Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-23
NEWSY STATE NOTES.

town of Wakonda. The leaguers have
beer fighting TO keep the county board
from issuing license for the two
saloons, fearing that it would injure
their chance for success in the attack
they intend to make upon the petitions
for the license which they claim do not
contain the requisite number of free
holders as signers This is in the
nature OF a test case and is watched
with interest by several towns where
licenses have been granted under similar
conditions. II the petition for the
Wakonda saloons are declared illegal,
numerous other towns will be in the
same situation. In towns where it has
been difficult to secure the signatures of
twenty-five freeholders to license peti.
tions, it has been the practice to deed
small tracts of land few feet square
to persons who were favorable to the
saloon. If this practice is held to be
contrary to law number of towns will
have to remove the licenses they have
granted.
With no weapon other than com
mon wooden pail, two young daughters
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Olson, who reside on
farm in Bon Homme county, sue
ceeded in killing fierce wolf and at
the same tine prevented the animal
from killing their two dogs. The girls
had been out gathering berries and had
with them a wooden pail. Their two
dogs faithfully followed them, and
while going along road which was
skirted by timber, discovered huge
wolf lying partially concealed in the
shrubbery near the side of the road.
The two dogs Immediately attacked the
wolf, which, however, soon demon
strated that it was more than match
for the dogs. The two girls rushed to
the scene of the fierce battle, and just
as they approached the struggling
animals the wolf succeeded in INJECTING
horrible wounds with his fangs upon
the bodies of the dogs, which were
nearly exhausted. Regardless of the
danger. one of the girls approached
near enough to deal the wolf number
of hard blows on the head with the
pail. This partially stunned the fierce
animal and before it could recover it
was killed. The wolf was one of the |
largest ever seen in this part of the
state.
Possibly the first case on record of a
man deciding for himself that he was
mentally deranged is that of G. w.
Morehead, prominent resident of
Sanborn county, who voluntarily went
to the state hospital for the insace at
Yankton and asked to be admitted as a
patient. Morehead is about seventy
years cid. He had been in poor health
for some time, and recently came to
the conclusion that his mind was
He talked freely of the mat
ter to relatives and friends, who were
unable to convince him otherwise.
Having determined what to do, the old
man calmly closed up his business
affairs and made preparations for his
absence from home. This done to his
he took train for Yank-
ton, and upon arriving at that place
went to the state hospital for the insane
and applied for admission. Under the
law the hospital authorities were unable
to admit him except upon the order of
the county board of insanity of Sanborn
county. In this emergency, the county
board of insanity telephoned to the
of the insane asylum that
the necessary papers would be issued,
and the old man was admitted to the
He will pay for his own
treatment during the time he is in the
asylum. Soon after arriving at the
asylum, the old man was visited by his
sons, who found him comfortably sit
uated, but in bed.
In another four months, or by Jan. l,
South Dakota will not owe dollar on
any OF its sixteen state institutions, the
the total value of which aggregate
nearly 100000. Some of these insti-
buttons were begun in the territorial
days, and since then large additions
have been made to meet the demands
made on them. Today they are all in
condition, aside from expen-
iitures that may be necessary to make
improvements and for their
support, the state will not be called
upon to pay out any more large sums
FOR the establishment of these necessary
adjuncts to state government. At the
present time there is not more than q
total of few thousand dollars due on
bonds, and these will be
met before the end of this year. Fol-
lowing Is list of the Institutions owned
and supported by South Dakota, with
The name of the city or town in which
they are located: Aberdeen-Norther
normal and industrial school. total
value $4,000. Brookings-Agricul-
tural college, total value including
buildings etc $2l5. 200.
Gary Blind asylum, tota. value $751;
900. Hot Springs-Scldiers' home,