Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-03
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1877.
Territorial items

Territorial items
Termillion Republican,: One of the
, most attractive presents on the Christmas
tree at Maynard's, was q handsome rug,
made BY Mrs. Maynard's mother, who is
in her seveaty-third year. How is that
for the rising generation =, The winter
tsrn Of school will commence on Tues.
day, December I'd, with 7. J. Sloan, prin.
cipal; Miss. Gilbert, intermediate; Miss.
Freddie Minor, primary and Willie Lyon,
assistant. =. Mark W. Bailey, G. B. Valsn
tine aad Dr.. Burleish are prominent can
didases for President of the Council. :.
0ss. Ssadls will probably b. the Speaker
efthe Lower Hsuse Of our Assembly,
No better choice could be made. OF
what practical use is our Territorial su-
psrintsndsnt Of Public Instruction except
to run the Territorial Teachers Institute
II this 10 oil the Office amounts to, practic-
ally, had it not better be abolished p. ;. "A
terrible tragedy was enacted near Ziskov,
Yaaktcn county, last week. A Pole by
tho name of Joseph Parsick, in fit Of in
sanity, struck his wife over tho head with
Z gun, crushing her skull and killing al
most instantly. He thought her the Devil
and 50 made haste to rid Creation of this
ancient parsonage.
Bismarck Tribune: Mule stealing
seems to have commenced at Lincoln
again. Five disappeared one night last
week. Beware Of Garland who will soon
be back, 70 lovers ofgovernmsnt stock.
Ys sick editor is under obligations to
Major Walker, OF the st. Louis Liquor
Store for various articles of comfort inclu.
ding oysters, chickens and sherry The
Major knows how to do the handsome
thing by friends in distress. John White,
whose marriage to Miss Morgan we noted
last week, died Of appoplexy on Thursday
last and was buried on Friday lie lin
gered two days after the first stroke but 1t
was apparent there was no help for him.
White was one our oldest settlers and es.
teemed by all for his many many quail
ties. He leaves g widow who, two weeks
ago was happy bride-a girl of sweet
sixteen"
Ssouz Ealls Independent: Mr.. T. Pom
Grey has gone east for An sxteuded visit;
he intends to be with US again In the
spring ready for business. =. . "A note from
the Secretary Of the Praying Rand informs
US that the exercises attending the open
ing of the Reading Room on next Monday
evening, will begin at seven o'clock An
invitation has been extended to tie differ
ent ministers to attend and favor tn ose
present with brief remarks appropriate to
the occasion. 1t is also expected that Mr.
Skinner will take charge of the music on
that occasion. A cordial welcome is ex
tended. The Ysnkton Press gives the
particulars of a tragedy enacted last week
in the nsighborhood of Ziskov, in Yank-
ton county. Joseph Parsick, Polander
who lives upon farm mile and half
east Of Ziskov, while laboring under a
temporary ALTERATION of mind, attacked
his wife striking her over the head with
gun and inaicting inju1ies from the effects
Of which she died in about an hour. Par
sick's excuse for this horrible deed is that
he did not know what he was doing. He
says he is subject to strange spells, and
that he had one 1t the time. Heimagined
that his wife was the devil and he is po-
cessed Of a chronic fear of all evil spirits
he Immediately assaulted her, striking one
fatal blow, which fslled her to the floor at
his feet with her skull crushed in. Mr..
Parsick says he had an attack similar to
this twsusy:three years ego, though he did
not at that time kill anybody. He is "A
years old, and has been married 10 years.
He has i've children, the oldest being ID
years of age. He is = healthy looking
man, s feet 8 inches high and weighing
It's pounds.
VermtIlSsn Standards. A case was
brought before his Honor Judge Bennett
last Friday evening, the decision of which
is now under consideration and will be of
much imn0rfance to the neonle IF the Tor
ritory when given. The case was brought
by ". ". Wiley against Clay county
The plaintiff issued an injunction restrain
ing sale of property for taxes on improve
mena Of government land. 1t seems that
the treasurer has taken and offered for
sale property belonging to the plaintiff to
collect taxes assessed against him for i'm
provsments made on government land
Mr.. Wiley thinks this is not just or legal
and therefore ia determined to test the