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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-18
THE WEATHER

Unsettled weather tonight and
Tuesday with snow: not much change
In temperature.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-18

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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
Sues Bank Examiner

Charging duplicity on the part of
John l.. Jones, state bank examiner
for South Dakota, in that he failed to
make known the worthless character of
certain securities to the purchasers of
the defunct State Bank of Chelsea, the
bank, under its new owners, has
brought suit against the examiner and
the banking department of the state, to
recover 50, 658.87 alleged to have been
lost in the deal.
1t is charged that the examiner failed
to impart to the purchasers certain
knowledge then in his possession con-
corning notes which were offered as
good assets of the bank at the time the
purchase was made. Further allega-
tons say that one note purporting to
have been given by James A. Blevin
for $500 was never actually signed by
Blevin and is wholly worthless.
Another note for 500, signed by C. ].
Peterson and Fl. E. Batteen, is alleged
to have been paid before it was sold to
the plaintiff bank by the bank exam
iner. Several similar allegations as to
notes for various amounts are made a
part of the complaint. With accrued
interest, the figures run up to the total
sum demanded.
1t is further alleged that committee
representing the creditors of the old
bank have collected $4,000 on paper
considered questionable at the time of
the sale. An attachment against this
sum, now in possession of the examiner,
has been secured, and it cannot be dis
tributed to the creditors of the old bank
until the litigation is settled.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
Arrested For Burglary

Arthur Womack has been placed
under arrest in Sioux Falls charged
with burglarizing the store of Charles
Sawyer some nights ago. Womack
exhibited an Assyrian coin on two
occasions and attempted to sell the
same. This drew attention to him and
he was placed under arrest. He
claimed that he had found the coin
some weeks ago and that he showed it
to local Assyrian month ago and
asked as to its value. When the party
he claimed he showed the coin to a
month ago was found, he stated that
the coin was not shown to him until
the day after the burglary.
'Womack also claimed that he spent
the entire night of the robbery at the
West cafe. This being run down was
also found to be false as he left the
West cafe about 2'oclock the morning
of the burglary, which occurred at
o'clock in the morning. Womack was
bound over to the next term of circuit
court and default of bail was placed
in the county jail for safe keeping.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10

Lassoing a moose from row boat
and then tying the animal up to tree
on shore was the unusual experience
of Col. Hill, of Quincy, H., and j. r.
Cheever, of Brookings, S. D., who are
on fishing trip to Isle Royal, Wis.
While trolling near shore Monday
with guide they came upon parent
moose with two young calves. AT
sight of the boat the moose took to the
water, heading for the mainland. Holly
pursuing in their boat, the party sue
ceeded in lassoing one of the calves
which towed them some distance, finally
changing his course to the island. AS
the moose dashed 90 shore, Colonel Hill
tied him to a nearby pine tree, but the
moose finally broke loose and vanished
into the forest.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
Not a Safe Place

The agent at Willow Lakes for the
Great Northern railroad company, not
being provided with a safe, this sum
mer coverted a kitchen range into a
safe and stored there checks, drafts,
currency and coin belonging to the rail-
way company. AS the result of this
practice he had narrow escape from
sustaining heavy less.
One of the recent cool mornings his
wife arose ahead of him, and not know
ing that the stove was being used for a
safe, started a fire in the stove to take
the chill off the room. The station
agent heard the roar of the flames in
the chimney and in a remarkably brie1
time he had rushed downstairs to the
stove. BY quick work he managed t.
save everything but SIS bill, which
was burned beyond redemption.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10

A ive-year-old child was taken from
the custody of his foster parents by
Rapid City authorities who used it in
a carnival feature with Gagged arma-
dillos, styled grave robbers. I" The
animals bit the child, increasing the
disgust of the spectators for that
horrible sight.
According to the statement Of States
Attorney Denu, who caused the arrest
of the child's foster parents at the
instigation of its real mother who is in
Rapid City from Omaha.
The petition of the states attorney
sets forth story of treatment almost
incredibly inhuman in which the child
was the victim of James J. Johnson
and his wife, who have been sought
through three states for months past
by the distracted mother who had
learned of the plight Of her child.
When the Jenree child was but Is
months old, his father, then in
Nebraska, deserted him after having
his mother placed in temporary confne-
ment in an insane asylum in Lincoln.
The baby was then placed in St.James'
orphanage in Omaha. Later the john
sons applied for the child and were
given it on probation. although the
record fails to show that it ever was
adopted. They have had it two years
and during this time, according TO the
state s attorney, they have been travel
irg with carnival companies, exhibiting
the grave robbers. Some months
ago the real mother of the boy, hear
ing through friends in Minnesota of
the alleged cruelties practised upon the
child, started an investigation to trace
them. The Johnsons are alleged to
have jealousy guarded the boy, never
letting him out of their sight, and when
the hunt became too keen they quit the
company, and with the boy returned to
Farmingdale, just east of there, where
they were arrested.
The mother of the child is now Mrs.
Henry N. Weakley, of Omaha. She
came here when she learned the couple
were at Farmingdale and brought with
her letters from friends in Spring Val
ley, Mimi, Stewartville. Lodge Center.
and other points where the Johnsons
had been with the carnival. These let
tiers fully set forth the horrible condi-
tons to which the child was subjected,
and when found its body was covered
with bites. scratches. bruises and
other evidences of mistreatment.
The Johnsons are well known in this
section and do not bear a favorable
reputation, Johnson having been con-
victed of various crimes. They are
alleged to have exhibited the child with
the grave robbers" under the adver-
tisement of child eaten alive. The
Johnsons have been cited to appear
Wednesday next.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
Has Some Money Left

