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

Estelline Tinholt, of Herried, a a
and a half old, fell into a pail of scaGd.
ing water and was literally parboiled.
South Oak ots has one senator whose
ability is making him famous, and
another whose graft has made him
notorious.
Governor Crawford will allow seven
bills passed by the Legislature to become
laws without his signature This shows
the stiffness Of the governors spinal
column.
Samuel A. Ramsey, mayor OF Woon.
socket, one of the leading democrats of
South Dakota, is facing disbarment pro.
ceedings this week before Judge A. w.
Campbell, appointed by the supreme
court to hear the case.
Ben Waterman, owner of Waterman's
drug store, and Ole Anderson, pharm-
acist III Palmer's pharmacy, at Vermil.
lion were sentenced to forty days in
Jail and to pay a fine of $50 by Judge
Copeland for alleged selling of liquor
contrary to law. Both will appeal to
the circuit court.
The 9-year-old daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John Haynes, who reside on a
farm near Midtown, Hutchinson ounty
was struck just above the heart by a
ball thrown by her brother. Monday.
She turned and started for the school,
house near by, but took only a few
steps when she fell dead.
Timber and prairie fire ragged last
week for two days six miles south of
Sturgis, on the military reserve. 1t
started Friday and burned over a large
area. A troop of soldiers sent out from
Fort Meade Sunday night came back
Monday and was relieved by another
troop which put the fire out Tuesday.
Joe Brooks, a farmer living south of
Sioux Falls, on the river, last week
had the misfortune to lose thirteen head
of cattle, one of which was a valuable
bull, by drowning. The animals went
on the ice in the river for a drink, when
they broke through, thirteen perishing
So far, the carcasges of ten have been
recovered, the hides from which have
brought a little over $50.
Street Commissioner Sutcliffe. of
Milbank, last week resorted to a very
effective way of thawing out the ice
which filed the closed cutters under
the crossings. He employed a steam
threshing engine and run steam
through a hose into an iron pipe which
was gradually forced through the ice
n quickly opened the way for Il Q
running water to pass through.
The representative of the Northwest.
ern road In Pierre at a conference meet
ing with the city council, authoritiyely
announced that the company would
expend three hundred thousand dollars
in that city this year in improvements,
other than those of their new trackage.
n the bridge work, A new depot is
to be built at a cost of SIPS, 900, which
OF the representative said was TO
be the finest structure Of its kind in the
state.
May LIST, the land office business Mt
WATERFOWL will be transferred TO Aber-
deem. That news came to Aberdeen
Monday morning in the shape of a
printed order from the commissioner of
the general land office In Washington.
r.. A. Ballinger. The order is to the
effect that on May 1st the land Office at
Watertown 10 to be discontinued, trans
ferred to and be consolidated with the
land ofice at Aberdeen. The order was
made on March II.
DR.. j. A. S~chiuster, Jr., of Aberdeen.
died early Monday afternoon as the
result of the accidental discharge of his
shotgun while he was duck hunting
near Hecla. Word was received in
Aberdeen Monday morning that he had
been hurt and asking that DIR. Murdy
leave at once for Hecla. to which place
he had been taken. DIR. Murdy had
made arrangements to leave on the
freight and Mrs. Schlueter was to
accompany him, when another message
came telling Of DR.. Sohlueter's death.
9. N. Swan, Of Sioux City, Swedish
vice CONSUL. was In probate court at
Yankton Saturday and the estate of the
late Lara Lundssrum was wound up.
Mr.. Swan was handed the amount left
to the estate, some $500. which he
will send 10 Mrs.. Matilda Ehsabetb
Johanson. living in Sweden, a daughter
OF Nj. Lundstrum. This closes an
interesting case. Lundstrum married
Mrs.. Johapscn's mother when the
daughter was 8 years old. 1t was found
through voluminous testimony that
Kundstrum had recognised Matilda a.
his daughter in many ways, ~sufaciens
undsr the Swsdish and American inheri-
tance laws TO entitle her 10 recognition,
and her claim WA found valid by the
court. Mrs. Johanson l. now 90 years
old.
Citizens Of Rapid City wore surprsed
Friday 70 learn that Jesse Borland, .
prominent stockgrower. had tried 70
commit suicide By cutting his throat