Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-07-27
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came near his house to make love TO hi.
only daughter. The mosquitoes 81
annoyed the parent that he could mo-
plow his corn. He happened to pass
the young mans place and found hin
blowing. without bother from the pests
the youth having tied pail containing
smudge on the pole between the
horses. The young man was rewarded
for his genius by the old gentleman
who said, "You Low can have my pet. >
John Kimball was taken to Aberdeen
from Day county last week by Deputy
United States Marshal Lamb, of Siou,
Falls. He was arrested ON a charge oil
sending improper matter through the
mail. The matter complained of was
sent to Catholic priest and to young
girl, whose names have not yet been
disclosed. Kimball is apparently an
educated man. He claims that his
arrest is part of plot to ruin him.
but at the preliminary hearing before
Court Commissioner Wallace he plead
guilty. He was taken to Sioux Falls
for confinement in the Minnehaha
county Jail.
Mrs. John Schreiner came very near
drowning at the Dells near Dell Rapids
last Sunday evening. She was with
her husband and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Medin at the Dells for little recrea-
ton. In some way Mrs. Schreiner
s,,pped back ward from ledge of rock
into the water and had gone down two
times before she was rescued. Charles
Medin, who is good swimmer, plunged
into the water and got hold of Mrs.
Schreiner after she sank and by hard
work brought her to shore. Had help
not been close at hand she would GER
teinly have drowned. The water is at
least twenty feet deep where she fell in.
A government inspector recently sent
car Of cattle back to Condo from Ray
mond that was on the way to Chicago.
He did not look at the cattle at all, but
simply asked for the receipt showing
that they had been dipped twice in COM
pliance with the requirements of the
commission, and when this could not
be produced he ordered them back to the
point from which they were shipped
This is liable to cause inconvenience to
some who have cattle to sell as no buyer
will want to handle them unless he can
ship and he cannot do this unless he can
show that they have been dipped in
accordance with the regulations of the
commission 1t is case of dealing
with Uncle Sam when shipment is
made and no one cares to argue the mat
ter with the federal authorities.
John Engillen, an itinerant peddler
aud tinker travelling with horse and
wagon. was arrested by Chief of Police
Devaney, of Dell Rapids, last week for
maltreating his horse. Engillen drove
into Dell Rapids from Trent and had
mis- horse badly scratched up having
driven into barb wire fence, whether
this was done by the driver intention
ally or not is matter of conjecture.
Upon arriving in Dell Rapids Engillen
tied his horse on the street and pro-
ceeded to beat it numerically He
drew its head down to the sidewalk
with the hitching strap and was altern-
ately kicking it i'll the head and beating
it with whip, when Chief Devaney
called him down. Engillen took off his
coat and was going to fight the officer,
but the latter made short work of him
and speedily landed HIM in the Gala
boose. The prisoner was arraigned
before City Justice Dewitt who sem
fenced him to Jail for thirty days, and
Deputy Sheriff Richardson took him to
the county Jail at Sioux Falls. Chief
of Police Devaney is looking after the
horse, which has been put in pasture
and will enjoy vacation while its bru-
tai owner is in jail
The suits of the South Dakota Gen.
trail railroad company against Margaret
Gunderson and the owners of the Queen
Bee mill property, at Sioux Falls, con-
domination proceedings were tried to a
jury in Judge j. w. Jones' court last
week. 1t was decided that the same
jury should decide both cases. Mrs.
Gunderson made fight, but the suit
with the owners of the Queen Bee mill
property was more matter of form
than anything else. In the Gunderson
case by jury damages were assessed at
1852, while in the other case damages
were assessed in the sum of $500. The
railroad company was anxious to get a
settlement with the Gunderson case ont
of court as they we're ready to lay iron
and wanted no delay. They offered to
pay $500 for the strip of land needed
which was refused, and now the rail.
road company can get what they want
for about half what was originally
offered. Az regards the crossing OF the