Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-16

IL III Custody NJ CiOuX Z hiis huu Wdutcu
at st. Johns, Mich. on charge Of
bigamy. 1t is probable that the attor-
neys Of Goltra at Sioux Falls will make
a fight against his leaving the state.
| Contracts for Supplies.
Contracts for furnishing supplies
and for the grading to be done on the
Missouri River and Northwestern rail-
road, have been let during the past few
days BY the chief sngineer. r.. @. Tucker.
Work viii begin Immediately. Nearly
oil the timber 10 be used in construction
will be furnished from the Black Hills
forests Only heavy bridge timber viii
be brought from Washington.
Whole Block at rrederick Wiped Out.
The worst are that Frederick ever
experienced broke out Friday night in
ths furniture store Of y. II. Hsrrsts
Abons 10 o'clock. and before the names
could be qusnched three buildings hsd
been destroyed snd che stock Of goods
Of . fourth building was badly dam
aged. The snstrs Los win probably
sxossd eio.ooo BY goodiy margin. The
csuse Of the Gro 10 thoushs 10 have been
. defective nus. - ths Gre started near
the chimney. KS Ns4ts
Oniy Three Days Lost.
There are 80 rural mail carriers in
service in South Dakota and during
January their schedules called for
$40 days work In, the aggregate. |
Payments are made through the local
posbofioe and when al ths reports were
In II wss discovered that only three
days time was lost during the whole
month. This fact illustrates not only
that the state has band Of mighty
faithful rnral carriers. bnt also South |
Dakota Jaunaries arc by NO means 90
bad as they have been painted. Few
other lines of business, even with no
exposure attached TO them. cculd make
q better showing.
Tragedy on a Farm.
News reached Sioux Falls Feb. Q. Of a
double shooting on farm twelve miles
north of that city. The victims are
Lars Olson, q farmer who 10 dead, and
his wife, who In mortally wounded.
Olson, who 10 an elderly man. recently I
married . young woman. Il is alleged I
that they frequently have quarreled.
Last evening nsighbors noticed that the
Olson home bore . deserted appearance.
Breaking into the building they found
Olson dead and his wife mortally
wounded. Her body WAS on the bed.
Near IL was Olson's body, seated in .
chair, and with the trunk resting 1
against the bed. 1t is supposed that che /
husband first shot his wife then him
self. L
M Narrowly Escapes Death.
Oscar Urback was brought TO Aber-
deen Monday night from Carbide town.
ship by deputy sheriff John Anderson
who Was sent for BY the neighbors tol
take charge Of him Urback became
demented some time ago and
wondered about until he wasl
pretty badly frozen. He was found BY 1,
nesghbors who cared for him the best
they could but his feet were 20 badly i
frozen a. to require immediate medical
attention. they notified the sheriff II
Urback IL "a sort Of . hermit. He hos
lived In Carlisle township in shanty, i
all alone. for over fifteen years. Loue-
illness and insufficient food are thought
to have caused his mental trouble. II
is said that he has been in the asvlum
1t Yankton. DR.. Countryman, the
physician, Il Of the opinion that
Urback may escape with the amputa-
ton Of few toes though he may lose
both feet. He is resting well at the
county hospital and talks nationally.
Death Due to Gas.
After making an investigation Of the
mysterious death Of Lars Olson, q
farmer. whose home was about twelve
mules north OF Sioux Falls, and whose
body was found near his wife. who was
in 4 critical condition. the coroner's
jury has returned verdict that 0lson's 1
death was caused By hemorrahages,
induced BY asphyxiation BY soft coal
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