The report of the condition of the
state treasury at the close of business
July 81 showed total balance in all
funds of S19S,6S5. OF this the general
fund carried SS4, 800, which is consid-
cred sufficient for the ordinary expenses
of the state until the receipts begin to
come in from the September call for
taxes. The total debt of the state is
an issue of a half million dollars of
revenue warrants which will be due
next April, and SIS, 900 due the Irvine
plant fund, which was borrowed for the
general fund.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
Going to Look For Coal

On the 18th of this month Governor
Vessey and immigration Commissioner
Deets, accompanied by other interested
parties, will take trip to the north
western part of the state to look into
the coal possibilities of that section of
the state and the best method of assist
ing settlers n that section, who are
really in need of help to get through
the winter. They will visit the coal
deposits in the vicinity of Coal Springs
and in the hills of Harding county.
From that section they will swing south
and east into the homestead sections of
eastern Butte, northern Meade and
western Stanley counties to the rail-
way.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
Indian Still at Large

Joseph Ada, the half-breed Indian
who attacked John Jackson, farmer
near Mclaughlin, two weeks ago, in
an attempt at robbery, is still "hiding
out" on a small peninsula of the Grand
river, and efforts of posses and deputy
United States marshals to capture him
have availed nothing. Ada asked jack
son for bolt to repair his buggy, and
as ia ckson leaned over tool chest to
get it, the Indian struck him terrible
blow on the back of the head. Mrs.
Jackson hurried to his assistance and
they routed the Indian, who fled with.
out robbing the homesteader.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10

Cournoyer, mixed-blood Sioux Indian,
who is under Indictment in the federal
court for horse stealing, alleged to have
been committed on the Rosebud reser-
walton.
Cournoyer fled from the state before
he could be arrested, and for months
efforts to locate him were unavailing.
Recently, however, by letter written
to an acquaintance in South Dakota, it
was learned he was in Wyoming. The
arrest was made by Sheriff Farrell, of
Sundance, Wyo., who traced the fugi-
tive to a ranch twenty miles north of
Gillette, where he was working in a
hay field.
Cournoyer is one of several brothers
who have caused the United States
authorities trouble. Two or three of
the brothers are serving terms in the
federal penitentiary at Leavenworth,
Kan, for thefts of horses and cattle
on the Rosebud reservation.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
Alse HelgeIein Dying

A LaPorte, Ind, dispatch says: Alse
Helgelein, the South Dakota farmer
whose search for his brother, Andrew
Hegelein, uncovered the murders COM
mitted on the Guinness farm, has been
stricken with paralysis and is dying,
according to information received yes
terday. Helgelein always has held the
belief that more bodies are buried on
the Guinness farm, and has frequently
said he intended to further prosecute
the search when his health permitted.
He was recently paid a judgment OF
SO, 500 obtained against the estate,
representing the money paid by his
brother to Mrs. Guinness.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
Fender to Continue as CLERK

When Judge James d. Elliott of the
federal district court was in Aberdeen
recently, he was asked concerning a
Sioux Falls report that Oliver S. Pen
der, of Sioux Falls, was to be replaced
as clerk of the federal court. Judge
Elliott, when shown Sioux Falls
weekly newspaper article to that effect
laughed heartily and replied: "Oh,
there is nothing to that: there will be
no change made-at any rate, not at
present. If Pendcr really is slated to
lose his job, as Sioux Falls dispatches
indicate, Judge Elliott's reply to the
questiod here indicates the change il
not to be made soon, at any rate.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
An Expensive Bridge

