Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-06-07
NEWSY STATE NOTES.

ok street waits, VINO were DrOuRnt
from New York city about three years
ago and placed in convent at Turton,
Sprink county, have been placed in the
r. form school at Plankinton on charges
of incorrigibility.
Orders received from the department.
at Washington direct that all mail in
South Dakota be weighed until further
notice. The usual time for weighing
of mail is one hundred days and that
time has already expired.
The filing record at the land Office
at Pierre was not as large in May as in
April yet over two townships was taken
up. The number of filings was 296 and
took AZ 800 acres. 1t is expected that
the filings will be increased greatly
when the rail roads are completed.
Yankton business men have adopted
a plan to draw trade to that city by
selecting each Wednesday as bargain
days, when every merchant offers goods
at exceptionally low prices. Later they
are going to have other attractions on
that day, including lectures on farming.
A very rich strike has been made on
the Mark Hanna property near Lead.
This land adjoins the Monarch lying
just east of it, and is owned by num-
Der Of Lead people. Considerable
development work has been done. A
shaft was sunk and good ore encount-
cred.
Reports from the southern part Of
the state show an excellent outlook for
the fruit crop. The strawberry crop,
which is rapidly maturing, will be the
largest in several years. The cherry,
plum aud apple trees are loaded with
fruit, nothing but hail can now change
the outlook.
The state lands board at late meet.
ing decided to offer for sale this fall the
town lots in the different towns Of the
state which were secured in the settle
ment with defaulting Treasurer Taylor
The lots will be offered some time in
September, and the advertisement of
sale will soon be out.
Plans are being made for an electric
light plant on Rapid creek near the
mouth of Deer creek in the Hills, for
the purpose of furnishing power for an
electric road to be built from the
Yellow jacket district on Jim creek
down Deer creek to connect with the
Missouri River q Northwestern rail.
road.
1t seems probable that the project for
building a shelter in Spearfish in con-
nection with the opening of the large
coal deposits in northwest Wyoming
will be put through The decision of
those interested awaits that of the
Burlington railroad, for in order to
make the smelter a success it will be
necessary to have railroad from that
city to the coal fields.
Adjutant General Englesby by trip
to Washington and through the assist
ence of Senator Kittredge and Congress-
man Burke, has secured 5000 for a
summer encampme nt of state troops at
Fort Russell, Wyoming. where the
troops from northwestern states will
rendezvous. 1t was first announced
that the troops of the state were not
properly equipped for such a meeting,
but the fund has been secured by the
adjutant General. and "a delegation will
be sent.
MAJ shall H. A. Caldwell, of Valley
Springs, had close call for his life
last Tuesday afternoon when he under
took to arrest farm hand named Chas
Patten. Patten came to town and in
some manner filled up on poor whiskey.
The marshal was called on to arrest the
farm hand. The latter showed fight.
Mr.. Caldwell was determined to land
his man and he went after him with
yengence. The two men finally brought
up on the ground with the officer on
top Patten whipped out knife and
made several unsuccessful attempts to
plunge il into the back of the marshal.
At the travelling mems carnival in
Aberdeen June 1st great interest CEN
tered on the big parade held there, and
the streets were lined at an early honr
to witness the pageant, which consisted
of four sections, including one in
which were forty-four floats represent
ing local industries, a mounted section
of men and women, carriages contain
ing Governor Elrod. the mayor and the
officers of the South Dakota Travelling
Mems association bringing up the rear,
a column Of travelling men Numbering
about 500. fhe convention this year
far exceeded the WATERFOWL meeting a
year ago. The city was filed with
visitors and delegates and the greatest
prevailed Band concerts
were given continually and many other