Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-01-10
REPORTER AND FARMER.
Thursday, January 10, 1907.
NEWSY A r

States Attorney j. II. Cole, Of Miller,
has won q l. oteworthy victory in the
supreme court in a tax deed litigation.
The case is of general interest it iuyol-
wing construction OF the famous "scav.
enger" tax law of 1901. IL seems that
while an ordinary tax deed was issued
in 1894 for the 1890 taxes or the land
in controversy, there was an 1889 tax
sale certificate outstanding on a sale TO
the county for which the county resold
the land under the SO. called niger
law. The lower court, Judge Whiting
presiding, maintained the superiority
of the tax Judgment deed procured
under the sale of 1902 This the higher
court reversed plaintiff and appellants
Gibson q King, were represented by
Cole, of Miller, while the defendant
and respondent, w. II. Lane, appeared
by Crawford & TAYLOR Of Huron.
The prairie dog, the animal that mas
refused 60 move before the march Of
civilization, is now being hunted TO
death by a mysterious, strange little
animal not more than half the size of
himself. The fur of the new %conqueror
Of the dog is valuable, fetching $40 a
pelt. One man, whose section OF land
was being riddled with holes by the
dogs, offered "a 900 to have the pests
killed off. No one would undertake it,
a. the pests were thought to be death
proof until the little ~fur.bearing
stranger ca me to live in their towns,
when they began to move
IL is officially announced that a crew
Will at once be placed in the field for
the purpose Of running a line for the
proposed extension Of the South Dakota
Central railroad from Rutland, its
present terminus, northeastward to
Brookings. w. j. Wagner, former
chief engineer of the road, who for the
past year has been in the employ of the
Newton 81 Northwestern road, with
headquarters at Fort Dodge, Iowa, has
retu rned to Sioux Falls and accepted
his old position with the South dakota
Central.
The city Of Corcis is putting in a
complete system of waterworks. Work
on the mains is progressing rapidly,
even though it is necessary to first dig
through a foot of frozen ground, A
steel W. seventy five feet high is
being erected and a well dug to soft
water, which can be obtained at a
depth of about 400 feet anywhere in
this section. The aystem when com
pleted will cost the little town, now
only a little over a year old, $40 600.
December 2Sth a man by the name of
Woodman who has been working at
Canton for some time, presented a
check aud got 1t cashed at Boyle's res
taurant. Ii was signed by Ed Hegge
but proved to be a forgery and the man
skipped ont bat was located at Marion
Saturday where Officer Bremen secured
him and brought him back to Canton.
1t is quite probable that the $25 secured
will give him q good term in Sioux
Falls.
On recommendation of the state board
OF pardons, Gov. Elrod last Thursday
granted clemency to two Lawrence
county prisoners. Hobart w. Coulter,
who was serving a term for robbery In
the second degree, and Herbert ID.
Caddy, who were serving a sentence for
robbery. The pardon for Caddy was
recommended in June, 1905, but has
not beer acted upon until the present
time.
The body OF Charles A. Hutchinson,
travelling representative Of Shenkberg d
Co. Sioux City, who had for several
years made points between Pierre and
the Black Hills, was brought in from
Midland Friday, having dropped dead
from heart tron BILE at a ranch neal
Midland. The burial will he &c River
Falls. Wisconsin.
Ambrose Traversie, Jr. was brought
to Aberdeen last week from the Chey-
eune reservation by Deputy United
States Marshal John Kock, charged
with introducing liquor on the reser-
walton. He was taken before United
States Commissioner William Wallace
at Aberdeen who bound him over to the
next term Of federal court under bonds
of $500.
Wool as clipped 10 quoted in the Bos-
ton market at - cents and the same
wool scoared at 72 conts We pay
freight on a lot Of dirt in sending wool
to market. A few scoring plants
would be a splendid investment in
South Dakota, which is a large wool
producing state.
Arrangements are being completed
for the erection OF a Masonic home in
Aurora. The lodge Is SO financially
situated that the erection of such a hall
Is possible, and the membeIs are deter
mined TO push the construction right
along 70 completion.
On Jan. 10. 16 and II the annual con-
veption Of the South Dakota Retail
Dealers association will be held in
the City Of Mitchell, the program for
which viii be ready in . few dsvs. The
meeting will b the most important in
the history o. the association.
Norbeck n Nicholson, thu artesion