Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-07-14

at the agency, first under the late Super
intendent Staley, then under Supervisor
Wright aud Agent r. J. Taylor. MIR.
Osborne is charged with furnishing
information regarding the sale of inner
tied Indian land sales TO prospective
buyers for a consideration and mailing
the same in the official envelopes fur
nished the agent without the payment
of postage,
Forty-one i'm Minnehaha.
The Minnehaha county commissioners,
at their session last week, granted Al
licenses for retail saloons in the county,
"a of which are at Sioux Falls and five
at Dell Rapids. The board ordered the
refunding of license money paid by
two Dell Rapids saloonkeepers for the
months of May and June. After the
last city election, which resulted in the
carrying of license, these saloon men
took out county licenses for May and
June, with the expectation that the
city council would grant them permits
to do business until the license law went
into effect July !. The city council hav-
ing closed the saloons during May and
June, the county board refunded the
money paid, sec. 81 in each case.
Children Killed.
The incoming st. Paul passenger train
on the Omaha road, due in Sioux Falls
at 5:45 Thursday evening, when about
one mile east of Brandon ran down a rig
in which were three children, instantly
killing the two younger children, boys,
aged 8 and 10 years, and fatally injuring
the oldest child, a girl, IL years of age.
They were the children of Lewis Skogue
and evidently were returning from a visit
to neighbors when they drove in front of
the approaching train, which could not
be stopped in time to prevent running
them down. The Zig in which the three
unfortunates were riding was reduced to
kindling wood and both the horses were
killed. The bodies of the two boys were
brought to Sioux Falls and the injured
girl is now in the Sioux Falls hospital.
She canno recover.
Black Hills sheep
The sheep industry of the Black Hills
is becoming large. 1t has been doubling
each year for the past five years. In this
city for the year 1900 the output of wool
was l7S,000 pounds, which was stored
and shipped to an Eastern market. In
1908 the output was 600, 900 pounds, and
it is estimated that the clip for this year
will be 1000, 600. Eight carloads have
already been shipped from this place by
the different shippers. The lowest price
paid thus far was ~ cents per pound and
the highest 17A cents. Charles Cooper,
Of Dale, rear this place, sold $4,000
pounds, netting him SO, 100. He started
in four years ago with 400 sheep and now
has about 2,000 head. The other large
wool shipping stations in the Black Hills
are Rapid City and Edgemont, which will
yield about as much as this place.
Accidents at MiIbank.
What might have proved a very serious
accident from fireworks occurred late in
the afternoon of the Fourth, when some
boys touched off a sky rocket, which fell
over and shot across the street, striking
Leota Kriesel, the little daughter of DIR.
Kriesel, in the face. Fortunately the
child was with her father at the time,
who Immediately carried her to his Office
and dressed the wound. The missile hit
the child just below the eye, cutting the
eyelid and making a bad wound On the
cheek. Had it gone half an inch higher
it would undoubtedly have destroyed the
child's eye. As it is the wound is likely
to leave q mark on the face for some time.
But shortly after this John Tessin and
little daughter were hit in a similar man.
ner by a sky rocket while sitting in front
of the Stone & Sullivan store. Mr.. Tes-
sin was struck in the head, and for an
instant was stunned, his clothing also
being torn by the shaft. The little girl
also received a small mark on the body.
Burglar Went to Sleep.
G.. H. Johns and household, of De
Smet, had an experience with a burglar
during the night of the Fourth. Misses
Nora Thompson and Jeanette Burg, of
Erwin, are boarding with Mrs. Johns
and attending the institute. Their room
is on the first floor, next to the parlor.
They went home late and had been in
bed but a short time when q man took
ont the screen and climbed in the win
dow. Miss Thompson was asleep, but
Miss Burg was awake, but too fright
ened TO give an alarm. The fellow went
through the girls grips, pulling ont all
clothing and shaking each piece to see IL
any money or jewelry was tied up in it.
After awhile Miss Thompson awoke and
asked what was the trouble. The man
hid at the foot Of the bed, and as the