Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-12-09

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pay the fine imposed. The attorney
general in lengthy opinion on the sub
ject holds that the weight of Authority
on the question Is that such penalty can
be imposed He holds that lmprison.
ment for costs would IN no way violate
the bill of rights IN the state constitu.
ton, and that such action would be
valid.
Like Davy Crockett, Tom Worlsey. a
homesteader living along the Nlobrara
river. few miles from trip, has
always insisted that he could whip his
weight in wildcats. At last Worlsey
has made good, bat he has many
wounds to exhibit as a result of the
contest with the beast: he also has the
skin OF the animal to prove that he did
not come out second best. Worisey
was in the timber along the river and
mp among the branches of small
cottonwood tree he saw an immense
wildcat. Aiming at the head, he fired
but the ball only cut through the fieshy
part Of the neck. The pain from the
wound enraged the cat, and jumping
from the tree, il made bee-line for
Worlsey. 1t was less than one hundred
yards away, but feeling that he had
plenty o. time, he started TO throw
another cartridge into the chamber OF
the gun. TIE machinery would not
work and the cartridge stuck IN the
chamber. When the wildcat was
within ten feet of Worlsey he realized
that IL YVES to be a fight 60 finish.
Grabbing his gun by the muzzle, just
as the cat came within reaching dis
lance, ne aimed a crushing blow at its
mead. Instead of telling the cat, the
gun slipped from Wo,isey's hands aud
caromed on a tree twenty feet away.
Then the man and the cat clinched and
both went down. First one on top and
then the other. The cat was getting in
short arm work and was tearing away
with it's claws, while Worlsey was seek.
ing to secure q strangle hold. Failing
in this. he let 60 and went into his
pocket for large hunting knife. Weak
from the loss Of blood flowing from
dozen wounds, he opened the knife and
commenced plunging the blade into the
cats body. Five or six we'll aimed
thrusts under the short ribs placed the
cat on the mat. The animal weighed
So pounds.
A Washington dispatch in Fridays
Sioux City Journal says: Representa-
tive Burke, of South Dakota, arrived
today and is now fully established at
his new quarters at the capitol as chair
man OF the hcuse committee on Indian
affairs. The rooms he has are those
used for many years by his predecessor
at the head OF this big committee, James
). Sherman. who sesigned that position
TO became vice president of the United
States. Mr.. Burke has begun the pre-
paratlon of several important bills in
regard to Indian affairs, which he will
Introduce at the opening of congress
Robert 5. Person, who retired today as
aufitor of the interior department, at
once took mp his duties as clerk to Mr..
Burke's committee. Lieut. Governor
h"ber, of South Dakota, who has been
named TO succeed Persoa as auditor,
has not arrived and that office has been
placed in charge of deputy until Mr..
Shober comes. The president has not
formally announced the appointment
OF Mr.. Shober as yet, and il has been
intimated the South Dakota representa-
tives, Martin and Burke, asked him to
delay final action in regard to Shober
until they might be heard again, but
both declaim any intention of pressing
their opposition to Shober any longer.
AT any rate Person is no longer auditor
Of the interior department., much to the
JOY of Senators Gamble and Crawford,
aud they evidently do not fear any
hitch in Shober's speedy possession of
that office. Senator Gamble is expected |
TO arrive IN Washington tomorrow and |
then the entire South Dakota delega-
hon will be on the job. Leonard Under.
wood, clerk, aud Ralph III. Chase, assis. |
'ant clerk, OF Senator CANDLES com.
nittee are here. Mr.. Underwood Ia
by his bride aud they will
nave apartments at the Roland this
'eason.
Representative Burke, of South
Dakota. Monday introduced bill
opening Bennett county. in the Pine
Ridge reservation. and one for the
'pening Of Mellette county, in the Rose
'ad reservation, to settlement and
ntry. About 100000 acres are
mbraced in the land covered by these
wo bills. which are similar in their
srms to bills heretofore passed for the
pening OF land. Ia South Dakota. One
xcepnon. however is provision pro-
ibiting the sale of liquor on any Of
hese lands for peroid OF twenty. 1--WE
oaru The psua R{lx.~ AL, 1890. 1