The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-07
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
st. Thomas is to have SIC, 900 hotel.
A 81, 900 block is to be erected in Car

Pierre has new paper, the Recorder,
published by Nyhr q Nolan.
Tn. Moody county agricultural society
has been organized at Flandreau.
Everett Belleville Of Ordway, OAK,
is in jail on Il charge of horse stealing.
Grand Forks has organized fire de-
partment with ID. Mcdonald as presi-
dent.
Banker Wallace, Of jamestown, will
erect an immense brick block this sum-
mer.
j. T. Mcclure, for thirteen years
farmer at Lower Brule agency, has been
removed.
A case involving the title te the town
site Of Rapid City will be tried in Yank-
ton in May.
Grand Forks has a woman carriage
painter, and she is pronounced the best
in the place.
Delegate Pcttigrew was given re-
ception by citizens of Sioux Falls on his
return home.
There is talk Of syndicate with ST.
GOO, 900 capital, who desire the capitol
located at Ordwav.
Cincinnati parties are agitating the for
nation of a mil and water works com
pany in Huron with capital of 100000.
r. w. Pratt of Zumbrota, and III. O..
Fishbank and w. l.. Wellron Of Roch-
ester Minn. are to establish a bank in
Pierre
~. ol,I n tnn Mt
chant Of Yankton, com nitted suicide by
shooting himself in the breast, firing
three shots.
Dalrymple will SOW 800 acres of
whe at this year more than he did last
season He denies that he wants to sell
any of his Dakota land.
Mr.. NJ. 7. Pugh retired from the position
of receiver Of the Fargo land Office April
lst Col. Geary, his successor, assumed
the duties at the same time.
The Bismarck Building association
has taken the contract to build the new
boarding school building at Standing
Rock agency, to cost $4,000.
There are about a thousand muskets
and quantity of fixed ammunition in
store at YaL kton for the use OF the yet
unorganized militia of Dakota.
At Wahpeton, Judge Hudson fixed
the bail of James G.. Nash at $4,000,
which was secured at once. Nash is
awaiting his trial for killing Newton.
The southeastern Dakota Telephone
company sold last week $ll 900 worth of
stock for $22 900, and since the sale has
been made the stock has jumped up TO
$2.l0.
Judge Colby Of Grand Forks, who
shot and nearly killed young Saunders
in East Grand Forks, has been arrested
and fined for shooting at Judge
Cults.
According to the tables published by
the Smithsonian Institution, at Wash
ingtOn, the average annual rainfall at
Fort Randall, in southern Dakota, was
1851 inches.
The town called Carson, hos been laid
out in Sully county twenty-five miles
| northeast Of Pierre. Another town
called Waneta, has been laid out in Pot
| ter county on the Missouri river.
1t is said that there are 10000 people
in Dakota living upon unsurveyed lands,
unable TO obtain title because INSULT
cient funds have been appropriated by
the government to make surveys.
II. NJ. Crawford, of Sioux Falls, treas.
ur of Brooklings county, left home six
weeks ago for a trip to Indiana, and has
not been heard from since Feb. IL
Fears are entertained Of foul play.
Steele Herald is bright new wspaper
published at Kilder. Steele county
Oak , by Messrs. Beech & Brittol. The
| first sheet OF the press Of the first issue
was put up at auction and brought SIG
The st. Louis grand jury has returned d
indictments against the Dakota land
scrip swindlers. 1t is thought the indict.
ment will hold good this time, and the
district attorney will try and have the
case up at this term of court.
Immigrants are already focking into
central Dakota at the rate OF hundred.
daily. Immigrant freight has crowded
merchandise off TIE Dakota Central line
and merchants are complaining bitterly
at the delay in Transporting their goods.
f. d. Hotchkissj a farmer living near
|
unconscious, where he had been left by
his runaway team. One ear was torn
nearly Off, his scalp worn through, 8
shoulder dislocated, and other wounds
distributed over his person.
A correspondent at Deadwcod reflects
the popular opinion on the failure of tn,
senate to ratify the Sioux treaty. in plaiI
English. The Black Hills people think
that it will not be boys play to catch the
Indians twice in the same trap, no mat
ter how sweet the bait may be.
/ Father Malo, Catholic Missionary al
the Turtle Mountain Indian reservation
in Northern Dakota, arrived st. Paul
Friday en- route to his charge, accom-
panied by l25 heads Of families, mostly
French, from Lowell, Worcester an,
other manufacturing towns in New Eng
land, who propose establishing homes OF
the northeast side of the Turtle mount
| aims, after which they will remove thei
families thither.
Judge Carvelle. one OF the original set
tiers at Bismarck and the first judge o
county. died at Manchester. N. II abou
ten days ago Judge c ,rvelle was at on,
time chief clerk in the banking house o
G. Easton & Co., at Chatfield. Minn.
and was confidential clerk for Mr.. Eas
ton, who is now one Of the railroad king
Of the West, and probably the larges
real estate owner in Minnesota.
Frank Jones, alias Hoffman, is in jai
at Chicago, charged with bigamy, tn,
warrant being sworn out by woman
signing herself Nellie Hoffman. Th,
couple arrived there from Fargo, Dss.