Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-09-21
NEWSY STATE NOTES.

The storm Wednesday night killed
one thoroughbred bull and two fat
steers for Mike o. Mikelson of Canton
township Lawrence county.
Rev. Walker, of Groton, has a good
COW. From her milk Mr.. Walker
made lS9 pounds of butter in four
months Besides this the family had
what milk and cream they wanted to
use.
A Clark county girl recently sent
fifty cents to Chicago advertiser for
receipt to whiten and keep the hands
soft. She received the following reply:
Soak them three times day in the
dish water while your mother rests
X. w, Brennan, of Lead, has Just
returned from Denver where he won
the fourth prize in the wilde broncho
busting contest at the G. A. r. cele-
bration. He carries displaced shoulder
and numerous bruises.
Charles Lundstrom of Rec Heights,
while visiting the mill in Pierre
attended to examine the interior work
ings of the gas engine with a lighted
match, and was severely burned about
the head. He may lose his sight.
7. A. Schumacher, living in Robe rts
county, lost big barn by fire, also
hay and feed and registered Percheron
stallion valued at 81 300 near Sisseton
last week This is the third barn Mr..
Schumacher has lost in few years.
The many friends of Conductor AL
Wilson on the Northwestern road form :
erly of Watertown, will be sorry to
hear that while returning from his
caboose Friday he was struck byan east
bound passenger at Winona and killed.
Henry Glesen, deputy register of
deeds, Of Brown county, has been smit :
ten with small pox and placed under
quarantine. He is not having a very
serious time. but will have to undergo
the handicap of losing liberty for few
weeks.
The safe in the Bonde. Beck company
general store at Arlington was opened
one night last week and robbed of $50
in money, several promissory notes and
a lady's gold watch. Sheriff Peterman
is working on the case, but no clue has
yet been found.
Great preparations are being made
for the Roberts count fair to be held
in Sisseton Sept, 20 to % The Sisseton
Driving Park association will hold a
big race meet at the same time, and the
Sisseton gun club will hold its first
annual tournament.
The 5-year-old daughter Of t. Mar
tins, who lives near Sisseton, had mar
row escape from death by being hooked
by a vicious COW. She was forced
through wire fence by the animal.
Her face and body were horribly LAGER
dIeQ anu one III III WIS DlOhtl.
The farmers neaE Sisseton are begin
ming to realize that there is money in
other crops than cereals, and many of
them are starting orchards One
farmer living near Big Stone lake
marketed thirty-fve bushels of apples
in Sisseton ore day last week.
Jos. Bell, who resides few miles
northwest of Lily, met with serious
accidedt while operating his threshing
machine Wednesday morning. Both
feet were badly injured by being caught
in the kickers. Mr. Bell is 20 years of
age and the injury makes very serious
thing for him.
Southern counties contributed 5000
of the 10000 people attending the state
fair at Huron last week. The fair
management declare that the receipts
so far exceed all expectations, and the
visitors say that exhibits IN all depart
ments are better than ever before seer
in this part of the country.
DR., r. L Murdy and John Hinsey, of
Minneapolis, claim agent for the Mil
waukee road west of Minneapolis. went
to Leola Friday to make settlement
with Mr.. and Mrs. August Pischke, who
were injured in an accident in Leola
last fall. 1t will be remembered that
they were struck by a switch engine at
the Main street crossing last fall and
thrown from their carriage, Mrs.
Pischke receiving quite serious injuries.
When work began few days ago on
the excavation OF the foundation for the
new theatre. channel of valuable
placer dirt was uncovered. Great
excitement at once ensued and pan after
pan of dirt was washed out in the ada
cent creek, each man showing good
string of colors. The find proved not to
be not merely pocket, as was first
thought, but well developed channel
of placer that was lying idle and undis-
covered. 1t is the intention Of the
builders to sluice all the dirt that Is
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