Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-04

kieutS pte1Sch ocCausS To' cPiinS'
has been selected as tine place for the
next annual conrsing meet Of the
National Coursing club. The meet
will commence September Is text and
continue until October 10 The Matt
ional Coursing club have over 800 mem
bers who own more thar ! 900 dogs and
have two hundred trainers.
A reception is to be given Captain
Seth Bullock. recently appointed
United Stat s marshal of South Dakota
by the Hook and Ladder company of
Deadwood. Addresses of welcome are
to be made by several prominent men
of the city. This reception is given to
show the appreciation of the great
work that Captain Bullock has done as
forest supervisor in the Black Hills
The Dakota Farmer, published in
Aberdeen, celebrated its silver jubilee
last week. 1t was establis he'd at Alex
andria AS a weekly paper twenty five
years ago. Later it was removed to
Huron, where the late w +. q. Bush
nell secured a controlling interest. 1t
is now published by the w. +. T Bush
nell company, has a circulation of
nearly 10000, is issued semi monthly
and is one of the representative agri-
cultural journals of the northwest.
Bob Arpan was drowned in the Mis-.
souri, river near Evarts while attempt
ing to cross to his home Saturday night.
Arpan left town about s o'clock, and
riding a strange horse, took the wrong
rard on crossing from the east bank
of the river nd rode straight
into an air hole. His home is only a
few rods from the west bank of the
river and his wife heard his cry for
help but by the time she got to the
river bank, all wa quiet, horse and
rider having gone under.
Christmas afternoon a match game
of baseball vas played at the Lucas
park, about half mile ont from town,
between the old Bonesteel league team
and a picked nine from Lynch. Butte
and other Nebraska towns within a
short distance of Bonest eel. The game
resrited in a victory for Bonesteel by a
score Of 5 to O., after five innings.
Quite a number of spectators viewed
the game and the usual number of
Bonesteel rooters were on hand to
encourage the home term.
For many years the people of Aber-
deem have looked forward with hope
fulness to the time when the 500 road
should iron its grade between Abe rdeen
aud Ashley, N. ID hat time appears
to be finally at hand. Ii is authori-
lively stated through a source coming
directly from the general sLprinten-
dent of the road, hat the grade will be
ironed and trains will be running into
Aberdeen before January i, 1907, The
movement is said to have no connection
with the surveys of NJ. and S. L.,
engineers in this section of South
Dakota.
Ed Snyder the man who, it is alleged
attempted to hold mp a school teacher
and who resisted arrest when appre-
hended, has been brought 10 Brown
county to face the charges of burglary
committed in Mansfield. When Shy
der was taken to the Redfeld Jail a
registered mail package was found i n
his possession, but the Sphinx county
authorities thought nothing of il. 1t
developed however, that the store into
which it is alleged he broke was also
the postoffice in Mansfield. A warrant
for his arrest Immediately was sworn
out, charging him with breaking into
a postoffice.
The City of Vermillion has a damage
suit IN its hanas If il refuses TO pay Il
claim Of S6, 100 which w II. Andrew
has presented as remuneration for
Injuries received in going through a
defective sidewalk. The accident hap
pened last May, and Mr.. Andrew alleges
that it left him unfit to follow his
chosen vocation of carpenter. Also
that he has suffered great impairment
of health and is now permanently dis.
abled. The city board will no doub,
refuse payment, in which case it il
expected that the case will go to the
circuit court. Geppert & Healy are the
attorneys for the complainant,
One of the most important decision,
of the supreme our in recent year,
has just been handed down IL relates
to the taxation of moneys and credits
The higher authority reverses TIT
decision of Judge Smith, which was :,
the effect that the board Of county com
missioners had no right to assess certain
moneys and credits owned by resident
Of Clay county. This decision will
mean that the city Of vermillion alon'