Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-25
ADAMS 4 DENTON, Proprietors.
Thursday, October rs, 1906.
NEWSY A NOTES

waged in Milbank, the police raideu
the d~isorderly houses within tn
last few days. Two women wer,
arrested and were nned $l5 each. Theo
dore Kachn, proprietor of the CONNER
cial cafe and hotel, is now III Jail their
awaiting trial at the November term OF
court on a charge of a similar misde
meanor Evidence is being secured
against several places where it IL
alleged that poker games are being rur
on a gambling house basis. The South
Dakota temperance league is 20 take
part In the campaign, aud at a union
meeting of the city churches $50 was
raised TO aid in the work A man
named Lindsey was arraigned in justice
court on IA charge of robbing G. NJ.
George, of Minneapolis, of $40. The
police recovered $45 which was given 10
Mr.. George, and Lindsey was fined 500
and given a sentence of thirty days in
the county Jail.
he Minneapolis branch of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary society
adjourned at Winoua, Mimi last week
after deciding 10 meet next year at Mil
bank, S ID. The following officers were
elected: President, Mrs. w. II. lands,
Minneapolis; vice president, Mrs n. b.
Longley, st. Paul; corresponding secre-
tary. Mrs. 1 C. Joyce, Minneapolis ;cor
responding secretary of the no ve depart.
m-nt. Mrs. y. J Thorn, Minneapolis;
recording secretary, Mrs J. II. Fitz, St
Paul; treasurer. Mrs @. W. Hall, Min
neapolis- The Minneapolis branch of
the society includes the states Of Min
nesota and North and South Dakota,
and the meeting is generally held about
the time Of the annual conference in
October. There will probably be about
loo delegates present. and the meeting
consinues three days
Mr.. and Mr. s g Rhodes, who live
On . large farm i4sf outside of Cham
A~sristn. Gu me neat being mourners BY
reason Of peculiar circumstances Their
only daaShssr, IS mouths old. was in
sns yard playing while ths mother was
In tina house busiIy engaged Hearing
. scream frum the ehild. Mrs Rhodes
rushed 20 rae door. only to and . large
eagle wiEh irs ralcns fastened in the
nnhy's drsss. irving 10 IifS she burden
and dy away Fear fer the child lent
wings ta tie fees OF the mother, and she
was SOON ~arrncking the bird with q
hrnum The bird was tenacious and
rougiir hack as the mother until it was
beaten inrs submission. The child was
badly scratched
Ar tina nsRular election for state and
cnunry officers. rhs voters Of CLAW
cunnry viii be called upon TO decide
whefiisr or noe they vansa new court
house.. The plan Ia 60 lazy n tar of s
mills COR two years and 2 mills for one
ysar- This VIII raise $4,000. and to
s1ns &moun will be suded 90, 1000 now
in sss hands Of the ~asure One
wcnld naturally suppose that the great
majority Of residents would heartily
approve the plan, but this Is not the
sisu alton. In some of the townships
outside Of the ones adjoining vermillion
there is much opposition. Some OF the
rural residents will wen get Gus and
work against q new courthouse.
An estimate has been made Of the
population Of the principal cities Of the
state, based on the school census Of this
year, at the same ratio as the school
census held to the general populatio at
the time Of taking the census last year.
Those figures give: Aberdeen, 6,787;
Brookings, 1886; Chamberlain, 1,14s;
Deadwood, 4 264; Huron, I4.0sl; Lead.
1864; Madison. 2,914; Mi. ohell, 5.94S:
Pierre, 2,s22; Redneld. 1891; Sioux
Falls. ! 2.002; vermillion, 2.l47; Yank-
Ton. ALSO; Rapid City. 2.197. Rapid
City shows the heavier gain with 49,
per cent, and Aberdeen next with 16 2
per cent.
According to q statement sent an
attorney of Aberdeen by Governor
Elrod, concerning the statutes Of the
Taylor ~defalcation, the dedcit now
amounts to el37, 269.53 Originally the
dsfaloation was 1857 Gao. SO. The gov
ernor says the state has received by
rental and sale of the Taylor property
ol01 $50 90. leaving q balance ON June
20 Of this year Of el75, $50. SO. On June
-, there remained Taylor lands. clear
- tncumbranoe, unsold. which were
eppraised at 1881. This deducted
fs3m the balance Of the deficit on June
~, ieevss el37. 400. So
Ascending 70 the report Of Insurance
G>pmjadoner Perkins, South Dakota
eekl 1D.l1o, 006.2 Tor are insurance to
Ne6D61e ecmpanies last year and received
te6k ~ lsssss paid. 81 ne. 0S1 70. We
nnRet hoge hsIpsd them some to take
ncFfS ~ npe1g Gan Francisco Losses. We
~ Apt6kle hfs Insurance companies
oGet5l6 N snd resolved back in bene-
~ 4 ~ ~
3&AeSR 1essbsGs Bryan paid his
fopxfb ~ ~ D<onx Falls last week
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