Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-07-18

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of portion of the south canal, Belle
Fourcho irrigation project, The con-
tracV calls for the excavation of 229 500
cubic yards of material and amounts TO
$4,000.
Archie Van Aiken and his son are
under arrest in Belle Faurche charged
with firing four shots at Roy Taylor.
Two bullets entered the young mans
body and may prove fatal. Van Aiken
and his son are ranchers near Belle
Fourche. 1t is said quarrel arose as
the result of an old feud. Taylor is
well thought of in that city.
Tom Nelson, for ten years sought
after with reward Of $1,000 hanging
over him has been captured by Sheriff
Moses, of Belle Fourche and Zoe Farrell
of Sundance, and taken to Deadwood to
answer charges of horse stealing. He
was a most notorious horse thief and
head of large gang operating between
Belle Fourche aid Sundance for years.
Last week near Mitchell, a
wreck occurred on the Milwaukee
railroad at bridge across the Jim river
The boom on the wrecking car struck
the top of the bridge and three cars
were piled upon top of each other in
the river below. One of the cars was a
combination car used By laborers and
there were forty in it at the time but
none were injured.
At the recent convention of the
| National Association of Boards and
| Charities and Corrections, held in
Minneapolis, DIR. Mead, superintendent
of the insane asylum at Yankton, and
II. T. ParmIey, warden of the state
penitentiary of Sioux Falls, were given
high recognition by being placed on
important committees. w. +. Upton,
secretary of the state board of charities
and corrections, was appointed CORES
ponding secretary for the ma tional com
mission for the state.
p. j. Dougherty, of Dell Rapids, has
been appointed special assistant attor-
ney general TO the state board of rail.
road commissioners. Heretofore the
railroad commissioners have employed
special attorney, but the last legisla-
ture passed law making the attorney
general mere responsible for the con-
/ In or - tfoir Nf h,
sion and authorizing special assistant
attorney general TO look after his bust
ness. The appointment is announced
by the attorney general in compliance
with the statute.
An accident at Watertowu on July
II, resulted in the death of May 9th
ness. Mr.. and Mrs. Othness and their
daughter had just reached the city in
All automobile from their cottage at
Lake Kampeska. A fractions team
hitched near the driveway broke loose
as the machine turned about, and in a
blind fury rushed straight onto the
auto, which was slowed down at their
approach. The tongue of the rig
crashed through the car, throwing Miss
Othness under the wild horses. She
died three hours later. Miss Othness
graduated from the WATERFOWL high
school last month. Her father is well
TODD merchant tailor. This is the
third death in the family in three
years.
There was but one fatality in the
tornado which visited the section near
Mitchell Saturday. John NJ Pease,
living three miles north of Mount Yer
non, was killed. Several of mis- family
had gone to the cellar when the storm
approached and others went across the
road and took refuge in grove. Mr..
Pease few moments afterwards
started across the rood to see if the
children were safe, and when hun
dred feet from the house the wind
picked him mp and carried him fifty
feet in the air, and in dropping to the
ground he was crushed. He lived but a
| few minutes after the children reached
his side. Two women were reported
killed near Mount Vernon but this has
not been verified.
| The annual convention of the Tri-
State Grain dealers association finished
1t work at Sioux Falls and adjourned
Friday. The following officers were
elected, both the president and vice.
president being reelected: President
+. E. Crandall, Mankato, Mimi. vice.
president, J. M. Bennett, Flandreau, S.
ID members of governing board, A. H.
Wood, Minneapolis; l.. w. Clifford,
Minneapolis; A. II. Belts, Mitchell, S.
d.; E. p. st. Johns, Heron Lake, Mimi.
H. HI. Minthorn, Bradley, s. d. The
convention authorized the extension Of
the field covered by the association to
include the northern half Of Minnesota.
The resolutions adopted protect against
the reinspection of grain at the time OF
unloading in terminals, and the central
market exchanges will be petitioned in
behalf of the association to require
buyers to refuse shipments within
twenty. four hours or accept them on
the basis Of arrival inspection.