Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-12-17

law. The act which led to Spatz's
arrest was the discovery of shipment
OF snipe, prairie chickens and ducks
that he was sending by express to mar
ket. In all, it IL said, there were
between IS AMI 100 birds in the ship.
ment. Spatz was formerly in the sport
ing goods business at Sioux City. bat
lately has been stopping at Meckling.
The report of the secretary OF the
South Dakota board of railroad commits
sioners shows that forty persons were
killed by railroads In this state the past
year and 445 were injured. The COM
mission considered 129 cases; IS were
decided against the railroads, q in their
favor aud 20 dismissed. There wer'
| Lilo warehouse licenses issued, gain
of seventy over the previous year. The
commissioners recommend the enact
ment of new laws for the suppression OF
drunkenness and discs derby conduct on
trains.
An effort is being made TO reopen the
old Golden Reward smelter in the Black
Hills. Paul Danck wardt is the pro-
moter The project, as outlined, will
require an expenditure of 100000 10
begin with, and this he hopes to raise
bv public subscription, as the smelter
would be a source OF p bile benefit and
would employ several hundred men.
re asserts that the daily expenses al
told for smelling 300 tons in "a twenty
four-hour run would be 5000, and the
total income of the smelter day would
be vi 300, giving net profit OF 500 a
day. This includes the 300, horse
power which he declares could be-
created from the gasses. Mr.. Danck
wardt figures on the cost of treating a
ton of siliceous ore at 81 so a"d has
made other equally conservative figures
for treatment and income.
After an absence of six months 81
beeves made their appearance on the
Sioux City market last Saturday. A
consignment of 1,460. Founders, raised
and fed by N. Goddickson. of Corsica,
5. D., commanded this price, which was
the highest paid for beeves since July
81. These cattle had been OH full feed
scant six months, their ration being
chiefly ground corn with oil meal.
While it was mixed bunch, the larger
share Of the load was of grade Short
horns, which Mr. Goddickson raises.
In spite of the high price of corn, Mr..
Goddickson says, these particular cattle
were moneymakers for him. These
cattle were purchased by the Cudahy
Packing company and crossed the scales
at an average of AGO pounds. The
price paid "lainly indicates that Mr..
Goddickson understands the art of
handling cattle in the feed lots, and he
has the distinction of topping the local
market for the past six month.
The Church Federation of South
Dakota held its third annual meeting la
Mitchell last week. Five denominations
have entered into this federation, rep.
resenting al aggregate of $4,000 church
members, Congregational, Presbyterian
Methodist and Evangelical associations.
Other denominations have indicated
their intention TO also enter into this
federation which is modelled after the
National Federation of Churches which
met recently in Philadelphia They
are: President, Duane Rifenbark,
Huron; secretary, Rev. j. e. Booth.
DeSmet; treasurer, j. p. Anderson,
Huron. An executive committee and
an arbitration committee were also con-
stituted, the latter including one mem.
Der from each denomination. Inviting
all who favor county option to unite in
the effort to secure il, laying aside
whatever differences they NAV have
respecting other matters the federation
council carefully formulated and
adopted the county option law The
t1othataOh hCS"o oh
second Tuesday IN December. Huron
was chosen az the place for the next
annual meeting.
In addition to appropriations for pub
lie buildings already authorized. the
report OF the secretary of the treasury
to congress contains the following esti-
mate Of appropriations asked for South
Dakota this session:
Indian schools and support. 81 .064 ,O25
Fort Meade riding hall. ...... $4,000
New water supply. .......... 100000
Black Hills and Sioux forests. 81 sos
Surveyor generals office. 49,. 1000
Wind Gave National park. =. $500
Spearfish fish station ........ 5000
In connection with the Indian appro-
priations for South Dakota IL 10 interest
ing TO note that the commissioner Of
Indian affairs in his report issued last
week shows : total Of 4.2l6 Indian
children enrolled In the various reserva-
ton. demonstration and missiou achools