Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-20

Nora, finally finding her at Alton, Iowa,
with Charles Devers, who, the father
charges, lured the girl from home. She
Is only sixteen. The father threatens a
criminal prosecution.
Left legacy OF 100000 BY his
brother, DR. Kelley, of Philadelphia,
Michael Kelley, of Flandreau, from a
laborer has become rich man Two
other brothers also come in for share
OF the estate, Dennis, who lives in
northern South Dakota, and third
brother who resides at Chatfield, Mimi
Senator Gamble has designated a
principal and three alternates for a
position as midshipman at the Annap-
oils naval academy to the credit of
South Dakota. He has named John p.
Wolmarth, of Aberdeen, as the princi-
pal. Those designated as alterpates
are; George Woodruff. of Miller; Fred
K. Pew, of Andover, and Grin l.
Stringer, of Parker.
John 1. Newell, of Pierre, has pur-
chased what is known as Sully island,
in the river near the location of old
Fort Sully, and will place sawmill
upon it to turn the timber into lumber.
He will get about a quarter Of a mil.
lion feet of lumber besides the wood
and the trimmings of the trees, and
intends to clear it completely and seed
the island TO alfalfa.
While shifting belt at the Golden
Reward mill at Deadwood, where he
was employed as crusher, James Null.
doom was badly hurt Friday and may
not recover. He was using bar when
it slipped and the belt threw him to the
ground unconscious. Three ribs were
fractured and Muidoon received int rnal
injuries that may prove fatal Muldoon
is so years old and has family.
Admiral Schley, of Santiago fame,
has accepted an invitation to deliver an
address before the Scottish Rite bodies
of Masonry at Yankton, S. d., the first
week in May. An invitation to him TO
visit Yankton for the purpose named
was submitted to Admiral Schley
Friday by Senator Gamble and his sec.
rotary, r. e. Mcdowell, the latter being
prominent in Masonic circles in this
state.
| The full committee of all three par
ties met in Ipswich last Friday and
decided,the March primaries were not
necessary. The republican county GEN.
trail committee then chose ]. W. Parm-
ley, H. A. Mason, b. f. Prickett, w. p
Wilson, f. E. Whittier, and E. f. w.
Busch. all stalwarts, to represent
Edmunds county in the Huron conven-
| ton.
From the kick of horse received
over week ago, George w. Glover, of
Lead, son of Mrs. Mary Baker G.. Eddy,
the Christian Scientist leader, is suffer
ing with paralysis of one leg that
threatens to become permanent. Glover
is past middle age. but always has been
very active. The horse Kicked him on
the right leg and reopened an old gun
shot wound received in the Civil war
Since then Glover has lost the use of the
limb and surgeons fear he never will
regain it.
"There is no warning any more. II
will be just exactly so.' This is the
unique manner in which an official
notice of the going into effect at Free
man, Hutchinson county, of new cur
few ordinance concludes. The new
ordinance prohibits boys unper 10 years
Of age from appearing on the streets
after o'clock in the evening The new
ordinance has just gone into effect and
those who violate its provisions will
promptly be arrested with "no warning
any more"
George Davis, an Indian, was taken
to Aberdeen Thursday from Mobridge
and taken to Samaritan hospital for
treatment. Davis was walking along
the railroad track Thursday in the snow
storm with his cap pulled down, when
he was struck by train he did not see
owing to the storm and the engineer Of
which did not observe him for the same
reason. Davis had one leg broken
below the knee and also sustained
injuries about the head. That he was
not killed is wonder
"Just for fun" Charles Lavezzi,
employed on the government irrigation
project near Belle Fourche, Friday,
threw dynamite cap into a bonfire
around which were seated six men,
The explosion set of l25 sticks OF dyna-
mite which were being thawed nearby,
instantly killing ]. r. Cullis, q team
ster, and injuring all of the others,
including Lavezzi, who may lose both
sight and hearing. The government
engineers secured the aid of ranchers, |
who hauled the injured to the Belle !
Fourche hospital in hay wagons.
Lincoln's birthday was observed at |
Redfield with appropriate exercises,
under the auspices of the local G. A. r.
An address on "Lincoln" by Governor
Crawford was the principal feature.
Notwithstanding the fact that the bill /