Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-09-19

supp AT Druco, uarrOWly escdpeu uedtn
through his clothes catching on a
revolving shaft. His shirt and suspen-
ders were caught, lifting him from the
ground and badly bruising his side and
arms before he could be torn away.
The First State bank at Ferney was
sacked by yeggmen about 2 o'clock Sat-
urday morning. The safe was wrecked
and about $1,000 secured, all fully
insured. There were five CT six men
engaged on the job, armed with Win.
chesters, and many shots were fired
There is no trace of the fugitives.
d. N Dickerson, farmer and fruit
grower in Union county, has demon.
strated that at least the southern part
Of South Dakota is adapted to peach
raising Mr.. Dickerson has an orchard
OF $50 peach trees and has grown
peaches on moderate scale for about
twenty years. Many of his trees are
bearing this year, and the fruit is fine
in size and quality
Ole Discharge, living eight miles
northwest of Elk Point was seriously
injured while running his corn shelter
at the home of his brother, Theodore
While brushing chaff off the machine
the index finger of his left hand stuck
between two cog wheels and the whole
hand was drawn into the wheels before
he knew it IL was necessary to cut off
the three last fingers and half of the
hand as far as the wrist.
| N. Z. Christensen, r1erre photo
grapher who does great deal of nature
work, made an attempt to secure an
''effect" Friday evening which will
probably be his last in that direction.
He wanted flash light of caisson
workers down in the pit. He secured
the picture he was after but collapsed
Immediately on reaching the surface.
He was at once hurried to the hospital
where he was worked over some time
before he was considered safe,
Gregory, one of the new towns in the
coded portion of the Rosebud Indian
reservation, in Gregory county, wa.
Sunday the scene of the dedication of
two new church buildings, the the Ger.
man Lutheran and the Congregational
Among those who participated in thu
benediction of the new Congregations
church was Rev A. A. Brown, who
will be pastor. The dedication of the
German Lutheran church wa in charge
of Rev. A. H. Burandt. the pastor OF
the new church,
G. A. Anderson arrived in Sturgis
Saturday bringing news of the killing
of Jesse Wallace by Lonnie Ferris q
cowboy, near the ~. A." cattle ranch
Brushie, Meade county. Anderson was
with Wallace at the time. Ferris and
Wallace had been at outs over the cat.
tie range for some time. After q few
words when they met, Ferris shot
Wallace in the back twice, also m ak ing
threats to Anderson, who went after
help, but before help arrived Ferris
shot Wallace again three times, killing
him, and left. Ferris is still at large.
George Davidson, of Sturgis, had an
adventure with pack Of coyotes. He
unexpectedly came upon a den of the
snarling animals. They resented his
intrusion ard Immediately showed
fight. Davidson was unarmed and beat
as hasty retreat as possible on his
faithful little Indian pony. The coyotes
followed him and the race continued
for many miles, when the Iudian pony
gave out and Davidson was compelled
to d'smount and engage In hand. to.
hand fight with the fierce animals,
which he finally succeeded in beating
off. During the encounter he received
numerous cuts and gashes from the
sharp teeth and claws of the animals,
but is rapidly recovering.
With long list of prisoners SEN
fenced by Judge Garland, the Septem-
Der term of the United States district
court came to an end at Deadwood
Saturday. The session was remarkable
in that there has not been a single
acquittal. Paul Ketsler who pleaded
guilty to unlawful fencing of govern.
ment land and was fined $40 and given
one day in the Lawrence county Jail
Extenuating circumstances caused the
light sentence. Each of the following
prisoners will be sent to the federal
penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan. A.
w. Barnett, introducing liquor on
Indian reservation, 600 fine and costs
Jerome Brings Horse, running stock
from reservation; William Little, sell.
ing liquor to Indians; Jacob Pydiea,
introducing liquor on reservation
Edward Useful Heart, same charge
all were fined 800 each and given one
year and one day: James Smashed Ice
running stock from reservation two
two years; Joseph lott, larceny, one
year: William Penneaux, same: Roar
Horse, larceny. one year at hard labor
William Walker, larceny, same
Stephen Soldier, larceny, six months
at hard labor: Richard Standing Bear
introducing liquor, one year, and one
u. day and 500 fine.