Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-31
Thursday, October 81, 1907.
NEwsY STATE NOTES.


Sunstrom was struck in the face by q
rock from hang blast and II is feared
will lose the sight of one If not both
eyes He had put in double blast and
thought both had gone off so went to
the hole and was leaning over when the
second charge of dynamite went of,
and he received the full charge in his
face.
The city council has taken action upon
a petition fled with it some time ago,
and has authorized the calling OF
special election for November for the
purpose of voting upon the proposition
OF adopting the Galveston plan of muni-
oipal government for Sioux Falls
Under this law the municipal govern
ment is centered in a board of three
commissioners, who displace the city
council. Sioux Falls will be the first
town in South Dakota to vote upon the
Galveston plan.
Persons residing along the new NJ 81
st. L. lines in this state will be pleased
to learn that the railway mail service
has recommended mail service for all
points on the road. The assistant super
intendent was here from ST. Paul the
other day and he expressed surprise that
the service had rot been already In.
stalled. He thinks that it will be very
soon, expressing the opinion that the
delay 10 caused by a controversy between
the possoffice department and the rail-
road officials regarding the pay the
latter 10 to receive
Tuesday Of this week was the time
fixed for the hearing before Judge Oar
land, of the United States court in Sioux
Falls, in the matter Of granting a per-
manent injunction restraining the state
board OF railroad commissioners from
putting into effect o two and one-hslf
cent passenger rate IN, South Dakota.
But IL 10 now stated that the hearing
will be continued TO November 4, az
several of the railroads have not suf-
ficient time TO prepare their side Of the
case by the date originally fixed for the
hearing.
While ont on bail on two different
charges and awaiting trial when the
Lawrence county circuit court convenes,
Logan Dotson, youth of Crook City,
again has been arrested, this time on
the charge Of forging the name OF
Charles West, his former bondsmen, to
some checks, which he cashed. At var.
ions times during the last few years,
Logan, who is not yet 20 years old, has
been arrested for minor offenses, but
invariably has escaped severe punish
ment.
A distinct earthquake shock, lasting
about minute, was experienced at Hot
Springs yesterday about 2 p m. Win.
dows ratified, furniture moved and in
Wind Gave, which is thirteen miles
north of town, a sound like thunder
startled the guides and the visitors.
Little notice was taken at the time, but
after notes had been compared a realiz-
alton of what had occurred began to be
realized. This is the first quake since
the more noticea ole one some fourteen
years ago.
Monday afternoon Charles Green,
waiter in j. l. Workman's restaurant
Mt Aberdeen, attempted TO commit sui
eide by drinking zinc sulphate. His
atteml was unsuccessfnl for he was
seen to take the drug and DR.. King was
sent for. The doctor
brought the desperate man out Of dan
ger, but Green is very sick Mt his room.
The attempt was made in the rear Of
the restaurant. Green has been blue
over what 10 beloved to be love affair
nor several days This afternoon ne
suddenly pulled bottle from his pocket
mid calling to those working with him,
goodbye, drank. Green 10 about ISL
Years of age.
John L. Morrow. former postmaster
Il Rudolph, Brown county, appeared
before Judge Garland of the United
States court at Sioux Falls and entered
i plea OF guilty to an information
him with irregularities in his
with the government. The
precise charge against Morrow was that
he made false return on the amount
of postage stamps, stamped envelopes,
postal cards and newspaper aud period
Ical stamps cancelled and other sales of
his office in order to increase his COM
as postmaster Morrow
gained very little from his scheme TO
have his salary increased, and as a result
lost his position and had serious
charge preferred against him by the
povea nment. Morrow did not have an
attorney, but appeared before Judge
Garland alone and stated that he wished
70 enter plea OF guilty. Judge Car
Mid imposed : fine Of go, which Nor
row paid.
The case Of Hsnkin q Son, prominent
merchants Of Elk Point, whose leading
oreditors : few daya ago hled petitions
n ths United 8teass court y Sioux
r,lln. oskins thnt The membeEa Of the
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