Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-08
thursday, December s. 1904.
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.
A Manly Denial.

A Manly Denial.
The Pierre capital committee denies
sll responsibility for a fool postal card
which was printed for the purpose of
rubbing it in" and mailed to Mitchell
people after election.
Kicked In the Back Door.
The back door of Il. t. Furbush's
meat market at Redfield was kicked in
Tuesday night and ten dollars in silver
taken from the till. Mr. Furbush had
made mp his cash and put the ten
dollars in a sack intending to take il
home with him.
Former Bank Examiner Dead
G. Il. Zimmerman, who at one time
conducted a bank at Iroquois and was
national bank examiner under Cleve-
land, died in Porto Rico November 16.
At the time of his death he was resi-
dent manager of the Porto Rico Steam
ship company.
Gen. Conklin's Wants.
A Pierre dispatch says that Adjutant
General Conklin will ask the Legislature
for the same amount Of appropriation
as was granted by the session two years
ago, seventy thousand dollars. The
same dispatch also says tnat @. A.
Fountain, present auditor Of Clark
county, viii be private secretary to
Governor Elrod.
Hemmingway Resigns.
The registration of Z. Z. Hemming-
way as public examiner has been filed
with Governor Herreid to take effect
December list. Frank Bramble, Of
WATERFOWL, deputy for two years, has
been selected TO fill the vacancy Mr..
Hemingway goes TO Matoon, Wis. 10
take an important position with a Ium-
Der company.
over 100000 Votes.
Over 100, 900 votes were cast in South
Dakota on the capital question. This
is the first time that the total vote of
of tile state has reached one hundred
fhousand. 1t is believed that the state
has at least ten or fifteen thousand
more votes than were cast which means
that orr population is now undoubtedly
beyond the half million mark.
Stock Rules Still In Force.
DIR. J, r. Summerville, government
inspector Of stock, gives notice that the
rules regulating the shipment of cattle
prevailing heretofore and expiring ON
tue last day OF November will remain
during the month of December. These
are for the prevention and spread of
scabs in cattle and sheep and.are known
as order No. 1873, for cattle and No. 10S
for sheep. Shipping viii be continued
under these orders as heretofore.
Huron Man Robbed.
Geo. Wilson, who recently went to
Des Moines, Iowa, from Huron, was
held.up within half a block Of the police
station and robbed Of $500. He is a
manufactures of cheap jewelry and
lived IN Bismarck before moving to
Huron, where he spent last simmer.
In the scuffle with the robber, q negro,
be VAS shot through the arm and is in
the hospital. Efforts to catch the
negro failed.
S-xaadinaxians Not Represented.
When the new officers are sworn in
the ist Of January II will be the flrst
time since statehood when there was
not a scandinavian among tuem.
Among the first officers was Al. o.
Rinesrud. as secretary Of state, followed
n tisat same Office BY Thomas Thorson
sn1 with the next change came Andrew
Lee Ia the governors chair followed by
g n. Herreid in the same department
and Q. @. Berg in the Office Of score
tssrx- But with the change in the
Qtsies Of governor aud secretary that
tsNppality win not have a representa-
tAss s'song she state officials.
cfansor 20 Pay Their Debts.
xsesp many sections Of south Dakota
x(sis faal, come reports Of none loan.
Ars hpsine = hard time to ssstand on,
ALE Arep who them money and who
20 pay their,oans and
N rsself pslxr before it is due.