The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-04-25
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1872, after state existence of fourteen
years. In four years, at the present
rate OF increase, the valuation of Dako-
to will equal that of Minnesota last
year.
B. G. Tiffany, register Of the United
States land office at Grand Forks, es-
Inmates the amount of land not yet filed
on in the counties Of Nelson, east of
Devils lake, and Ramsey, which in
cludes most of the lake, at half mil
lion acres, nearly all of which is of good
quality, and well adapted to agricultur
al purposes. He believes that it will
be nearly all filed upon this season.
There is certainly unusual attention be-
ing given that country, and the indica-
tions are that it will have quite boom
this year.
Acting Gov. Teller has issued pro-
clamation appointing April % as Arbor
day, and recommends that it be devoted
to tree planting throughout the terri
tory.
The official bond Of Robert Nell, Us
treasurer of Lawrence county, is MISS
ing from the Office of the county clerk.
The bond was for SGT 900.
A severe snow storm prevailed in the
Black Hills for sixteen hours, beginning
March 81, the fall being az, average of
between two and three feet in depth.
At Brownsville the snow was four feet
deep. Travel was suspended and no
stages were started out of Deadwood.
The opera house at Central City was
crushed and completely wrecked by the
weight of snow upon the roof A flood
is feared if the snow goes off rapidly.
Gen. J. H. Wetmore, of Kimball, died
suddenly on the 7th.
Wahpeton is to have water works this
summer, to cost $50, 900.
A Scottish Rite consistory has been
established in Sioux Falls.
Several farmers propose to accept
President Hills offer to build 10000
bushel elevator for 50, 100.
The command at Fort Sisseton are
making lively preparations to leave,
having been transferred to Fort Totten.
Rev. B. f. Humphrey of Kimball has
closed his preaching at the Huron Bap-
fist church.
The rush to the Fort Ransom gold
mines has begun.
The secretary of war has awarded the
wagon transportation contracts for the
ensuing fiscal year in Montana and Da-
kota as follows: From .Glendive to
Camp Poplar River, to Walter b. Jor-
dan; from Terry's Landing to Fort As
sinaboine, 275 miles, to james H. Crab
am and Singleton Bereford; from Hell
ena to Fort Assinaboine, 1856 miles, to
John w. Powers; from Bartlett to Fort
Totten, Oak, 35 miles, to Frank Palm
er; from Webster to Fort Sisseton, 23i
miles, to John Vanderhorck; from Bis
marck to Fort Yates, 60 miles, to G. H.
Walters; from Running Water to Fort
Randall, 36 miles, to ID. L. Pratt, and
from Pierre to Fort Meade, LIT miles, to
+. Il. Evans
No formal appointment OF time to
try the alleged Ward murderers has yet
been fixed by Judge Edgerton.
Register Fuller of Bismarck, has ta-
ken his books to Yankton for the in
spection of the grand jury.
The United States timber thieves who
were arrested on the Red River, be-
tween Drayton and st. Andus, and
placed in the Ramsey county Jail, are
o. II. Moe, Carl J. Johnson, S. A. Oh
son, Thomas McLain, Patrick Malloy,
Edward Flaherty, William Linkie and
John Linkie. The men all claim to be
farmers, and say they cut very little
wood and did it to prevent being frozen.
Aabout $500 has been raised in
Madison to build an opera house.
Elmer is the name of the postoffice at
washington Springs.
A new Methodist church will soon bs
built at Alexandria
A population of 40 900 is claimed for
the Black Hills.
Farmers in the Black Hills valleys are
busily employed in putting in their
crops.
Aurora county farmers estimate their
crop of wheat this season at SO, 900 bush
els.
Mitchell's murderer was well connect
ed in Waterloo, Iowa.
William Wolonek of Scotland has
been held to the grand jury for assault
ing Mrs. Zorda with hatchet, from the
effects of which she may not recover.
An unknown Hollander was drowned
near Tyndall on Wednesday the 9th, by
falling from boat.
Jack Morris shot and killed Lewis
Stable, recently, in bar room atSpear.
fish, Stable seems to have been the ag.
gressor.
P.J. Sandell, Scandinavian, on his
way from Lodi, to Moscow, Idaho, wa.
knocked down and robbed of $50 or
the river bank, near the foot of Nebras
ka street, Sioux City.
Three we'll known sports Of Fargo il
an endeavor to adjust some difference.
in regard to the recent municipal elec
ton, had bloody encounter on Front
street in which Mike Mcdonald was Sc
riously stabbed in the back and abdo
men by Jerry Delaney.
The executive order restoring to til,
public domain that portion of the Siou
reservation opposite Standing Rock o,
the Missouri, opposite the mouth o
Grand river and the old Chyenne agen
| cy, has just been received at the Bis
marck land Office.
The Red River is reported breaking
! up without damage anywhere.