Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09

applied Oh current expenses. Mrs.
voorhees, also promises 70 present the
college with 5000 for the purpose Of
defraying some Indebtedness against
Voorhees, hall, erected i'm honor OF her
late husband, Ralph Voorhees,, who
gave the Institution $4,000 DIR
French returned few days since from
New York, where he had been in the
interests of the college, aud is much
encouraged with the prospects of liberal
donations to Huron college within the
next year.
Without warning to his family or
friends, and without apparent cause,
Ed O. Burkett. one of the ablest and
best known printers in the Black Hills.
disappeared Christmas day and has not
been known since. Not only has there
been no trace of him around town, but
none Of the railroad employees, all of
whom knew him, remember having
seen him depart. Bnrkett was president
of the Typographical union in the Hills
section, the treasurer of which, Frank
Lane, recently decamped with some of
the unions funds Burket left behind
him wife and children without means
aud steps are DOW being taken to have
them provided for by other relatives.
Burkett is the third man to have disap-
peared from Deadwood within the past
few weeks, the first being Marshall
Woodall.
A conference was held Saturday in
the office OF the secretary of the inter-
Tor at Washington to determine what
shall be done with the troop of cavalry
stationed at Thunder Butte station,
South Dakota, in order to maintain
peace among the Utes at and near that
place. AS result of this conference
the troops will be retained where they
now are during the balance of the win
ter, and in the spring it is expected that
all the Utes will go back to their reser.
Walton in Utah. There were present at
the meeting Secretary Garfield,
Commissioner Lsupp, of the Indian
bureau, Assistant Secretary of War
Oliver. Gen. Bell, chief of staff, and
Capt Johnson, of the Second Cavalry.
AT the conference it was stated that all
Of the young men of the tribe, with one
or two exceptions, have gone to work on
the railroad being built near Rapid City.
S. D., anu that there is no warlike
spirit among them. The troops, it is
said, are merely allowed TO remain
where they are at Thunder Butte in
abundance of caution.
Judge Mccoy, at Aberdeen Friday,
heard motion for divorce, the case
b ing that of Sara La Bat VS.. Philip
La Bat and awarded the woman $40
attorneys fees aud SIS month alimony
on the charge of cruelty. The parties
in the case are Indians and are reckoned
as of influence on the Sisseton reserva-
ton, the woman being full blood and
the second wife of La Bat who has
French and Indian blood in his veins.
The La Bats have been marriet for 10
or 20 years, and are about 90 years of
age, with several children, couple of
sons, IL is said, being graduates of the
University of Minnesota. Each charges
the other with going on "bats" aud
batting the other while in that condi-
ton. LA Bat runs saloon at p ever
and an interesting decision OF the U. ).
supreme court enables him TO do SO.
AS is well known. it is ordinarily unlaw.
full to sell liquor TO an Indian, and the
wholesalers would feel the hand of the
law were it not for this decision. The
supreme court holds that Indians who
have taken their allotments are thereby
citizens of the United States, and have
rights not allowed their brothers who
still cling to the tribal relations.
The case instituted by number of
the great railroad corporations having
lines in South Dakota, by which they
seek to prevent the state board of rail-
road commissioners from putting into
effect q new schedule Of passenger rates
in South Dakota which would reduce
the present rate Of three cents per mile
to two aud one. half cents, came up for
hearing before Judge Garland, of the
United States court, Saturday, at Sioux
Falls At the conclusion of the argu-
ments Judge Garland announced that
he would grant the application for a
temporary injunction, and an order to
that effect was filed by Judge Garland.
The date for the hearing on the main
case, when the railroad companies con-
cerned will endeavor to secure perma-
nent injunction, has not yet been fixed.
and will be matter for future consid-
Grafton by the court and the attorneys
on both sides Of the legal contest over
the proposed reduction OF passenger
rates IN South Dakota The temporary
Injunction granted BY Judge Garland
Friday will, Of course. prevent the rail-
road commissioners from taking any
further steps looking to the reduction Of
passenger rates pending the hearing in
the main case.
TOT years Of close relationship with
the Sioux Indians as agent on the Pine
Ridge reservation has disproved 4 popu-