Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-07-09
NEwsY STATE NOTES.

entertain the county superintendents
who meet at Rapid City July p for a
three DAYS session The meeting has
been called for business purposes hat
many superintendent viii make il an
occasion for their vacation and 20 see
the Hills Invitations arr sent from
all the larger towns OF the Hills
The towns of Presho and Reliance. IN
Lyman conntv, are in the same class
with Fort Pierre these DAYS There
does not appear 20 be cordial agree
ment between the town authorities and
comfy commissioners as 90 who should
be given licenses. and al saloons are
closed until they can reach mutual
agreement
a bomhshell has been cast idto the
ranks Of the saloon Men AT Dell RApds
by the refusal Of the city council 20
giant license for saloon on the Main
business street IN the past there have
been three saloons ST Dell Rapids. one
on the mAin thoroughfare and the other
two Oh side streets. The man who cnn-
dncied the saloon on the man street
has juss been denied Incense, bnI
hcsnses have been granted 20 the men
WIN conduct the TWO saloons On fhe
side streets
The historic frontier town Of Fort
Pierre Is for fhf FIRST time in us exist
enoe suffering ''drough', all on account
Of 8 failure Of the county commisz oosls
and CRY council 20 get tagethsr Under
the las fhs town is only entitled 90 TWO
saloons. and there are fonr applicants
The council supports the wishes os two
OF them and the commissioner look
with favor OF the other two. The CON-
missaaners adjourned and the town was
laff without SALOONS and a celebration
on ths Fourth
The state appropriation for wolf
bounfies was fixed BY the last legislA-
tnre NJ $4,000, sO be divided equally
among certificate holders. IN case the
claims were greater than the ApprUprl-
alton Up 10 the first Of this month
claims have been fled 10 the amOnnr Of
$ls Soc The auditors of1lcs does not
Appornon the Claims anti the first OF
August The ciaaDces are. with the
average nu=aber Of claims for Jnly, that
Iise holders Of certificates will not
realize over 70 cents on the dollar.
Through the successful floating OF
600 logs 20 miles along the Belle
Fonruhe river from the Bear Lodge
ronufry the Deed Of a large saw mill
there has been demonstrated. Hereto
fore Is has been considered nearly
impossible 20 fioaa the logs from that
distance and the hauling from the tim
Der regions was both tedious and expeD-
sirs. The comparatively slight cost of
Transporting the logs by the new method
hss induced some local capitalists TO
inquire into the saw mill possibility and
ii 10 now more than likely that a big
one will be erected there shortly.
AT special election which has just
been held at Burke, one of the new
towns ia the coded portion Of the Rose
bud reservation in Gregory county. the
proposition Of issuing bonds in the sum
of $500 for the construction of
municipal systemAof waterworks carried
by good majority. In fact, only four
votes We're cast against the proposition.
The bonds will be prepared and sold at
once so the work Of constructing the
system can commence at the earliest
possible date. An abundance of water
for the new system can be struck at a
depth Of only 100 feet
Mrs. Oscar Fulno. of Aberdeen. .while
on her way home from the east, was
robbed In the union station in st. Paul
Of h,r hand satchel containing her
money and railroad ticket on Saturday.
She wired to her husband to provide a
new ticket, and through 0. w. Eller,
city passenger agent OF the Milwaukee,
arrangements were made in ST. Paul
for new ticket and some money. A
few minutes after she received these
accommodations. Chief of Police John
O'Connor accomplished the arrest of the
thief who did the Job. and Mrs. Fluno
was given back her purse and ticket
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