Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-07-05
NEWSY STATE NOTES.


the day for the dedication of the new
Catholic church which has been con-
structed at a cost of $50, 600 at Yankton.
Residents of Sanborn county have
petitioned the railroad commissioners
for the construction of a sidetrack ON
the Milwaukee railroad between Woon-
socket and Letcher. The board took no
action.
w. N. Reynolds, prominent resi-
dent of the northern part of Hughes
county, died at the hospital in Pierre,
last week from the effects of injuries
received in runaway accident We'd
nesday afternoon.
Reports come of severe hailstorm in
the vicinity Of Brandon on July 2. The
small grain on about seven hundred
acres of land was destroyed. Farmers
named Hebelstrom and Berkman lost
their entire crop of small grain.
Lightning killed four horses in a
pasture on the George Woodford farm
south of Huron July 2 Two or three
buildings in different parts of the county
were damaged by lightning and the
downpour of rain was the heaviest of
the season.
Citizens of Riverside, on the Omaha
railroad near Mitchell, petitioned the
hoo rd for rho CONSERVATION of "a ctatinn
and regular agent. The railroad
commissioners decided to notify the
railroad company TO construct the
station within thirty days.
Siebert Olson, rancher, living lear
Roubaix, committed suicide by placing
a pound and a quarter of dynamite
upon his chest and attached lighted
fuse. His body was mangled almost
beyond recognition, and the entire top
Of his head was blown off. He was Sc
years old.
AS the date of the birthday of Mrs.
Hubbell, of Miller, aged l01 in July,
approaches, plans are being made for
the annual tea party Of old ladies. Mrs.
Reeves, aged ninety seven next novem-
Der, will no doubt be at Mrs. Hubbell' s
party. She arises every morning at
the break of day.
State Superintendent Kramer has
called together the city superinte ndents
of the state to meet with the county
superintendents at Mitchell on July Is
for the purpose of considering a course
of study for the state, and any other
matters which may properly come
before such an educational meeting.
A telephone service installed some
weeks ago by railroad company at
Butler in lieu of telegraph operator
apparently is not satisfactory to citizens
of that place, who have filed with the
railroad commissioners petition ask
ing that the railroad company be COM
PEELED to engage the service of tele-
graph operator.
Two Macedonians working on the
Milwaukee grade northwest of Rapid
Oity were bitten by rattlesnakes and
one may not recover. They were chas-
ing rabbit, which ran into a. hole
Not realizing the bad company that
sometimes keep below ground, the men
in turn thrust their hands into the hole
in the hope of getting the rabbit. Each
was severely bitten.
The receipts of state taxes for the call
for the quarter ending June LIST brought
in total of $13l 1893, of which O,567
belonged to the state general fund, and
$50, 49S to the deficiency fund which is
available for taking mp general fund
warrants The balance was insane
maintenance fund, and little over
seven hundred dollars OF bond interest
fund from old levies.
The supreme court has rendered a
decision on the petition for a new trial
for lack Flute, convicted at the last
term of the circuit court in Roberts
county of the murder of Edward Peter
son and w. E. Colby. The supreme
court denied the petition and sustains
the decision of the lower court Flute
will be taken to Sioux Falls in few
days to serve ont his sedtence.
The state board Of railroad commits
sioners has decided to call a hearing for
July ii in the case of o. H. Olson, of
Lesterville, who petitioned for site
upon which to erect grain elevator.
The railroad company contends there
already are too many elevators at Les
terville and that as farmers are steadily
growing more corn and less small grain,
the business of the elevator men will
soon be thing Of the past.
John Belts. jailer of the Lyman
county jail. by timely discovery was
able to Illustrate daring attempt at |
escape on the part of q number of des.
perate prisoners, who at present are
in the Jail. A casual exami-
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