Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-03-18

George Jones, OF Canton, VINO Was
stenographer for Senator A. b. Kittredge
during his term as United States seDa-
tor. has secured q like position with
Senator Hughes, Of Colorado. and will
remain in Washington.
William G. WEIGH, who established
his wife and family upon homestead
near Platte and then eloped with Mrs.
Agnes Birney Finny. some weeks since
murdered the woman and committed
suicide in Dies Moines, Iowa, last Fri.
day.
While attempting TO place heavy
piece of piece of meat on rack In a
butcher shop at belmont David Renecke
lost his balance in falling was himself
impaled upon the sharp nook He hung
there until removed receiving serious
injuries
Destroying 1000 bushels OF corn and
oats, the second incendiary FIRE which
| Hudson has suffered in recent months
consumed the Reliance elevator Friday
night. The smell Of kerosene was
plainly discerned when he blaze started
aud no other cause can be assigned than
that some "frebug" is AT work
Friends Of Bessie Trude. of Alcester,
Union county, thinking she was about
TO be married, planned 20 give her a
surprise and q tin shower but the visi-
tors alone were surprised, for IL was
revealed that the hostess was married
&C Salem more than three months
before and had hep, IL q secret.
W. S. Hill. OF Aexandris, A. w.
Kruger, OF Groton. ,. W. Dean, of
Beresford, and ". d. Faulkner, OF
Bereeford, members Of the state board
Of agriculture. met at Huron last week
with ]. W. Campbell, president, and G.
N. McIlvaine, secretary. Besides these
gentlemen T. L. Eaton, president, and
Joe Morton. secretary. OF the Inter
State Fair association. Of Sioux Ctv.
we're also present and held conference
with the result that they will cooper.
ate in making both expositions for 1909
more successful than any before held
Governor vessey Thursday afternoon
appointed as three Of the members Of
the state livestock sanitary board Frank
Ii. Stewart, Of Buffalo Gap. Frank r.
Cook, OF Belle Fourche, and William
Davis, OF Mount Vernon. He has
appointed w. f. Bancroft, of Water
town, as state game warden. Walter
r. vercoe, OF Lead. as member Of the
state board Of health. Mary N. Farr,
of Pierre, member Of the state board of
os teopathy. j. W. Campbell, Of
Huron, member of the state fair board.
Drs l.. G.. Hill, of WATERFOWL, w. f.
Freyberg. Of Mitchell. and II. L.
McNutt, of Aberdeen, members of the
state board of medical examiners.
Christian Lila. farmer living near
Aberdeen, is in peculiar predioament
Because of q sunstroke many years ago
Lila is subject to periodical attacks Of
insanity which he is able to ward off by
medical treatment and rest if taken in
time. Recently he went too long with
out Iesorting TO treatment and became
deranged He was taken before a COM
mission of insanity ard committed TO
Yanktou Pending the arrival of an
attendant from the asylum Lila was
kept at the county hospital where he
recovered bis reason Now although
he is sane as any one he cannot be
released until an order comes from the
insane asylum authorities TO that effect
This order the authorities have not as
yet issued, and Lila in the meantime
is an unwilling but patient inmate of
the county hospital
Details of stupendous land swindle,
in which the Mennouites OF Nebraska
Kansas, Oklahoma and South Dakota
probably are victims TO the extent Of
$500, 600, are just coming 10 light at
Marion, S. D., where the Mennonites
are believed TO lave been caught for
nearly 100000. The game lie worked
by man claiming to be Mennonite,
who offers California lands for sale
in twenty acre lots at 500 per acre. AS
lpart payment he takes In exchange any
thing offered, but always requires q
note to be given for the full amoant.
After the victim has been lured into
signing the contract and notes, he finds
all the promises and Inducements were
oral ana Of no avail. and that his note
has been cold 10 some hank or eastern
brokerage Arm. South Dakota Victims
have placed their cases in the hands Of
attorneys and an effort win b made to
apprshend the grafters.
s. &. Allen. United Etasss Indian
agent in charge Of The Sisseton agency.
recently visited the Sioux Falls psni-
Tertiary for the purpose Of delivering
10 Indian inmates Of thas institution,
who were entitled TO Annuities on the
Sisseton and wahpeton Indian Tsserva-
lions, their portion Of recent large
cash payment made thsss Indians BY
the govsrn1sns. and also shsir share Of
The proceeds % : recent sale Of the
allotmsnsa Of certain inoompsesnt and
deceased members Of The tribe. There
are ahout Is members Of the Sisseton