Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-04-22

merry WdltOn, living nOrtn OF miller,
was run over by the pulviser in the field
and instantly killed.
Mat Auton's saloon, at Monroe, was
burglarized Friday night by safe blow
ers. The burglars got only $3 in small
change for their trouble. One suspect
has been arrested.
A. H. Wheaton, of Brookings, S. d. !.
food and dairy commissioner, Friday
purchased the retail coal business of j.
p McElroy ,Jr., at Rapid City, and will
move his family to that city as soon as
his term of office expires on July /.
In an opinion expressed in Sioux Falls
while attending the state conference of
charities and corrections, s. E. Young,
superintendent Of the state reform
school at Plankinton, stated that he
expected to open printing establish
IN, mt in the school by July /.
Eli Raice, the Lead City saloonkeeper
convicted of manslaughter year ago, is
again in the county Jail, having been
surrendered by his bondsmen. Raice
was out on SIC 900 bail, and left the
county on business. His bondsmen
became heightened and withdrew from
the bond.
Messrs. Wayne and billiard, Of Spen-
Ger, To-, have purchased block of
ground in the southern part of Mitchell
and have commenced the erection of q
cement block and tile plant Two large
buildings will be erected for the bust
ness, and plant of large proportions is
anticipated.
The supreme court Friday granted
licenses to the following list of attorneys
on examination before the court: Frank
r Forbes, Miller; Edward ]. Barron,
Ipswich; Thomas Askin. Pierre; John
M. Jackson, Armour; G. @. Fritzell,
Flandreau; Don McCutcheon, Pierre;
E e. Empey, Mobridge; Francis w.
Grogan. Pierre.
By the arrest of Matt Kerchen, freight
checker at Fort Pierre, Thursday, the
Northwestern officials think they have
put stop to the stealing of freight
from shipments to merchants at Fort
Pierre and points west. A part of the
stolen stuff was found in Kerche nj
house, but he denies any guilt in regard
TO the losses
A petition in voluntary bankruptcy
has been filed in the United States
court at Sioux Falls by Frank M
Potter and John Potter. as individuals
and as copartner' carrying on hard
ware business at Avon under the name
of the f. Potter Hardware company
The liabilities of the firm are scheduled
at 81 ,878.76, with assets of $500
A meeting of Odd Fellows was held at
Huron last Thursday for the purpose of
opening bids for the location of the Odd
Fellows home for South Dakota. Cities
bidding for the prize are Lake Preston,
Hot Springs. Dell Rapids, Sioux Fails
and Big Stone The board deferred
&C ion until visit to the various cities
may be held for personal examination
of the sites offered
The 1ilford Touring mill was burned
to the ground at Sturgis Saturday. The
loss IS $1,000; insurance $1,000. The
mill belonged to + p Hampton, OF
Srurgis. The fire is supposed to have
originated from spark from yesterday s
pass, niger train locomotive The mill
was close TO the track. There was no
water handy, and nothing could be done
TO save it A large amount of -four aud
wheat was consumed
The meeting of the South Dakota
Sunday School association at Parker
last week was one of the most successful
in the associations history. Officers tor
President, g. A Uline, of Dell Rapids
president. l. s. Hetland. of Valley
Springs; recording secretary, f. p
Leach, of Sioux Falls; treasurer, @. N.
Anderson, of WATERFOWL Redfield
secured next years convention.
Attorney General Clark has given
Governor Vessey an opinion that the
state has the right to organize the
county Of Corson, even il it is an Indian
reservation; that by the sale or heirship
lands to whites within the territory in
question and the granting of townsites
by the government along the right #
way the railroad which operates
across that county, the state has acquired
Jurisdiction over the tracts thus sold or
granted, and has the power to proceed
with the organization.
The vital statistical report Of the state
on naturali zation for 1908 show that 800
citizens were gained The new applica-
tions numbered 2.445. the largest num-
Der Of declarations having been made
by Norwegians, with COL; German Rus
slams were next with 322, while Swedes,
English and Germans were about equal
in number. Eighty.three Turks kok
ont their FIRST papers and ninety two
Asiatics made their first legal move for
citisenship.