Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-04-13

missioners has decided to give bounty
for killing wolves as farmers in the east
part of the county are complaining of
4 the damage being done by these animals
in the way of killing sheep The board
will give y bounty of So on old wolves
and 81 each for young wolves.
Congressman Even w. Martin, of
Deadwood, has been invited by the
university of South Dakota at Yer
million to address them upon the occa-
sion of their graduation next June.
He has accepted and will speak on the
subject of Trusts, from a National
Standpoint The address will be
given on Tuesday evening of commence
ment week
j. r. Petrie, one of the deputy
United States marshals, arrived in
Sioux Falls last week from the Indian
country having in charge Swift Bear, a
10 year -old SON of the forest. Swist
Bear is here as a witness against an
other Indian charged with stealing a
first ride on the cars and first visit to a
city of any size.
Congressman E. W. Martin is in
receipt of letter from R. +. Walter,
chief engineer of the Belle Fourche
irrigating scheme, stating that work
will commence as soon as the bids are
let April TO- Several of the bids which
have been received, Mr.. Walter writes,
are good enough to pass the government
inspection, so that there will be in all
probability no delay.
Moses Annet, a prominent McDook
county farmer, was indicted by the
United States grand jury in Sioux Falls
for destroying rural route mail box
He went before Judge Garland and
plead guilty. He said his own mail
box had been destroyed a short time
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when he committed the offense. He
was let off with $25 fine.
Deputy United States Marshal d, ID.
Collins passed through Aberdeen Friday
night on his way to Sioux Falls with
three prisoners for trial before the
present term of the United States court.
They We're Moses Brakeman, Charles
Clark and Albert LeCroix, all of whom
are charged with having sold liquor to
the Indians. Brakeman is white man
and the other two half breeds
At the city election to be held in
Deadwood April Is the question of vot-
ing an appropriation of $4,000 for the
Lawrence county court house will be
taken up. The building will cost about
$4,000, and the business men propose
to make its construction certain by vot-
ing the appropriation. Plans have been
drawn for the building. The remainder
of the money will come from other
sources so that no extra tax will be
levied in the county
The home of w. f. Goodwin, near
Broadland, in the northern part of
Beadle county, was entirely destroyed
by fire, together with all the furniture,
clothing etc. The family consists of
Mr.. and Mrs. Goodwin and ten child
rem. Three of the children were sick at
at the time the fire occurred Sunday
morning, and one has since died All
are being cared for by neighbors, and a
liberal purse has been raised for them
by sympathetic Huron people.
The new electric railway company
which proposes to build the trolly line
between Spearfish, Belle Fourche, Dead
wood and Lead, has filed its articles of
incorporation and will be known as the
Black Hills Traction company. The
incorporators are John Wolzmuth,
mayor, of Spearfish, R. r. Crawford,
X. B. Hughes, NJ M. Brenn and Henry
Keats. all of Spearfish. The company
is incorporated for S4OO,0O Work is
to commence early in the spring on the
road
The indicttions are that Minnehaha
county will not go to the expense of
installing cattle dipping tanks. Some
time ago a meeting was held of resi-
dents of the county and J. J. Urquhart,
of Valley Springs, was appointed as
cattle commissioner for the county
Mr.. Urquhart appeared before the com
missioners and the question was dis
cussed at length. The commissioners
take the stand that there is no scab
among the cattle of this county and the
tanks are not needed.
Considerable interest attaches to the
suit recently instituted by X. G. Foster
who represented Douglas county in the
recent legislature, against johnson Bros
bankers at Armour, for criminal libel,