Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-05-18

opening the DEVILS lake country to set
tiement. This testimony is in the shape
OF another murder, presumably similar
in its origin to the Creelsburg tragedy.
Dakota Land Case Decided.
Special Telegram: The land case of
Plummer against Jackman, involv-
ing the title to 100 acres of
public land near Bismarck, OAK,
was decided by Secretary Teller
Tuesday in favor of Jackson for the whole
! quarter section. The case has been
pending before the department in one
shape or another since 1875. Secretary
Teller says: l am of the opinion that
Jackman had a legal right to the whole
of the said southeast quarter Of sec. 8,
and that it should have been awarded
to him. 1 therefore direct thata de-
mand be made of Plummer that he sur
render for cancellation the patent issued
to him in order that a patent MAJ be is
sued to Jackman. In case Plummer re-
fuses to surrender such patent, you will
report such refusal in order that such
further action may be taken as may be
deemed to be proper.
The granary of Patrick Browter, near
Howard, OAK, with several hundred
bushels of wheat and other grain, new
farm machinery, etc., was destroyed by
fire, ,entailing a loss of $500 or more.
Children experimental with matches.
The people of Darlington county have
voted to issue $4,000 bonds with which
to build a court house and Jail.
1t is expected that a 200 stamp mill
will be put in on the old Abe mine near
Lead City this year.
Miner county people will vote on the
question Of division of the county on the
Both inst.
On May % the voters Of Cass coun-
ty will decide on issuing $125,0 900 coun-
ty bonds. OF this SSO, 600 is to complete
a court house at Fargo, and the bal
ance for roads and bridges and for a
ounty poor farm.
AS the result of a recent election in
Trail county. Trail Center was made
the county seat, it being in the geograp-
ical center of the county. This ends
the county seat war between Mayville,
Portland and Hillsboro.
Devils Lake City has been selected as
the county seat Of Ramsey county, but
another selection may be made to suit
the railway facilities.
An artesion we'll is going down on
Raffenburg's farm, three miles from
Yankton. Coal was brought up at a
depth of $50 feet.
A rendering establishment has been
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OF the Minneapolis Rendering company.
Since March there has been an aver
age Of $50 cars of immigrants per day
over the Iowa & Dakota division of the
Milwaukee d st. Paul road, two-thirds
Of whom have gone into Dakota. mad
dition to this the daily passenger trains
west have averaged 800 passengers,
NEST of them seeking Dakota lands.
Jacob Wright, of Rosedale, Hanson
county, lost his stable, n span of mules
three herd Of cattle, one set of harness,
250 head of sheep and some Of his poul-
try, causing a loss of ST 800 by a prairie
fire.
II the vicinity of Jamestown there
will be fully twice as much wheat and
oats seeded this year as last, and more
than twice as much breaking was done.
The jury returned a verdict of acquit-
tai in the Graham murder case in Dead
wood. The court is adjourned at Gus
ter, and Judge Church has gone to at
tend court at Yankton.
A car load of fine blooded horses were
shipped last week over the Northern Pa
ciic to j. M. Murphy of Fort Benton.
They came from Kentucky, and will be
taken as far as Billings by rail. From
that point they will be driven across the
country. The car contained eight horses,
one of which was valued at 1900. Mr..
Murphy has purchased them for breed
ing purposes.