Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-11-11
NEWSY STATE NOTES.

Chicago, purchased a quarter of Brown
county land last week paying $3.50 per
acre for same
The religious census recently printed
by the Federal census bureau gives the
protestant denominations in South
Dakota the following numbers: Luth-
Grams $4,000; Methodists 49, Con-
gregationalists s 500; Episcopalians
1855; Presbvterians $3.50; Baptists
6.l88.
U. S. Senator Coe l. Crawford, who
departed for Washington Friday morn
ing, will leave that city this week with
the senate committee on inter-oceanic
canals, of which he 10 a member. The
committee will spend month at the
lsthmus inspecting the canal work
there.
Catholics of Turton and vicinity are
taking great deal Of interest in the
construction of new Catholic convent
which is in course of construction at
Turton. The building is being pushed
to completion as rapidly as possible.
When completed it will be one Of the
finest convent buildings in the state or
northwest.
Joe Devine, the young man who YVES
arrestediat Wakcnda few weeks ago
on charge of selling liquor contrary to
law, entered plea of guilty when
arraigned before. Judge Trip in Ver-
million at thei adjourned term of court
for Clay county. He was fined 800
and costs, upon payment of which he
was given his liberty.
The South Dakota Corn and Grain
Growers association is plan.ing for a
great exhibition of the years products
at Mitchell on January 18th to 22nd.
This is the fourth annual show and the
Managers are striving to make it the
best one. Those who are planning to
exhibit should write to O. Z. Twamley,
of Alexandria, for further information.
The Milwaukee..railroad company has
settled the claim of Mrs. Glenn Daley,
for damages caused by the death of her
husband in a railroad wreck near
Orient, o few weeks ago by agreeing 70
pay her 5000. Daley was young
restaurant man of Aberdeen. He and
his wife hsve5been alienated for some
time, andDhe has gone 20 Orient, where
she way staying, and had succeeded in
effecting q reconciliation. He was
killed in the wreck while returning to
Aberdeen.
l.. T. Perkins, of LeBeau, was
instantly killed in an auton obile acct
dent last week. He was driving Will
Richter, OF Aberdeen, to Lowry to
catch an east bound train. About two
miles from0LeBeau the auto struck a
rock and threw the occupants out. The
step of theimachine fell across Perkins
neck and breast. Richter had his right
arm and back hurt and his condition is
serious. The body was taken to Pierre
and will be shipped TO Texas, where
relatives live.
The monthly statement of the state
treasurer for condition. October 81,
shows a total in all funds of 1854 ,24l
principally in the Irvine plant and com
mon school income funds The general
fund was exhausted ON that date aud
the twine plant fund showed $l32, 900.
The capitol building fund has accumu.
lated SIC. 594, and the game warden
fund shows 81 900 above warrants paid
up to date. The common school income
fund which will be distributed on the
18th of next month. indicates there will
be nice little sum due the counties
on that date.
With the establishment of engineer
ing headquarters for the Minneapolis g
st. Louis road at Watertown, and an
indication of general activity of that
system in this state, the indications for
branch of the system into Pierre the
coming year are looked upon as prom
ising. Especially so since plat IF an
extension of that system from Aberdeen
to Pierre has been filed with the state
railway commission since the change in
management of the road. The South
Dakota headquarters of the line are in
Waterfowl, and LeBeau 10 the point
from which its western extension work
will be done.
A freight wreck on the Milwaukee,
three and three-fourths miles west Of
Roscoe, tied up TRAFFIC ON the road for
about IL hours, the track being cleared
about Z o'clock Friday morning. The
wreck occurred at 1886 o'clock, and II
is supposed it was caused by brake
rigging breaking aud dropping down,
throwing the cars from the rails. though
this 10 not certain. The train was the
first section of freight number "a, easI
bound, aud was going at a high rate ol
speed Three cars of lumber, five carl
of sheep and seven cars of cattle left tbs
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