Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-04-20

Andrew Swanson, of Day county,
was arraigned at Sioux Falls last week
on the indictment charging him with
having shipped to Chicago number of
prairie chickens, in violation of the
terms of the Lacy act, otherwise known
as the national game law. The defend
ant entered plea of not guilty and will
be tried later.
The latest horse on Charley Duell is
not a horse at all. Charley recently
had his new roadster Jack King, regis
tered and when he received the certifi-
cate found that it was for two thorough
bred bulls. Now the question is, did
Charley or the auditor make the "bull?"
Did anybody make donky of them
selves and who is to stand the treats?--
Bristol Tribune.
@ B. Tuthill, of Sioux Falls, direc
ton of the John w. Tuthill Lumber
Company of that place, and A. M.
Miller, travelling auditor for the COM
pany, are in the city today. They rep
resent the company which recently
purchased the Hall Wellman yards at
Aberdeen, Groton, Bristol and this city,
and are here today looking over the
business and making plans for the
future.
A statement just published by the
Home Life Insurance Company, of New
York City shows that G.. NJ L. Irwin of
this city, ranks first for the month of
March and second for the year for the
amount of insurance solicited through
out the United States. He wrote one
policy for $4,000 The only person
who leads him for the year is M. Bar
nett, of New York City Aberdeen
News, Wednesday.
What will probably end in railroad
war was started in Yankton Tuesday,
when men employed by the Milwaukee
road tore up Great Northern switch.
The switch was new one and was
removed to let in Milwaukee switch.
The work is being rushed to completion
the Milwaukee having engine on the
track with an armed guard. They are
employing all local men available, and
serious trouble is feared
There is family in Wheatlaud who
celebrate Easter Sunday twice this year.
The man of the house dug up the alma
nae last Sabbath morning and announced
that it was Easter and ordered an
abundance of eggs cooked. In the
evening when the hired man returned
he informed. the farmer that Easter
came this year on April %. We pre-
sumo that farmer will have time TO
save eggs enough for another feast by
that date. The telephone leaked.
c. H. Stinfeld, of Wauhay, a mem
bcr of tho eeme company in the war of
the rebellian with Jacob Schacher, c.
l.. Chapman, veteran, d. w. Hussong
a veteran, Will Abbott, @. c. Bush and
others from Waubay arrived Thursday
morning TO attend the funeral of the
late Jacob Schacher which was to have
been held this afternoon, but the
remains did not arrive on last nights
train and the funeral service will be
held tomorrow morning at II o'clock.
b. A. Walton and Frank Anderson,
of Webster, trustee and attorney
respectively for the bankrupt firm of
Carlson & Hunter dealers in farm
machinery, of that place, were in the
city today to appear before Referee in
Bankruptcy G. N Harris and to defend
their client on the charge of having
in its possession property OF the Inter
national Harvester company TO the
amount of 81 900 Campbell & Taylor,
of this city appeared for the Interna-
tional company. Referee Harris decided
that the property was owned by the
plaintiff Aberdeen News, Wednesday