Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-03

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down by Judge Garland of the
United States court Judge Garland
denies the application on several
grounds, one of which is that to grant
the injunction applied for in behalf OF
Sioux Fails jobbers would prevent the
interstate commerce com mission from
taking action in case involving the
same rates, now pending before that
body.
Much interest attaches to the coming
of Vice President Charles X Fairbanks
to the state university city of South
Dakota, Vermillion, SATURDAY., Oct. 8.
to address the lavmen OF the Methodist
churc1 of South Dakota, who will be
there during the session of the state
conference, October 14-21 The men,
bers Of the Commercial club have
arranged for an address by the vice.
president at the uni tersity in the after.
noon, and will spare no effort to bring
to the city large throng OF people
The second man OF the land will be
given grand ovation, both in his after
noon address to all the people, and at
the armory in the evening, when he
speaks to the Methodist laymen Enter
tainment will be provided for visiting
ministers and laymen and their wives
President Roosevelt should be graft
fled with the birth records of Lawrence
county. Figures covering the past two
years, or since the vital statistics law
went into effect, have been compiled by
the clerk of courts and indicate clearly
that race suicide Is not in favor there
The county has an annual birth rate of
over five hundred winch, with the pop
ulation of 10000, gives rate Of one
birth to every forty persons. The
records also show that large families
especially among the foreign element,
are frequent, The largest of these that
Is known contains seventeen children,
while the next has one less. Fourteen
families are blessed with. from twelve to
fifteen children each and five have from
ten to twelve. 1t is probable that many
more large families exist whose Stats
tics are not of record since July /, 1905,
when the law went into effect.
John O'Grady, one of the oldest
pioneers of this section of the state, is
dead as the result of mysterious
shooting In his home six miles north of
Sioux Falls. and his wife Ia being
detained by the authorities pending the
outcome of searching investigation.
Mrs O'Grady declares that she is inno
cent of any crime. She says that her
husband was shot and killed by a hunter
who, after being given supper. became
enraged at O'Grady's refusal to allow
him to stay In the house all night. The
stranger, Mrs. O'Grady says. left the
house, but returned to the premises and
fired shot through the window, kill
ing O'Grady instantly. Pending the
result Of the coroner's inquest Mrs
O'Grady is being cared for in the
county Jail in Sioux Falls. Should the
coIoner's jury hold her responsible for
the death Of her husband. charge of
murder will be lodged against her
Trach is laid on the Pacific extension
Of the Milwaukee distance of 100
miles west of the Missoari river The
| first division west of Aberdeen is at
Mobridge, on the east bank of the Mis-.
souri,. The next division point is McIn-
tosh on the Standing Rock reservation.
sixty. seven miles west of the Missouri
Still west of that, Yarmouth, on the
Little Missouri river, will be division
Immense castle shipments are being
made from various yards on the reser-
walton. About 300 carloads were loaded
out of Wakpala last week, and 100 car
loads of cattle are waiting at various
points on the new extension for cars,
which are being rushed ont as fast as
possible. Joseph Claymore and Her.
bert Hawkshield, Indians. are shipping
$50 head Of beef cattle to Chicago.
which will probably bring them close
to $4,000 Up to few months ago
one Of these Indians was drawing
rations from the indulgent Great
Father.
d. p. Crane. Of Long Lake, Mimi,
was In Huron last week In search of his
daughter, Miss M. L. Crane, former
Huron milliner, aud whose mysterious
disappearance has created something Of
q sensation in those parts. has sue
ceeded in tracing the lady to Mankato
1t appears that letter addressed to DR.
Holmberg. of St. Peter, MINI, was
mailed to that gentleman on August 81
being postlnarked on the Omaha road
This dispsls the superstition that Miss
Grams did not leave f-ierre and estab
fishes in the minds Of her father ant
friends the belief that she has not beer
} foully dealt with. The fact Is also
A established that Miss Crane, who
} intended visiting friends In Huron wal
only in the city between trains on thu
} morning Of August 80. Mr.. Crane
believes that he will soon be able Il
, loonte his daughter and Expresses thu
kh.,nCht that noeaihlv mental (1era ngo