Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-24
U DAKOTA NEWS.
Inhumau Father Goes to Jail.

W 0DOul HlGttu years Oius ~ was bdhtn
before Justice Berry and fined 800 and
sentenced to thirty days in Jail. The
case was appealed.
Irrigation Congress.
Governor Herreid appointed the
following delegates tn the national irri-
gation congress which met in ElPaso,
Texas, last week; George w. Ayers,
Deadwood; Charles j. Buell., Rapid
City; w. A. Stewart, Sturgis; A. w.
Ewert, Pierre; p. A. Yallery, Snoma.
Gone to California.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor d. T. Hind
m II and wife, of Britton, departed last
week for California where they will
spend the winter. The governor has
been in very poor health for some time
and his many friends throughout the
state will hope that the change of eli
mate will restore his health.
~"Sunny's" Team Won.
The Britton team claims the high
school football championship of South
DohOtd. vi dCCOuIlb VI UttuR lOCdUcu
In the extreme northern part of the
state it was impossible to secure as
many games as was desired, but by
actual games and comparative scores
they have very clearly demonstrated
their right to this claim. Their success
is largely due to the excellent coaching
received the earlier part of the season
from Sunny" Thorpe before he joined
the gopher team.
superintendent Nash Calls Meeting.
State Superintendent Nash, as chair
man of the committee on interstate
recognition of teachers, certificates has
called a meeting of the committee for
Dec. IA at the Palmer house, Chicago.
The other members of the committee
are State Superintendents w. w. Stet-
son of Maine, E. S. Jones, of Ohio, w,
T.. Darlington, of Missouri and c.. p.
Cary, of Wisconsin. They expect to
frame a report to be presented { o the
national association meeting at Mil
waukee in February.
New C~ommandant.
Capt. George d. Guyer, 10Th Infan-
try, arrived in Brookings from Fort
Mcpherson, Georgia, last week, having
been detailed by the war department to
take charge of the instruction in mill
tary science and tactics at the S. ID. A. |
@. Capt. Guyer graduated from West
Point Military academy in 1891 and
from the war college at Ft. Leaven-
worth in 1897. He has served in the
Ordinance Corps, also in the Philip
pine Islands and in Cuba. He is a
specialist in civil engineering and the
sciences.
Secured Gas.
Settlers northwest of Blunt are con-
siderably excited owe r a gas find in that
vicinity. A we'll was being sunk, and
at a depth of 200 feet a hard stratum
was reached. After it was pierced a
strong flow of gas was secured. The
hole was sunk two inches in size, and
the escaping gas will burn to a height
of more than six feet at the mouth of
the hole. While the we'll was being
sunk to secure water, it will be piped
just as it is, as the amount of gas is
estimated to be ample to heat and light
the buildings on the farm.
Meets in Deadwood Next.
The sixteenth annual convention of
the National Association of Railway
commissioners came to an end at Birm
ingham, Ala, last week. Before final
adjournment it was determined to meet
next year on Aug. Is at Deadwood, s.
d., and go from there to Portland,
where the convention will be:concluded.
Officers were elected as follows: Presi-
dent, Ira B.. Mills, Minnesota; first vice
president, James S. Neville, Illinois,
second vice president, w. G.. Smith,
South Dakota; secretary, Edward A.
Mosiey, Washington, ID. O.; assistant
secretary, Martin 8. Decker, Washing
ton d. G.
Wolf Hunts Tuccessfu1.
Wolves have recently become rather
numerous and very troublesome in the
vicinity of Arlington where many of
the farmers have large fiocks of sheep.
A great many sheep nave been killed by
the wolves causing heavy losses to the
sheep owners For the purpose of rid
ding the country of the pests grand
wolf hunts have been organized under
the direction of Sheep Inspector We'd
dell, and in addition to the sport which
is afforded to the scores of far mers and
others who take part in the hunts,
many wolves have been killed. 1t is
believed that a few more roundups will
result in the determination of the pests
in that section.
Gone to Yankton.
Deputy sheriff l.. O. Tredway left for