Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-02-15
NUMBER %.

missioner of the general land office on a
contest case in which a homesteader
filed over what is known as a water
right - the decision being i'll favor OF
the homesteader 1t was alleged hat a
syndicate from Washington Springs
went into LYMAN county aud filed
water declarations on a large number
of choice quarter sections, and one of
these was invaded by Henry Johnson.
who begun settlement on the tract aud
offered a filing covering the same tract
contained in the water drclaratory.
The general land office holds that the
evidence of the holder of the water
declaratory does not show that he had
made the required improvements, nor
that he was such n party who was
entitled to make such entry, as he was
not engaged in the business of 'breed-
ing, grazing, driving or Transporting Of
live stock" and accordingly he is not
qualified under said act of January L.
1897, to invoke any benefit thereof.
AT a meeting Of the board of trustees
of Huron college Tuesday, the contract
for the erection Of the college building
proper was awarded. j. ii. Nickel e.
company, of st. Paul, are the success
full bidders. The main structure will
be 10 feet in length, aud 50 feet wide
three stories above basement, with an
annex 50x65 feet and same height as
the main building. On the first floor
of the main structure will be located
the offices of president, secretary,
music rooms and library; the second
floor will have recitation room, labor
~atories, aud other rooms. the third
floor will be used as society rooms.
In the basement of the annex will be
a gymnasium, fully equipped; the
chapel will also be in this part of the
structure and located on the first floor
with a seating capacity, including gall
lery, of about 700 In short the entire
structure will be modern aud finished
III the best possible. The con-
tract price in round numbers, is 800.
900.
Hereafter when George Alderman,
who resides in Mcpherson county,
wishes to capture a wounded jack
rabbit he will not attempt to run it
down with a team. BY striving to 10
this he had a miraculous escape from
instant death. Ackerman and his
brother, on their way with a team to
haul a load of bay, wounded a rabbit,
which they attempted to run down.
George was standing in the sleigh to
which the team was hitched, with one
nand resting over the muzzle Of a
loaded shotgun. The sleigh struck a
bare patch of ground and the sudden
/, slackening of the sleigh threw them
forward aud discharged the guu. The
load passed through the flesh between
the thumb and index finger of Georges
right hand grazed his breast, took y
mp or two at his chin and touched up
the point of his nose, carrying away
small pieces of flesh from the side OF
each nostril. Had the muzzle of the
gun been even the fraction of an inch
closer to him he, without doubt, would
have been instantly killed.
State Superintendent of Instruction
M. M. Ramer has announced the COM
mittee he was authorized TO appoint by
the State Educational association at the
Brookings meeting. The committee is
created to carry out the plan ADVOCATED
by Professor Ramer for moral and
ethical instruction in the state public
schools. 1t will select a textbook for
the purpose or create one if necessary
The movement is so popular through.
out the state that the result will be
watched with interest, and whatever
course of instruction is chosen it will
be given a thorough test. The COM
mittee is strong, and its members ara
w UhtCu bhdt tlitit 10 nv DO-S&-
bility of UNCONVENTIONAL friction. IL is
as follows; Garrett Droppers, president
| state university; G.. w. Nash, president
{ Aberdeen normal school; X. l.. Siegei,
l president Brookings college; Thomas
Nicholson, president South Dakots
Wesleyan, university; A. G.. TIVE,
president Augustane college; Helen
Peabody, president All Saints school;
w. +. Eddy. county superintendent Of
! Brown county; G. G.. Wenzlauf,
county superintendent Of Yanktoa
t county; Ida P. Hatch, county superin :
tendent of Hughes county; +. H. Hoff,
city superintendent Aberdeen; A. A.
Mcdonald, principal Sioux Falls;
, Bishop Thomas O'Gorman. Sioux Falls:
Attorney @. II. Goddard, Hurley.
The resolution creating the COMMITTEES