Appointments.
Governor Herreid has commissioned
R. S. Mead first lieutenant of company
G, Third regiment at Miller, and James
A. Swan, second lieutenant in the same
company. John Finley has been con
missioned as second lieutenat of COM
pany G, Third regiment, at Centerville.
E. NJ. Dunn, of Miller, has been made
ashland game warden of Hand county.
w. c. T. U. officers.
At a recent meeting of the w. G. T.
u, of the eighth district, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President, Mrs. G. 0. Norris, of
Webster; vice president, Mrs. Mckee
yer, Sisseton; corresponding secretary,
Miss Eta Burgan, Milbank; recording
secretary, Mrs. Katie Vandervoort,
Milbank treasurer, Mrs. Lizzie Mar
tens, Big Stone City.
Tried to Kill His Family.
John Jones, a full blooded Indian,
has been taken to Deadwood from Pine
Ridge agency to answer to the charge
of attempting to murder his entire fam
lily. He killed his own horse, and it is
said he shot his wife through the wrist.
Running short of ammunition he then
attempted to kill his family with a club
when an Indian police arrested him and
took him to Deadwood.
State Lands for Townsites.
At a meeting of the state lands board,
it was decided to offer six different
tracts in Gregory county for sale for
townsite purposes. The tracts selected
are northwest of section 20, township
90, range 70, all of section %, township
SO, range II, northeast of section 16,
township 81, range ~; all of section 36,
township SO, range 10; northeast of Sec
ton Is, township 90, range 70. These
are strung across the country from
Bonesteel to nea the north line, and
may be desirable for townsite purposes.
Commissioner Bach will send out
notices advertising them in a few days.
WATERFOWL Physician Insane.
DR.. E. G. Adams, of WATERFOWL,
became insane following the death of
one of his patients. He has been treat
ing Mrs. G. w. Rutan for several
months for chronic affliction. and the
patient had apparently been improv-
ing. She was suddenly taken worse on
Thursday night and DR.. Adams was
summoned and worked with her for an
hour and a half, when she died. The
shock affected the doctors mind and he
Immediately showed signs of insanity.
He became worse during the night and
yesterday was placed in a cell for the
insane in the county Jail. He is one of
the best known of Watertown's physi-
clans.
Attends Supreme Lodge.
T. NJ. Simmons went to Chattan-
ocga, Tenn, to attend the meeting of
supreme lodge of the Ancient Order Of
United Workmen, which convened on
the 14th of June and will probably last