Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-05-18
NEwsY STATE NOTES.

George Nelson, Of Harrington, Neb.,
has purchased the Canton Times.
According to the latest report there
are Z ,406 Congregationalists in South
Dakota.
The Gray Interstate has been pur-
chased by Rondo Greeley, son of M. F.
Greeley.
Governor Elrod will speak at Tacoma
park, near Aberdeen, on old settlers
day in June.
Warren Gibbs had his hand badly
mashed in an elevator accident at Sioux
Falls Friday evening.
Charles Alexander, of Mitchell, has
been handed one year in the peniten-
tiary for horse stealing.
Mrs Cassie Mcintosh, of Iroquois, is
at the point of death from the effects of
being struck by lightning.
Edward Connery died at Woonsocket
this week aged 100 years and 5 months.
He was native of Ireland.
Charles Person, of Sully county, is
reported to have killed large wolf
with jackknife last week.
Sioux Falls has made arrangements
to open its packing plant which has
been closed for several years.
The ferry boat on the Missouri river
at Vermillion bumped into snag last
week and went to the bottom.
A receiver is being sought in Judge
Carland's United States court for the
new South Dakota Central railway.
President Earring and H. f. Hunter,
of the Milwaukee road, drove across
from Chamberlain to Rapid City last
week.
Prof l.. Wingfield, of the Dakota
Wesleyan university has been appointed
one of the deputy public examiners of
this state.
Sheep men ON Grand river are
reported to have suffered losses to the
amount of of $4,000 in the storms of
last week.
Walter Murphy, Deadwood boy,
was struck in the eye with ball while
playing Friday and will probably lose
his sight.
During the month of April $1,000
in, Gr&,..
and the commissioners paid bounties to
the amount of $1,700.
The Bank of Pierpont, which has
been conducted for years by J. A. Haw-
kins, was sold last week to the First
State Bank of Pierpont.
The city council, of Vermillion, has
asked the electric light company to
place price on its plant SO that the
city may take steps toward its purchase.
Walter L. Stanton has been sentenced
to nine months in the penitentiary for
stealing calf. He confessed. Two
other indictments are held against him.
A grand carnival is to be held in
Spearfish commencing May II and con-
tinuing three days. Cattlemen will
take prominent part i'll the program.
l. M. Humphrey and f. M. Stewart
have been appointed members from this
state of the executive committee of the
American Stock Growers association.
Mr.. Fritz, of Watertown, received
Judgment against the city of Water
town for sos for damages for injuries
sustained by fall on defective side
walk.
The general store of X. ]. Lincoln, at
Tular, was destroyed by fire The loss
is estimated at $4,000 and is fully
covered by insurance. The origin of
the fire is unknown.
Bids will be advertised for by the
interior department on June Is for the
construction of the large dam of the
storage reservoir in the Belle Fourche
irrigating project. The bids are TO be
opened August /.
The elevator of the Truax & Belts
Elevator company at Hartford was des-
troyed by fire last week as the result of
being struck by lightning. The com
pany carried insurance of $4,000, which
will only partially cover the loss.
In the circuit court at Pierre last Fri
day, after two days of testimony Judge
Gaffy directed verdict of guilty of
willful mal-administration of Office in
the case of the removal of @. E. Besan-
con from the office of clerk of courts.
At the term of Hughes county court
last week George Place was fined $50
for operating blind pig, and Harry
Kasel was sentenced to six months in
the penitentiary On a forgery charge.
An affidavit of prejudice was fled in
the case of the state VS.. McMackin, for
obtaining money under false pretense,
and another Judge will be called.