Sioux Falls is to have the most costly
concrete bridge in South Dakota. This
is assured by action which has just been
taken by the city commissioners. The
bridge will cost about $40, 900, and
must be completed not later than July
l of next year. Bids for the construc-
ton will be opened September 8, and
the contract is expected to be awarded
soon thereafter. The bridge will be
constructed across the Big Sioux river
on Eighth street, in the heart of the
business district, and will be the full
width of the street.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10

For the first six moths of the year,
South Dakota people bought autos at
the rate of IA day. During July the
business fell off, as the report puts it.
on account of discouraging business
conditions. but for all that, 331 new
autoes were sold and registered during
the month, or rate of ten day. The
registration in the state is now
10, Iowa citizens who are out
pouring their sympathy upon South
Dakota need to learn the lesson Of tbs
proper conservation Of their tears
With record for fourteen consecutive
years Of having produced the larges
per capita Of new wealth of any stat'
in the union, South Dakota il not per
hitting shortage Of small grain Il
bring encouragement.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10

The effectiveness of South Dakota
divorce is still an open question in New
York and it has come to the surface
once more in peculiar manner
In 1906 r. l.. Meldrin, of New York,
was granted a divorce in South Dakota
from his wife, and on his return to his
home city he married again. The
arrangement appears to have been
satisfactory to all parties concerned
until about year ago, when Meldrin,
who was railroad engineer, was killed
IN accident while on duty. At this
time the question of the old South
Dakota law was preached in way not
hitherto reported, at least.
Wife No. entered suit for damages
fixing her demands at 5000, and bas-
ing her right on the illegality of the
dead mans residence in this state.
The second wife has also begun suit
for damages against the railroad COM
pany, fixing her figures at much
larger sum than did No. 1.
AS matter of self interest the rail-
road company favors the suit Of the
first wife and is willing to settle for
the sum named, but is unable to do 50
because Of the suit Of the second wife
who is now in Sioux Falls, seeking to
establish the legality of her husband 3
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
To "Boost" The West

South Dakota has joined six sister
states and the territory of Alaska in a
movement to encourage settlers to
come to the northwest instead of going
south or into Canada. The states
which compose the Northwestern
Development League: North and
South Dakota, Minnesota, Montana,
Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Alaska.
These states, through their CONNER
cial clubs and state immigration offic-
ials, will stop in some measure at least
the tide of people going into Canada
by bringing them through the st. Paul
Minneapolis gateway and showing them
the products of the northwestern states.
Lewis Penwell, a millionaire ranch and
sheep owner of Helena, is president of
the organization and Will A. Campbell
is permanent secretary with headquar-
ters in st. Paul.
This league is the first organization
among the states of any section to
cooperate for the purpose of settle
ment and development. It's first work
viii be the giving of a land products
show in St. Paul, Dec. IL to %, when
all seven states win have exhibits
of their products.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
Billy Seems To Have known

Last winter there appeared two quite
sens ational cases in Aberdeen which
attracted considerable attention owing
to the prominence of the parties. The
first was that of Captain Hubbard
against DR.. Jackson for alienation of
his wife's affections. Bill lost; the
court deciding there was no such thing.
Mrs. Hubbard then sued for divorce
which was granted on non support.
Now comes the news that the same
DR.. E. B. Jackson and the same Mrs.
Lydia Ward Hubbard were married
last week. 1t would seem-looking
from our point of view-that Captain
Hubbard knew more than the judge
did about what was going on at his
home.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10

thought that the new law will greatly
reduce the number of hunters and con-
sequently the number of deer killed.
That hundreds of elk, deer and ante
lope are starving together in the yell
lowstone National park while the Black
Hills and other localities are offering
them shelter and protection, is the
assertion of Claude Williams, Dead
wood man now specially employed by
the government in the park gathering
trout spawn. Williams writes of his
trip through the park and declares that
he finds bodies of the animals for miles
around Gardner, Mont, in some places
the bodies being so thick that they are
piled on top of each other. He also
declares that he learned that what he
saw was only small per cent of the
animals that are constantly dying.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10

Monday O., a bond of 500. Derling is
accused by number of his fellow
countrymen of taking advantage of his
superior knowledge of the customs and
language and collected dollar month
apiece from a number of them for his
good Offices in keeping them employed.
After paying this toll for some time, it
was discovered that the padrone sys-
tenn was not necessary on this side;
hence the action which led to Judge
Cranes hearing and chance to appear
later before Judge McNulty.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
Has Crop Left Yet.

