Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-01-31
REPORTER AND FARMER.
Thursday, January 81, 1907.
NEWsY STATE NOTES.

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day evening had eaten supper aud ris
ing from the table remarked that he
was going to clean his shot gun.
Picking up the gun he vent into an
adjoining room. Soon afterward the
report Of the gun was heard and upon
going to the toom they found the young
man dead with part OF his head blown
oil.
Mrs. Coe l. Crawford, wife of the
governor Of South Dakota, was oper-
ated upon in Rochester, Mimi, Sunday
afternoon for appendicitis and has
rallied from the ordeal in excellent
shape The case was q severe n aud
surgeons say the operation was per
formed just in time to ave her life.
She was taken to Rochester by special
train and was accompanied by
Governor Crawford aud DR.. Afford, of
Huron, the family physician.
At their meeting last Saturday night
the Milbank city council revoked the
billiard and pool room license of VIM.
DalIman on the ground that minors
had been allowed to play in his place.
This was the elimination OF a series of
arrests last week by which the city was
enriched to the extent of $3.50, a nan
had his business ruined and no ultimate
good was accomplished.
After a year Of encouragement the
Elks of Mitchell have finally been
granted permission to organize a lodge,
which will be done on Feb. 8, when
about twenty-five members will be
taken in. The Huron lodge will insti-
tute the lodge here. Invitations have
been sent to the lodges in Sioux Falls,
SiouX City, Watertown, Huron and
Aberdeen.
AT Tuesdays election at Lebanon the
incorporation was beaten by four votes.
The vote being 90 for and 20 against
the incorporation. The petition which
was circulated last summer and signed
by the supporters of the measure proved
of little value, as a number of the sign
ers worked hard against il after having
signed and agreed to support it. Both
saloous used their influence against the
measure and succeeded in defeating il.
Pierre, South Dakota's capital, has the
worlds expert rapid typewriter in the
person of Otto Liustad, who made the
remarkable record ,of 1875 words per
minute for eight aud one-half consecu-
tive hours. reading original copy and
transcribing the same. Others have
tapped the keys faster for a few
moments, but for long aud steady work
Mr.. Linstad has the record.
Otis Kennison has been arrested on
the charge Of holding up and robbing
George Holton, of Dell Rapids, on the
street in Sioux Falls aud relieved him
of his watch. The defendent was taken
before Judge Dickey. He waived his
preliminary examination and was held
for appearance at the next term Of
circuit court in this city. His bonds
were fixed at OIL 500.
Representative Martin mas introduced
a bill for the protection of game ami.
mails. birds and fishes in the Black
Hills forest reserve. The bill provides
the penalty for violating the law
through hunting or trapping therein is
a fine of not exceeding $1,000 and the
offender may also be imprisoned for a
period not exceeding one year.
Julius Wennelom, a farmer of Fair.
view township, Lincoln county, was
struck by a switch engine in the Canton
yards Friday and died Saturday from
the effects of the injuries received.
Wennelom was almost totally deaf and
was walking in the yards. His skull
was fractured and his back broken.
Leading farmers neal viborg have
organized a company with the object Of
establishing what will be one of the
largest farmers cooperative mercantile
o In South Dakota. The COM
pany will have . capital of $4,000, and
ms soon as SIS. 900 of this has been paid
the work OF securing a buiIding will be
taken mp and q stock purchased.
While attempting to break q colt to
the saddle the 19-year-old Sol of Jacob
Gleron, a farmer, who resides neal
Ethan. was thrown heavily to the
ground He struck upon his head and
died soon afterwards.