Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-25
NEWsY STATE NOTES.


county, on Monday, June 30, for the
purpose of submitting to the voters the
proposition Of issuing bonds in the sum
of $1,000 for the construction of new
public school building The calling Of
the special election Is the elimination
of an agitation for the erection of new
school building which commenced sew
eral weeks ago.
The thriving little town OF Hoven,
Potter county, is to be the first town In
that part of the state to secure Catho-
lie sisters school Recently Father
Hembrecht, pastor of the Catholic
churches at Hoven and several other
towns In that region, assumed the
responsibility of arranging for the con-
struction of the proposed school. Stone
for the foundation walls of the new
building now is being hauled to the site
selected for the structure, which will
cost about $4,000.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st Paul
road is having its usual severe difficulty
in crossing over to the Black Hills
country by its bridge being washed
away at Chamberlain Portions of the
bridge have been going out for several
days, until at the present time there is
GOO feet OF the structure swept down
stream by the high water and swift
- - no
authc rites at Chamberlain give it as
their opinion that the bridge cannot be
restored In less than thirty days, as they
will have to wait until the water lowers
sufficiently
Douglas county is the home of citi-
zen that has passed through no less
than three tornadoes and lives to tell
the tale. Joseph Becker, aged sixty
five years, moved to this county this
spring, purchasing farm few miles
west of town, where he was comfortably
epsconced before tornado's recent
visit. When IL passed by and he took
an inventory of what it had done for
him, he found that new addition to
his house, built this spring was gone, as
well as barn, a chicken house and a
his earthly possessions in the memoir
able cyclone which struck Pomeroy,
Iowa, in the early COS and again four
years later, in the same place, he made
the unwilling acquaintance with
another monster Of the air. He was
lucky enough to keep his property
insured at all times after the first visi.
tation.
E. H. Baldwin aud Edward Graham
both of Samp Greed, had a shooting
scrape on ranch north of Spring creek
June 81, with the result that Baldwin
was killed and Graham, is not expected
to live. Graham, who was shot twice,
went to farmers house and gave
himself up. The farmer brought him
to Sturgis for medical aid. Both bullets
were removed, but the patient still is In
q serious condition. The coroner and
sheriff Immediately went after Bald
wins body A jury for the inquest
probably will be called Monday. Ora
ham alleges Baldwin came at him and
fred the first shot. The men had been
at outs for some time and met in the
road as Baldwin was coming TO town.
Graham was enroute home. Graham
was accompanied by Baldwin's divorced
wife, who was witness to the tragedy.
Robert @. Hayes, of Deadwood, was
in Sioux Falls June 10 and perfected an
appeal in the case Of Freeman Knowles,
Editor of the Deadwood Lantern, and
former congressman from South Dakota
who on May 20 was fined $500 by Judge
Garland while holding a term OF United
States court at Deadwood, after being
found guilty by jury OF sending
Objectionable matter through the
United states mail Editor Knowles
refused to pay the amount Of the fine,
even after the sum had been raised by
his friends. and was committed to the
Pennington county Jail at Rapid City
pending the payne of the fine. In
allowing the petition for the writ of
error Judge Garland ordered that the
defendant be admitted to bail in the
sum OF 81 900 II is said the bond will
be furnished within the next few days
and the defendant released from jail.