Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-13

While coasting down hill at Hot
Springs Friday with number of other
boys on bobsled, Carl Hunter, the ten
year-old son of William Hunter, was
pounced upon by dog and his right ear
was seriously bitten and lacerated.
Prompt attention was given the wound
and il is hoped no bad results will fol-
low. The dog has been killed
b j, Dierckman, an implement dealer
of Ipswich, has brought suit in the cir
cult court for Edmunds county South
Dakota, for $4,000 personal damages
against Rev Stephen Duren, pastor of
the Catholic church there, whom, il is
alleged, has made abusive aud sland-
erous statements of criminal nature in
public against the character of the
plaintiff.
A nail embedded in an icicle nearly
cost H. p. Dahl, grain buyer of Lake
Preston, an eye. He was standing at
the door of the elevator when he saw
an icicle fall from the roof. He glanced
up and just then another fell, striking
him in the face and stunned him. A
mai! was Embedded in his face, just
under one eye. 1t is hoped to save the
sight of the eye.
Seven times under the surgeons
knife iD six years is the record of suffer-
ing of Mrs. f. M. Fsnnel, of Elk Point,
who is at the Samaritan hospital, in
Sioux City, recovering from an opera.
ton for appendicitis. Mrs. Fennel was
first operated upon about six years ago
for the removal of tumor, and each
year since that time sh4 has been on the
operating table on account of similar
growths.
K. G. Anderson charged with grand
larceny in obtaining carload Of COM
pany coal from the Milwaukee railroad,
waived examination before Justice w.
o. Jones at Aberdeen Friday and was
bound over to the next term of circui t
court under bonds of 81 900, which was
furnished by Dave gilbert and Chas.
Bremen Robert Buchanan, Anderson's
yard man, was held as witness under
$500 bonds.
The committee on Indian affairs
Thursday, at Washington, reported
favorably bill making the sum of
$50, 900 Immediately available for the
benefit of the Lower Brule Indians os
South Dakota. This money is proposed
to be appropriated to the Indians on
account of lands coded by them to the
government The Indians want the
funds for the purchase of stock and
other supplies of which they are in
need
Charles W. Mamie ami his wife,
Margaret, of Huron, have been con-
victed of selling liquor without a
license and sentenced to pay a fine of
800 each; they were also convicted of
keeping disorderly place, and Mamie
was senten ,ed to two years and his
wife one year in the penitentiary.
Both Mamie and his wife were con.
victed of perjury, and on this charge
both were sentenced to serve two years.
Speculation in grain and other STOCKS
on the Chicago Board of Trade ca used
the downfall OF p. A. Kilmer, until a
few weeks ago one of the most respected
younger residents of Rapid City. The
public announcement of Kilmer's dis
grace was made public Friday by the
Downie Wright Co., of which he had
been secretary for several years. While
the official figures are not given out, it
is said that he has lost in the neighbor-
hood Of $50, 900 in the past few years.
While tapping barrel of alcohol IN
the Hamm Brewing company's saloon
at BOLTON Saturday night the fluid
became ignited in some manner, caus-
ing an explosion which completely des-
troyed the building by fire and came
very near costing Lew Smith the prop
rietor, his life. Loss on building and
contents $500; partially Insured. Had
it not been for the favorable direction
of the wind the entire business portion
of the town would have been destroyed
Through the heroism of Earl Van
Scooter, who resides with his parents on
the Missouri river near Yankton Indian
agency, the life of John Flockart, his
young friend, was saved. The two
young men were skating on the Mis-
souri, river when Flockhart skated into
an airhole such as have claimed many
victims along the "Big Muddy" The
river was very deep at the point where
he was precipitated into tine Icy cold
water, and his case seemed hopeless
when Van Scooter went to his rescue
with long board.
The last business of moment OF the
Hardware Dealers convention held in
Aberdeen last week, was the election of
officers, and the following were given
the honors: President, E. l. Gregory,
Alexandria; first vice president, r. /
Pixley, of Montrose; second vice presi-
dent, Geo. ". Ayers, Deadwood; secre-
tary H. e. johnson, Redfeld( re-elecesd) !;
treasurer, B. g. Watson, Chamberlain,
(re-slected). The executive committee