The Iroquois Chief tells of field OF
oats in Kingsbury county which will go
20 bushels to the acre. The man who
raised the field has five large stacks
of these oats, seven stacks of barley
and twelve stacks of wheat" This is
in the county in which, according to a
Minneapolis paper, Hundreds of
farmers" are shooting their cattle"
to put them out of ''the pains of star
walton.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
For Three Congressmea

The state of South Dakota was
redistricted by the twelfth session of
the legislature in anticipation of the
reapportionment bin. The state is
now divided into three districts, two
east Of the Missouri and the third
including all Of the counties west of
the river and the Black Hills district.
District No. l consists of the follow
ing counties: Aurora, Bon Homme,
Brule, Buffalo, Charles Mix, Clay;
Dawson. Douglas, Hanson. Hutchinson,
Jerauld, Lake, Lincoln, Miner, Moody,
Minnehaha. McCook, Sanborn, Turner,
Union, Yankton.
District No. consists Of the follow.
ling counties: Beadle. Brookinas
Brown, Campbell, Clark. Codington
Day, Deuel., Edmunds, Faux. Grant
Hamlin, Hand. Hughes. Hyde. Kings
bury, Marshall, Mcpherson. Potter
Roberts. Sphinx, Sully, Walworth.
Districts No. 3 consists Of the follow
ing counties: Bennett Butte, Corson
Custer, Dewey. Fall River, Gregory
Harding, Lawrence, Lyman, Meade
Mellette, Pennington, Perkins. Shan
! non, StsnleH Todd. TEipp. Washbaugl
Warrington. zlebach. u
} Under the new s>portionment sout
Dakota vim gain one msmber Of col
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10

The Thompson ranch, as it is famili-
airy called has changed hands again.
About year ago the ranch was sold to
j. II. Coon, of Sioux Falls, who has
been selling off some separate
quarters. Within the last week deed
has come into the register of deeds
Office of Potter county for filing. which
shows that what remains of the ranch
has been sold to d. j. Stafford. The
total acreage of the tract sold is a, TIE
acres, and the price mentioned in the
deed was sl25,7 75 an average price Of
trifie over SIG yer acre.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
Fire Bugs at Dupree

A second fire in the same block in
Dupree in less than week after the
first, is causing much concern and
excitement. While there was every
indication pointing to incendiarism in
the fire eff July 26, it is agreed on all
sides that the fire of Tuesday night,
August 2, was the act of firebug.
After the fire of week ago the Com
mercial club engaged Waterman and
this precaution resultedin FINLEY dis
covery of the second fire which occurred
in the general merchandise store of II.
Mauppin. Entrance had been forcibly
gained by forcing rear door to the
cellar and after the fire which occurred
about 2 a. M, was extinguished various
articles were found to be soaked with
kerosene. The fire department was
hampered in its first efforts because of
the fact that the hose of both the
chemical engines had been cut. Quick
repairs were made however, and the
fire was extinguished after having
caused serious damage TO the building
and stock. Additional watchmen will
patrol the business districts in the
future.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
ANOTHER CHOLERA VICTIM
Seventh Death Occurs at Swnburne
Island Hospital.

New York, =, Another death
from Asiatic cholera occurred at the
Swinburne island hospital of the New
York quarantine station. The victim
was Giuseppe Pettinic, thirty-two
years old, who arrived here on the
steamer Moltke.
Notwithstanding this additional
death, making the count seven at this
port, Health officer Alvah H. Doty
issued a statement in which he said
the situation was satisfactory. No
further cases of the disease have de-
veloped among the detained imlni'
grants.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
Must Go To Jail

Unable to furnish bond, j. G. Wal
tiers, once grain commission and ele-
vator man of Minneapolis and Sioux
Falls, has been lodged in Jail in Sioux
Falls to await trial on the charge of
assault with dangerous weapon with
intent to kill.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
Went by Fire

Practically the entire town of Pol
lock, in Campbell county, near the North
Dakota line. was destroyed by fire last
week. All telephone and telegraph
connections are cut off and the details
of the fire are not yet known.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10

de aths from measels was greater than
it was for small pox or scarlet fever.
The detailed report of contagious
diseases for Jine shows that there
were no cases of infan.ile paralysis,
and but one of spinal meningitis, and
that resulted fatally. The cases and
deaths reported were:
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
VERY Good Graft

Ed. Derling, Greek employed at
the Milwaukee coal sheds in Aberdeen,
was bound over to the circuit court
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
Measles Get the Most

The report of DR.. o. N. Hoyt, secre-
tary of the state board of health, for
June shows that the percentage of
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
Peever's New school House

The board of education has awarded
the contract for the erection of new
school building at Peever, which will
cost about $12,0 900.