The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-10-05
DAKOTA NEWS NOTES.

To- Soih rHH. D.
The exhibition car which was filed
at Sioux Fails with specimens o, Dakota
products, started on its trip through the
Eastern states a few days ago and WAS
a source of credit. not only to to South
eastern Dakota, but to the railroad COM
ana TO those who arranged the the dis
play.
Belesford, the new town in Union
county, is named in honor Of Lord Chas.
Beresford, Of England, who gained
much applause for hisIdare devil bravery
ut the b~ombardment Of Alexandria"
Pete Morris, who las been on an expe-
dition west Of the Mouse river, found,
about thirty miles south of the interna-
tional boundary line, the body Of a man
clothed in a black suit and dark slonca
hat, which must have been there several
weeks as the flesh had fallen fro the
lace and the hands we're all dried up
PAPERS on the body were a bill from w.
Il. Nelson, general storekeeper of the
Canadian Pacific railway, dated from
winnipeg. Man., June ii, 1888, and the
other was a note made by James HAY in
favor OF John Mooney, dated at Virden,
Man., June 8, 1883.
Peter Morris has discovered a large coal
district of twelve miles in extent on the
boundary line, seven days journey west
from Mouse river, and when las seen it
was burning fer ely on the Manitoba
side. 1t crops out of the soil all overthe
district, and resembles the coal found in
the Turtle mountains.
h farm residence, outbuil,!ings and
100 ton of hay o; G. G. Burdick, on the
Cannon Ball river were burned by a
spark from Il Northern Pacific ocomo-
tive a few days ago.
Clark county wheat weighs sixty-two
pounds to the bushel.
Cattle men in the neighhorhood of
Snake creek, Charles Mix county, are
uneasy at The rapid progress and fatal.
i,y OF a disease that has broken out
among their cattle. The Turgeon Bros.
have LIST quite a number of cattle by
the disease. William Emery three, FIJI
licia Fallas and Joe La Roche have each
lost several head.
"Billy" Wilson, who is known to most
everyone in the Black Hills, was shot
in a probably fatal manner a few days
since.
The total amount of wheat raised in
Moody county this veal will not tall
short of $60O. 900 bushels.
The Syndicate block, Grand Forks,
said to ba the Gnest building in Dakota,
is now about completed, and will soon
be occupied by leaning merchants.
The Grand Forks university building
is beng pushed rapidly forward, and
will soon be above the first story.
Secretary Teller has settled the dispute
regarding the western boundary line of
the Devils Lake Indian reservation in
Dakota. The treaty provides that the
western boundary of this reservation
should start from the most westerly point
Of Devils lake and follow a direct lineto
the neaest point on the Cheyenne river.
Under this treaty the boundaries of the
reservation were surveyed and estab-
lished in 1875.
The Dakota Collegiate institute al Sioux
Falls was opened for the first time on
the 18th inst. Flrst-class instructors
have charge of the several departments,
and the students already in attend
ance ensure the success of the institu-
ton.
Rev. 1T. Miller Of Ames, Iowa, will
take charge of the church tud schools at
Poplar River agency. He goes under an
appointment of the Methodist mission
airy society.
Hugh Mcdonald, one Of the pioneers
of Bismarck, died inthat city recently.
The Bon Honme county fair has been
postponed to Oct. 9, 10, II.
Rapid City is to haye an SIS, 900 school
house.
The F. F. is the name of a mysterious
organization of unsteady inclined young
people OF jamestown who recently made
sign giving a series of musicales through
the winter.
Ole G. Lund, who is alleged to have a
wife and children at Fergus Falls, has
eloped from Minor with a fresh young
Norwegian girl named Anil.
The district court in session at James,
town indicated several La Moure coun-
ty citizens for selling liquor IL lawfully,
and thev were summoned to jamestown
the first OF the week to settle the trouble,
Six OF the parties paid their fines and
costs, an aggregate amount of $500.
Five hundred and fifty dollars goes to
the county school fund.
The Grand Forks News boasts Of a
feat in threshing wheat that amounted
to $50 bushels a day.
Stutsman county received 1850 from
fines pad by petty law breakers during
the month of September.
Madeira is the name of the town at
the Northern Pacific crossing of the Lit
tie Missouri.
La Moure county commissioners have
recently voted to grant license, fixing
the fee at $500. :
The steamer Rosebud arrived at Bis
marck from Montana the other day,
bringing a cargo of wool and bullion.
The Mckenzie cattle company, capital
Sl5O.0OO, has been organized at Bis
marCk.
An artesian we'll company, with a cap
ital stock of $75. 900, has formed at Bis
marck.
It is estimated that Dakota contains
$4,000 people from Wisconsin alone.
The Dakota school for deaf mutes. at
Sioux Falls, has reopened.
The Huron County bank has begun
business at White Lake.
A Terrible Accident.
A irightiul steam thresning machine &C.
| Ci6eDt Occnrre6 m tho Oetb ;,,+ 18th.