Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27
NEWsY STATE NOTES.

ucuiy pioeChtihk thC City WIN So'oAoA
hundreds of acres directly south of the
town. The main channel OF the river
was right where this great tract is. no
longer ago than III the late spring. so
the gift was very much of a surprise.
Anthrax in cattle has develoNed t.
some extent in the southern part of
Dawson county, and Bore Boreson has
already lost five head. The disease has
not spread to any great extent as yet, as
il was taken in time by the veterinarian
and it is thought 70 have put stop to
it. These five are the only ones reported
to have died
While working on the 9O0-foot level
in the Homestake mine, Nels Nelson, a
block holer, received two charges of
dynamite squarely in the face and as
result will lose the sight of his eyes and
may be seriously injured. Nelson set
off round of holes aud believed that
all the shots had gone. He approached
the spot just as the two last charges
exploded.
S. w. Clark, attorney general of
South Dakota. departed for Denver,
Colorado, to attend the meeting of the
National Association of Attorney Cen
erals, which is to be held in that city
on August 20 and 81. Mr. Clark will
read paper at this meeting. A num-
Der of subjects will be taken up with
reference to co operating in matters of
general interest to the several attorney
generals of the United States
1t was reported that j Britzius had
sold his three quarter section of land a
few miles south east of Aberdeen for
the fancy price of $50 an acre If this
is true, Britzius received the highest
price ever paid for farm land in Brown
county Some years ago he purchased
his first quarter section for 1000 BUSH
els of wheat, which he paid in INSTALL
ments annually This is an illustration
of the advantages offered in South
Dakota.
The sheriff. of Walworth county went
to Aberdeen Friday, having in charge
four prisoners for the purpose of
appearing be ore Judge l.. T. Boucher.
Their names and the charges to which
they plead guilty, are as follows: James
Morgan, grand larceny, one year in pen.
itentiary; Frank Wilson, attempting to
rescue prisoners, one year in penitent-
larry Frank Sh. rwood and Frank Col
Inns, robbery, one and one-half years
each in penitentiary.
| James r Jones, chairman of the
national prohibition committee is devel-
oping quite lead as a rainbow chaser.
Late dispatches read that he has decided
to make fight in South Dakota for the
electoral vote for the prohibition candi-
dates. The chairman says that the
committee regards South Dakota as a
promising prohibition field and that it
is believed that the electoral vote of this
state can be secured for Chain andWat-
kins. This is the worst pipe dream vet
William Ray, the burglar who wa:
shot in the head at Pierre by Policeman
Dawson two months ago while trying
TO make get away after being caught
at burglary, will not likely be tried al
the next term of court as his presen,
whereabouts are not known. ne dug
his way out of the jail Saturday night
and has not been located Another
inmate of the Jail says chisel and
revolver were handed to Ray through
the window last night and he was
informed that he would be killed il he
made a noise and he kept still until Ray
had escaped.
| Bolda Stoltz, the 10-year- old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Stoltz, who
resides about nine miles northeast of
Geddes met sudden death at her own
hands the first of the week. She had
been playing with an empty shotgun
add it had been taken from her twice by
her parents, but later she was playing
with her younger sister and the baby in
the bed room, when she again got hold
of the gun, inserted shell, and, lean
ing over the muzzle, pushed the trigger
with sticK The discharge entered
her left side, horribly mangling her
body. After the discharge she rushed
from the house, running but short dis
lance until she fell deal.
Considerable interest is taken on the
part of the government in the proposed
power plants to be. placed along the
many streams near Spearfish, which
will furnish power to run the mills near
Deadwood w. III. Benton, one of the
engineers to the secretary Of interior,
was in that place for several days gath
ering data and looking over the plans Of
the various companies who are contem.
plating the construction of the power
plants. The otject of his investigation
is to ascertain the effect the plants will
have on the fish, and TO prevent the
abuse Of the privilege granted to the
companies.