Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-08-29


States Senator John P. Deliver, o
Iowa, aud was an early day resident o.
that city He succeeds DR.. @. b CLARK
who goes to Hot Springs as chaplain o.
the Battle Mountain Sanitarium.
Two Rosebud Indians, William
Walker and Roam Horse, will appear
before the next federal grand jury al
Deadwood, for offenses committed on
the reservation. Walker is accused OF
breaking into building and taking $500
worth of goods, for which he was bound
over in the sum of $1,000 by United
States Commissioner McDonough.
Roam Horse is charged with stealing
some jewelry and small trinkets from
people on the reservation.
The South Dakota State Horticultural
society will hold a joint session with
the Black Hills Horticultural society at
Belle Fourche September 5 and g. The
state society will be represented at this
meeting by the most experienced men
in fruit raising in the state. A large
attendance is desired. The state society
hopes TO have every man engaged in
fruit raising enrolled a. a member.
For particulars address the secretary,
Prot. y f. Hansen, Of Brookings.
Former Congressman Burke, who
introduced the bill which places the
Lower Brule lands in the market, which
are TO BE- opened in October, has
returned from a trip over the lands, in
which he was accompanied by Register
WheeloE, Il the Pierre land Office, and
John l. Newell, Of Pierre. They report
tive tract. with the exception Of few
blD1 claims along the river to be of as
GOOD quality a. Rosebnd lands, and no
Indians holding allouments upon it,
While feeding the rolls at the Vic.
iOriA mill on Spearfish creek, Frank
Titus. one Of the employees Of the CON-
pzny, Got caught IN the machinery and
had ms left arm pOlled out Of the socket,
and was badly crushed and mangled
about ths shoulder. Titus accident is
hard on him, as he lost his
other arm few years ago in a similar
accident The physicians hope to be
able to save the injured member. Ii is
at the shoulder and was badly
c1I by the machinery.
Private Walter Shope. of Troop II.
Fort Meade, was accidentally shot by
Private Casick of the same troop. Gus.
.ek. IN fan, pulled from rack in the
quarters, a pistol. which he thought
wss not loaded When swapping at
shop, the gun went of, the ball pene-
training the mans body on the left side,
striking the hip bone and ranging down
the lower part OF the leg. The injured
HAL Was taken 20 the hospital, operated
Do and the ball removed AT last
he was resting easy.
A brewery, the first in the Black
Ellis, 10 10 be established in Rapid City
by local capital The Rapid City Brew
lng company composed entirely of
RsTnd City men. will, shortly, file incor-
E,oraTaon papers with the state auditor
The capitalization is to be s100, 900, half
Of winch il already subscribed. Ground
mae been selected on the outskirts of the
city and representatives of the company
are now !. Chicago to purchase the
necessary machinery for the new plant,
winch il is hoped TO have in operation
bE spring.
Isaac Fereday, farmer living near
Peerer, was the victim of a peculiar
accident He probably is the only man
in the ccantry who was stabbed by a
bolt. While tightening a bolt on his
binder which had strong spring
attached To il, something gave way
driving the bolt toward him with light
ming rapidity. The force was sufficien,
TO drive tho bolt clear through his hant
and into his body directly over the
heart. Had the bolt penetrated little
farther it would have pierced the hear
and caused instant DEATH.
Deputy United States Marshal Laml
arrived in Sioux Falls Saturday after
noon, bringing with him an IndiaI
named Steven Soldiers. who is charged
with gland larceny. 1t is alleged tina
the Indian entered the store room of tn,
Indian agent at Greenwood and stol
some clothing and a pair of shoes
Soldiers had preliminary hearing
before United States Commissions
Conway, and was bound over to th
federal court, which convenes a
Deadwood next month. In the mean
time he will remain in the Minnehah,
county Jail.
So fast is the Black Hills sectio
growing that the United States Ian
office, at Rapid City, is working ovel
time to keep mp. Settlers continue {
pour into the country east OF there b
the hundreds. The land Office record
for July show surprising increase j
business and this il being kept mp thi
month. According to the figures fc
July there were 504 land entries at thi
Office to 267 in Pierre in the centrs
part Of the state. while 1877 peopl
secured final entries there to 134 Q
Pierre. There were but 100 contest