Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-07-15
NEWsY STATE NOTES.

WARY AM SuOrt, prODdOly tue Utu'st
woman in the Black Hills, died at
Spearfish last week, aged 80 years.
J. B. Jones, Harrisburg farmer, has
gone crazy trying to propagate new
kind of corn.
T. j. Hunt, farmer near Wagner,
was run over by mower last week and
so badly injured as to be totally
paralyzed.
The wool growers of South Dakota
all report that the clip for this year will
be very light but of an exceptional good
quality.
James Carniman, a Greek employed
as laborer by the Milwaukee in Aber.
deem, was run over by q switch engine
in the yard at 1: 20 Friday morning and
part Of his right foot was cut of and
left leg broken.
A beautiful chair of genuine mahog-
any and dark green full hide Spanish tan
leather has Just been received at the
State House for the governors Office.
The chair is like Vice President Sher-
mans and Ex.Vice President fairbanks.
The capitol commission at its meet.
ing which adjourned at Pierre Friday,
provided for advertising tor bids for the
sinking of gas well on the capitol
grounds to provide gas for the power
for operation of electrical and other
machinery.
Governor Wesley has pardoned Harry
Holborn, who was sentenced to two
years for horsestealipg Holborn was
never in the penitentiary, having
appealed his case. Pardon was granted
because of new evidence which was not
presented when the case was tried.
Lloyd Stocks, the young lad who was
arrested in Aberdeen some time ago,
while attempting robbery at the North
side grocery, was taken before Judge
McNaghten Thursday and pleaded
guilty. He was sentenced to the
reform school at Plankinton This is
the third offense of larceny that the boy
has been brought up for this year.
w. F. Worswick was run into by an
automobile at Aberdeen Friday evening
and is lying at st. Luke'f in precari-
Gus condition. His scull was crushed
from the fall, and conclusion of the
brain resulted. While on his way home
to 112 State street south, he was run
into by machine driven by Mr.. Kin.
ney, and containing seven passengers.
Governor Wesley has appointed as
delegates to the national irrigation con-
gress, which meets at Spokane, Aug
8, to IA, the following list: HI. E.
Thompson, Belle Fourche; Noah New.
banks, Pierre; j. O. Birdsall, Edgemont
f. G. Grant, Frederick; w. f. Buel.
Redfield; 1. H. Chase, Rapid City: A.
]. Mccain, Rapid City; A. E. Cham
berlain, Brookings.
Bishop O'Gorman, of the Catholic
diocese of Sioux Falls, has submitted a
bid of $50, 100 for the Indian school at
Chamberlain, 8. D., and his offer will
be accepted. The Indian appropriation
bill of last session authorized the site of
this school, as being one Of the nom
reservation schools not needed by the
Indian bureau, and the sale will be
made in accordance with that law.
The Swear. old son of William Neider-
banner, of Grant township, five miles
east of Sisseton, strayed from the farm
home on Wednesday and has not been
seen since. Searching parties were
organized and have been securing the
neighborhood day and night, but no
trace of the child had been discovered.
Suspicion has been cast upon band of
travelling horse traders, and it is feared
the child may be kidnapped
=, Niles Swanson was found dead at his
farm home near Vermillion Thursday,
under peculiar circumstances Sheriff
Kempker. States Attorney Olson and
Coroner McGlumphy, of Clay county,
have been called to investigate the
death. Swanson was the wealthiest
farmer in the county and is said to have
kept large sums of money at his secluded
home, but notwithstanding his riches,
bis daughter was forced to leave home
and is an inmate of the poor farm
Because he had been tormented into
fight and wanted TO finish 1t at once
Pete Hedlon, big Swede, living at
Buckhorn, Wyo., seized John Gilhorn
his challenger, and bit off half his nose.
The affair occurred near the Gilhorn
ranch at Buckhorn, and after specta-
tors had separated the men Gilhorn
walked into Lead for treatment and
then left for Chicago, where he will
enter sanitaricm in an endeavor to
regain some of his lost features. Hedlon
surrendered. but Gilhorn declined to
prosecute.