Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-09-27
NEWSY STATE NoTEs


Among a. arrivals 10 Sioux Falls lasr
week was DIR II b Gault, Of Tacoma,
Wash, the newly elected president of
the South Dakota university at Vermil-
dion. He was met IN Sioux Falls by /.
w. Goodner of Pierre. q member OF tn
state board of regents Other members
of the hoard arrived durtug the day aud
an formal meeting was held by them
with the new president DIR Gault and
che members of the board went to Yer
million, where the new president was
introduced TO the ~facnlt, aud the stud
ents of the university While in Sioux
Falls DIR. Gault said: This is my first
visit to South Dakota | have been
through North Dakota when 1t was a
part of the territory of Dakota, but my
present trip brings me for the first time
within the confines OF what is now
South Dakota But while / nm a stran
ger to the state, l am not unacquainted
with il. Several years < l was
located at Mason City, Iowa, aud in a
way became familiar At that time with
Dakotans. The progress that your state
has made during the past few years has
attracted the attention of practically
every one. Il have accepted the presi-
dency of the state university, believing
that that institution has n bright future
before it know no such thing as fac
zion or clique, l take the position
unhampered by any obligations, only to
Aook after the interests of the university
ss an educational institution.
Interest in the case of Henry Crum a
FORMER resident of Clark county, who
IN few days age was arrested At Brook
ings and brought back to Clark county
on the charge of having abducted Miss
Pearl Henry, a sixteen year old girl,
has been increased by the arrival of
Sheriff Colgate. of CLARK county, with the
missing girl, whom the sheriff found at
Lake Benton, Mimi. Crum wal held to
the circuit court In bonds of 81, 500, and
in default OF bonds was placed in the
CLARK county jail where he now is. 1t
AS believed the girl will be an important
witness against him when his trial takes
place. Crum's arrest was due to the
fact that after the girl disappeared let
GERS written by him to her were found
among his effects Crum was married
aast July, but Notwithstanding this
maintained a correspondence with Miss
Heury. II the girl has consented to
make a statement TO the authorities in
explanation of her disappearance the
fact has not been made public. She
hives with her grandparents, respected
residents of that vicinity. and first met
Crum while the latter was employed on
che farm Of her grandfather.
The appointment OF John ID. LAWN,
Of Aberdeen, as administrator for the
estate Of the late Henry f. Christopher,
recalls the mystery which surrounded
Christopher's Disappearance eight years
ago. Christopher lived for years in
Aberdeen and Columbia. but some years
ago removed with his family to Fresno,
Gal where he accumulated consider
able property. One day he went out
bicycle riding for fresh air and exercise.
That was the last seen Of him, either
dead or alive 1t is believed by his
frieuds that OF his way back he stopped
at FIR, sno's Chinatown, and that while
~Lara no suas mnrdara1 for ~. .-
and his body disposed Of IN one Of the
mysterious ways said TO be familiar to
tie Chinese bandit. Investigations have
be made Of the disappearance but no
clue to his whereabouts ever has been
found. Christopher left considerable
property In this state and II Is this por-
xion of the estate which LAWN has been
appointed to administer.
The members Of har are known as
the 4 .chetter and Wolf Greek colonies
of Russian Mennonites, who own and
cultivate large tracts of land in the
southern part Of the state and have
large herds of cattle aud other stock.
have recently had very bad luck with
their cattle suffering losses of several
thousand dollars. At the Tschetter
colony t~wenty-four head Of cattle died
in Que day from a mysterious cause,
supposed to have been the drinking OF
stagnant water. Two valuable horses
dropped dead while attached to q pillow.
At the Wolf Greek colony fifty eight
head OF cattle died suddenly. and as yet
she colonists have been unable to ascer-
taiu the cause or even make . good
gQoss AZ TO what caused the death Of
<te animals. The cattle were all three
nnd four years old, making the loss a
heavy one.
The incoming passenger train on the
milwaukee branch ran into q team OF
Gkorses about one mile from Sisseton
49, week. Both horses wsrs killed and
~ buggy to which they were hitchsd
xns smashed to splinters. There was
no driver ii the vehicle and the owner
Qhip Of The team Is not known. 1t ID
Believed the horses broke Loose in some
Gown and, seartine for home. lett the