News Article October 1914

CARROLL, REEVES, ELLIS

Posted By: Roseanna Zehner
Date: 7/22/2006 at 15:42:13

R.S. Reeves has a bunch of corn on exhibition in the First National Bank which is about the best we ever saw. Mr. Reeves has 200 acres of this corn, which his neighbors declare will average 75 bushels to the acre.

Eastern horse buyers were here last week and succeeded in picking up a couple of carloads. They bought only the best and paid good prices. For four of the teams, they paid $450 each.

Marshal Carroll was called to make a raid on a barn in the north part of town Sunday where a crowd of men were indulging in a bacchanalian jamboree and playing poker. Someone in the crowd saw the marshal coming and gave the alarm, then the earth seemed to open up and swallow them. The marshal was unable to capture a one of them. The wife of one of the players notified Mr. Carroll of the meeting, it is said.

Marshal Carroll nabbed a valise Sunday belonging to a couple young fellows who had been working around here for some weeks. The valise contained several bottles of whiskey which it was at first believed was being bootlegged. Monday, however, it was found that the young men had been to Sioux Falls and all but one bottle had been purchased for other men who had sent the money with them and they were given this valise back.

William Ellis, the colored porter in Goode's Barber Shop, was arrested Thursday evening and fined $1 and costs amounting in all to $5.95 for riding his bicycle on the sidewalk.

Permission from Jodie Hoogendoorn, Editor, Lyon County Reporter