Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-01
Dakota Territorial News.

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mains of some giant race. The ground
has the appearance of long trenches
filled with bodies, horses, pottery, etc
The pottery is of a dark material, beau
tifully and delicately finished, and as
light as wood, showing the work of a
people skilled in art and in high state
of civilization. This burial ground is
evidently the scene of q grand battle,
where thousands of men and horses
were slain, and marks the restingFplace
of some prehistoric nation. An old
Indian on being asked who they where,
said he knew nothing of Them; they
were there before the red man."
Miller was without coal and wood, and |
so the other day, when freight train
came along, party of about seventy |
men called halt unloaded two cars of
coal destined for another point, and
after a delay of five hours allowed the
train to proceed. The men offered to
pay for the coal, but fuel they must have,
even if they had to steal it.
A little son of T. d. Boine, ofWheat-
land, was killed by being thrown
from and dragged by mule he was
riding.
Twenty eight babies were in one car
load of immigrants arriving at Ordway
recently.
The Minnesota conference Of the
Evangelical association, which met at
Big Stone city, adopted resolution to
form new Dakota conference, and two
new districts formed, viz: Yankton and
Fargo, Rev. August knebel to be.presid-
ing elder for Yankton and Rev August
Huelston Of st. Paul for Fargo.
Andrew Anderson was drowned in
Oakwood lake, near Volga, while
bathing.
Friday last fire swept across the
prairie south of LaMoure, burning
several stacks of hay and destroying
barn, together with three COWS, the prop
ertv of Miss Mary Foss. On Monday
fire north ofGrand Rapids burned large
stack of hay belonging to A. Matherson.
The Catholic church at Mapleton a
frame building was struck by lightning
at an early hour Thursday morning
The steeple is perfect wreck and the
front of the church is badly shattered.
| the stable of DR.. G. D. Swain was also
struck about the same time, but little
damage was done.
Hinman, the interpreter, is getting ad
ditional signatures of the Sioux to last
winters treaty.
Near Alexandria seventy-tive young
ladies over twenty one years have taken
| claims.
D. Elwell has resigned the presidency
of the Sioux Falls Water power com
pany.
| At Fargo, last Wednesday morning
| fire was discovered in McLeod's skating
| ink, the building soon became mass
of ruins Its cost was $1,000; insured
or $1,000. The flames communicated to
the warehouse Of Freeman & Putnam
constructed last fall for $3.50; in which
were stored goods to the value of 81 900;
insured for $3 900. The residence of S.
B. Brockway was also destroyed. Loss,
81 800; insurance, 5000.
Tilden R. Selmes, Esq, of Mandan, is
one of the most extensive wool growers
in Dakota. Mr.. Selmes has now 5000
head of sheep, and has just concluded
the purchase of 5000 more. He has 49,
000acres of!and in Dakota some of which
is under cultivation.
The division of Lawrence county, was
carried Hy l49 majority. Through tech
nicalities the election is considered lille
gal, and the matter will be taken into
court.
General Manager Merrill, of the Mil
waukee & st. Paul road, made short
stop in Yankton over last Sunday, osten-
sibly to see Surveyor General Fessenden
regarding the survey of lands west Of
Ordway, which are being squatted upon
by settlers in advance of surveys.
| Maj. Beardsley in charge of the gov
ernment survey in North Dakota, is now
distr buting his forces in the Devils
Lake region. Work commenced on the
18th inst, from line which strikes the
lake at point five miles southeast of
Devils Lake city, end the survey will
be carried 10 the North line of Ramsey
county.
George Hefner: proprietor Of the Bis
marck Roller mills, was run away with
: by his carriage team and thrown out
against building. He was taken up
senseless and remained so for severa
hours. His recovery was for a time
doubtful
: Nearly all the business now being
done at the Bismarck land Office is IL
? land west of Missouri.
Il Mai Flint of jamestown has vetoec
the ordinance providing for higher Ii
$ cense.
:. Mr.. NIilbank of New York has sent
" men to build $4,000 church in the
: city bearing his name, and work ha
g begun. The church will be undenomi
D national, and will be presented to th'
is city of Milbank.
- G. w. Hopp, of the Brookings Press
has been arrested on complaint Of "
H. Skinner on charge of criminal libe
ne Elk Point has new creamery, with
at capacity of 1000 pounds of butter day
l. Deadwood special Owing to the ba
IN condition of the roads and impossibilit
D to haul wood to stations along the lin
Az Az of the Pierre & Black Hills railway, a
If, trains are laid up. The roads through
out the country were never known to b
ne ne in such condition. Two freight outfit
be he arrived at Sturgis with only light loads
IS, over month from Pierre. All th
Of quartz mills will be compelled tc shr
II ~ down very soon unless a change for tn
IN better comes, as wood is almost exhaus
Is. ed. The price Of wood has taken jun
O. o. from $4 to SIS; kerosene to $40 per cast
NO no and matches rs cents per box.