Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-07-06
STATE NEWS. BITS
Minor Happenings Of the Week
In Condensed Form

mer In that relation the following
figures have been given out as to what
the homesteaders can expect to OBJ
tain when they get an opportunity at
these lands. There will be about 3OO.-
900 acres of land left for entry after
the Indian selections have been made.
or this 10000 acres, or 125 claims,
have been appraised at from $4.75 to
IS an acre, being considered as the
best lands left open Abotts four
times that amount has been listed as
second grade and is appraised at from
81 to 81 an acre and in this list will be
found lands which will strike the
fancy of some of the settlers more
than will the higher priced lands.
The remaining 100000 acres is classed
as grazing land and probably is rough,
being appraised at from % cents to
81 an acre. This country, near the
Nebraska line, has been favored this
year with rains not received further
north and is looked upon as In a good
location.
The Evangelical church auxiliary
societies convention at Big Stone, con-
Quoted by representatives of the de-
nomination in North and South Da-
kota, was we'll attended and of inter-
est. The following officers for the
state organization were chosen: Pres.
ident, Mrs. r. w. Teichman; vice pres
ident, Mrs. G. F. Strutz; recording
secretary. Mrs. Paul Trapp; CORE.
spending secretary, Mrs. J. d. Steiner;
treasurer, Mrs. BONNER; superintend-
ent mission bands. Mrs. H. G. Wegner;
superintendent tithing department,
Mrs. c. +. Strutz; superintendent
cradle roll department, Mrs. o. w.
Kuderling. The women of the con-
ference raised over $1,000 for mis-
sionary purposes the last year The
convention of the Young Peoples GILL
ance of the conference elected the
following: President, F. f. Schaeffer:
vice presidents, G.. e. BONNER, c. Fl
Strutz and r. d. Dexheimer; CORE
spending secretary, Rosa Teichman;
recording secretary, Clara Fischer;
treasurer, G. f. Ista
The South Dakota Retail jewelers.
association completed its convention
at Mitchell and adjourned. A banquet
was rendered the members and a
number of addresses were given by
Eastern men concerning things of in
terest to the craft. The following Of
ficers were elected for the coming
year: President, C. F. Page, MITCHELL;
first vice president, c. R. Darmuth,
Redfield; second vice president, Os.
mand Larson, Bowie; secretary, ID.
Shary, Brookings; treasurer, Charles
F. Helbkat, Watertown; executive
committee, II. w. X. Ratson, Leola;
w. H. Hopkins, Vermilion; delegates
to the national convention, ID. Sharpe,
c. r. Darmuth, c. F. Page.
Captain J. H. Hauser, a pioneer of
Aberdeen and active in public affairs,
died at his home there. aged seventy
five years. A wife, three sons and two
daughters survive him. Captain Hau-
ser was born at Stroudsburg, Pa,
Sept 2. 1886. He moved to Wiscon-
sin with his parents when boy, was
graduated from Lawrence college at
Appleton. Wis, and engaged in the
practice of law. When the Civil war
broke out he enlisted and rose to the
captaincy OF company in a Wiscon-
sin regiment. He and his family
came to Aberdeen In 1881 and Captain
Hauser has served as county Judge,
city attorney and in other positions.
The funeral of Judge Thornton w.
Brisbane, who died ct Minneapolis In
his ninetieth year, took place at yank
ton. The Judge was pioneer OF
Yankton in 1866 and was one of the
first probate Judges of the county.
He was the father OF III. f. Brisbane,
dry goods merchant OF Yankton. The
other children are: Milton Brisbaus of
the treasury department, Washington;
Tom NJ. Brisbane vi Artesian, and
Frank r. Brisbane and Mrs. B C. Ash
and Mrs. AIDA Green, all of Minne.
apolis.
The Aberdsea chief OF police and
eight patrolmen rounded up a large
number of men who had been IN town
for some time out OF work and APP
parently not looking for employment
and drove them out OF town, escorting
them down the railroad track a con-
siderable distance to give them a
good start. There were les so called
"hoboes" In the bunch
The board of commissioners Of Ly-
man county refused to approve the
liquor license bonds. There were
fourteen applications for saloon II
cense The vote of the board was
tie, which was decided by the chair
man. The refusal to approve the bonds
has caused great interest in that sec
ton.
The body OF Earl Meadows, aged
seventeen years. son Of George Mead
ows. president Of the First State bank
Of Ipswich, has been buried In Ips-
wich. Earl. while on . camping sxp
petition near EIgin. m. was drowned
while swimming. He was an only
son.
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