Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-31

III. N Sharp, of Bristol, met its death
in verv sudden and peculiar manner
last Saturday forenoon. II is thought
that the child swallowed a stone, which
lodged in such manner that it could
not dislodge it. A doctor was secured
with all possible haste, but the child
was dead before the doctor arrived.
At Bristol Thursday afternoon Frank
Purdum's curiosity got the better Of
his Judgment and he tried to find out
what were the contents of small shell
or cartridge by pounding it wirh
hammer. In due course OF time the
shell was discharged with the usual
disastrous tesults. A part of the shell,
presumably the cap. hit Letha Purdum,
an eight year old girl, in the left leg
just below the hip. An effort was made
to remove the metal but it could not be
located.
Mrs. w. d. Scott, formerly Mrs.
Roland E. Mclineaux. of New York,
together with her husband and their
little son, left Sioux Falls Monday for
New York, where they will reside. A
short time prior to their departure, d.
A. Scott of Sioux Falls, father Of the
husband, surprised the couple by
announcing that he would on each
birthday of their little son deposit In
a bank the sum of 81 900 to the credit
Of the youngster.
There is a move on foot for the con-
struction of motor line from Sturgis
to the site Of the proposed government
town to be established in the irrigation
district Parties have been before the
board of county commissioners there
and asked concerning the probability
and possibility of securing franchise.
The matter will come mp at later
meeting of the board. The city council
will also be approached at its next ses-
sion to sound the sentiment of the city
toward the enterprise.
South Dakota has never. not in her
entire history, had such bountiful crops
as she has this year, and il she will not
again, for the seventh time, produce
more wealth per capita than any other
state in the nnion 1t will be necessary
for her wealth-producing competitors
to hustle Themselves more than they
have in times past, There is not q
place within the boundary Of this state
hr1f hat thx nf
small grain ever harvested, and the
corn never looked better for an abund-
ant crop at this time of the year and
can be prevented from maturing only
by an unusually early frost.
While the republican state conven-
ton last year was considered large
body with 1,014 delegates, the conven-
ton next year will contain 1859 dele
gates under the provisions of the new
caucus law, which fixes the appoint
ment. This means that the man who
less than 685 votes in the convention.
, Under the law, the representation of
most of the counties has been largely
increased, although there is a slight
. decrease in, a few counties. The new
apportionment pia.es Minnehaha county
! in the lead instead on Lawrence, that
county taking second plsc e, followed by
Brown, Lincoln and Tuner next in
, order.
The authorities of Sioux Falls
have case of inffnticide to
deal with, and as soon as the
, condition of the alleged slayer Of her
child warrants it., it is possible she will
be placed under arres,. Evidence
|, secured points strongly 70 domestic
} employed in local household as the
mother Of the child. The finding of
the infant on an ash pile in the out
skirts of the city created sensation.
, When found the child was yet alive. 1t
was entirely aude and had been exposed
to a cold wind for at least two hours.
IL was at first believed it would recover
but it died as the result of the exposure
in about four hours. Marks ON the
little throat lnuicated that an EFFORT hau
been made to strangle it before it was
placed on the ashpile.
The action of the commissioners OF
of Brown county in opening up the mat
ter of taxation Of mortgages, after
securing the amounts from. the records
Of the county will open up large
} class Of property to taxation if they
succeed in their efforts. OF course their
action will be fought through all the
courts before it is finally disposed Of,
but if they prove the right to tax this
class Of property, the state board will
have millions Of dollars to add to the
assessment returns. Another class Of
property which has never been taxed i'm
this state is private car lines, which