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

pany was in overalls of burlap and a
shirt from large flag which had done
duty on the Fourth. Mr. Madsen never
felt more like giving three cheers for
the red, white and blue than he did on
that day.
A pathetic incident of the flood comes
from Fort Pierre. A family consisting
of father, mother, little daughter and
son were rescued from the roof of their
home where they had chung for two
days and part of the third. The little
girl had clasped AL this time her pet
dog, which she had risked her life to get
upon the roof. She took the little ami
NAL safely to Fort Pierre, and he was
as glad as the rest to put foot on dry
ground again.
According to advices from Deadwood
Lieutenant Governor Maitland, Of
Michigan, owner of the Maitland gold
mine in the old Garden City district of
the Black Hills, has been offered So ,900,-
600 for his holdings. The proposition
was made by New York syndicate,
and it is stated was refused for the
reason that the mine is considered to be
worth much more. The property is
located about four miles from the FAM
GUS Homestake mine and comprises a
tract of over twelve hundred acres.
A one-armed hobo got on a spree in
Howard last Thursday night and crea-
ted little excitement along about mid
night. He went to the Benton House
and engaged a room and retired, or at
least went to do so. A little time after
he went up to his room considerable
commotIon was heard therein and upon
investigation it was found that he had
set fire to the carpet. The fire was put
out and the "tie pass artist" conducted
to the cooler where he slept off his jag.
His ilk are numerous in that section of
the state this season.
One day last week the county COM
missioners, the county auditor and the
superintendent of the poor farm, of
Grant county, took an Involuntary
bath in the creek at the poor farm.
They attempted to ford the stream,
which was swollen from the recent
heavy rains, but the water was deeper
than they had calculated upon. The
wagon box fioated off and tipped over.
The water was up to their necks, and
as the current was strong, they expert
enced some little effort in getting to the
shore.
Colonel A. s. Frost, well known as
the commander of the First South
Dakota regiment in the Philippines,
and who was recently appointed chief
of police of Evanston, H., seems to be
having some friction, according to the
newspaper reports. He has issued an
order requiring all policemen to wear
gloves while on duty, and to give a
military salute when meeting superior
or answering questions of passerby.
He has also stopped the one day off
duty each week. The policemen are
vigorously protesting against these reg
ulations.
At recent term of court in Dead
wood, the jury in the case of Thorpe VS..
Burlington railroad brought in YER
dict for the defendant according to the
instructions of Judge Rice. Mr.. Thorpe
while passing through the yards Of the
Burlington company several months
ago was run down by train and had
his foot cut off. He brought suit to
recover damages for the loss Of his foot
but the court held that as he was on
the company's property without any
permission or right, the company was
not responsible for any damage he
might incur.
1t IL reported in the press dispatches
from Yankton that short time ago q
Russian forced his daughter into mar
riage against her will and that her hus-
band died very soou afterwards and
was buried without an inquest. Sus-