Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-10-12
NEWSY STATE NOTES.

RENE court, and Justice Fuller was
selected for that position.
The bank of Springfield, at Spring
field, was entered by robbers Friday
night. The safe was blown and about
So, 500 secured. Tdere were at least
three men in the gang, who made good
their Escape. There is no clue.
Sheriff Charles Garfield of Penning-
ton county arrived in Sioux Falls on
Tuesday afternoon having in charge
Frank Gale who was placed in the
penitentiary to serve sentence of one
year. Gale was convicted of forgery.
He raised check of 81 80 to $780,
Robbers attempted to loot one of the
banks at Howard last Friday night.
TIL made prisoner of the night
watch and succeeded in getting into
the vault before being frightened off.
Two of them made their escape with
stolen team, a deputy sheriff tracked
them as far north as as lake Byron.
Notwithstanding the large attendance
at the state fair, the state board OF
agriculture has notified State Auditor
Halliday that they are short of the
necessary funds for the payment OF
premiums, the shortage being So, 740.75,
and they ask for the state appropriation
of s., 0C0 to assist them i'll making their
payments.
The Sisseton Banner reports yield
of 70 bushels of corn to the acre on
Roberts county farm, this speaks we'll
| for the soil and climate of that part of
South Dakota Several farmers in the
vicinity of Wilmot report yield of 70
bushels on their farms. One farmer
reports so acres that will average 10
bushels, we'll filled and matured.
Cattle shipments from Pierre were
slow at the beginning of the season, but
last Saturday and Sunday about 100
cars of cattle were sent out, and through
this week more than hundrhd cars of
sheep have been shipped. Preparations
are being made to handle more than a
hundred cars of cattle again next Sat r
day and Sunday.
In the case of City of Centerville VS..
George Goyken, the supreme court last
week held that the granting of liquor
license by the board of county commits
sioners, in no way can control the
action of town board, and it is within
the province of the town board to
refuse to grant license to the holder
of the county license in case that body
sees fit to do SO.
This week K. Mckenzie has had
twelve acres of winter wheat sown on
his farm north of Groton which A. s.
Palmer farms. There is firm belief
that winter wheat can be successfully
grown in this locality, and no doubt
others will ''get the habit as soon as
the experimental stage is passed. Mr..
Mckenzie procured seed OF parties at
Platt, Charles Mix county.
Mrs. w. f. Lawrence, nineteen years
old, wife of middle-aged wealthy cat
tie buyer of Yankton committed suicide
last week. The couple were married
two weeks ago after three weeks
acquaintance, during which time the
girl was domestic in the family of
Mr.. Lawrence, who has children OF her
age. The children resented the mar
riage. Mrs. Lawrence took poison.
Governor Elrod last week, on recon-
mendation of the board of pardons,
granted pardon to Geo. w. jackson,
who was sentenced from Custer county
on a charge of murder. Jackson as a
mere boy was with several older men
in robbery which resulted in the muir
der of their victim, and was given a
sentence of twelve years which would
expire in December. The pardon Is
principally to restore his citizenship.
| A curious relic was picked up on
lower Broadway in Yankton this wee K
and investigation reveald an interesting
bit of light on Yankton's early history.
The relic was an old five-shot Colt of
ancient make. A heavy rain had
uncovered it and some boys found it
and sold it to secondhand dealer. Now
it has been identified by Major j. r..
Hanson as revolver he was carrying
in the fall of 1862, and which he lost in
hasty fight from two Sioux Indians.
Norwegian Americans of Sioux Falls
and vicinity have decided to hold q
rousing meeting for the purpose Of
ratifying the dissolution of the bonds
between Norway and Sweden. Az
Nov. 4, is the anniversary of the union
between these countries it is probable
the meeting will be held on that date,
but this has not yet been fully deter
mined. It is planned by those behind
the movement to have the Norwegian
Americans of Minnesota, Iowa and
| South Dakota participate in the meet