Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-10-07
NEWSY STATE NOTES.

Narcisse Narcelle, one of the most
prominent old time halfbreed stock men
of the west river country, was found
dead on the road north of Cheyenne
river last week. He had evidently
been killed by being thrown from his
wagon when it went into rut
Bowman Parry, aged 10, son of +. H.
Parry, well known resident of Rapid
City, had his right hand torn to shreds
as the result of exploding with match
mercurial cap, used in discharging
dynamite. which had been left exposed
by careless workmen, and which he
found.
The 7.year.old son Of John Potts, OF
belmont, met with severe accident
Friday, which probably will be fatal.
The little fellow was standing watching
his father and assistants move away
load of hay when the whiffietree to
which the horse was attached snapped
and the flying end of the tree struck
him in the left side.
The bids for grading the capitol
grounds were opened Friday, only two
bidders coming in, they being Fanebust
g. Sons, of Sioux Falls, and M. r. Gary
of Pierre. The bid of Gary was the
lowest, but he asked for more time than
the other bidder, and the question of
the letting was taken under advisement
but the commission decided to let the
contract to Gary.
Ralph w. Wheelock, formerly editor
of the Mitchell Republican, but of later
years newspaper man in the Twin
Cities, has been named as the private
secretary of the new governor OF Min
nesota. Mr.. Wheelock is one of the
best known newspaper men of the
northwest, and he counts his friends
in South Dakota by the tens of hun.
dreds. He 10 q man Of tact and brains
and viii I'LL the bill.
Mitchell's corn palace came to most
glorous AMI successful close, thu attend.
ance Saturday the last day being the
largest Of any closing day In any year
Of the palace. and the streets are
crowded for five blocks after the palace
closed. The palace has not had small
crowd day or evening during the week,
and over $4,000 people have been in the
city since the opening day. Good order
has been maintained.
Joe Roycraft, barber at Ipswich, 10
under arrest at that place. charged with
q criminal assault upon Young girl
employed at hotel there, and Q daugh-
ter of respectable farmer near LeoIa.
1t is alleged that Roycraft dragged the
girl before committing the crime. He
is held under 81, SOC. bail, which he can
not furnish. Roycraft is married, but
his wife and children are visiting in the
east, and they know nothing of the
/ trouble he lie in.
The kindly meant ministrations of
his friends were the direct cause of the
death of Valentine Waller, a 17-year old
boy, and son of prosperous farmer
near Bowdle. Young Waller was
severely injured when his arm became
entangled in separator belt in the har-
vest field, and other harvesters bound
up his wounds with their handkerchiefs
to stop the flow of blood. The handker-
chiefs were soiled and physicians say
they were the cause of blood poisoning
which resulted in death.
Brookings is the city OF churches.
Sunday last occurred the dedication of
the new house of worship of the Church
of Christ. The collections amounted to
81 .240. The society acquired the ground
and erected the church at an expense of
about 50 $50, and only have $500 indebt-
edness on the structure. Monday was a
momentous day for the Norwegian part
of the population of that vicinity. The
new brick church, completed few
months ago at an expense of 81 600, was
Opcucu lEcC AIOn dCOb. LILO cACACiboo
were participated in by prominent
Lutheran clergymen from various parts
of the northwest.
To give man horse medicine when
he calls for whisky is not crime,
according to q verdict returned by .
jury in the state circuit court of Turner
county. The case in which this was
decided was tried during term Of court
just held. with Judge r. B. Trip, Of
Yankton, presiding. Peter Redenius
was the plaintiff in the action and the
defendant was the Wipf Drug company,
doing business in Turner county.
Redenius sought to recover from the
company damages in the sum Of 5000.
The plaintiff alleged that he called at
the place of business of the company
and ordered whisky, and that instead
Of giving him whisky those in charge Of
the store delivered to him quantity Of
horse medicine, which he drank. The
nj 4 m ~ fin thar ollaund that tho drink. |