Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-27


He induced ID, f. Jones, a pharmacist
OF recognized reputation in this state, to
visit the tract, and both men were
greatly surprised TO find every little
depression, such as indentations made
by the feet of the cattle grazing on the
land filled with what appeared TO be a
good quality OF petroleum. Samples
were collected and tests proved their
surmises to be well founded.
Residents of the western part OF
South Dakota are making preliminary
arrangements for race of COW ponies
from Edgemont TO Denver, Colo. The
race is being arranged upon the sugges-
ton of Col. w. f. Cody t"Buffalo Bill" }
and will not be without its unique feat
ure. The conditions of the race are
that the riders shall not change horses
en- route, but shall make the entire dis
lance between two points on one pony,
| the first rider to arrive at Denver to be
awarded prize of $1,000 in cash.
doc" Middleton, of Ardmore, s. d.,
| is the first to announce that he will
enter the race with the hope of captur-
ing the 81 900 purse and at the same
time making long.distance riding
record. Numerous other expert riders
have indicated that they also will enter
the contest. 1t is expected that several
score of riders will be entered. The
arrangements for the race are i'm charge
of John Waidron, of Edgemont.
The largest crowd ever I'm Alcester
was Thursday to hear Senator Kittredge.
The senator arrived at o'clock from
Elk Point. One thousand people were
at the depot to escort the senator to the
opera house, where the address was
delivered. The procession was headed
by the Alcester Military band. The
opera house was packed to its utmost
capacity. No less than 500 people were
turned away on account of there moi
being room Many of the business
places closed during the address, which
lasted over two hours aud half. Dur.
ing his address the senator was repeat
eddy interrupted by applause. He
strongly Endorsed the candidacy of Sec
rotary Taft for the presidency He
went over carefully every charge made
against him by his opponents on the
Smoot question, the Bristol case anc
corporation lawyer business. The
stalwarts claim they will carry Alcester
township by large majority
Even the people of staid old Hutchin-
son county, situated in that portion OF
South Dakota which has been settled
for nearly a third of century, have
become affected by the county seat
removal fever, and that county, as we'll
as several of the newer counties of the
state, promises to be the scene of hot
county seat contest this year. The town
of O.ivet is the present county seat OF
Hutchinson county. 1t has been unfor-
tunate in the matter of securing rail
road and is situated number of miles
from the nearest railroad line. The
railroad town nearest to Olivet il
Memo, which is located few miles
east of the present county seat, and
which now has entered the field with
the object Of capturing the county seat
from Olivet. The people of Memo have
determined to make as strong fight OF
is possible to have the county sea,
removal question submitted to the voters
at the November election, and will seek
to have their town placed upon the bal.
lot as the competitor of Olivet foi
county seat honors.
Henry Popel, saloonkeeper of Aber.
deeI, was the victim Of confidence
man during the past week 10 the tune
of Sl8, having been induced TO cash
three checks for S6 each. The Wiscon.
sin house was also victimized By the
same man for five days board for him.
self and for young man named
Vaughan whom he put up at the Wis
consin house Vaughan comes from
Bristol and supposed that he was to
work for the other The ''con'' man
registered as ID. @. Ames but gave his
name to Mr. Popel as William Holmes.
He said he came from St. Paul. He
started negotiations with Popel to buy
out his saloon, and also made similar
advances to s. @. Nelson, another
saloonkeeper. The checks in the case
were drawn on the First National bank
of Mitchell, but before they were
returned as worthless, Ames or Holmes
had disappeared. After the value of the
checks had been ascertained the author.
tiles were put on his track. Later il
was learned that the man had been
working the same game at Bowdle, the
only difference being that he was work.
ing with % checks. He was at Rowdle
until Wednesday night of last week,
when he disappeared. Previous to his
debut in Aberdeen, it is said, he worked
people in Mitchell. Each place he goes
ne negotiates for the purchase OF a
saloon.
On good authority It il announced
that the Burlington has taken over by
purchase the Missouri Rive- ~ North
western railroad, known III tho Hills a.
the Crouch line, and operating Between
Rapid oley "a Mys>ae. The sale 4