Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-10-05
NEWSY STATE NOTES.

raised enough products from half
section of land to pay for the land at
$40 an acre.
The state capitol committee Friday
selected Q. A Lewis, of Madison, as
superintendent of construction of the
new building.
| Robbers made a raid on the First
National bank of Howard, Saturday
morning, but We're scared away before
they secured any booty.
Sam Ortly and Jacob Hookshaw,
Indians confined in the Roberts county
Jail at Sisseton on charge of horse
stealing, made their escape by saving
through the bars.
Fireman Olson, who became fright
ened and jumped from his engine few
miles east of Huron, died Saturday from
his injuries. He leaves wife and one
child.
Tuesday Oct 10, has been determined
upon as the date for the laying of the
corner stone of the new 10000 Masonic
temple which is being erected in Sioux
Falls. 1t is planned to make the day
one long to be remembered in local
masonic circles,
B. @. Ash, of Pierre, returned from
a recent trip to Chicago aud reports it
to be current rumor in that section that
the old rights of the Midland Pacifi
company, and will next year extend
northwest from Sioux Falls to Pierre.
George Constance, German farmer
40 years old, who lived five miles north
of Twin Brooks, was killed by being
stabbed in the temple with a pitchfork
in the hands of Sietse .Boekhout, who
gave himself up aud declares he acted
in self defence.
City Attorney A Sherin has insti-
tuted suit at law against the pub
fishers of the WATERFOWL Herald to
recover the sum of S2SS, claimed to
have been collected from the city by
systematic padding" of bills while the
Herald was city official paper.
Susa's latest march 1.-THE Diplomat"
is of particular interest in South Dako ia
because it was written at Mitchell dur
ing the engagement of Susa's band at
the corn palace. 1t is said to be one of
the best productions of the great band
master and composer.
E. Martindale, of the 500 Critic,
Sioux Falls, who was arrested Satur-
day afternoon charged with assault and
battery, went before Judge 0. A.
Fowler Monday morning and pleaded
guilty. His fine with costs amounted
to about $22.
Judge Jones of the state circuit court
in Sioux Falls has made a decision in
which he holds that railroad com pany
cannot condemn for railroad purposes
land which belongs to the state. If the
decision is affirmed the South Dakota
Central Railroad company will be COM
PEELED to remove its station aud tracks.
Rails are now laid on the Armour
extension of the Milwaukee railway as
| far as Corsica the first town north of
Armour, and it is expected trains will
be running soon Many new buildings
are going up at Corsics and with the
advent of daily train service the work
of building will progress more rapidly.
The man who visits the towns OF
South Dakota cannot fail to be impress
ed with the growth of civic pride dur
ing the past five years. Towns that a
few years ago, were filthy, bedraggled
and down at the heels, are bright, clean
spruce and we'll kept; every citizen
apparently endeavoring to do his part
in the general Improvement and beauti-
flying.
The city council of Mitchell made an
excellent transaction in the disposal OF
its sewer bonds, which amount to $780,
coo. The bonds were sold to the firm OF
Mcdonald, Mccoy g. Co., of Chicago
their bid being the best of the seven
firms which had in competitive bids.
The bonds sold fer premium of Si,977
with accured interest, the rate of inter
est being per cent, to run peroid of
twenty years with the ten year option.
Something of sensation has been
created by the instituting of suit for
possession of the $4,000 estate of VIM.
Nelson, who died about a year ago. He
was one Of the oldest and best known
locomotive engineers of the Chicago &
Northwestern railroad system, and for
years had run that extends into the
western part of South Dakota. He was
a money saver and by good business
management had acquired an extensive
interest in cattle and mining property
in various parts of South Dakota and
Nebraska. Nelson, according to the
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