Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-07-19
NEWsY STATE NOTES.


homesteader near Top Bar, and Miss
Jessie Ullery decided that nothing but
life together from this time on would
do them, but met opposition on the part
of the parents OF the young woman. In
lumber wagon they drove more than
hundred miles They passed through
Pierre, where relatives OF the young
lady live, secured license in Sully
county, and the ceremony was per-
formed. They have gone TO the home
Of brother of the groom in eastern
Sully county for stay of a few days
to wait for the paternal forgiveness
before returning to the homestead OF
the groom i'll Stanley county.
Abe Motif, who is in the county Jail
at Elk Point under 81, 900 bonds, on a
charge of slashing Ton Brady, Jr.,
across the head with knife on the
night of the fourth at Beresford, is
alleged to have attempted to commit
suicide Saturday evening about6 o'clock
He had Eeen given a razor with which
TO shave himself, when he gave himself
slash, cutting cash three inches long
from near the temple to the jaw bone
and serving branch of the temporal
artery. He bled profusely and was
weak from the loss of blood before the
other prisoners discovered what he had
done The jailer was summoned and
he was cared for by a physician. He
has wife and three children living at
Centervlle, this state.
Governor Elrod has received COM
munication from the secretary of agri-
culture notifying him that under the
provisions Of the appropriation act of
the last congress all the states in which
forest reserves are located are to receive
ten per cent from the receipts of the
same, such money to be disbursed for
the benefit of either the road or school
funds of the counties in which the
forest reserves are located. Under
authority from the legislature. Under
the provisions of this act, South Dakota
is entitled to SO, 800. 81 which will go to
the counties of Fall River, Pennington,
Custer, Lawrence. Meade and Butte.
The other forest reserves in the state
are Slim Butte, Cave Hills, and Short
Pine, but no receipts are recorded from
these, and there will be no revenue
from that source this year.
An order has just been received and
filled by L. w. Stilwell, of Deadwood,
for shipment of Black Hills minerals
valued at nearly 800, to be sent to a
German firm. The order was for moss
agates from Lamarie, Wyoming, and
rose quarts from Custer county. The
latter is used for parasol handles and
jewelry. The shipment weighed $500
pounds and will cost the firm in Ger
many for freight and duty combined
about ten cents pound. Mr.. Stilwell
also shipped recently an order of gem
material of almost equal value to q New
York firm. There has been quite
revival in the business of mining rose
quartz in Custer county since it has
become so valuable to dealers and man
ufacturers of jewelry and novelties.
The quartz from this section is said to
be the best in the United States.
Fred Barton, a bank robber, who is
serving term of IA years and six
months in the Sioux Falls penitentiary,
late Saturday afternoon made a daring
attempt to escape, and as result had q
remarkably narrow escape from death.
He conceled himself in one of number
of bales Of old rags which were being
shipped from the penitentiary and was
conveyed to- the Illinois Central freight
depot. Had it not been for the fact
that each bale was weighed when loaded
when the bales arrived, he might Of
stayed and made his escape. However,
when the bale in which he was con-
cealed was weighed it was noticed that
the bale weighed over hundred pounds
more than other bales and an investi-
cation was made and Barton found in
his hiding place. Without being
released from his uncomfortable posi-
tion he was taken back to the peniten-
tiary. When the rags were withdrawn
from about him he was found to be
nearly exhausted, being nearly dead
from suffOcation aud the severe jolting
and tumbling which he had been SUBJ
jected to when the bale was being
handled. Barton with three comrades.
"Jacko" Wilson, Paddy Carroll,
John Burns, was convicted last January
In the state court Of Bon Homme county
Of robbery Of the bank Of Springfield,
at Springfield, that county on the morn
Ing or October 9Th lost. The arrest Of
Barton and Burns was due to the vigi-
lance Of Policeman Zerbest.of Aberdeen,
who traced them to Sioux City. where
they were placed Under arrest. They
refused TO return to South Dakota with
ont tie formalits Of reputation. This
was secured by Sheriff Garner Of Bon
Homme county Immediately before last
Thanksgiving. When arrested the two
pri.oners had IN their possession about
o125 III silver coin which 81 the trial
~ identified a. part OF the $500
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