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


W months ago for the Indian Terri
tory with the intention of making tina,
unity their future home, have just
returned to Lincoln county with the
feeling that they never want to see that
Oklahoma region again as long as they
live.
Lyman county has contributed
another inmate to the penitentiary in
the person of Earl l.. King, who was
brought over Tues 'ay, King will do
four years for arson in the third degree.
King was convicted some time ago and
a stay was secured pending a writ of
error, bat the supreme court has finally
affirmed the findings of the circuit
court
A large rock fell from the roof in the
Homestake mine at Lead City killing
John Peretti, miner. Peretti had
been working in the place all day, and
was preparing TO go off shift when,
without warning, a part of the roof fell
pinning him to the ground. The rock
was removed by other miners, and
Peretti was take to the hospital, where
he died in an hour
J. ID. Carr has returned to Pierre
from old Mexico. where he has pur-
chased about 5000 head of young steers
| for the company which he represents.
they will be shipped to the range west
of Pierre some time next month. Ed.
Jones who picked mp about 80 head of
cittle in Iowa and Nebraska, is driving
them mp on the west side of the river,
aud will range them on the reservation
this year.
The Milwaukee road is preparing TO
do large amount of work on its tracks
between Twin Brooks and Andover.
This piece of track, about sixty miles in
all, will be ballasted and lined, aud put
in shape to stand faster train service.
Several thousand Italians have been
imported to do the work. There is a
rumor that a lew vestibuled train will
be put on between Minneapolis and
Aberdeen this summer
The Sioux Indians has refused to
accept the proposed payment of $4,000
from the government They do not
approve of the rulings of the secretary
of the Interior, which provide that all
abled bodied men aud women of age
shall receive the full amount due them
the old people to be paid $40 per quar-
ter and that portion coming to minors
to be withheld until they reach legal
age.
The bids for the work ON the govern
ment irrigation scheme at Belle Fouche
were opened last week i'm the Osfice 81
G. H Fitch, district engineer OF the
United States geological survey, IN
Denver Word was received there that
s. r. Robinson had been awarded the
contracs for the construction of the
i bitches and dams in convection with
the big irrigating project abonf to d
put in opera ton in their vicinity.
i The ssafe camp Of the Royal Neigh
bors at y recent session elected the fol
Glowing officers: State oracle. Ida II
I Burnhsm, Of Aberdeen recorder anf
receiver Clara r Greggit, of Willow
J Lakes; vice oracle Minnie r. Mathews
of Sisses,n. The delegates 70 th'
supreme camp, which meets in Topeka
/ Kan. in June, are Mary Tuesdale. o
Spring6eld' Mrs. Mmma Rae, Of Afhol
. Mrs. Maggie Williams, 81 Waterfowl
and Miss Anna Csnniif, Of Lead.
! Arnold Reichest, chief Of the Water
town fre department.. has submitted
! | mis- annual reposs showing total .
. fourtssn alarms IN the city the pas
. year, two of which were false. ia
. | report Is remaskable, inasmuch a. "a
/. total damage BY fre in a city OF $50
. was but Al. 900. Out Of twelve href
d four welS caused BY boys with matches
and four by gasoline stoves. The SINAI
!. damage Is tiue in = large measure TO tn
! ef6cient service Of the department.
) e. d. Vincent, government civ
i enrineer, has been making surveys
. he Expectations Of the Missouri NV
4 upon the rich agricultural lands thru
= miles southwest Of Elk Point. n
u river has made serious inroods ct . ne
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