Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-09-26
NEwsY STATE NOTES.


nal injury which probably will cost him
his life as the result of an unsuccessful
balloon ascension at the Clay county
fair at Vermillion Thursday. With the
balloon partially filed with gas, Whalen
ordered the guy ropes severed. The
balloon carried him across the race
track but 100 low 10 avoid crushing
into an iron trapeze. The parachute
broke loose or Whalen would have been
killed instantly Four thousand people
saw the accident
Manley Sanderson, of Mankato, Mimi
twenty years old, while attempting 10
board North Western freight tain
Friday afternoon as it was slowing
down for the Sioux river bridge near
Watertown, fell beneath the wheels
and both legs were crushed He was
hurried TO the city hospital where the
doctors say only his splendid physique
will pull him through. With his cousin
Sanderson had taken vacation trip on
foot through the Dakotas. The boys
were OH their way back to school when
the accident occurred.
Harry Lock hart was shot twice by
Tom Sloan at Ferney Friday afternoon
and il not expected TO live. Just what
the quarrel was about is not certain, but
the men were in the saloon at the time
and Sloan shot Lockhart twice with a
50 revolver. The bullets passed through
his body, ole wound being just under
the heart Sloan was taken TO Aber-
deem Saturday by posse consisting OF
Marshal Green, f. r. Buren, and d. M,
Thomas. This action was necessary to
save Sloan from lynching, as the people
we're enraged over the affair.
Although the various railroad com.
panies concerned are silent as to what
their course is likely to be with refer
ence to the action Of the state board OF
railroad commissioner at a
meeting held q Sioux Falls Friday
afternoon, reduced maximum passenger
rates on all standard gauge railroads In
soath Dakota from 3 to 21s cents per
mile--there 10 aapparently well-founded
impression that the roads will carry
she matter into the courts and endeavor
10 have the order of the railroad COM
mission set aside.
Acting under orders Of Chief Of Police
Noonan, Of Lead. ssloonkeepers have
forbidden entrance to their places oil
business 10 women members of the
salvation Army. Chief Noonan threat
ems to arrest the first liquor dealer
found lax In obeying the injunction
against the workers. The local officers
OF the army are indignant and declare
they will defy the police and thai
woman OF their army will continue Al
heretofore, to enter the saloons aud seek
aims. Chief Noonan declares that it il
against city ordinance that will nov
be enforced This ordinance prohibit
females In a saloon.
The belief that she could ward of thu
evil effects Of the bite of n rattlesnak'
By sheer force of will nearly cost thu
life or Mrs. Frank Leman, who resides
near Rapid. City Mrs Leman wa
fishing when the snake bit her on thu
leg. AT first there was little pain ant
she paid no attention 10 the wound ant
intended TO keep her nerve with her
But when the leg began 10 swell ant
lhe pain TO increase, she went home
Her husband realizing the danger hi
wife was in. rushed her to town ans
sought physician By that time Mrs
Leman was in a serious condition from
she effects Of the poison, and. although
she Is now recovering. another hour
delay would have proven fatal.
A telegram from Pierre Friday nigh
aid: While the crowds in the cit,
since the opening Of the Gas Belt expo
sition have been large, up 70 ThursdA,
none Of the light-dngered followers Q
snch crowds have been In evidence
"wednesday night several Of the crow'
were relieved OF purses on size trail
coming into the city and others her
were complaining Of losses The bold
cot move made By them was 70 ente
he j e. Mallory dry goods store dur
ing rnsh Of business about II ocloc'
Thursday morning and take the cas'