Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-02-01

south of Mecklin, fell under a load of
lumber and was killed. Two wheels
passed over his head. The accident
occurred within a few rods of his home.
The drilling for foundations for the
new railroad bridge at Pierre is being
continued, the drill now working
through the ice on the main channel at
the point where it is expected to put in
the first pier from the east bank.
The hearing which yas to have been
held by the state board of railroad COM
missioners at Avon, Bon Homme
county, on January % for the purpose
of taking testimony in an elevator site
C ise, has been postponed indefinitely
the understanding being that an agree
ment had been reached.
Commissioner Robinson, OF the state
census bureau, has shipped to the var
ious county auditors of the state the
number of copies of the census report
which have been allotted TO each
county, aud those interested enough to
desire a copy can secure the same by
calling or the auditor of the county in
which they reside.
What was called a mysterious sui
cide by the ~coroner's verdict in the
case of Peter Kadeu, the Hoskins,
Nebraska, farmer found dead in a well
on Kings homestead on the Rosebud,
is now pronounced murder in the first
degree, and Issaf Syfe, a Syrian who
had had trouble with Kaden and with
whom Kaden was last seen alive, is in
Jail at Bonesteel awaiting his preiim-
mary hearing IN the charge.
Articles Of incorporation have been
filed for the Laugford Telephone COM
pany at Laugford, with a capital of
$22, 500. The purpose Of the company
as shown by the articles Of incorpora
ton, is to do a general telephone bust
ness in the counties of Marshall, Day,
Brown and Roberts. The mcorpora-
tors are G. A Plat, ] f. D. Cook,
Howard Plat, @. Z Jersey, w. Fl.
Sherrard and others at Langford.
The home Telephone company at
Deadwood was sold under judgement
for $4,000 held by Frank B. Cook
The only bidder was Attorney James
G. Stanley, ofLead, who bid in the
line for $4,000, the real purchaser being
Frank b. Cook. The latter is now in
Chicago, but will be there shortly and
general impression prevailing is that
the system will be sold out to the Bell
Telephone company. The Home Tele.
phone company has been in existence
about twelve years and formerly gave
good service. OF late, however, it has
been badly run down.
c.. G. Niemen, hailing from Fremont,
Neb, who was in Pierre for several
days attempting to take orders for
shade trees at a cent apiece, quietly left
Friday. He claimed TO be an agent of
the government, and on that account
could furnish the trees at the low price
which he placed them at. On being
questioned as to when the government
had begun to sell trees, he had several
statements to make in regards TO the
matter and finally admitted that he had
nothing to do with the government.
He left with a promise to return end
fill his contracts, and will be waited
for with interest.
Citizens of the Black Hills section
are greatly stirred up over what is
thought to be the murder of Alexander
Mcdonald. Mcdonald is the man
whose body was found on the North
western tracks just outside of Lead
City. he came to town for the purpose
of having his team shod, and had on his
person 500 or $500. There was no
money upon the body when found. He
had been drinking slightly during the
afternoon, but was not intoxicated. and
was known not 10 have spent the
Ai0bNR = Us - ltAi 4 4IAS nN llul-
der for the purpose of robbery that has
occurred in the Hills for many years,
and even the most conservative are
talking Of organizing an old-time vigil
lance committee. A number of MELON
AIDS friends are raising a purse as a
reward for the capture of the murderer.
In the sheriff's office of Brown county
last Saturday afternoon Deputy Sheriff
Halle arrested a deserter from the
United States army, who has been at
large for nearly two years. The name
of the deserter is John H. stewart, who
deserted from the Ninth Coast Artillery
at Baracas, Fla. on March II, 1904.
Since that time he has been roaming
over the southern and southwestern
states, gradually working his way north.
He arrived IN Aberdeen last Saturday,
with no money and a huge appetite.