Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-05-25
NEWSY STATE NOTES.


Times to Lowe q Elliott.
Frank Fisher. of Sioux Falls, lost one
finger and part of another in circular
saw last week.
Rollo Lyman, former Pierre boy, has
accepted a professorship in the univeI-
sity of Wisconsin.
The Chamberlain saloon men have
gone into combination and all refuse
TO sell Indians liquor.
Chamberlain has voted $4,000 to
build new city hall. The bonds car
ried almost two to one.
The grain buyers of North and South
Dakota and Minnesota meet in conveni
tlcn at Sioux Falls June 81 and %.
Walter Tracey. young man.. COM
mitted suicide by shooting at his fathers
home, near Ellington, last Sunday.
Twenty-four Indians were recently
confirmed by Bishop Hare, of the Epis-
copal church, at the Cheyenne agency
James NJ. Lynch, president of the
international Typographical union, was
the guest of the Sioux Falls printers last
week.
Several of the Indians at Cheyenne
agency have taken out life insurance
lately. Who says the Indians are not
becoming civilized.
The State Firemens tournament will,
be held in Armour this, year beginning
June 20. The meeting promises to be
exceptionally interesting.
Superintendent Young, of the Plank
inton reform school, has gone into the
tree business on the wholesale plan. He
has set out 900 trees this year
j. S. Vance has been sentenced to one
year in the penitentiary for setting fire
40 his dwelling house at Cyanide, a
small mining camp west of Deadwood
Furbie Howard, who was sentenced
to the Sioux Falls June 4, 1904, and
made his escape June q. 1904, has
returned to the penitentiary and given
himself up.
Mrs. Sadie Ford, of Hill City, assist
ant postmistress, was fined $50 in the
United States court at Deadwnod for
opening letters which were received in
the postoffice.
For the first time since wolf bounties
have been paid by the state, the auditor
office Saturday did not receive single
application, which marks it as record
day in the office.
Solicitors of the Woodmen accident
association have been ordered to cease
soliciting business in this state for the
reason that the company is debarred for
its refusal to pay taxes
Ben. p Hoover, of railroad fame, has
returned from Rochester, MINI where
he went for an operation. A few weeks
on the prairies about Gettysburg will
bring him out in good shape.
While A. Hilton, of Lead, was tight
ening some barn wire about his farm
last week, the wire slipped out of the
stretcher and a barb caught the ball OF
one of his eyes tearing il out
The gasoline boat, the City of Fort
Pierre, has made the round trip to Sioux
City and brought up large cargo of
freight. Captain Senechal intends 70
make regular trips for this purpose.
William II. Maxwell, of Pierre has
been awarded the contract for the con
struction of the Laramie, Wyo., pablo
building at his bid of $40, sol, The
work must be completed by the FIRST of
August, 1906,
In the criminal action brought against
William Adams, at Clark, for assault
with dangerous weapon upon Earl
Purdy, the jury returned verdict of
guilty aud Adams was sentenced 90 pay.
a fine of 500.
The Watertown land office district,
comprised of the counties of Rbberts,
Marshall, Day, Clark, Grant, Cooling
ton. Hamlin, Deuel. Kingsbury and
Brookings, has issued 1872 final proofs
during the last year.
At the time that Warden Swenson
was installed at the Sioux Falls peni-
tertiary there were LOB prisoners.
When he retired last week he turned
over l75 to his successor. The highest
number of convicts at any one time has
been 20l.
Gov. Elrod is back in his offiee after
attending court at Clark, looki after
cases in which he was interested before
his election. This week he has fomi sed
to attend the travelling mems meeting
at WATERFOWL. Memorial day he will
deliver an address at Milbank..f
Insurance Commissioners. Perkins has
ordered the South Dakota grand lodge
A. o. U. w. to cease payments of the
guarantee fund to the supreme lodge on