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


merly of Pipestone, MINI, entered
plea Of guilty TO the charge Of arson in
connection with the burning of his res
taurant at Howard, S. ID and was SEN
fenced to term of four aud ooe.half
years in the Sioux Fails penitentiary,
where he now Is, il was a matter of
considerable speculation as to what
would be done with Miss Lonza
Russell, who confessed that she set the
fire after billiard had promised to pay
her els and purchase her a new dress
At the time it was believed that she
would be leniently dealt with In view
of the fact that she made full comics.
SION aud thus proved that she was sim.
ply.a tool in the hands of another.
This has proven to be the case, for on
the advice Of States Attorney Grua, Of
Miner county, who with State Fire
Marshal Craft succeeded in securing the
confession, Miss Russell was released
rom custody Friday and exiled from
South Dakota.
A movement is now on foot, started
by the trustees of the Children's Home
societv, TO erect life size statue of
Mrs w. d Sherrard, the mother of the
Children's Home, in the state capitol ct
Pierre. The work has progressed 90
far that the design is practically deter
mined, and the society has already $500
in the fund for this purpose. The
statue would cost in the neighbor-
hood of $1,000. That the money will be
forthcoming from the good people of
this state. when the appeal is made,
there can be no doubt Mrs. Sherrard
was one of the noblest women God
ever gave to humanity. In spite of
poor health, and the extreme WEAKNESS
which accompanies advancing years,
she remained at her post to the last.
The care of dependent children was the
work OF her life, and her life repre-
sented the spirit of motherhood in its
perfection. Such statue in the state
capt. oil would keep the history of her
beautiful life before the people for
msny generations to come, and it
would be an inspiration to every worker
for humanity's sake.
Hunters of Lawrence county do not
taEe kindly to the working of the new
gun license law and efforts will be
made at the next session OF the legis.
lature to have it materially amended.
Under the old law the fee was ~. so and
last year Lawrence county derived
from these licenses, $1,240 with which
IL could do - it pleased This year
under the 81 license bat 1914 has been
taken in to date and half of this must
go to the state while the other half is
applied to fund to paw the salary OF
the game warden, which is $500 Per
annum. Old hunters explain the fall
ing OF. comparatively speaking by the
reduced tee. They argue that the small
license gives opportunity for many
young boys and irresponsible people to
take out licenses, thus increasing the
danger Of accidents and at the same
time causing useless slaughter. Many
of the old timers are this year afraid to
risk themselves in the woods with so
many green hunters. and they are in
favor OF $40 license. They also CON-
plain that fishermen should also be
licensed and made to bear part Of the
burden Of paying the salary Of the
game warden.
For the second time last week death
struck downa delegate to the south
Dakota Educational association's
annual convention which closed al
Lead Thursday. Returning home Fri
day evening from an all day excursion
with $50 others at Spearfish Miss Ethel
Logan, aged 10, Of Pukwana, wal
instantly killed and her cousin anf
aunt, Edna and Edith Sedgwik, tn,
former Of Pukwana and the latter o.
Chamberlain, this state, were injured
in the wreck on the Burlington fiv,
miles south Of Lead. The excursion
train, heavily loaded. was nearing
Deadwood when the rear trucks Of th,
baggage car In which the women wer,
riding left the rails. Before the trail,
could b stopped the car struck Al
empty on . siding and lurched owe,
into the creek. Miss Logan was throwl
through the open door. striking on he
head and breaking her neck. Tn,
other two were pinionsd under the car
The Burlington dispatched spscia
and corps Of doctors from Lead a..
che Injured wers brought % ST, Jossph