Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-10-22
NEWsY STATE NOTES.

A broken brake beam on q box car
caused slight wreck three miles west
of Milbank Saturday night. The car
with the broken beam and fat car
were derailed. There was but one car
between the wrecked cars and caboose.
John Lundstrom, a McCook county
farmer, was seriously injured as the
result of being dragged by horse. He
was leading broncho to water and had
the halter strap wrapped around his
hand. The animal became frightened,
bolted and dragged Lundstrom. When
rescued the man was unconscious. He
was dangerously injured.
On Tuesday, the regular October term
of the United States court will convene
in Sioux Falls, with Judge John E. Car
land, presiding This will be the first
October term of court held here for
many years without the presence of a
grand jury. 1t is expected the term
will not continue for more than week
or ten days No criminal cases will be
tried
Senator Gamble has appointed julius
r. Doerng, of Trip, as principal to
take the entrance examination to West
Point as cadet, and Albert s. Harno, of
Highmore, was appointed alternate.
rIo inc ha hnl
Logan, Col. on the second Tuesday in
January. The appointment of the
second alternate has not yet been
announced, but will be given out later
Steve Blaine, Yankton Sioux Indian
living near Wagner, is the first victim
of crusade waged by the authorities
to compel parents to send their children
to school. Blaine refused and was
arrested under the compulsory educa-
ton law. He was sentenced to Jail and
remained there day or two before he
relented Those who are enforcing the
law in this respect will play no favor
ties, and the cases of several "paleface"
parents who do not send their children
to school are being investigated and it
Is probable arrests will follow.
Cards. whiskey and revolvers played
havoc among some of the Italians work
ing for the Milwaukee about three miles
from Summit Sunday morning. Several
of the men had been gambling during
the night, and this, mixed with whiskey
and talking, finally wound up in row
and the shooting of two or three of the
number. One was shot through the
thigh, and is liable to die from blood
poisoning Another was shot through
the abdomen. the bullet coming out
through his back. A third one was
str~ck on the side of the head with a
large piece of coal, nearly severing his
ear from the head The ones who did
the shooting made their getaway in a
hurry.
Wednesday afternoon, when natural
gas was discovered on the farm OF John
Smith, five miles west of Marion, neigh
boring farms have raised in price to an
unnamble figure. Excited groups of
men discuss nothing but the discovery
and air, ady plans are being made to
organize stock company to exploit the
fortune, which is believed to have come
to that section. Mr.. Smith, at depth
of 800 feet, found gas issuing from the
well. Further boring served to increase
the flow until it became so strong that
an Indiana man declared it to be true
gusher. Well diggers are in demand,
and it is certain at least ten other wells
will be put down. Experts have been
sent for to study the field
Sheriff Young, of Huron, went to
Omaha today where Mrs Marguerite
La Pierre is in custody on the charge
of uttering forged check. Some days
since she presented check supposed to
be signed by North Dakota man at
the State bank of Yale, small town
fifteen miles northeast of Huron, for