Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-02-10
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS

UulOu, which provides for the use of
sections lG and 36 of each township for
tor the benefit of the public schools In
the acquisition Of Indian lands II be-
comes necessary 70 pay the Indians for
them, and in pursuance of its contract
with the state the government pays for
the school sections and then gives them
20 the state
Blame for the wreck of a freight train
aud single engine On the Burlington
railroad, near Nahant, in which Fire.
mau Ralph Holden OF Deadwood lost
his life and two other traiumen were
injured, was placed on the crew Cf the
east-bound freight by the coIoner's jury
which Investigated the accindent. At
the inquest into Holden's death it devel-
oped that the eastbound crew had orders
TO run one hour and half late out of
Nahant, bnt that with one of the big,
new engines they had made up twenty
seven minutes and forgot T. reduce their
speed until they saw the single engine
coming toward them ont of the tunnel
1t WAS then too late to do anything but
reverse. Members of the crew of the
east bound train testified to having seen
the orders, but neglected TO carry them
out.
One of the busiest bodies of state Off
Gals In South Dakota are the members
OF the staGe board of railroad commits.
sioners, whose duties rave become of
the most strenuous character. Last
week the hearing was resumed in CHI.
cago in connection with the litigation
between the railroad commissioners and
the great railroad corporations having
lines in the state, who are opposing the
attempt of the board to put 2-cent per
mile passenger rate into effect in the
state. AT the Chicago hearing testi.
mony is being taken, and when this
work is completed the testimony will be
submitted to Judge Garland of the Unit
cd States court in Sioux Falls for de-
cision by him. The railroads are seek
ing to secure permanent injunction
restraining the railroad commissioners
from putting he proposed reduced rate
into effect.
The curiosity of the farmers living in
the southeastern portion of Walworth
county has been aroused by the presence
IN that vicinity of about a score of sur
veyors and engineers, who, as near as
can be ascertained, are running line
from Toissoy to Mobridge, the latter
point being the place where the Milwau.
kee crosses the Missouri. Residents OF
WaIworth county profess to believe that
the surveyors art in the employ of the
Minneapolis & st Louis company, and
that the company plans to extend line
from Tolstoy to Mobridg where a
crossing OF the Missouri river will be
made for the line which il is supposed
the company plans on extending TO the
new region IN the northwestern part OF
the state
As The result of falling from a chair.
r. + Schae, we'll known resident of
Sioux Falls is dead. The accident oc.
Cured while he ives attempting to light
the gas in the Lutheran church build.
ing. In order to reach the light he stood
on chair, and in reaching mp he tipped
the chair over and fell across il. striking
the chair with his stomach. He was
able to arise, being apparently none the
worse for the accident. For two DAYS
he went about attending TO his usual
duties, and then pains developed ia his
abdomen, and when he went to a physi.
clan IL was determined that an operation
would be- necessary THIS was perform
ed aud IL was discovered that the fall
upon the chair had caused a severe rup-
ture, aud that gangrene had set in. His
death soon followed
While il will be midsummer before
the last of the work men are out OF the
new capitol OF this state, many Of the
state officials will be located in their
new gu ,rters before the final finishing
Is put upon interior work in some parts
of the building In fact, the officials
expect to begin moving into the build
ing by the first Of March. aud the city,
which has purchased the old building
has orders TO get It OF the grounds in
April. as it is expoted everything will
be moved out b, that time. The work
yet to be done 10 the completion of the
marble finishings, the final closing mp
of the interior decorations, and small:
amount of carpenter work.
Several travelling men who recently
had the misfortune 10 get showed in at
Clark. proposed game of "snear" at
g. 9 hotel. when the marshal of that
town with great pomp and dignity.
brilliant star made from n tomato can
shining upon his manly bosom. ponnc-d
upon the unsuspecting players. ard in
formed them that they .rere under a..