Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-08-12
NEWSY STATE NOTES.

NEWsY STATE NOTES.
Victor the Brown county murderer
plead not guilty Tuesday. He will
have his trial some time in September.
Yeggmen entered the Bank Of Strand.
burg about a. m. Sunday and blew
open the vault door, but were unable to
open the safe containing the cash.
Despairing of getting any booty they
took handcar and started east on the
track. II 10 not known how many men
were in tina gang
John Weber, of Herreid, has been
arrested charged with the murder Of
Carl Bollinger, Jr. Weber and Boil.
niger got into fight on June 10. and
Wessrais alleged 70 have beaten Boil
niger over the head with club. Boil
niger fingered until July IL. when be
died, from the efRects. IL 10 said, Of the
beating. The case promises to be :
hard.fought one.
A passenger placed Q motorcycle In
the baggage oar at Salem last Thursday
and was instructed by the conductor 70
remove al gasolene from IL. Instead
Of pouring the gasolsne upon the
ground It was poured upon the floor Of
the car and the interior Of the car was
In an instant aname, the gasoline hav-
ing ignited from the lamps. The motor
cycle was destroyed and the interior Of
the car was badly damaged and several
trunks and their contents consumed.
Ed Duncan, 16.year-old Indian boy
a son of one Of the county commits.
sioners of the newly organized county
of Corson, has been arrested, charged
with furnishing the liquor which led to
the killing of Thomas Powers by Robert
Gilland, on Aug. 1. Duncan says he
merely took the liquor to che other
young halfbreeds at their request The
real culprit, the man who sold the
whiskey to Duncan, has not yet been
apprehended.
The old state building was put mp at
auction Saturday, State Secretary
Policy acting as auctioneer, and it was
sold to the City of Pierre. But one bid
was made, and went for only 1000.
The building was put up by the city
after the temporary capital was located
there, and was donated to the state.
While the Legislature desired to give it
back to the city, it was thought it did
not nave this right, and a minimum
pE;o5 was placed upon it, with the city
having the preference right in purchas-
ing.
The four suspects recently arrested in
Aberdeen by representative of the
Bankers Protective association, on sus-
picion of being the men who robbed the
bank at Tulare, s d., on June 80, have
been released at Redfeld, where they
were taken for trial. the states attorney
of Sphinx county holding that the evil
dence against them was not sufficient
to justify placing them on trial. All
four were provided with allibis, two
proving they were at Ipswich at the
time of the robbery, and the other two
at another town.
After hearing on the application of
the State of Kansas for extradition of
w. M. Morgan, or George Franklin, of
Sioux Falls, Governor vessey has
decided that the papers fail to show
that Morgan is fugitive from justice
as charged. Morgan is colored man
who has resided at Sioux Falls for five
years and has been a good and orderly
citizen. The Kansas authorities charge
that he was under parole in that state
after serving part of a term for robbery
one OF the conditions of the parole
being that he was not to leave the state.
The Britton Journal says: An Indian
81 years of age, named Kachoppa, was
drowned in the creek between Red Iron
and Clear lakes last Sunday while on
his way home from Huffman. He is
reported to have been drinking. He
drove through the creek once but the
horse turned back into deeper water and
both were drowned. He was nearly
drowned in the same place about year
ago, but was rescued by parties close at
hand. No one was near enough this
time to render him assistance until too
late, although several hurried to the
scene of the accident in response to his
cries for help He leaves widow and
several married children.
The general expressions of satisfac-
ton and confidence in the administers
ton of Treasurer George Johnson,
which are running through the state
press are most gratifying to his Lincoln
county friends who of course were well
prepared to hear good reports from him.
His policy relating to interest upon
state funds, which has been enacted
into law Is saving the state a vast sum
of money, in fact the interest received
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