Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-04-26
NEwSY STATE NOTES.

Michael Merkvan, a Bon Homme
county farmer, rode wolf down and
killed the animal with club.
A meat market and a millinery store
at Bryant were burned Thursday. The
fire is supposed to have been the work
of an incendiary.
Carl Petan pleaded guilty to the
charge of land frauds in the United
States court at Sioux Falls Monday and
was sentenced to one year in the peni-
tertiary.
There were not sufficient legal dis
putes in Sanborn county this spring to
warrant Judge Smith holding term of
the circuit court and the term was
postponed indefinitely.
In Judge Gaffey's Hand county court
Friday Benz. f. Wenzel was found
guilty with intent on his thirteen year
old daughter and sentenced to four
years in the penitentiary.
Grant Dorflinger, twice tried for an
assault on a thirteen year old girl,
pleaded guilty at the Last term of the
Hand county circuit court and was
given one year in the penitentiary.
Arthur Isgirg was bound over for
trial at Pierre Friday on q charge of
attempting to vote illegally at the late
city election. This is one of several
such cases which have been commenced.
Professor J. w. Wilson and Miss
Elise Chapel were married at the home
Of the brides parents In Brookings
Wednesday evening. The bridegroom's
father, secretary of agriculture at
Washington, was at the wedding.
Martin e. Weeks, an old farmer liv-
ing near Henry, was foand dead Friday
morning. All the circumstances indi.
cate that Weeks took his own life. He
was found dangling at the end of a
rope which he had used to hang him.
self.
Col. Alexander Rodgers, recently
! lieutenant colonel with the Fifteenth
cavalry, stationed at Fort Ethan Allen,
in Vermont, is now at Fort Meade post
and has taken command of the Sixth
cavalry. His family is expected to
arrive in short time.
Senator s. G. Mortimer, Of Belle
Fourche, whose eye was injured by
watching rock drilling contest, has
been under treatment in hospital at
Deadwood, but it has been found nee
essary to remove the eye. A piece of
steel penetrated the pupil.
The product of the Standard oil is
taking the place of horses for breaking
the prairie in the western part ofHughes
county, company having brought in a
gasoline engine traction with which
they can turn 20 acres of sod day.
A large amount of breaking has been
contracted by this company.
The rock cut at Fort Pierre on the
Northwestern extension has been COM
pleted and rails are being laid through
the town. The first two bridges across
Bad river are completed, and the next
two well along. The rail laying will
be pushed as rapidly as possible up Bad
river valley from this on.
Some residents OF Brookings issued a
challenge on behalf of Cpe / Crawford
and Philo Hall for joint debate with
) Congressman Martin and Governor
Elrod at Brookings on the oath Mr..
Martin is billed to speak at Brookings
on that day and will no doubt accept
the challenge and Governor Elrod has
accepted.
Charles Laraber, Gregory county
rancher had a narrow escape from
drowning last week. He attempted to
ford Whetstom creek on horseback.
The horse became exhausted and Lar
aber tried to swim ashore. In the CEN
ter of the swollen stream he came to a
tree to which he chung for five hours
until rescued by his brother.
Reports have reached Rapid City to
the effect that severe forest fire has
been raging near Rapid creek. A large
section of the country has been burned
over and much hay has been destroyed,
together with fences and other surface
improvements. A fire ragged furiously
for a short time also on Laughing
Water, near Buck Horn mountain,
north of Custer. A force of men who
went to the scene soon had the blaze
under control
Since the election fo- voting court
house bonds in Marshall county it has
been discovered that clerical error
occurred in the wording of the election
notice and che ballots making them
read to run for forty years. AS it was
the intention of the voters that they
should .un only twenty years, which
is the legal limit, they Will probably
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