Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-07-02

ton in rather peculiar shape. The
vacancy cannot be filed by appoint
m4nt but must be by a special election.
The selection of a candidate is puz-
zllng one. The seat nominates through
specific dates for such nominations
The convention is empowe red TO fill
vacancies in the ticket nominated, but
not in such a vacancy by death OF an
officer elected The probabilities at the
present time are that Governor Craw-
ford will not call special election
before the date of the general election
In November and nominations will be
by petition for the place TO fill the
vacancy. Just who will be the man is
matter for the future political history
of the state to decide.
Complaints are numerous that boot.
leggers are daily selling liquor to the
Indians at and around Mobridge and
Wakpala At Mobridge there are a
number of persistent violators of the
law that have thus far escaped. The
gradual breaking down of the reserva.
tion lines is partly responsible for this
and no effort seems to have been made
BIZ the department of Indian affairs to
protect the Indians from the blood
sucking criminals who infest the towns
likely TO be frequented by the Indians.
Pierre people gathered early Thurs
day to watch the formal action which
means that the capitol is firmly anch-
ored in the city for all time to come.
While the official program was not
scheduled to begin until $3.50 in the
afternoon the crowd began to assemble
soon after noon, and before the opening
of the exercises every window in the
old bnilding which would give view
was filed and every point of vantage
taken. The national colors foated
from the new building, and the only
thing to bring discomfort to any was
the stiff breeze which occasionally
brought the dust from the south. The
procession of Masons formed at their
hall downtown and marched to the
state building, where they formed in
lines through which marched the grand
master and the commandery members
In uniform.
Stewart, small village in the west
ern part of the state, boasts a postoffice
without mail and postmaster who
makes out single letter. This strange
condition of affairs has been called to
the attention of the post Office author
tiles at Washington and it is expected
that the post office will be discontinued
The mixup 10 the result of the govern
ment's refusal to pay what the resi-
dents consider fair remuneration for
carrier to the nearest railroad point
Fremont. Bids have been asked and
given but each time rejected on the
ground that they were too high and the
rs residents have grown tired of hiring
small boys to transport their letters to
and fro, at the expense of the indivi-
duals. Stewart is the camp OF the
Reliance Gold Mining company and
was named after States Attorney
Stewart.
The license question at Fulton has
succeeded in arousing a great deal of
antagonism, which resulted in an
attack being made on B. G. Basham,
one of the leading men of the tenn
perance forces. The little town went
wet by three majority, but it was not
regarded as majority of the vote cast
at the election. but Notwithstanding
that the township officers were going to
issue license when an injunction was
secured restraining them from doing so.
A few nights ago Mr.. Basham was
called out of his house by disturbance
in the vicinity of the Omaha depot, and
while walking along in the dark he was
struck by two missiles, once In the neck
and the second time close to the temple.
The missiles were beer bottles and it was
later discovered that they were thrown
by young man who was interested in
keeping the license proposition alive in
the town. He was arrested the day
following but waived examination and
was bound over to the term Of circuit
court. The next night law and order
meeting was held and rousing speeches
were made. Monday night big
demonstration was held on the streets
and resolutions were passed for the
township officers to not grant license.
The women took up subscription and
raised $1l0 to fight the case to the end.
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