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

skin around his watch, which was
unframed, melted silver dollar IN his
trousers pocket, and finally made its
way 10 the ground, tearing off his shoes
i'm the passage. 1t is said that the
drenching rain which fell upon the
farmer during the two hours OF expo
sure saved his life by drawing the
excess Of the electricity out of his body
into the earth.
An electric line between Wagner and
the east side of Lake Andes is being
promoted by John III. Absher, capital.
list, and it is expected that the project
soon will assume such shape that the
actual work of building the line can be
started this fall. The proposed line
will pass through thickly settled part
of Charles Mix county and would be
able to secure a great deal of local
traffic besides the business between here
and the lake, which is rapidly growing
in favor as a summer resort
Gov. Elrod has named as delegates to
the fourteenth national irrigation con-
gress, which meets at Boise, Idaho,
Sept. to 8, the following men: John
A. Stanley, Hot Springs; S. +. Wilson,
Hot Springs; Prof. j. f. Todd, Yer
million; Prof f. G. Perisho, Vermil-
lion; Prof. A B. Crane, Crookings S
H. Lee, Pierre; Walter S. Hamilton,
Belle Fourche; Samuel G.. Mortimer,
Belle Fourche; W. H. Bonliam, Dead
wood; Edward H. Berg, Sioux Falls;
W. A. Tucker, Hot Springs X. G.
Phillips, Deadwood; A. J. Plowman,
Deadwood; H. t. Cooper, Whitewood;
Henry Keets, Spearfish.
About 1900 acres of land will be
reclaimed by a seven-mile ditch which
is to be constructed in Deuel. county
Surveyor Carpenter, of WATERFOWL, has
just returned from there, having com.
pleted survey of the tract, which at
present is nothing but slough. The
ditch is laid out through its entire
length and the farmers through whose
lands il runs will undertake the con-
struction Of the drain. Owing to the
softness of the soil the excavating will
have to be done wholly with spades and
the cost for labor will be approximately
$4,000. AS the land when reclaimed
will be worth about $50 an acre the
farmers consider that the draininq will
be well worth the effort and expense.
The Condo News says: Things are
getting rather fierce here, and it is time
something was doing. Last Thursday
night while this writer was going home
he was stopped on the crossing at the
depot by tall fellow who demanded a
dollar, but when the fellow looked into
a 80 S. q w he concluded he didn't
need the money and started for the
jungies. Sunday night drunken
crowd stopped Ferd Bultman east of
town and caused him considerable dam
age. They also tried to stop Robert
Robertson, but he drove away from
them. Monday night it is thought an
attempt was made to enter Dr. Hermans
residence, hut the party was frightened
away.
Friends Of Fred Potticary, who WIS
sentenced to sixteen months term in
the penitentiary at the last term of the
circuit court of Codington county, are
/ l. on 90 ox 4. al
Petitions are being circulated and will
be forwarded to Governor Eirod for his
consideration. II represents that Pot
ticary committed his crime under stress
of necessity, and that he will in the
future be a law abiding citizen. 1t is
also urged in his behalf that his wife
and six small children are i'm dire need
of his support in maintaining them
selves, and that it is especially desir-
able that the prisoner be given his
liberty before winter sets in.
An Iowa City, Iowa, dispatch in Mon
days papers says: "A faithless lovers
fight after an ardent wooing may mean
insanity to Miss Emma Havlik, aged 26
the good looking daughter of well-to-
do parents, who live at Kimball, s. ID |
Miss Hawk, the victim of pronounced |
melancholia, was examined by the COM
missioners OF insanity last week and |
consigned to the care of Sheriff Row.
land to await further actions. Physi-
clans who examined her say that a
change of scene and rest may save her.
The missing lover, who left Iowa City
without telling her his intentions, is a
student in the University of Iowa, but
the girl, faithful even in her misfortune
refuses to reveal his identity"
News from Zion City, that A, E.
Bills, formerly a banker of Miller, may
take on the robe Of Alexander Dowie, is
received. He was known for his relig-
ious zeal in Miller. He kept "Lord's
account in his bank and was very care
full that God received credit for ten per.
cent OF all of his income and profits
which he gave to churches and chart
ties. On one occasion when he had ,
charge of break of day prayer meet