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

Kaufman cost Minnehaha county
So 24S.50. This amount is the sum total
charged by DR. Arthur Sweeney, OF st.
Paul and DIR. Frank +. Coulter, of
Omaha Both experts charged 500 a
day and for their expenses. DIR,
Sweeney's bill was $l,205 30 and DIR.
Coulter's 81 ,O43 These bills will go
before the county commissioners at
their next meeting. Up to date it is
said that the Kaufman case has cost the
county about $500. The bills from
the sheriff of Moody county in CON-
nection with the case will be received
by the commissioners this week.
In round numbers the fee receipts of
the department OF the secretary of state
have increased at the rate Of 5000 n
year the last three years. For the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1905, the fees were
$25, 600; for the next fiscal year they
were $50 900, and for the fiscal year just
closed they were $4,000. Some of the
incorporating firms which operate in
the state claim that the new fee law for
corporation fees will practically cut out
that business from South Dakota, and
the fees will be reduced in the next
year. The department does not look
for any such an outcome, but expects
the increase to be even greater next
year with the increased fee demanded.
For the first time in his history,
Geddes is dry town. Although the
town went for license by about two to
one last spring, the state law provides
that il can only have two saloons. As
there has been four in the past, a fight
was assured. The city council refused
TO consider the petitions of only the two
which it wished to grant, and the others
protested on the ground of not even
being granted hearing The case was
brought before Judge Smith at Fairfax,
who ruled that all petitions should he
given hearing by the council. The
council had granted license to the two
favored applicants, bnt as the county
board has not ratified the bonds, the
places are not open
A law without penalty does no
carry any terrors as "A usual thing, and
the ole which attempts to limit the
number of saloons iii towns of less than
/ 600 population is in that class. 1t has
been expected that test case would be
made under the restrictions of that law,
but if the test is brought, 50 far as Fort
Pierre is concerned, it will have to be
on the part of the state. Under the
last state census that city showed pop
ulation of sos, which would entitle it to
two saloons under the law. Four such
places have been operating in the town,
and neither the city council nor the
county commissioners OF Stanley county
would say which of them should with.
draw. All reapplied for licenses, and
all were granted their authority to do
business regardless of the provisions or
chapter ia of the Laws of 1907.
Is Leonard Henderson, an employe of
the Safe Investment Mining company,
among the dead is question that is
being asked at the little mining camp
southeast of Deadwood Hen derson,s
wife went to the sheriff July 9Th. and
told him that in all probability Hender.
son had been blown TO atoms by his
own hand When he received his last
payday check he quarreled with his
wife because he wanted to get drunk.
After the quarrel he took fifty pounds
of giant powder aud went up on the
side hill with IT, Shortly afterwards
| there was terrific explosion which
shook the country for miles around.
An investigation showed that a large
hole had been torn in the ground where
the explosion occurred, but there was
no Henderson. His coat was found
nearby, and that is the only thing
recovered. 1t is believed he deliber-
ately sat down on the box of dynamite,
ton ched off the fuse and ended his life
One of the greatest railroad building
races in the history of the west is rap
idly drawing to a finish. The question
is asked which road, the Milwaukee or
the Northwestern will reach Rapid
City first The Milwaukee company
has finished nearly all OF its track lay
ing, the announcement being made that
as soon as the Cheyenne bridge is COM
pleted train could be brought through
The Northwestern company has been in
the lead for some time for the reason
that work was carried on at both ends.
The recent very heavy food washed out
portions of the track on the west side of
the Cheyenne river which seriously
hampered the work. The local officials
of the company now assert that the
track will all be layed from one end to
the other by the middle of July and it
is possible that the first trains will enter
the city on the same day. This dream
of road building connecting the eastern
and ths western portions Of the state
has BEEN The great hops of Rapid City
tor thifty years- The business men are
planning : grand reception on the day
thai NE roads bring the first train in.