The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-11-03
Dakota NEWS NOTES.

Augustus s. Denton Of Denton, 6an-
born county, one OF the earliest settlers
in the James River valley, died 'ass
week.
The United States now have Two
SPECIAL agents at Huron watcnina suo
land office and getting things strsign.-
ened ont. N Smith, the plat c,efks
and one Of the proprietors OF the Dauy
Times. has been removed and on tno
23d Inspector Burke followed smith.
Hon. George w. Sterling is just COM
pleting the finest residence In huron;
/, When finished il will have cost MIN -
least 81, coo.
C. Vandergrift, who WIS arrested by
Mai. Burke for alleged perjury In con.
nection with aypre.empAon hhng' n.u
his trial before United States comme-
sioner A. IT. Taylor, at Huron, anu was
discharged. there being no case against
him. Mr.. Vanderbilt will at once pc
Gin civil suit against Maj. Burke ior
$4,000 damages.
A company with 1900, 900 capital has
been organized to work the coal miDes
ut Victoria.
Picketts Bros, barB, three miles north
west Of Oriska was curned. 1t was Quit
last fall and cost 5000. Fifty.seven
thousand bushels Of wheat and oa's,
seven breaking plows, three seeueIs /"
threshlng machine and horsepower were
also consumed.
At the sale of the capital lots of Bis
marck, he lots brought much bi2ger
price than was Anticipated. The mimi
mum price would give $l26, ,ON for the
quar- er section plated.
A. w, Edwards Of tho Fargo Argus
has been sued for libel by the Chicago
firm OF Snuieldt and Westoner.
The Aberdeen Presby'erv includes
that psrtion of Dakota between the east.
ern boundary there of and the MISSOURI
river, south OF the forty sixth ra''ei
and north Of Brookings, Kingsbury,
Beadle. Hand, Hyde and Sully counties.
II comprises 5lS townships, with its
central church ut Aberdeen; whereas
the Central Dakota Presbytery with It's
central church at Huron, has 2SI town'
ships, and the southern Dakota Freeoy..
terry, with its C ntral church at Mitcneh
comprises but 235 townships. The Ap-
erdeen Presbytery has now ID churcnes
With SUNDAY schools, and nine pastors
Southern Dakota has ffty'three rrespy-
terian churches and forty ministers.
The sheyenne Valley mining COM
pany has been formed at Lisbon with Q
capital of 81 ,000, 900 in shares OF 900 Oeach.
The President is A. j. lIarwood OF FAR
60; vice pres dent, George 3. Wlnship
of Grand Forks; treasurer, w. N. steele
of Grand Forks, and secretary, A. Z.
Hausb, ough of Grand Forks. The head
quarters of the company ID at Fargo.
A Yankton correspondent writes that
there is little change in the general
feeling of apathy with which the people
OF South Dakota regard the proposed
constitution. In Yankton and the adja-
cent counties, however, a lively apposi-
ton has sprung up OF late, and the advo-
Gates of the constitution have found u
necessary to 20 to work in earnest. BUT
III the terror and to the northward in-
difference seems to be the rule; ana
there is every prospect OF u light vote.
M. c. Hansborough has been appoint
ed postmaster ut Devils Lake.
rhe last Territorial legislature passed
bill devoting all moneys received for
liquor license to county school fund. A
large fund has accumulated in Brown
county, and the county superintendent
has apportioned it among the various
districts. The amount distributed Is SS,-
0S2, A.
Forty thousand acres OF Edmunds
county land were entered at the Aber-
deem land Office In one day during last
month.