Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-07-27
NEWSY STATE NOTES.

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Huron state fair grounds is completed
The Great Northern railroad has pu
in spur from Yankton to the cement
works.
Twin Brooks will soon have a specia
building.
Faux county commissioners made an
appropriation of $500 for an exhibit al
Huron state fair
Mrs. Fenner, of Big Stone, came very
near losing her life last week by eating
boiled ham or dried beef
A grand celebration was had in St
Lawrence July Doth, it being Mrs. Per.
melia Hubbel's Tooth birthday.
John Haner. of Wakonda, recently
refused $3.50 for team of horses. The
same team was stolen last week.
South Dakota contains within it's bor-
ders the richest gold mine in the United
States and the largest single orchard in
the union.
Lewis Sayers, who was in the Beadle
county Jail, for stealing cash reg lister,
escaped Friday night by digging through
the floor of his cell.
The Catholics are building parochial
residence at Elkton to cost 10000. II
will be brick veneer and will be one of
the finest in the state,
l.. j. Schurrer, of Clark county, mar
keted 81 900 worth of wool at Doland,
and the same day bought an additional
quarter section of land.
The City of Canton at special cleo
ton voted TO reject the offer of Andrew
Carnegie for 800 library.
The Hughes county commissioners
have appropriated $500 to be used for a
county exhibit at the state fair at Huron
and the corn palace at Mitchell.
E. Martindale was badly bruised and
barely escaped death by being thrown
by train which he attempted to board
at Humboldt while it was in motion.
A pair of Adventists, Mr. and Mrs.
Moser. are now in the Walworth county
Jail for attempting to kill Mrs. Kerner,
which they claim was done at Divine
command.
For several weeks goods have been
missed from the store of A. p. McMil-
Ian, in Condo Last week the fellow
was found in the store but made good
his escape although shot at twice with
shotgun.
Professor John Wheeler, ot Brook
ings, retains the championship of the
state in the tennis singles. This was
determined when A. J. Keith, of Sioux
Falls, was pitted against Wheeler and
defeated in three straight sets.
The first trial of the new caucus law
IN this state was given in Aberdeen last
week and it worked satisfactorily, prov
ing that the claims that had been made
for the law by its advocates were well
founded.
Terry McGovern, son of Chief of
Police McGovern, Of Madison, who is a
brakeman on the Milwaukee road, was
run over by freight car while switch
ing in the yards at Howard last week,
and had his foot badly crushed.
Deer are said to be becoming plentiful
around the ranches near Galena. 1t is
reported that they are after new garden
stuff such as lettuce, cabbage and other
vegetables. They threaten to become a
nuisance to farmers and gardeners.
The members of the Business Mems
league of Cotton, the present terminus
of the South Dakota Central railway,
which is being constructed northwest
ward from Sioux Falls. adopted reso-
luton declaring they were opposed to a
saloon license.
The five.year-old child of Mrs. Gruet,
living eight miles north of Eureka, was
killed by lightning Sunday night Three
other children were burned by the cleo
trio storm. The children were sleeping
on the floor, and the bolt entered at the
chimney and ran across the floor.
The Yankton Sioux. who are the
wealthiest Indians in this state, are to
receive another payment from the gov
eminent which will greatly increase
their wealth. The tribe is all at Flan-
dreau where the payment will be made.
Each Indian will receive about.$l50.
The state land department has sent
out circular letter notifying the diff
ferent county auditors of the state that
@. NJ. Pierre has been appointed to- the
position of travelling auditor of the
department and that he will visit the
different counties of the state to exam
4 inc the securities OF every kind held by
them, and make record Of the same
for the benefit of the department. This
is class of state property which the
department has never thoroughly inves-