Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-01-13
NEWSY STATE NOTES.

celluloid comb in the hair of Mrs
Robert Nusz, of Selby, caught fire, and
her hands were burned so badly she
may never regain the use of them.
favorable report has been made e
the house on Representative Martins
bill granting leaves of absence during
the winter months 10 settlers in North
and South Dakota and adjoining states
After having filed the office several
years of assistant United States attor-
ney for South Dakota, William G Por-
ter, of Sioux Falls, resigned The
name of his successor has not yet been
officially announced.
Governor Wesley has commuted the
sentence Of Harreld Burke, sent from
Minnehaha county on grand larceny
charge. The term of Burke is nearly
served, and his physical condition is
such that his sentence was committed.
The auto license record shows that
the last license number issued in this
state was $3.50, The record shows that
S23 licenses were taken out for the year
1908, and that 2. l04 licenses were called
for in 1909 These figures show the
result of some of the South Dakota
prosperity.
Clarence Ritter, who has been work
ing for John Lewis, drayman at Mil
bank aud was paid off by being given
check on the Merchants National bank
last Thursday, raised it from 81 to $40
He was successful in getting it cashed,
but was apprehended and arrested
within half hour after getting his
money.
Inspector Mclaughlin is holding
what will probably be the last council
the government will ever have with
the Sioux Indians His mission Is to
inform the Indians that a bill has been
introduced in congress to take away
from them the last of their domain,
except the portion which they hold as
individual allotments.
John Erickson, homesteadeg in
Lyman county, is under arrest charged
with the larceny of cattle on the Lower
Brule reservation. 1t is alleged that
Erickson was caught with the stolen
animals in his possession. As the result
of his preliminary hearing he has been
held for appearance before the next
United States grand jury.
Eleven operators employed at the
Yankton telephone exchange walked
out and last Thursday the city was
without Telephone service. The trouble
arose over disagreement between the
girls aud the local manager. The mat
ter of hours or wages does not enter
into the strike and the trouble is not
likely to be adjusted soon.
The entire south side of the main
street of Castlewood burned last week.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Twelve buildings were Quilted. Thirty
Watertown men with fire apparatus
went to Castle wood on special train.
When the first four buildings were gone
vain attempt was made to check the
flames by dynamiting two stores.
About thirty-five farmers and citizens
of Fairfax passed through Sioux City
last Friday on special car enroute to
inspect the William Galloway Manu-
featuring company's plant. Galloway
is a manufacturer of farm implements.
The party came in on the Chicago and
Northwestern road and went from
Sioux City to Waterloo over the Illinois
! Central.
Word has been received from Platte
that farmer by the name of Sly has
been fined $40 ana costs for selling
rotton eggs. This prosecution was
brought about through the state pure
| food commission. This is the second
prosecution for the sale of rotten eggs
that has been brought in the last week
and it is expected that others will
follow in the near future.
Freeman Knowles, ex-congressman
and editor Of socialist weekly news
paper, was publicly horse whipped
Thursday at meeting of the board of
county commissioners Of Lawrence
county at Deadwood by Chamber KEEL.
Ter, of Lead, attorney for the Home
stake Mining company. Keller told
Knowles he did &c: propose to submit
to the severe structures about him in
Knowles paper.
Els. Knowles, of Sioux Falls, has Just
received letter from Paul r. Goddard,
formerly owner Of the Pierre Journal
and at one time president of the South
Dakota Press association, who is
located at Washington, ILL.,, announc-
ing that fire one day last week
destroyed Mr.. Goddard's newspaper
plant. Mr.. Goddard owned the plant
which was worth ~ 500 and on which
he carried 2,5O0 insurance. The build
ing and contents were complete lcss.