Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-07-11

western railway yards at Huron Friday,
by using pinch bar, Dan McFall was
thrown beneath the wheels OF the engine
and both legs crushed so that amputa
ton was necessary, one above and the
other below the knee. McFalls
recovery is doubtful. He is fifty years
old, married and has family.
Little Frances Tarr, five.year. old
miss, of Sioux Falls, was saved from
death by fire July 4, when A. X. Pay, q
local business pan, tore her blazing
clothing from her body. Fire-crackers
carried in her dress pocket had become
ignited and the flames communicated to
the cloth. The little girl was walking
in the business district when Mr.. Pay,
by his ready action, saved her life
As result of fight on rapidly
moving train near Mobridge, that was
carrying laborers to the front TO work
on the Pacific coast extension Of the
Milwaukee road, three men were
thrown off the platform to the ground
below. One of them was instantly
killed, his neck being broken by the fall.
The name by which he was known to
some of his comrades was Pete Angelo
John and Arlo Todd, Of Centerville.
came up the James river in a row boat
as far as Huron last week, intending to
continue their journey north but the
stream is so crooked and the current so
swift that it was difficult to make much
Roadway, They shipped their craft by
rail from Huron to ortonvi!le, where
they will go down the Minnesota river
to St. Paul, thence down the Mississippi
river to st, Louis, having planned an
all Summer outing
Jack Wilson aud "Trixv Kid" two
bad men from Everts mixed in drunken
brawl in jim Workman's saloon Aber-
Wednesday. In the scrap "Trixy
Kid" stabbed Wilson twice with a
pocket knife, cutting two fingers of the
left hand and just missed the left
shoulder "Trixy KID was arrested by
Officer Shadduck and the wounded man
was taken to Dr. III. j. Rocks office
where the wounds were dressed Later
he vas arrested by Officer Schultz end
place III the cioy Jail.
Samuel CT. IRISH, aged 81 and the first
treasurer of Dakota Territory during
the administration of President Buch-
anan, died at Whiting, July LIST, after
stroke of paralysis. He won his office
in Dakota by forcibly ejecting a carpet
bag marshal from the polling place and
demanding new election, which the
Washington authorities recognized. No
tax levy had been made in the territory,
and during his tenure as treasurer he
handled not cent of territorial funds
He was born in Vermont and has lived
in Allamakee City, Iowa, and Dodge
county, Minnesota.
w. w. CASTOR, a well known farmer
living a few miles south Of Groton, was
arrested Wednesday by Deputy Sheriff
+. K. Crawford on the charge of
bastardy. The charge was brought by
a young woman who worked for CASTOR
last fall. She came to Groton recently
from the old country and bore an excell-
ent reputation until this trouble. We'd
nesday morning she gave birth to boy,
and asserts that CASTOR is its father.
She also alleges that her ruin was
accomplished by force. CASTOR was
arraigned before Judge Ashley Thurs
day afternoon and gave $3.50 bond for
his appearance on July 10, when the
hearing will be held. His bond was
signed by Ira CASTOR, his father
The members of the Norwegian Luth-
eran Church society at Ortley furnish
one Of the few instances in the history
Of South Dakota where members of a
church have themselves erected new
church edifice without cost to the
society for their labor. This society
now is erecting handsome new church
building and the work of construction
is being done bv members of the church
who have volunteered their services.
Among the members are several good
carpenters, and the other members work
under their direction. 1t is intended to
have the structure completed and ready
for occupancy late in the summer. The
new bailding will be modern in every
respect and will cost about 5000.
Several days ago the papers of the
state chronicled the death of an old
gentleman named McKeon at the age of
LOG, in Sioux Falls. 1t was at that time
stated that owing to the loss of the
family home at McGregor, Iowa, Mr..
and Mrs. Mckeon had come to Sioux
Falls and taken up their home with a
son at Galesburg The death Of the old
gentleman followed the arrival of him
self and wife in Sioux Falls. He did
not have to wait long on the other side
Of the river Styx for the arrival of his
companionin life. Mrs. Anna McKeon,
aged 93, widow OF the old gentleman
referred to, passed away Friday night.
Bronchitis is given as the cause of her
death, but old age would moro fully
explain the case.