Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-03
NEWSY STATE NOTES.

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A peddler by tbs name of Albert
Johnson was robbed of $500 and his
watch and chain at a farmhouse east of
| Sisseton.
The commissioners of McPhe rsoI
county have protested against the order
that all cattle must be dipped regard
less of whether they are affected or not.
The state board of charities and cor
rections has appointed j. A. Schlueter,
Of Aberdeen, as steward of the insane
asylum at Yankton to succeed Frank
Wyman. resigned.
Red Griffith, aged "a and unmarried,
committed suicide at Yankton' Friday
night by drinking an ounce of carbolic
acid in the tenderloin district Griffith
came there from Sioux City.
Judge Mccoy has denied the motion
of the Dakota Central Telephone COM
pany for permanent injunction to
restrain the Grant County Telephone
company from crossing its lines.
Ex-Post Trader James Ross who was
recently denied the privilege of trading
on Sisseton agency ground, has pur-
chased building and is moving it on
land within a stones throw of the
government buildings
Aberdeen sportsmen are making an
effort to secure the coursing meet to be
run for the Waterloo cup. The purse
to be run for will aggregate $4,000. A
number of western cities are compete
tors for the meet and the choice will be
made August 10.
On Augtus, /, E. H. Sanford, for the
past eight or nine years business man.
ager of the Argus Leader, having
resigned was succeeded by William I.
Moore, for the past eighteen years con-
nected with the advertising and circu-
lation departments of the Indianapolis
Sentinel.
1t is announced by President Purdy
of the company which was organized
some weeks ago for the purpose OF
establishing and operating an independ-
emit packing plant in Sioux falls that
practically all the machinery necessary
for the operation of the plant has now
been contracted for. 1t will be ready
for operation about Oct. 1, next.
o. 9. Berg, secretary of state OF
South Dakota during Governor Herreids
administration, died at his home at Red
field, Tuesday, August LIST, Mr.. Berg
suffered for years from Bright IS disease,
which, in spite of his vitality, conquered
him. His friends will be shocked at news
of his death, because it has not been
generally known that his condition was
so serious.
Governor Elrod has more than pas
sing interest in the coming Of the Japa-
nese peace commission to this country
as A. Sato, the chief of staff, graduated
in the same class with the governor al
Asbury university, Greencastle, Ind,
in 1882, and the governor has among
his other keepsakes of college days a
book presented to him with the auto
graph of Sato.
A farmer living just east of Aberdeen
was complaining this week of the
depredations in his wheat of rust-crazy
individuals stopping and pulling
punches of the wheat and treading it
down. The damage is becoming seri-
Gus and he hopes the anxiety concern
ing the condition of the crop may sub
side it time to permit him to secure at
least portion of it.
J. f. Sears, of WATERFOWL, showed
that he appreciated the heroic work of
Earl 4. McBath, who rescued Mrs.
Sears from drowning about week ago,
Saturday was the first time Mr.. Sears
had been to town since the accident and
shortly after arriving he went to the
Charles Halbkat jewelry store and pur-
chased one of the best gold filled
watches in the store and presented it to
the young man.
State superintendent Nash has fixed
Thursday and Friday, August IL aud Is
as the dates for the fall examination,
and they will be held in all the counties
Of the state at that time. Arrange.
ments have been made SO that appli-
cants for certificates of any grade can
be accommodated at these examinations
The state marking board will meet to
begin marking ON the papers on We'd
nesday, August %.
Mayor John Gilroy, of Lead, is suing
the City of Lead for back salary,
amounting to about 5000. He claims
the right of an advance in salary ever
since Lead filed its charter as a city Of
the first class. This matter probably
will raise question of constitutional
law, as to whether an officer can have