Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-03-28
NEWSY A NOTES.

and with it six head of horses aud a
number of cattle, causing a loss of sew
eral thousand dollars to the owner.
George Wilson, a prominent farmer
living near the little town of Turton,
Sphinx county, was perhaps fatally
injured as the result of a peculiar acct
lent After loading his wrgon with
wheat he mounted the load, and
while driving out through the large
door the plate of the door, being too
low, caught him aud before he could be
rescued from his trying position he was
seriously crushed and his back was hurt
Governor Crawford has made the
following appointments: + @ Huss,
of Pedro, as State Live Stock Commits
sioner to succeed himself. NJ. +. Cum
the board of embslmers. N. Newbanks
Of Pierre, H. o. Anderson of Sturgis
and Frank Rood of Ash creek, Lyman
county, to act as State Mark and Brand
Commissioner.
Henry Iverscn a prosperous farmer,
was drowned in the Sioux river about
q mile from the city limits Of Water
town. Rumors Of foul play have been
current, but have not been substianti-
ated. He had visited various saloons in
and 10 supposed to have been intoxicated
when he started for home. His body
was not found for two days although
searchers were at work all that time.
While trying to quell q disturbance
in q local pool hall Friday night Mayor
W. W. Main, Of Elk Point, wal
assaulted and quite seriously beaten, as
were also q number of other prominent
business men who accompanied him.
Two arrests have been made and more
will probably follow. The assault upon
the mayor caused much excitement
there for a few days. tits thought that
the o supporters of these pool halls
and gambling dens that the assault upon
the mayor was done in retaliation of
the town authorities raids upon these
places Of evil.
From near Roswell comes the report
Of bad work from a pet wolf. A baby
specimen of this kind was captured by
Chris Karlin some time ago, it was well
cared for and had become a large ami
NAL. 1t had one bad habit, it would
catch and eat chickens, for this it was
punished by Miss Anna Harlan. 1t
never forgot this whipping. ever after
showing a dislike of her. In attempt
ing early in the month to drive it away
from the house the animal siezed her BY
the arm and only by much beating by
Mr.. Karlin was it induced to release les
hold. The animal wal at once killed.
Miss Karlin's arm Is badly lacerated
and thus far refuses to heal.
Following is the full text Of the act
of the legislature in limiting the number
of saloons that may be licensed. The
law provides that when one license is
granted two may be granted regardless
of population. Sec. /. In townships
and Incorporated towns and cities not
exceeding one Thousand inhabitants, as
determined by the last state or federal
census, wherein, by a vote of the people
permission is granted to sell ~intoxicat-
ing liquors, not more than one license
shall be granted to sell intoxicating
liquors, for each three hundred, or
major fraction thereof of population
residing in such township, incorporated
town or city as shown by such last
federal or state census; provided, that
in each such township, incorporated
town or city where permission is
granted to license the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors, ct least two such
licenses may be granted.
Mrs. Jennie Van Hoover, Of Mitchell.
vas taken to Redfield Friday and placed
in the feeble minded institute. A year
ago Mrs. VanHoover strangled an infant
child TO which she gave birth and con-
cealed its body in an clubhouse. The
deed was discovered within a few hours
after it was committed ana the woman
was arrested. At the time il was gen.
orally known that Mrs. VanHoover vas
not strong mentally and that she com.
mitted the ACT without giving full weight
to what she was doing. The case was
passed at the recent term of court, and
she was brought before the board Of
insanity, which ~adjudged her as a can-
didate for the feeble minded institute.
Mrs. VanHoover figured in another SEM
s~ational case several years ago, as the
result Of the power of her husband over
her. They made an attack on several
business men of Mitchell and endeav-
ored to blackmail them for a large sum
of money, and had they been successful
in those instances they intended to CON
tinue that work on thirty or forty others.
A list OF names was found In their pos
session and it was their intention to
make an extended raid. VanHoover
was arrested and was convicted and
given a term in the penitentiary. The
u0mau was MT doalt NTH On acnount