Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-31

few slices of rat biscuit the other day,
The little fellow came near dying but il
is lesson which parents should learn
Keep the I've can, the rat biscuit and
other dellcacies of that nature out OF
baby's reach. They are inquisitive and
must needs be guarded to insure their
growing up to be presidents of these
United States.
Good progress is being made on the
passenger depot building which the
Great Northern railroad is erecting in
Sioux Falls. The foundation is com
plete, and the cut stone work is being
put in. There are five courses of cut
jasper and the rest Of the walls will be
built Of a deep red brick. making a
pleasing contrast to the Sioux Falls
jasper Within few months it will
be ready for occupancy.
The large barn on the Dan York
farm in Beadle county, and the cattle
sheds and smaller buildings were
wrecked by wind Friday. A small
house occupied by Mr.. Walrus and
family was blown over but no one was
seriously hurt. Mrs. Walrus and six
children were in the building. Other
farmers in the neIghborhood suffered
damage to buildings and many acres of
corn was blown down.
About thirty farmers living south
and southwest of Dell Rapids have
organized telephone company and,
besides the construction Of rural lines
to the homes of the stockholders, they
expect to run lines to Dell Rapids and
Baltic, and an effort will be made to
connect with the long distance lines.
The farmers figure that with thirty
farmers in the company the proposed
line will cost about $50 each.
Preparations are now practically
completed for the removal from Canton
to Sioux Falls of the machinery and
other parts of the plant of the Berg
strom Pillow company which is being
consolidated with the pillow manufac
turing concern recently organized and
in which number of Sioux Falls meI
are interested. M. 0. Bergstrom, the
founder of the old plant at Canton, viii
be superint endent of the new concern
The six-year-old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Hanson, who reside neal
Bristol, rec eived serious injury in Q
very peculiar manner last Saturday
While unloadi ng hay with horse forl
a pully broke and hit the little girl just
back of the ear, fracturing the skull SO
that the brain protuded and making o
very ugly wound. For several day
she was unconscious most of the time
but at last accounts she was improving
and strong hopes are entertained of heI
recovery.
While no threshing has been done il
the country west of the Missouri river
it is estimated that sowed wheat will
yield fifteen bushels to the acre, anC
other small grain in proportion, Will,
corn is estimated at about thirty bushels
to the acre. With such yields probable
the old time stockmen are shaking theil
heads, and are refusing TO bring an,
young stock this year to turn loose Of
the range. They feel that they arr
against the real thing at last and, sub
hitting to the inevitable, are getting
ready to either hunt up new Locations
or take up new lines of business.
Freaks were a feature of the tornado
seventeen miles south of Washington, a
related by DR.. McWhorter. Mrs
Horner was ironing by hot stove wheI
the house tipped with the wind, thu
stove quickly sliding 20 the Opposite
side. Soon the house tipped back ant
killed the dog. BY this time the fright
ened woman had grabbed her baby
when the wind suddenly slew the hous'
into antoms. The little one was fount
alone under the rubbish of the yrecl
some distance away nninjured. A
ducks head was twisted off its body by
the wind. An 18-inch steel stirring
pillow was picked up and carried forty
rods over a grove of high trees.
The management of the Portland
exposition has set September II al
South Dakota day at that exposition
Governor Elrod has issued proclama
ton declaring Tuesday, September IL
as South Dakota day, the proclamation
being: MANY South Dakotans have
already visited the exposition designed
to commemorate the success of the
Lewis and Clark exposition. which
exposition crossed what is now the
State Of South Dakota a hundred and
one years ago. In the records kept BY
Lewis and Clark Characteristic mention
is made of their passing through tbs
territory that is at present included in
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