Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-07-20
NEWSY STATE NOTES.

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The Clinton mining claim near Dead
wood has been sold for 81 900.
James Dacey, of Sturgis was struck
by lightning and killed last week
Arthur Keene has resumed the editor
ship of the Huron Journal World.
The First State bank and the Secur-
ity bank, of Ashton, have consolidated
under the latter name.
An inmate of the Iroquois Jail made
his escape Saturday night and after
escaping he set fire to the Jail.
At Brookings Saturday Frank Wood
bury shot and killed Mrs. Anton Dok-
ken and then committed suicide.
Peter Ballweg, of Brown county, who
| says the world will soon end, was sent
to the Yankton asylum last week.
The annual Catholic Christian mis- :
sion was deld at Rosebud last week.
There were 800 Indians in attendance.
W. II. Martin, for many years chief
of police of Sioux Falls, was appointed
! deputy warden of the state penitentiary
last week.
The grand lodge of Redmen for this
state held its annual meeting in Sioux
Falls Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
of this week
Governor Elrod has appointed f. NJ.
Bgrres, of Highmore, county judge of
Hyde county to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Judge Robinson
Brown county farmers are complain
ing bitterly of dogs which are killing
their sheep and chickens One farmer
reports the loss of seventeen shoep,
Senators Gamble and Kittredge, Con.
| gressmen Burke and Martin and Gov
ernors Elrod and McDougall were in
attendance at the Watertown militia
encampment.
The chief of police of Parkston was
accused of running graft" on one of
his prisoners last week and rather than
stand trial before the council rendered
his resignation
An attempt was made to rob the First
State bank of Herried Saturday night
by tearing out the foundation. The
robbers were frightened away before
their work was finished
The residents of Fort Pierre will cut
through the bluffs half mile below the
city and make new outlet for Bad
river into the Missouri river completely
changing the channel of Bad river fol
half mile
The relief committee of Fort Pierre
has issued statement that there is nc
further need for relief funds at that
place for flood sufferers, as the response
has been so generous that all which i,
required has been received.
The Bank of Groton is soon to b,
known as the First National bank o.
Groton. All preliminary arrangement,
for the change have been made. Their,
will be no change in the officers o
stockholders, and the capital stock vii
remain at $4,000.
! Fred Russ, young man who recent,
went to Pierre from some point in Indi
ana, and was doing carpenter work i
that city, was drowned in Bad river las
Thursday event ny, He was wnth
fishing party md was in swsmmin
when he met &s death.
The Milwa .nkee road is tsis summe
expending tire neat sum of $4,000 i
advertising. South Dskota's resources
through he columns of the leadin
daily pa lers of Chicago. The advel
using being distributed through til
states where it is expected to bring til
best results.
| me census cards so far received O
lerre show three people in the stai
over 100 years of age. The first We
Commodore Clayton, of Lyman count,
laged 106; the next Hannah Sage, {
: Parker, aged 101; the third Joseph Re
Day, Roberts county Indian, VIII
claims to be Ito years old.
: A young man was held up in the raj
road yards at Elk Point, knocked dow
and robbed of $3.50. After hot chai
> the highwayman was captured an
gave the name of Charles Gray, ali,
1. Tom Gordon. He was placed undo
$3.50 bonds to appear at the fall term ,
court, in default of which he was CON
Knitted to the county Jail.
Governor Elrod and the gov ernor ,
North Dakota are in cooperation wit
the labor commissioner of Minneso
for the distribution of the harve ct he
among the grain fields Of the thr
bread states. The crop is going to
very heavy and hard 10 handle al
N men for the work are not easy to sc !
- the absence of sympathetic pl an