Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-10-29
NEWsY STATE NOTES.

AoA WIG cieCtOu VI tIle new HIRn 6cnO(
building, work upon which will b
started this fall The general contrac
was awarded for s5l. $40. Thew wer
nine bidders, the highest bid bein
$77,970. The heating and plumbin
contract was awarded for $l5, 1877. sc
The roofing contract for 1890. Othe
contracts will not be made until som
time later.
Special State Engineer Lee, of Pierre
has received the plats from the New
York landscape gardner, for the capito
grounds. The work has been mad
from typographical plats, and propos,
general outline of improvementwith
a small pond on the eastern end Of tn,
grounds. 1t is proposed that the CITY
OF Pierre and state join in the work o.
creating an artificial lake covering q
number of acres, by the state the low
grounds at the east end of its tract, and
the oity securing a tract north and east
of the capitol grounds by condemna.
ton for that purpose the lake to be
situated in what Is known as Hilgers
gulch, who is plated, but on acooun,
Of the topography Of the location has
never been built upon.
Ex-senator Marion Butler, OF North
Carolina, delivered a speech in behalf
Of the republicans in Varmillion, Octo-
Der q. At the outset of his address
AT. Butler challenged members of his
audience TO answer questions, and also
to ask them If they so desired. The
audience was made up. besides others,
OF large number Of students, and they
were looking for information Finally
the questioning became so spirited that
Mr.. Butler became rather abusive and
assailed his questioners. At the close
of his speech university professor took
the ex-senator to task for assailing the
students. telling him that he had thrown
down the gauntlet at the beginning of
his speech and should have stood man.
fully by it, II is likely that Mr.. But.
Ter viii be more careful in his challenges
in the future.
Construction work is being pushed
along in good shape on the new capitol
~ Pierre, and the indications are that
he expectation Of the contractor to get
The wings enclosed this fall will be met
The steel frrsses for the roof of the east
wing are being placed in position and
he west wing will soon be ready for
me steel crews. The stone entrance
'tsps have practically been completed,
Ind the hinge stone pillars for the main
are arriving and two OF
hem have been placed upon the grounds
u the briiding. ready 10 be set when
me stone work Of the central portion
aGs progressed q little farther. While
1nDdreds Of men have been employed
~ the work all summer handling heavy
'soDs and steel, mp to the present but
NO men hare been injured in the least
~ The work. and both OF these were
,nt slight injuries.
The regular October term Of the
Omitted States court, after being in ses-
ion ~ Sioux Falls only two days. Octo-
'sr 70 20 ~. concluded it's work and was
.d5onrned- The Last case tried YVES
hat Of Lnella A. Hackett, administra-
nix OF the estate Of James j. Hackett,
ieceased, W. the wilmar and Sioux
Falls fGreat Northern) railroad. Mrs.
Hackett sought 70 recover damages In
The sum of s20. 900 for the death of her
husband. who was killed while in tho
Of his duties as conductor for
Tho railroad company. After all the
evidence in the case had been presented,
Judge Garland, on motion of the attor-
neys for the defendant company,
the jury to return verdict in
Iavor of the railroad company on the
ground of oontributory negligence on
the part of Mr.. Hackett. The term
last concluded was the shortest October
term Of federal court ever held In Sioux
Falls
Robbers blew open the safe In the
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