Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-30

PhAhtAbS was hhtpttith Nv
Sisseton on Friday and was taken out
to the Mission where it will be used in
the publication of a magazine in the
interests of the Mission school. We
understand it will be printed in the
Sioux language. Rev. Evans is the
promoter of the project.
Up TO this date, seventy of the Rose
bud homesteaders have made final
proof on their lands and have received
their receivers receipts. One hundred
and sixty-nine have made application
to make final proof. Applications are
being made at about the rate of ten a
day. Many persons who have made
proof. have left to spend the winter at
their former homes and will return in
the spring.
Taxpayers of Lawrence county pro-
pose to make a fight before the state
board of equalization for a reduction in
the assessment of the tax. A commit
tee of three business men of Lead, has
appeared before the commissioners
with a petition asking that the treas
urer of the county be instructed to
accept eight ninths of all taxss assessed
against all town lots in the county for
the year 1905. This will help in lessen
ing the burden of the county for this
year.
A headon collision occurred early
Saturday morning OF the Great North
ern road a few miles east of Tinta,
Mimi. when the new passenger train
running between Aberdeen and Mime
apolis ran into an extra freight that
was coming toward Aberdeen. The
cause of the accident is not known at
present. A queer thing about the acoi.
dent is that it occurred on a straight
stretch of track. AT the time of going
to press this afternoon the blame for
the accident, if there is any, had not
been placed. None of the passengers
or train crew were badly hurt,
iInkihtCl LII Daii lotf vi WIG DaosSh
ger receiving an injured leg. The
bag gage car and tender of the passen-
ger are reported to have left the track
The big artesian well on the Wnet
stone creek, ten miles northwest of
| Ronesteel is on a rampage. The inside
casing has broken out about fifty feet
below the surface of the ground and
the water is running underneath the
earth instead of bringing a full flow to
the mouth. The we'll is on a hill about
one hundred yards from Andrew
Qualm's residence, and the surround
ing land is becoming SO soft that the
entire hill is gradually settling and
sliding down toward the valley. The
cellar underneath the house has been
filled with water for the past week and
Qualm fears that unless something can
be soon done the buildings will be
destroyed. Everything that can be
suggested has been tried, but with no
apparent effect, and it seems that the
residence aud other buildings are
doomed to des truction.
The investigation Of the alleged viola
tions of the anticompact insurance law
was completed at Pierre, as TO the wit
nesses present and an Adjournment was
taken Friday to December IL, when
one or two other witnesses will be
examined as to the st. Paul Fire q
Marine Insurance company. W. N.
Black of Des Moines. we 3tern manager
for the Connecticut Fire Insurance
company, who made the complaint,
was placed on the stand aud testified
that several Of the agents Of that COM
pany had relinquished their agencies
on account Of pressure brought by the
union companies, but his testimony
" as largely in the way OF conclusions
as to the cause Of such action, he not
being able TO give direct Instances
There will be no action by the de part
ment till after the next hearing aud
the traDscribing Of the testimony which
will be about the middle OF December.
Mrs. f. Fountain, who lived with
her husband and six children several
| miles south of Clark has disappeared.
Her husband went to visit a neighbor
Saturday morning and while he was
away she took the team and came to
town, arriving at Clark about s O'Clock.
She left q note in the pocket of her
husbands coat saying that she intended
TO kill herself and that her body would
be found on the banks of a slough.
She took a bottle of laudanum with
her. The team was left at Moore's
livery barn In the absence Of the pro-
prietor. The woman was last seen
about 10 o'clock talking to the station
agent. Her husband has searched the
county but can fluid no trace Of her.
The woman attended to al tho business
affairs Of the family, andit = learned
that she WAS II lnanciat diNcnIfies.