Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-18

Indians have won great victory in the
supreme court of the United States in
which it is held that the prohibition of
the use of public money for the benefit
Of sectarian schools does not extend to
treaty and trust funds, which may be
applied as the head men deem il wise
within proper bounds This decision
gives TO the st Francis Catholic school
at Rosebud s27. 900 of trust money.
Yankton and Clay counties are now
embarked in joint project that involves
the expenditure of 100000 in ditch,
fifteen miles long that starts from near
Violin and ends eleven miles after cross
ing the border between the two conn
ties The big barge has been launched
at Violin and night and day shifts will
work the dredges. The Iowa Bridge
company has the contract for the
bridges, ten in number, at the contract
price of nearly sl7 1000.
Almo Fossum, aged ten, son of Mrs
Victor Walquist, of Canton, was acct.
IDENTIFY shot June 18th at about o'clock
by his older brother Paul. The boys
went out to kill skunk that had con.
cealed itself under porch and in
endeavoring to locate the animal one
boy at each end of the porch, the gun
in the hands of Paul was accidently dis.
charged. the charge striking Almo in
the abdomen. Three doctors are work.
ing over the boy, bat do not think he
can live.
Captain David Q. Grippen, late Of
Company ID, Eighth New York heavy
artillery, is dead, after lingering nearly
five weeks after being stricken with a
stroke of paralysis. He had been res.
ident of the state since 1881 and Fail
River county since 1890. He had served
as county commissioner since 1897, most
of the time being chairman. He was
postmaster at Kimball, S. d for seven
years, and was the first hospital steward
of the state soldiers home here in 1891.
He was prominent Odd Fellow for
over thirty years and Mason.
When the mother and sister of Fred
Moore, of SULPHUR Creek north of Belle
Fourche, arrived in answer to the invi-
tation TO come and live with him, they
will find instead his corpse. Moore was
attempting to cross Sulphur creek
when the current took him down and
he drowned before aid could arrive.
Young Moore came from Stoneville,
ard was formerly in the sheep business
but sold out last year and started
locating for homesteaders. He had
just completed b1ilding nice home
and was waiting for his relatives to
keep house for him.
On account of the annual session of
the Masonic grand lodge occurring
before the date of laying of the corner
stone OF the new state capitol, J. j..
Davenport, the newly elected grand
master, has been selected to preside at
the ceremony instead of w. Z. Milli-
gan, who was first selected. He has
invited the Deadwood commandery of
Knight Templars to act as his escort,
and 1t is expected that he will also be
accompanied by delegations from the
communicates of Lead, Rapid City and
Hot Springs. A large attendance at the
ceremony is expected from all parts of
the state.
With only commou shipping tag
attached to his coat lapel, and bearing
his name and destination, Geo. Tru-
cano, IA year old Italian boy, made
the journey from sunny Italy by him.
self and arrived safely In Oeadwood
June Ii. Trucano was to have made
the trip with relative but the latter at
the last minute turned back and little
George came all the way from Turin by
himself. The boy could speak only
three words of English, but by means
of some papers which he had, and
interpreter, he had little difficulty in
coming through George is now learn
ing English and will enter the local
school next fall.
Captain Robert Watson, of Company
b, at the state college, died Friday at 3
o'clock as the result of bayonet wound
received during sham battle at the
college. Captain Watson led the
advancing company over an 1s-foot wall
in the attack on party of skirmishers
In scaling the wall the young man
dropped onto fixed bayonet held in the
hands Of one of his own men. The
sharp weapon went into his body just
above the crotch, and although at the
time the wound was believed to be only
a flesh wound, 1t proved to be fatal.
Only his splendid courage and physique
kept him alive until Friday. Believing
the wound to be slight the sham battle
was continued, only upon operating
was the seriousness of the injury found.
Hundreds of spectators who were pres
ent on account OF it being visitors day
at the college. witnessed the accident,
which is the first of its nature ever
occurring in the military department
The body was shipped to his home in
Mitchell.