Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-07-29
NEWSY STATE NOTES.


thunder storm, the 16.year.old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Fokken, well known
residents of Lennox, had a miraculous
escape from instant death. He was
struck by lightning, the bolt playing all
about him and rendering him uncon-
scious. He finally recovered after his
parents had given him up for dead. AS
the result of his thrilling experience he
states that he can yet smell and taste
birthstone.
| Yankton citizens are interested in an
invention of E. w. Crane, of Yankton,
who has just tested devise which laid
400 feet Of gas main in forty-five min
utes, drawing the pipe through the soil
two feet below the surface In the wake
of pillow, which cuts the soil, but did
no excavating, leaving the street prao.
ticallv undisturbed. The plow and five
men do the work of twenty, and in
much less time, with no ditch to Ill in
and the pipe well laid. A capstan and
one team are all that are required to
work the pillow.
A drowning accident has been reported
from Cheyenne river, in the northern
part Of Stanley county. A perty from
Marietta went to the river on picnic,
and the men Of the party attempted to
operate seine. They were swept into
deep water and tangled in the seine,
making their escape difficult. One set
tier named BaumgartHer was unable to
swim and drowned, while several others
had close calls before they succeeded in
getting out. The body of the unfortu-
nate man was found two days later
three miles down the stream from the
point where he drowned. =
Representative Martin, with other
congressman from the middle west, saw
the president Friday about the cotton
and hides schedule. Mr. Martin
declared himself in favor of lower
duties on cotton goods. In reference to
his attitude on hides, he said; 81 found
that / was in entire accord with the
president on the hide question. / said
in speech in the house short time
ago that was willing to accept free
hides provided there were reductions
made in the rates on boots and shoes,
and other leather products. 1.-The presi-
dent, / found, also advocated reduc-
ton IN the leather schedules along with
free hides.
Representative Martin, of South
Dakota, was notified Friday by the Sec
rotary of the navy that his request for
figurehead from the armored cruiser
South Dakota had been granted and
that it would be shipped from Mare
island to the state historical society at
Pierre, as Mr.. Martin desired. The
navy department is removing the figure
heads from all warships to put them in
better battle trim, and several states
already have requested that these his.
toric works of art from their namesake
ships be placed in their safe keeping.
The government accordingly has con.
sented to "loan" the figureheads to the
states, but it is not likely the loans ever
will be recalled.
Deep Sky, Sioux chief, ambled uI
to the marriage license bureau in New
York City last Saturday and obtained
the necessary legal document to marry
Adele Rowland, a pretty New York
girl 81 years of age. Deep Sky hail
from South Dakota, This is the frs
license ever issued at the New Yorl
bureau for the union of white woman
and full-blooded Indian. Deep Sky
is exhibiting his horsemanship and Civ
ing war hoops at wild west show
now exhibiting in New York. He and
his fair sweetheart will be married OF
Thur sday at the polo ground daring {
benefit for crippled children. Th'
Indian rites will be observed first, anC
then an alderman will bind the knot il
the conventional legal way.
o. c. Dokken. commissioner of schoo
and public lands, estimates that tn,
December superintendent will increas'
the amount distributed to the common
schools of the state this year to $3.50, 00(
The apportionment for the past sir
years was: 1904, 1916, 410S6; 1905
s4o9. 1856 %; 1906, $42s, 1873 0s; 1907
SAT- ,9Ol. 30: 1908, $465, 175. 20; 1909
estimated, s56O,OO0OO The increase
this year over last is larger than tht
increase of any previous year, and Il
this rate of increase is maintained IL
five years the annual apportionmen'
will reach three quarter of q million
dollars. There are now 1898, 000 acres
of unsold school lands in organized
counties, and $50, 900 more in the Indian
reservations, or total Of 2, 4S3, 600 acres
and il is expected when this land Is all
sold that the permanent school fund
will approximate nearly 100000, 900.
II the state assessment board deals IN
the same manner with railroad assess.