Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-02-14
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of the Chicago & Northwestern line. A
train crew was held at Ordway, Friday
until the storm abated. They were ont
of provisions and called at "A house in
that place for food, but the parties
declined either to give or sell them any,,
and they therefore called on a bachelor
living some distance further out on the
prairie, where they were given liberty
Of such as the man had. His supply
was very limited, but lac made his visit
ors feel perfectly at home Knowing
hat it would be almost impossible for
him to get food Tor several days the
train men on their return north from
Huron Friday carried with them sew
eral baskets filled with good things to
eat, which they delivered to their bene-
factor. The trainmen report that a
woman teaching school not far from
Ordway left the school house Friday
evening while the storm was in prog
ress, accompanied by three children.
Since that time, up till Tuesday eve-
ming, no trace of them have been found,
although parties were searching the
prairies for them. Their names were
not learned.
Four hundred visiting Elks from
Huron, Sioux Falls, Watertcwn aud
other cities in the state gathered at
Mitchell Thursday for the organiza-
ton of an Elks lodge, the Huron Elks
coming in or a special train. The work
was done in the afternoon under the
direction Of W. A. Hickman district
grand deputy, and was assisted bv the
Huron Elks. The Gale theater was a
scene Of the labors and the Mitchell
Elks started out with a membership of
l39. The following are the officers:
Exalted ruler. 7. J. Shangler; esteemed
leading knight, DIR. r. G. Warner;
esteemed royal knight, W. NJ. Herbert;
esteemed lecturing knight, H. T. Hitch
cock secretary, l.. d. Milne; treasurer,
VIM. M. Smith; tyler, George Like;
trustees, Thomas Fullerton, d. A.
Mazeeners, K. A. White. The rest Of
the night was spent at a banquet. A
luxurious spread being served at the
hotel Widmann followed by toasts from
a dozen leading Elks from over the
state and local business men.
Congressman Martin has arranged
with the department Of agriculture for
the establishment of two experimental
farms in the western part of South
Dakota one under the national irriga-
ton project, near Bell Fourche, in
Butte county, and the other for the
purpose of showing what can be done
under what is known as dry farming in
the vicinity OF the Cheyenne river, in
Fall River county. The purpose of
experimental work under the irrigation
project is to give practical assistance to
settlers who will make their homes ON
the governments irrigated lands, and
to aid in bringing about the best results
by irrigation. The dry farming expert
ment work is to demonstrate what are
the best methods to be used and crops
to be grown. 1t is found that very
successful farming can be carried on in
the semi-arid public lands of tn west
by intelligent methods Of farming and
the proper selection of cereals best
adapted to the countries having a linn.
tied annual rainfall.
Information has been received in Sioux
Falls to the effect that nearly 200 of the
farmers residing near the Chicago. Mil
waukee & St. Paul railroad about mid
way between the towns of Scotland and
Trip in the nea future will file with
the board of railroad commissioners a
petition asking that a sidetrack be
ordered built at the midway point
between the two towns Trip and Scot
land are fourteen miles apart, and the
signers of the petition contend that they
have a right under the state law to
demand the construction of s~idetracks
db uihiNdy pOIhtb NhGIc StdtiOtS uic
more than twelve miles apart. Those
who signed the petitions now haul their
grain to Trip and Scotland, and state
that if the sidetrack is constructed at
the point desired they will not have SO
far to haul their grain. 1t is probable
a committee will come to Sioux Falls
for the purpose of urging the granting
of the petition when it is filed with the
railroad commissioners and comes up
for consideration.
1t cost Peter Klein, a Potter county
farmer, exactly 800 to change his vest.
Klein had some butchering to do OF his
farm, and before commencing the work,
removed his vest, n one of the pockets
of which was the sum of 800 in bills,
substituting for the garment an old
vest, az he did not wish to get his best
vest soiled. While he was engaged in
the work of b~utchering his dwelling
house caught fire. The members of
the family were able to remove most Of
the household goods before the building
was destroyed, but the vest with the
bills we're overlooked and was con-
sumed by the flames.