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

In South Oak ota, was among the old
soldiers who left Sioux Falls Monday to
attend the national @. A. r encamp-
ment at Minneapolis. He is still the
| posses sor OF the suit OF clothing VIII ch
! he wore when lie was mustered out of
| l6, 1866, and will wear il TO the encamp-
ment. He also has the canteen and
haversack which he carried at Chicka
manga, and will carry them in the
parade at Minneapolis.
While in bathing in the Missouri
river with some companions at point
six miles south of Gayville John Buck
man met death by drowning. Neither
Buckham nor his companions could
swim and they were splashing about i'll
! the shallow water. Buckham finally
left the water and was standing on the
bank close to the eige of the stream.
He suddenly lost his balance aud
plunged headlong into the water where
it is deep. He rose once, but his COM
panions could do nothing to save him
and he finally disappeared beneath the
muddy water.
In view of the fact that in this
diocese there are many thousands of
Indians, Rt. Rev. William Herbert
Hare, of Sioux Falls, Epispocal bishop
of South Dakota, has sent out notices
printed in the Sioux language inform
ing the Sioux members of this church
/ that the annual convocation will be held
next month at Santee Indian agency.
The gathering which will be composed
of several thousand Indians, and white
| Episcopal clergymen from all parts of
the state, will be called to order on
Saturday, Sept. 10, and will continue
session several days.
Hazel Cheney, fifteen years old, is
dead from burns received in an attempt
30 start fire with kerosene. The girl
resided with her sister, the wife of
Samuel Buchanan, living, three mile 8
north of Canton. She got up early to
prepare the family breakfast and not
noticing that there was smouldering
embers in the stove proceeded to pour
in oil from a five gallon can. There
was an explosion and the burning fluid
! was thrown into the girls face and eyes
her eyes being literally burned out. So
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deadly work that the girl was dead
before other members of the family
could come to her assistance.
The phenomenon of last May, when
fish fell from the clouds in a heavy
downpour of rain, has been repeated.
For the last two days last week Aber-
deem and vicinity was visited with
the most remarkable rains known
there for the past fifteen years. So far
this month the precipitation has been
3.32 iuches, and considerable damage to
the crops is reported. The fish fall
occurred during the heaviest downpour
and boys are taking fish out of pools of
water it, different parts of the city.
There can be no question of the fish
falling from the clouds, for they are
found in pools that have formed OH the
cement sidewalks.
Anna Twinde, 3 years old. is dead as
the result of rattlesnake bite She
was bitten on Monday, July, 80, at the
claim of her parents near Murdo-M Nc
Kenzie, west OF Chamberlain. While
she was playing with a stick on the
porch of the shanty home, RATHER
poked its nose through crack, and she
mistook it for the head of mouse. She
poked it with the stick and was bitten
OH the finger An antidote was given
and the child seemingly recovered. On
the seventh day, however, the hand
which was bitten and the entire arm
became greatly swollen and then turned
as hard as marble and she died in a
few hours The remains were taken to
WATERFOWL for interment.
Henry Daniels, aged thirty seven |
years, German American, and for
several years in the employ of Charles
Lueth, farmer residing in Will Lake
township, near Sioux Falls, was
killed by being run over by a
binder. While operating the binder a
sharp flash of lightning caused the
horses to give a sudden. jerk, which
threw the unfortunate man from his
seat and directly in front of the binder,
Before the horses could be stopped or
aid reach him he had been dragged
distance of about 300 feet. 1t is thought
his head was turned In such way that
bis neck was broken when the binder
first struck him. With the exception of
An uncle and aunt who live near the
scene of the accident, Daniels relatives
including his parents, reside in Ger
many. isF Ass Ii
While out viewing a black storm Z
'loud, j. j. Morris, farmer living /
near Milbank, had terrible experience {
with lightning. He was struck by a I,
bolt and lay for couple Of hours in the I
rain unconscious. Finally he recovered {