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

On of an unfastened switch
at Miller three cars of the west bound
reight tipped over from the track thi,
morning, but no damage was done
except to the cars.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state for the
Newark State bank at Newark, Mar
shall county, with a capital of 50, 900
The incorporators are f. II. Mitchell
and l.. aitchell of Austin, Mimi. and
Arthur L. Nelson of Newark.
While cleaning a stove with blacking
Friday afternoon with gasoline, the
gas exploded and Mrs. K. l.. Lewis, of
Armour was terribly burned about the
head, face and hands. She inhaled the
flames and there is apprehension for
her recovery. DR.. Ward the physician,
says it is very doubtful whether she
RECEIVERS.
Judge J. H. Mccoy in the circuit
court last Friday afternoon denied the
motion of the attorneys of w. w.
Barker, convicted at Aberdeen of the
murder of Lee Zook, for a new trial
and sentenced Barker TO Imprisonment
for life in the South Dakota state peni-
Tertiary at Sioux Falls. 1t is under
stood that Barker will take an appeal
to the circuit court.
Tom Briggs, a night switchman on
the Chicago, Milwaukee q St. Paul,
railroad, was killed Friday night at
l0:30 O'Clock while helping to make up
cars for the morning passenger train
at Mitchell. He was caught between
the bumpers of the baggage and pass
enger cars, chrushing his skull. He
lived forty-five minuits after the acct
dent.
The Western Portland cement Com
pany of Yankton has presented a pro-
position t. the Yankton business men
whereby the cement company will
furnish all the cement building blocks
necessary TO construct a mamoth hotel
and will take stock in the company
which takes up the proposition for
the material used. No defnate action
has been taken yet.
f. II. Whitaker went to Meckling to
investigate the origion of a fire which
burned his large barn on a farm near
Vermillion. Aside from the loss of the
barn, twenty tons of hay were con.
sumed aud five head of horses persisted.
The total loss will foot up to $1,000,
with only a small insurance. There is
no way of telling how the blaze started.
When first discovered the second story
was i'll flames.
The Great Northern road has COM
menced condemnation proceedings
against the Park House hotel, of Aber-
deem, which they desire for a site for
the proposed new passenger station.
The Park Place hotel is located directly
opposite the Brown county court house.
The railroad people offered the pro-
prietor as high as $4,000 for the site
alone, without the bui ldings, but he
held out for $4,000.
Mrs. w. n. Hollands, wife of the
former owner of the electric light
plant in Armour died Friday morn
ing as the result of ptomaime poison.
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On Wednesday of last week, with the
rest of the family, she partook of some
meat for their supper and on the fol-
lowing morning she was taken ill,
which grew worse until two days,
when she became u~uconcious aud
remained in that state until she died.
not being able to recognize any of the
members of the family.
1t is stated that a large proportion
of the homesteads on the Rosebud
reservation which have been proved
up on have been disposed of by the
original settlers. Perhaps it is as we'll.
Many of the settlers attended the
Rosebud opening and filed on the land
for speculative purposes. The major
ity of the new purchasers have bought
the land with the intention of living ON
it permantly. The Rosebud country in
particular, aud South Dakota in gen
eral, will benift by the change.
Ever since the first move on the rail-
way extension from Pierre TO Rapid
City, the state land department has
received numerous requests for the sale
Of a school section which adjoins
Rapid City. So many requests Of this
character We're presented hat tha
state lands board has decided to place
the rae upon the market, holding
that the speculative value al
the present time probably will bring
the state a larger sum than conld b.
realized from it for a long time In any
other way. The date ON which thu
tract will beroffered is March 8. and a
q minimum sale price to be fixed By