Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-28

South Dakota, on Wednesday and
Thursday the Bird and Ith DAYS of
Januaty 1906
The Indians on Cheyenne agency
IN council discussed the matter of
renewing the Milwaukee cate trail aud
voted against leasing az the old price
OF % cents "a head, hut decided 70
increase the price TO 80 cents a head
Grant Dockstader, a well known
M~innehaha county farmer, last week
deserted his wife aud family aad tax
ing about 81, 000 borrowed money and
the daughter of a Moody county farmer
supposed to be Miss Anna Nelson, left
for parts unknown
The name of Albert II. Sites at
Sioux Falls was sent 10 the senate today
by President Roosevelt. The appoint.
ment was confirmed without delay aud
Mr. Sites will be ready to qualify as
postmaster at Sioux Falls immediately
on the expiration OF the term of Post
master George Schlossel.
At a meeting of the voters and tax
payers of Arlington it was unanimously
voted to instruct the city council to pro-
coed immeadiatly TO the voting for
issuing bonds to erect a system of
w~ater-works. After three years work a
well, ample IN it's flow for all purposes
has been finished. The city at the pres
ent time has no fire protection.
A drunken fellow got into George
Bowen's house at Dell Rapids a few
nights ago and Mr.. Bowen got up and
went after him as he supposed the fell
low was after a quarter of beef he had
hanging in the kitchen. George picked
mp a frying pan and battered the fellow
over the head and drove him on doors,
where the battle was kept up until the
night watch arrived
The honest caucus law under which
the next South Dakota primarie are to
be held for the first time fixes the date
of all state conventions on the same
day-the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in June, which will be June A.
Whei the republican state committee
meeSs in Sioux Falls on January 4 il
will have little to do except to name the
place for the convention, the law not
only fixing the date but also the repre-
sentation.
Alvia Marshall, a young lad of "a
living with his parents a few miles
east of Sisseton was arrested by the
sheriff last week and brought to Sisse-
ton for trial on the charge of forging
his fathers name to a mortgage some
months ago. He was given a prelimin-
airy Tearing and has been bound over
to the district court. Marshal! bor-
rowed a sum of money at one of the
banks,i in this city and secured the loan
by a mortgage on our horses to which
it is alleged, he forged his fathers
name.
While there will be no more auction
sales of state building lands before
spring, the commission now has on
hands $4,000 for work on the building,
aud is disposing of lands at private
sales. 1t will not take a great deal
more to allow them the necessary
funds for the erection of the walls of
the building which ia about all which
could be accomplished in one year, and
very likely bids will be asked for this
work early in the spring, and any time
the building is ready for interior finish
ing the funds will have been securec to
complete the work.
The safe of Ed. A. Johnson, the
liquor dealer, was robbed early Friday
morning hast week Of the sum Of $63. 80.
There is no clue yet to the thief. 1t
appears mat when only a small sum of
money was left in the safe hat it was
Mr.. Johnson's custom not 20 throw off
the combination entirely, but simply t o
give the dial a short turn. From where
the safe stands back Of the cigar al
the dial numbers may be quite plainly
cen and it is evident that some persons
had been closely observing the safe.
He effected an entrance to the building
through a coal bin in the basement.
Mr.. johnson has barricaded the
entrance and each night locks his safe
securely.
The vital statistics bulletin for
November shows liz fewer births than
for the preceding mouth. the total
being 744, Of which 1877 were males and
S57 females. The deaths for the month
numbered 240, Of which II were from
tuberculosis, % from heart failure, IL
from typhoid fever and l6 from acct
dental causes. Three suicides were
reported. Three hundred and sixty.
three marriages were solemnized, most