Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28
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South Dakota
n.,.r., State News
- Photographed.

John Werner. a student of Yankton
college, living at Lake Preston, cut his
throat with q razor and is in a critical
condition. He overstudied.
Rev. George Perry Of Whitewood has
been found guilty on three heinous
charges brought against him by the
Presbyterian church. Twenty odd boys
testified against him.
Brookings may get a Y. M. G. A.
building this season, as several cap
i~talists are negotiating with men who
will contribute a goodly amount to-
ward such an enterprise.
The Black Hills Cooperative asso-
citation, recently organized at Spear
fish, will extend throughout the val
ley precincts Of western South Dakota
Arrangements have been made to hold
meetings IN various places.
These officers have been elected By
the Central South Dakota Fair asso-
| ciation: Milo Booth, president; E. j.
| Miller, treasurer; +. NJ. Thomas, sec
rotary; j. J. Salisbury, general super
intendent; Coler Campbell, marshal.
Mrs. Stella Greaves. who came to
washington Springs with her supposed
husband about ten weeks ago, lett
town upon the orders OF the authori-
! ties. sufficient edidence having been
procured to warrant her prosecution.
James Manning of Elk Point has sold
his 116-acre farm for $500 to John
Murphy. This farm is well improved,
but no better than others in the vicin-
ity. and the price may be taken as an
average for land Of this class In this
vicinity.
The body OF A. B. Thornberg, who
| died at the Yankton asylum for the In
sane, was buried at Spearfsh under
the auspices OF the Masonic lodge. He
was a Civil war soldier. His mind
failed because OF i'll health about q
year ago.
Miss Ethel Forbes, a graduate Of the
University OF Illinois, has accepted a
position as assistant in French and
German in the University of South Da-
kota. She is a sister OF Mrs. Willfred
Forbes, instructor on the violin In the
| college OF music.
At the annual meeting OF the stock
holders OF the Clark creamery tho ON
| GERS and board OF directors were re-
elected. Following this meeting the
| directors again selected M. l.. Yeamans
az manager of the creamery and j. Z.
Plat as treasurer.
William Kunnecle was given q life
sentence at Fort Pierre for the MUIR
der of Andrew Demmler; Sam Dolph-
US, three and one-half years, Robert
| Salisbury two years, for horse stealing.
and Louis Bowker a year in the reform
school on the same charge.
The temporary station at Messing
ton Springs was badly damaged by
fire. 1t is being repaired so that 1t can
be used until the new one is completed
The fire is supposed to have caught
| from the stove. A crew Of nine men
is at work on the roundhouse.
Andrew A. HOMELAND OF Union u
ty, the young man who was held at
| Vermillion on a charge OF obtaining
money under false pretenses, has set
| tied his accounts, having paid BACK the
money borrowed and making good for
costs OF the action against him.
Judge Gated held at Pierre that the
| matter OF granting a saloon License Is
a discretionary one with the board oil
| county commissioners, based on the
| facts before them. The decision was
in a case from Hand county, which has
badly torn up the town of Miller.
The members OF the Vernillion city
| council have decided that the opera
house is not unsafe SO far as its con-
| struction Is concerned, but will begin
at once to repair 1t and make 1t safer
| In respect to fire exits. The city Is not
in shape financially to build q new
playhouse.
Gov. Herreid has granted a pardon
| to Quincy Edwards Of Deadwood. who
was convicted of forgery and sentenced
to a term of n year and seven
months. Edwards has an aggravated
case OF tuberculosis. with severe hem
orrhages, and his death Is only a Ques-
| ton OF a few days.
The enrolment Of the agricultural
college at Brookings has nearly
reached the 500 mark and e stu
dents are coming. James Temple
trainer OF the track team, says he VII
have a winning team this year. The
| athletes are working hard, and as
| soon as outdoor work begins rapid
progress will be made.
Oil Inspector q. G. Moulton, for the
northern district Of the state. has filed
his report with Gov. Herreid to cover
the term from July I to Dec. 81. His
| report shows the Inspection OF 23.55e
barrels OF oil. For this he collected
fees amounting to s3,532.55. and he e
pended $1,311.37 81, turning into the state
treasury q balance Of over $1,000.
A sensation was caused ct Water.
town by the announcement that a
corpse had been found in a field just
north Of the village OF Kampeska. The
officials drove at once to the scene and
found the body ct Herbert Bernhard
frozen stiff. The remains had evident.
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