Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-25
NEWSY A NOTES.


who actually eats S. and $40 bills, but
aprar'n tiv does not relish them. He
was arr sted recently on a charge of
stealing a watch, lur h. did NOT attempt
TO eat the tnIepi, CO. probably having
rega q for his dis, suve apparatus. He
gives his name as Wally Timm He
was leaning against the bar i" a saloon
one Gay last W ck when a man came IN,
ordered Z drink and laid a 50 bill ON the
bar. When the drink disappeared it
WAS found that rhe Eill had done like
wise. Soon another thirsty one came
! and this time II was Il SIC bill that
followed the route pursued by the one
of smaller denomination. As Wally
had been leaning against the bar all this
time with an air Of careless abandon.
suspicion was turned toward him. He
denied knowledge of the money and
submitted to a search. Nothing was
found, but wien Chief of Police Zirbes
was called he saw that the mans mouth
seemed to be pretty full and ordered
him to open it. After swallowing a
couple of times the man did so, and the
chief says that he saw the $40 bill in the
back of his mouth wadded up He was
afraid to reach in after ii lest the man
bite him He stopped to pick up a stick
with which TO wedge his avs open, but
in the meantime Wally swallowed the
''%tenner." He was arrested, literally
with the goods on him." but it may be
a difficult matter to convince a jury
that he has them.
David Dudley, the young Indian law
student at the state university, who was
arrested last week AMI taken to Charles
Mix county to answer to a charge of
seduction, preferred by Josephine Yves.
ton, of the Yankton agency, was in Yer.
million last week. He is greatly
incensed over what he says was an
attempT TO injure his character, and
intimates that the case is not likely to
rest where it now is. He did not marry
the young Indian maiden, as it was
believed he would, but called for an
immediate hearing as soon as he arrived
at his destination. When the hour for
his hearing arrived no one appeared
against him, and the case was dismissed.
He remained in Vermillion only long
enough to pack up his personal effects,
and then returned to his home on the
Yankton reservation near Greenwood
To a friend he confided the belief that
his arrest on such a serious charge was
part of the states attorney of Charles
Mix county An effort was made TO
induce Dudley 10 remain and finish his
law course bat he could not see it that
way. He was afraid that the people
would hold him up 10 scorn He is
exceptionally bright for one of his race,
aud is quiet and unasuming Ii is
likely he will go to Mime sofa and
tinish his course.
State Superintendent Ramer learns
that a number of teachers are employed
in this state without authorized certif
some of them on certificates from
other states, and occasionally one with
any certificate whatever. In regard
TO this he calls attention to the state law
in such cases a the following: 1T is
that in many places boards of
practically ignore this law,
and permit teachers to engage in their
schools on an invalid contract. 1t means
that the members of the boards are per-
liable tor every dollar of money
paid out to these legally unqualified
teachers. 1t also means that teachers
under these conditions could :
lot force the collection of her salary " I
There were 2S3 applicants for teachers
at the examinations held the 1.
irst of the month, ana of these PA
certificates were granted to 81
irst grade applicants. Fifteen who 4
for first grades were given Sec 1
md grades on their papers. The total I
econd grade certificates granted were !
S3. Three applicants for first grades
allied to get any standing, and 62 second !
,rade applicants failed. Four appli- J
ations are being held up temporarily. 4
With but a few more miles of road TO 4
omplete this week, the Northwestern, I
t has been given out semi-officially, has /
to put on a regular train sched- !
lie of freight and passenger trains to :,
iidland. This is done to accommodate J
he large number of settlers and the {
,reat mount of freight that is going I
that way, but which has had to be 1
applied SO far by wagon and stage !
Settlers and their freight are ,
lamoring for transportation to Bovine, !
Teton, Capa, Wendte, and other stations 4
long the new line every day, and are I
to take chances on a gravel Z
rain, just SO they get there. 1t is becom +
ng incumbent on the railroad company !.
o help them out, as the company has \
lad a large share in starting the boom 4
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