Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-16
NEWSY STATE NOTES.

| FIRE destroyed four business build
ings and their contents at Faulkton
Friday The lossers are: Rounds, pho
tographer, So 600; Foncanon, billiards
81 500; Burke, feed stock SO 900; Kelley
q MURRAY, merchandise, $4,000; Bry-
den, three buildings $500. The insur-
ance is about half
About the only newspapers that are
attempting TO create the impression
that any considerable portion of the
republicans of the state will oppose the
enactment of the principles of the state
platform into law are those which are
not republican and have not been repub
lican for some years past-and, in all
probability, will not be supporting the
republican ticket in 1908.
The case of f. B. Gray against the
commissioners of Beadle county, a case
of mandamus proceedings was tried in
chambers by Judge Whiting, and was
decided in favor of the county commits
sioners The courts opinion was that
Mr.. Gray having moved out of the dis
trict for which he was elected county
commissioner, was no longer entitled
to hold the Office, and that the Office
was vacant.
Acting on the earnest desire of Bishop
Hare, Rev. Marshall +. Montgomery,
rector of st. Marks Episcopal church
of Aberdeen, has rendered his resigna-
ton to the vestry to take charge of the
Episcopal parish at Lead and Dead
wood. The resignation is to go into
effect on Oct. /. There has been urgent
need of a rector in the Black Hills, as
the congregation Is rapidly approach
ing a state of decentralization in church
matters.
The state equalization board COM
pleted les work Friday, and made the
annual ievies for the year at two mills
for the state in general and % mills
corporation property tax. But little
change was made in corporate property
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property. While it will be several days
before final footings can be secured, the
total assessment value will be shown to
be about $225, 100000 an increase of
100000 overlast year.
The new Catholic church in Belle
Fourche, known as st. Paul's was
dedicated with appropriate ceremonies
Right Rev. Bishop Starima, of Lead,
officiated, and was assisted by several
of the priests from the different towns.
After the services in the church elabo-
rate exercises were held in the opera
house This is the first Catholic church
to be built in this fiourishing little city,
aud starts out with good membership
and in excellent financial condition.
Grading on the Milwaukee road S
Pacific coast extension has progressed
to point fourteen miles west of the
Missouri river, all of which distance is
now ready for the steel. Rails are
being laid from Glenham, S. D., to the
site for the new bridge to span the river
the foundation for which Is rapidly
nearing completion. The bridge will
be built entirely of steel and will take
nearly two years to complete. A tenn
porary wooden structure has been built
to transport material and aid in the
construction of the big structure.
Several "Peeping Toms' are greatly
annoying the people of Redfeld. When
Mrs. Henry Klebsch stepped out upon
the porch man jumped at her out of
the darkness. The frightened woman
tainted, but fortunately friends and
relatives were close at hand and the
intruder took to his heels. The same
night the family of Mr.. Anderson was
frightened by one of these midnight
providers, who have been seen also in
other parts of town peeping into win
dows late at night. 1t is proposed to
organize a shotgun brigade for the pur-
pose of protection.
Charles Tobias, the alleged mail rob-
Der who escaped from the Brown county
Jail last Tuesday evening, was captured |
at Bradley, and brought back to Aber-
deem Saturday. He walked all the way
there to visit his wife and child and |
two minutes after entering the house
he was arrested by deputy sheriff. !
Tobias said that few minutes after he
made his escape he intended to return,
but later determined to see his family
first at all costs, He said that his
escape was comparatively an easy mat
ter and that he acted on impulse; other
wise he would never would have done
it. He was cleaning mp the Office OF
the Jail and seeing an old coat and hat
hanging up in cupboard, he put the
articles into garbage box; then
knocked at the door to ask a woman
working in the kitchen to let him out
so that he could empty the box. The
woman complied and the rest was easy.
Tobias is accused of stealing mail
ponch at Bradley, robbing it and burn
ing the contents to hide the evidence
of the crime. He win be tried at the