Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-11-21

OeioTe all cOulu feacn MIN, Engineer
Horper was slightly injured. The pas.
senger coach did not leave the rails
The milwaukee, road management sent
ont train from Rapid City to the seen"
Of the wreck, mile and a-half below
Mystic, and broughtin the passengers
w 5 Bowen, formet editor of the
Sioux Falls Press, who recently went on
a trip TO the Pacific coast country in
company with his son, is now located at
Boise, Idaho, where he has accepted a
position as managing editor of the Idaho
Scimiter, weekly magazine controlled
by ex-senator Dubois. 1t is understood
that his wife will remain at Sioux Falls,
aud hence it would appear that he has
not yet decided to locate at Boise per-
manently. Ii Is rumored that negotia.
tons are still in progress with him to
take an interest in the Sioux Falls
Argus Leader, which paper intimates
that he may return to Sioux Falls in the
near future
Secret enemies who seem determined
TO destroy him and his family have
finally driven John Wickham, a Black
Hills prospector from his home and
forced him to move into Deadwood for
protection Three deliberate attempts
were made TO burn the Wickham home
at night while ali were sleeping, and
for months the family has been living
in constant dread of their lives, Wick.
ham sleeping on his rifle and keeping a
watch dog to guard his home. On each
attempt the family awakened to find
the house i'll flames over their heads,
coal oil being poured over the porch and
oiled rags fed to the flames. Wickham
has twice fired on the intruders as they
| fled, but was unable to distinguish who
they were.
country, has been lodged in the Sioux
FILLS penitentiary to serve term of six
years for stealing 26 cents. The case is
an unusual one. Banson entered the
home Of Jacob Borman, farmer living
in Moody county, and, at the point of a
gun, compelled the farmer to disgorge
all the money he had. Borman CHANGED
to have only 26 cents, and this ne turned
over to the robber. AS soon as Banson
left the house the farmer notified the
authorities aud within short time
Banson had been placed under arrest.
The case was hard fought. The first
jury summoned to try the case could
not agree upon a verdict and was dis
charged. AT recent term of court the
case was again tried and the jury
returned verdict finding Banson guilty
of robbery in the second degree.
For putting Sioux Indian to fight
after he he'd drawn knife upon her,
Mrs O. g. Matter, who with her hus-
band resides on farm in the southern
part of Faux county, is looked upon as
a heroine. During the temporary
absence of her husband, Mrs. Matter
discovered that the Indian and members
of his family were picking scattered
wheat from the ground. She demanded
of the man that he dump his sack of
grain on the ground, He made def
ant answer, and jerking out huge
knifa he CON, panaad ,.l tt;n.x .ho h1o a.,
Mrs. Matter had in her hand a heavy
riding whip, and raising this she faced
the Indian warrior and calmly informed
him that he had better go as the thresh-
ers would soon be coming and they
would fix him The Indian made hu.
ried departure
Litigation extending over two years
between the daughter and the house,
keeper of a rich old saloonkeeper of the
early day period in Rapid City, for a
part of the wealth he left, has been
decided by Judge MCGEE in favor of the
latter, and the Pennington County bank
which has held the money since Jerry
Kings death, turned over certificates OF
deposit amounting to $11,700 to Miss
Corrinne e. Roy, OF Rapid City. Miss
Roy took care Of King for years. and
just before he died he gave her, in the
presence of priest, the certificates. but
failed to sign them over. Mrs. Belle
Hollis, Of Ellsworth, Me-, the daughter,
brought suit for the money and the case
has been decided several times, but was
reopened by the plaintiff. King left an
estate valued at $4,000.
The general land office mas completed
the adjustment OF the accounts OF the
states OF Montana and South Dakota,
covering the sales Of public lands In
those states, and after making all deduc-
tons it has been found that the recla.
nation fund will be benefited to the
extent of $40. 1852 in the former state
and $505, 100 in the latter state. South
Dakota has been found to be entitled to
sis. 998 as its per cent Of the net pro-
ceeds OF the sales OF land in that state.
The secretary of the interior has order cd
patented to the state of North Dakota
three lists Of lands selected under the
grant for thu erection of public build
ings, embracing 1906 acres in the Bis
marck district, $3.50 in the Dickinson
dintricf and Ifal acros Il, tho M;,,<x AZ