Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-01-10
REPORTER AND FARMER.
Thursday, January 10, 1907.
EWS A NOTES.

supreme court in a tax deed litigation.
The Ease is Of general interest IL invoi-
wing construction of the famous 'scay
enger" tax law Of 1901. II seems that
while an ordinary tax deed was issued
in 1894 for the 1890 taxes On the land
in controversy, there was AN 1889 tax
sale certificate outstanding on IA sale to
the county for which the county resold
the land under the so. called cav niger
law. The lower court, Judge Whiting
presiding, maintained the superiority
Of the tax Judgment deed procured
under the sale Of 1902 This the higher
court reversed plaintiff and appellants
Gibson q King, were represented by
Cole, of Miller, while the defendant
and respondent, W. II. Lane, appeared
by Crawford e. TAYLOR of Huron.
The prairie dog, the animal that has
refused to move before the march Of
civilization, is now being hunted 10
death by n mysterious, strange little
animal not more than half the size of
himself. The fur of the new conqueror
of the dog is valuable, fetching $40 a
pelt. Que man, whose section OF land
was being riddled with holes by the
dogs, offered s 1900 to have the pests
killed off. No one would undertake ii,
AS the pests were thought to be death
proof until the little fur-bearing
stranger came TO live in their towns,
when they began to move.
1t is officially announced that a crew
VIII at once be placed in the field for
the purpose of running a line for the
proposed extension of the South Dakota
Central railroad from Rutland, its
present terminus, northeastward to
Brookings. w. J. Wagner, former
chief engineer of the road, who for the
past year has beer in the employ of the
Newton g. Northwestern road, with
headquarters at Fort Dodge, Iowa, has
retu rned to Sioux Falls and accepted
his old position with the South dakota
Central.
The city Of Corcis is putting in a
complete system of waterworks. Work
on the mains is progressing rapidly,
ever though 1t is necessary to first dig
through n foot of frozen ground, A
steel tower seventy five feet high is
being erected and a we'll dug to soft
water, which a be obtained at a
depth Of about 400 feet anywhere in
this section. The aystem when com
pleted will cost the little town, now
only a little over a year old, $40 600.
December 18th a man by the name of
Woodman who has been working at
Canton for some time, presented a
check aud got 1t cashed at Boyle's res.
taurant. Ii was signed by Ed Hegge
but proved to be a forgery and the man
skipped out but was located at Marion
Saturday where Officer Bremen secured
him and brought him back to Canton.
1t is quite probable that the $25 secured
will give him n good term in Sioux
Falls.
On recommendation Of the state board
of pardons, Gov. Elrod last Thursday
granted clemency to two Lawrence
county prisoners. Hobart w. Coulter,
who was serving a term for robbery In
the second degree, and Herbert ID.
Caddy, who were serving a sentence for
robbery. The pardon for Caddy was
recommended il June, 1905, but has
not been acted upon until the present
time.
The body OF Charles A. Hutchinson,
travelling representative of Shenkberg g.
Co. Sioux City, who had for several
years made points between Pierre and
the Black Hills, was bronght in from
Midland Friday, having dropped dead
from heart trouble at a ranch near
Midland. The burial will he at River
Falls, Wisconsin.
Ambrose Traversie, Jr. was brought
to Aberdeen last week from the Chey-
reservation bv Deputy United
States Marshal John Kock, charged
with introducing liquor on the reser-
He was taken before United
States Commissioner William Wallace
at Aberdeen who bound him over to the
next term Of federal court under bonds
of $500.
Wool as clipped is quoted in the Bos.
ton market at - cents and the same
wool secured at ~ u We pay
freight on a lot Of dirt in sending wool
to market. A few securing plants
would be y splendid investment In
South Dakota, which lisa large wool
producing state.
Arrangements are being completed
for the erection Of a Masonic home In
Aurora. The lodge is so financially
situated that the erection of such q hall
Is possible. and the members are deter
mined 70 push the construction right
along 70 compilation.
On Jan. Is, 10 and II the annual con-
veption Of the South Dakota Retail
Dealers association will BE- held in
the City Of Mitchell. the program for
which win b rsady in : few DAYS. The
meeting win b the most important in
the history Of the association.
Norbsok q Nicholson, shs artesion
wsll drillsrp. who sunk : well Tor ,. B.