Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-07
NEWsY STATE NOTES.

nesoOintioh Will "cce III Adnhtoh EVo-
2, 3 and 4.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Boardman, of
Aberdeen, celebrated their golden we'd
dug January l.
The next meeting of the South Dakota
State Board of Pharmacy will be held
in Pierre January 20.
One of the latest improvements
talked of in the Black Hills is rail-
road from Galena to Spearfish.
A movement has been inaugurated in
A berdeen for the organization of
Brown County Fair association.
The total bank deposits for South
Dakota for the year 1908 run to the
enormous amount of Sos, S32 500 Al
S. w Bowman, deputy commissioner
of school and public lands under Com
missioner Roth, died at his home in
Ashton January l.
There is no question about Johnson's
ability as a reviyalist now, he converted
Joe Dingman, railroad conductor, at
his Madison meeting.
By special campaign conducted the
last few weeks of last year, the Coagre-
gationalists of Yaukton raised "a 600
debt from their church property.
The Miller correspondent sends out
report that meadow larks are wintering
there. He does not tell what brand of
and fur coats they wear.
T. H. Peever, head of the Peever
Mercantile company and one of the
best known men in the portheas 'ern
part of the state, died Thursday at
Sisseton.
The different Elk lodges of the state
have united and perfected state organ
ization. Col. r. f. Woods, of Sioux
Falls, is the first president of the state
Alfred Berg. of Lincoln county, lost
$50 hogs by cholera last week and
burned their carcasses so as to stop the
spread of the disease. He estimates his
loss at $1,000
The gas plant at the Chamberlain
Indian school exploded last week
causing damage to the extent of about
81 200. Four Indian boys were injured
but not fatally.
j. u Mullaney, of Mitchell, was
taken before Judge Garland last week
and plead guilty to selling liquor with
out a government license. He drew
thirty days in Jail aud 500 fine.
Aberdeen entertained the legislators
at a banquet lest Friday evening A
very pleasant feature of the occasion
was an address by United States Sen
ator Moses E Clapp, of Minnesota.
Mrs. Foster, mother of Mrs III nry
j Brown, a well known resident of Elk
Point, has arrived in Sioux Falls and
assumed the duties of matron at the
South Dakota Chldrep's home, to
which she recently was appointed
L. H. Radcliffe, president of the
Peoples State Bank, of Howard, com.
mitted suicide January / by taking car
bolic acid. Dependence over ill health
is given as the cause &c the rash act
Pythian Lodge No /, Colored Knights
Of Pythias was orgarized last week at
Sioux Falls. This is the first lodge of
the kind in South Dakota They are
not recognized by the Supreme Lodge
knights of Pythias of the white brothers.
Marie M Westby, of Lake county has
suit in the United States
court at Sioux Falls against the Chicago
ee and st Paul Railway COM
Dany for SIS 900 for the death Of her
husband, section foreman, who was
killed in Madison a year ago.
Governor Crawford has appointed A.
w hiukci' VI otOtOh he % lhrAiDCI vi
he state bo1rd of agriculture. This
Is to fill the vacancy
,aused by the resignation of @.
who has been elected men,
Der OF the state railway commission
md who will take his seat the fifth of
his month.
While celebrating the incoming of
The new year at the Omaha dance house
On the Mission fat, near Pine Ridge
agency. Emma Black Feather, q mixed
blood, was accidently shot through the
high by six shooter IN the hands Of an
unknown Indian or mixed blood. The
bullet passed through the building and
through her thigh. and was afterwards
found on the ground near where she
stood
The South Dakota Educational asso-
,iation had very interesting meeting
II Aberdeen for three days last week
The officers for xt year are w. Fl III
Beadle, Madison, PRESIDENT; J f.
0lander Pierre, corresponding sscre
fary; recording secretary, Nina Ash,
Aberdeen; treasurer, Joseph Swenson.
Parker; member program committee,
L. K. Ackley, Vermillion. The next