Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-08
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III Jle oAlO III university sports rTl-
day r. M. Young, of South Dakota,
who is attending Oriel college under a
Rhodes scholarship, won the running
broad jump. Young covered % feet,
beating his former record.
Nicholas Hoffman fell from a bridge
which was building on the Missouri
River q Northwestern railroad near
Rapid City and received a fractured
skull from the effects of which he prob
ably will die. He was employed on
the road and had been working there
for some time.
In a runaway accident while leading
the G. w. Foss funeral procession
Mayor Charles Thompson and Rev. Mr..
Bultcrtield at Miller were thrown from
the carriage and badly injured. Other
occupants were thrown from the rig,
but all escaped uninjured.
The South Dakota State band of
Aberdeen, consisting of 30 pieces, will
sOdi I'll NlalCii ~ VII a tcui VI ~ bldtC
to last about two weeks. Twelve
towns will be visited on the initial tour.
The band is conceded to be the best
band in the state and is rapidly winning
"a splendid reputation.
In the annual E. NJ. Valentine decla-
nation contest at Yankton college for
the young men of the academy first
place was won by Charles A. Alseth, of
Lake Preston. The second went to
Charles r. Barnes and the third to
Edgar Damn, both of Yankton. The
prizes were $l2. $40 and IS.
Receivers for the Widell, Finley
company at Mankato, Mimi, have
decided to cease work on the company's
contract at Belle Fourche, where it has
a large section of the government itri-
eating canal to construct. The bonds.
men are negotiating with a view of
completing the work themselves.
While driving along the public high
way near the Milwaukee tracks in
Vermillion Friday. James Melvin's
team took fright at a train and ran
away. Melvin was thrown out and
sustained some bad injuries, though
they will not prove serious. His face
and head was bruised pretty badly.
The building of a bridge across the
Belle Fourche river at the Giles cross
ing is assured. The money is being
subscribed by the business men of the
town of Belle Fourche, The bridge is
badly needed and will be a great con
venience to ranchmen on Indian creek
and farther to the east amt northwest.
Judging from the promptness with
which quite a number of farmers aud
others have signifed their intention of
taking one or more of the one hundred
sixty 800 six per cent gold bonds of the
Grant County Telephone Company, it
is probable that the whole Issue will be
subscribed for by residents of Grant
county.
The Madison Masonic Temple build
ing, together with its contents, was
destroyed by fire Saturday. 1t cost $780,
600. The first story was occupied by
Schultz & Ketcham, druggists, and j. j.
Fitzgerald, dry goods, the former carry
ing a stock of about $4,000, insured for
$50, 200. The latter had a stock of $751;
900 insured for $4,000.
One hundred cars of emigrants passed
through Salem Monday to northern
counties. This indicates the largest
immigration to the Dakotas in years.
During the past week ten cars of emf
geants were stopped at Salem, the peo-
pie going to farms in McCook county.
Most of these came from Iowa points,
Nevada and Cherokee.
Two Indians left Gettysburg Thurs
day for Forest City. They had been
drinking heavily and had a good supply
of liquor when they left Gettysburg.
Saturday morning one of them was
found dead a few miles this side of
Forest City. The cause Of death is
unknown as yet, but undoubtedly liquor
had something to do with it.
The Phillip buffalo ranch up the river
from Pierre is supplied with natural
gas from its own we'll, and the ranch
house is piped for the gas. One of the
pipes sprung a leak a few days ago, and
when Cy. Hiett attempted to light a
stove, a leak of the gas was ignited
which blew him across the room and
has laid him up in the hospital from
injuries.
The heavy influx of new settlers into
this state has resulted in arrangements
being made for the breaking and Guilt
walton of thousands of acres Of land
around Ipswich, which heretofore has
produced nothing and has been utilized
for cattle ranges. A number OF steam
plows are in operation and the area
broken by them will be sown to fax,