Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-05-06

an amendment taking tin ore from the
free list and authorizing the president
to proclaim cents pound duty on il
whenever the production in the United
States exceeds 1000 tons annually.
This is practically the same as the
Mckinley act provision except that IL
required an annual production of 5000
tons before the duty applied and that
amount was never reached. Senator
CANDLES says the South Dakota mines
will soon reach the mark required to
obtain the protection his amendment
provides.
A Sioux Falls dispatch in the Mime
apolis Journal of Saturday says: Start
ing with capital of $500 Arthur j..
Rieger, with string of elevators in
South Dakota, in two years accumula-
ted debts of 1924. COO, thereby setting a
new mark in South Dakota high finance
The trustee accounts for $4,000 in
assets and 10000 in losses, but the diff
ference between this total and that of
the claims, or SIS, 900, has totally disap-
peared. e. s. Woodwork q Co COM
mission brokers Of Minneapolis, are che
largest creditors, their claim being
s10O, 1851.
Nels j. Peterson, who lives about six
miles east of Hurley, shot his hired man
Saturday night. The hired man had
left the place after being paid off, but
returned when he discovered that Peter
son had charged him 81 for washing.
He became impudent and Peterson went
after him with the broom, but the man
took 1t away from him, knocked him
down and then ran. Peterson went
into the house and got his shotgun and
fired at the man, hitting him in the nap
OF the neck. AS he had gotten ont Of
range he was not hurt much. He pulled
o revolver and fred few shots in return
but none oftthe bullets struck Peterson
Public announcement of the resigna-
tiou of Rev. John Stariha, bishop Of the
diocese of Lead, is officially made.
Bishop Stariha sent his resignation to
the pope last month and it was accepted.
Bishop Stariha, who has been in charge
Of this diocese for seven years, has been
in failing health for some time, and
last year removed to Hot Springs. Next
month he will return to his home in
Austria to rest. Vicar General Father
Moesen, of Deadwood, has been
appointed to act as administrator of this
diocese until the bishop of the province
OF st Paul chooses successor to Bishop
Stariha.
Upon returning from Pennsylvania
where he had been called to receive his
portion of an estate, Col. L. A. Marion,
of Oaloma, fell asleep in the smoking
car and was touched" to the extent of
81 $50. The touch" was made while
the train was speeding through Pennsyl-
vania. Col. Marion, q veteran of the
civil war, had placed his wallet in q
back pocket and on going to sleep was
in such position as to expose it. He
disc overed his loss on waking up and at
once reported it to the conductor. The
matter was placed in the hands Of
trainmen and they are trying to locate
q suspected trainman. Marion Is
farmer and owns a pretty place near
Oacoma. Next year he will receive
$4,000 installment from the estate.
Judge Garland, IN the United States
court at Sioux Falls, on "Wednesday
passed ont the following sentences:
Samuel Spotted War Boanet, Alexander
La Rousch. High Otter, James Corset,
Phillip Swift Bear, Blue Eyes, Catch
The Enemy and Charley Looking Back.
one year each at Leavenworth for intro.
ducing liquor on Indian reservations;
Henry Stella and Will jackson, each 80
days in jail and 500 fine for selling
liquor without government license
August McClain. $50 fine for mailing an
Objectionable postal card; Fred X.
Moore, five years in the prnitentlary for
breaking into postofiice; Martin
Shangrau and Ben Jones, TWO years in
penitentiary for larceny of stock on Pine
Ridge reservation; Levi Graham, who
had just been released from peniten-
tiary. who was prosecuted for larceny
Of mail box, on account OF his extreme
age, u years. escaped with fine Of SIS