Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-02-22
EWSY A NOTES.

~ $500 ~ 'OAAN
four and a half miles south of James
early Saturday morning in time to
catch the east train in'o Aberdeen
which arrives there shortly after six
o'clock. Her husband died two years
ago aid her estate is now being settled
before the county court. Because of an
injury her horse received she was
unable to drive to the depot. She was
however, so eager to have her estate
settled that she could brook no delay
Her 1l-year-old granddaughter accom-
panied her on the trip.
At the instance of Representative
Burke a number of appropriations for
the service in South Dakota will be car
ried. Among them is an item of so,
600 for an artesian well, a water system
and irrigation plant at Pierre; for fire
hose and equipment and a water tank
at the Chamberlain school the sum of
81. 500 is allowed. Twenty. five hun
dred dollars is made available for
repairing old buildings at Flandreau,
and $4,000 is appropriated for improve
ments at the Canton asylum. Three
thousand dollars is allowed for an office
building at Rapid City, and Sc. 900 for
repairs at Pierre.
AT the coming meeting of the South
Dakota Press association at Mitchell a
proposition will be made for another
southern trip for next winter. The
pencil pushers enjoyed their Washing
ton trip so much that they want to see
more of tbs south and a plan will be
proposed for a trip for mex winter that
will take in New Orleans and Cuba.
H. j. Phelps, division passenger agent
of the Illinois Central railroad company
spent two days in Sioux Falls recently
comforting with Secretary Cogan on the
plans of the trip aud Mr.. Cogan is in
possession of all the facts to lay before
the editors at Mitchell.
1t is reported that surface gas has
been discovered on Brush creek, in the
southeastern part of Butte county.
This stream is fed by springs, and a
settler opened up one of these springs
to secure a water supply for his cattle
on account of the freezing of the
stream. He lighted his pipe aud was
surprised to see the surface of the water
burst into flame from the burning
match. The gas on the surface of the
pool which he opened up burned for
some time, starting with a flash which
scorched his hands, when it first famed
up, and gradually diving down until it
went out for lack of material.
One of the latest prisoners, to be
lodged in the Sioux Falls p~enitentiary
is Philip o. VanKuren, who pleaded
guilty in the state circuit court of
Butte county to the charge of forgery
and was sentenced by Judge Rioe to a
term of one year and three months in
the penitentiary. The crime for which
VanKuren was sentenced was commit
the latter part of last December. He
was employed at one of the Widell- Fin
ley camps in Butte county and signed
the name of Mr.. Hughy, superinten-
dent of construction, to a check for $35,
which he gave to a merchant at Belle
Fourche in exchange for goods.
John McQuay, a boy employed at the
Gazette office in Yankton, met with a
serious accident last week which might
have cost him his life had not a loose
belt caused the blocking of the machin-
cry. McQuay was assisting to lace a
belt, and was attending a pulley
attached to the main shaft, when in
some way his arms became drawn
around the shaft. Painting and limp,
from the shock, he hung on the shaft
while employees reversed the shaft and
released him. Both of his arms were
broken between the elbow and wrist
The middle finger on the left hand was
S O badly crushed that it had to be ampu.
tated.
The state land department. has sent
to the states attorneys of different
counties of the state, a circular letter
notifying them that all term leases in
their counties, on which the lease
money for 1906 has not been paid, have
elapsed, and they are requested to
notify the lease holders to at once
remove all fences and other improve
ments from such tracts. This action is
in line with the policy of the depart
ment to prevent an accumulation OF
delinquent lease money. The lease has
ample notice that a failure on his part
means the cancellation of has lease, and
will end the term. If he again desires
the tract it is necessary for him to
make a new lease.
An extra force of men will be placed
on the mail cars in the Dakotas begin.
mining IN Fehruarv 20 to weigh all