Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-22
NEWSY STAT NOTES.

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Saturday of last week.
Henry Clegg a druggirt at st, Law
renee was arrested Saturday for the
illegal sale of intoxicating liquors.
Governor Elrod has appointed Francis
E. Fairman, of Pittsburg, as commits
sioner of deeds for South Dakota for
the state of Pennsylvania.
John Dobrey, the Duell county
farmer who came up missing ten DAYS
ago, has been found in Milroy, MINI.
When found his feet were badly frozen.
Congressman Martin delivered three
speeches at different towns in Lincoln
county last week and each one is said
to have been largely attended and very
enthusiastic.
"Dave" Rogers, a hermit trapper of
Lincoln county, was found dead this
week in his cabin with a bullet hole
through his head, IL is thought to be a
case of suicide.
Sioux Falls labor unions have decided
to enter politics and nominated a non-
PARTISAN ticket. This is the beginning
of the end of organized labor in Sioux
Falls unless we miss our guess,
The ice on the Missouri river is
reported as very unsafe from all points
IN this state but reports are that people
are still crossing They do this every
spring until someone is drowned
The board of education of Pierre has
tenTered the superintendency of that
city's schools for the coming year to
Prof. Frisk, professor of science and
mathematics in the Omaha, Neb.,
schools.
G.. Haisch, a Hutchinson county
farmer, had a runaway this week in
which he sustained a broken leg and he
laid out on the prairie for over four
hours and was nearly frozen to death
when found.
The last report of the national banks
of this state on a call of conditions Jan
uary 20, shows seventy. five such banks
in the state, an increase of three in the
last six months. They carry deposits
to the amount of SO, 1914, sS2, as against
$l5,079,7l IA six months ago.
The wolf bounty claims so far reach
81, 13S and as the fiscal year does not
close until June 30 it is a sure thing
that the $4,000 appropriated by the
last legislature Will not be sufficient to
pay the claims of the year.
Jens G. Jensen, for years baggage
man at the Northwestern depot at
Aberdeen, and who was accidently shot
10y his son several weeks ago., died on
Wednesday afternoon from the effects
of the wound in the jaw, blood poison
ing having finally resulted,
Two per cent of the fire insurance
premiums paid in this state has been
apportioned to the various fire COM
panies of the state. The total amount
this year is S5,544.75. The towns in
Day county TO be benefited are Bristol,
$39.73; Waubay, 1926; Webster,
$157.Si.
The United States government has
decided to finish the irrigation work
that was commenced by the Widell-
Finley company, of Mankato, MINI
before it went into bankruptcy, neal
Belle Fourche. The government still
retains $4,000 due the company and
holds its bondsmen for s2l 900 for to
make good on the completion of the
work.
Joseph Wells, who has an orchard
three miles from Spearfish. says that
from his ten acres of trees last year he
sold 1874 bushels of apples at an aver
age price Of 81 % per bushel, retaining
enough apples to make eight barrels of
sold 500 worth of cherries,
plumbs and pears and eighteen tons
of hay at IS per ton, all from the same
ten acres.
Captain G. A. Ludlow, of SiouxFalls,
announced his candidacy for cleo
ton to the position of commander of
the South Dakota CT. A. r. at the
approaching annual encampment of the
department.. He becomes a candidate
upon the solicitation of a large number
of the veterans of Sioux Falls and
who will do every thing
their power to advance his inter-
ests and aid him in his candidacy.
Chas. +. Ernest, who left Henton, La,
last week with a car Of emigrant goods
for his homestead across the river is
very low at the Pierre hospital. While
he wa in his car at Huron, the cars
were being switched and his horses
were thrown against him, crushing his
arm badly. Since he was taken to the
hospital blood poisoning has set in and
he is now in a very critical condition.
HIS brother is with him and a little son
was left with friends at Henton.