Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-04-01
AND FARMER
Thursday, April /, 1909.
NEwsY srATE NoTEs.

President y Il. Sherman, II the
South Dakota Central railroad has
decided to inaugurate an iuterurban
service between Waterfowl aud Went
worth, the latter being station near
Sioux Falls at the crossing Of the
Dakota Central with the Milwaukee
railroad. forty horse power gasoline
motor car will be used, and stops will
be npon signal, ms in case OF street car
service, at any wagon crossing. thus
enabling the farmers along the line TO
board the car at accessible points.
Al the next term of court, Clifford
Larsh OF Lennon, and w G. Faucet,
smrgis, will be tried on the novel
charge OF cruelty TO animals in forcing
bulldogs to engage in desperate fight.
The penalty is fine OF not more than
500 or imprisonment for year The
two men looked on as the dogs fought
10 pen in which they were placed,
Finally Larsh's dog gave up and boiling
the pen, fled, crazed with pain. Larsh
pussoed and shot him dead because he
had given M the hght
Brittain & Co pork packers of Mar
shalltown, Iowa, are seriously ooutem-
plating invading South Dakota terri
tory by establishing "a branch house at
Sioux Falls l. g. Echsernacht, man.
sger of the jobbing department, and f.
T.. Bigelow, travelling salesman. have
gone to Sioux Falls TO investigate the
proposition. and whether or not the
branch will be established will depend
upon the report they furnish the com.
pany.
An eight-year sentence on a charge Of
mauslaughter in the first degree given
70 Aurelins Bowen at Highmore Thurs
day is the result of one of the most
brutal murders in that part of the state.
The victim, Katherine kille. was shot
in the back Of her head in her claim
shanty near Fort Pierre, and Brown,
nearby homesteader, was charged with |
the crime. In the first trial in Stanley
county there was disagreement, and
change was taken to Hyde county. |
where verdict was secured, and
sentence was pronounced
The announcement is unofiiciallv
made, succeeding the visit Of an eastern
capitalist TO Aberdeen that the Minue-
apolis and ST. Louis road will at once
begin TO iron" the railroad grade
between sAberdeen anu Pierre. This
was built by the people of Pierre during
the capital fight OF 1880. ami they made I
q standing offer 10 deed IL to the rail-
road company which should iron it. AT
various times there have been rnmors
thar the Milwaukee linz or rhe Great
Northern were preparing 70 comply
with the terms OF the Pierre offer, hut
nothing ever maferiAlized The grade
passes through rich agricultural
country and would provide short
route between the northern part az the
state ari the state capital
Representatives Burke, Of Souih
Dakota. aud Hubbard. 81 Iowa. had
conference at the war department Fri
day with the chief OF army engineers
regarding the establishing Of an eng.-
neer's office ia Sioux City 80 supervise
the upper Missouri river improvement
They were informed that fhe depart
ment has no officer available now for
Sioux City, but Captain Schultz. OF tie
Kansas City Office. will make ma inspec-
tion Of the upper Missouri within thirty
days to decide on the work necessary 20
protect the present improvements lie
will make special visit to Pierre 20
ascertain the protection needed on The
banks Of the river there Mr. Burke
has ben advised that the war depart
ment has "a 800 asaiiabl. for work near
Pierre in addifion 10 the appropriation
for Missouri river work last session y