The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-11-20

ooAAt W AI""ASaSos L. 0pEAkuo Oh Cu6t6r,
Ninth District Council-Johnso Nickeus OF
Stutsman. Charles Richardson Of Barnes, Reps.
Of Kidder' \. WrGoe. o.. Morton, Julius stevens
Tenth E Distriot eonhoil-D. Il. rwo,nly !, :,
q. 9. Oliver of Ransom, Dem. T. N. Pugh Of
Decker, DEM :6. E. stebbins, P. J. McOumber Of
Eleventh DISTRICT Council George Il. Walsh
Rep: House, WI Morgan Of Trail. Rep; John JONI;
W. Scott Of Grand Forks, Rep; E. .Hutchin-
son OF Nelson, DEM; MajsRoaeh of Grand
Twelfth District oouneil-PsJ. Mclaughlin
& &. Walsh, Rep: Frank Wilson of Pembina, Ind,
Henry Strong OF Pembina; Rep; III. 81. :Ruger, Of
Rep. - '..' 49,
j; Dakota's Thanksgiving Proclamation. i
Following is Gov Psierces Thanksgiving
proclamation; d.
In accordance with the proclamation of the
president, I do hereby designate Thursday, the
9th day Of November, as q special day ;of
thanksgiving unto God for the blessings and
mercies of the past year, and do recommend
that the people Of Dakota observe that day
For health, abundant or ops, the preservation
Of life, freed ON from great calamities; for pro-
gress in material things, for intellectual ad-
vancement, fora peaceful land and aprosper-
GUS nation, let the people meet at the altar and
fireside and reverently give thanks unto the
power that Inns blessed and preserved us. And
let US pray, that war andpestilence, femme and
flood may still pass this people by; that right
eous judgments and prudent counsels may pre-
vail in all DUR borders, to the end that law and
order may reign, and public tranquility con-
tnue throughout the land .
GILBERT A PIERCE, Governor.
b 4 ,faeeJj = t.-..--.r9 Gc7IAE t'}hsi
The rumor that James K sharlow of
jamestown, had assigned, is pro-
nounced false. s- 81.
Isaac Collins, arnold war veteran.
died at the residence Of his daughter ii
Huron, from the effects Of stroke Of
paralysis. 4 ...3 ~ n
The exhibit of Dakota vegetables and
gram sent to the exposition at, ANS
terdam, Holland, received gold medal.
The propositionto bond Morton $685.
900 Tor the purpose Of building court
house, was carried at the recent cleo
ton. ii. 4 +, b..
Henry Hedges. living. near Orvil1a,
lost eight hundred bushels of wheat, o
separator and . wagon, while MI. Gar:
rol lost two hundred bushels of wheat,
burned by-prairie fire. 10.
Hay sells at SIG a ton in Deadwood !;
not the best either. {52 ~ D..
The fruit crop in the: southern coun-
ties has turned out exceedingly we'll.
Operations have commenced at Fps
witch on the artesian well. 1t is expect
ed to be completed in two months, and
not go deeper than I 900 feet.
The wife Of Col. Lowner, of:Fort
Totten is one Of the best shots. in
Dakota. She has killed ia chickens
this fall, and the first deer ever brought
down on Mouse river. Wy NJ.
The great Northern Pacific refrigera-
tor storage house for meats at Fargo is
the supply house for. 3 North Dakota,
Northern Minnesota and Manitoba, and
has room for many car loads Of dressed
mutton, beef, veal and pork.
A free fight occurred ut Pierre va
riety theater the other night, a dozen
or more cowboys participating in the
fracas. Glover, the proprietor, and
one or two Others got badly bruised.
Revolyers were freely fourished, butno
one was shot. "a. S.3 q: n.
Black Hills Pioneer: "a man came
into this city recently, who made the
i trip from New York city to this city on
foot, the entire distance. He is Hun
garian and has travelled all over Europe
and America, and always on foot. n
AZ Wheatland, Oass county, excava-
tors discovered the remains Of huge
fnimal that was buried nine feet under
4 the ground. Railroad workmen are
getting out gravel at the gravel pit near
the water tank, and were surprised to
4 find 9 large bone embedded in the SOL
ID clay below The gravel bed. Upon in.
svestigation other bones were found:
One tusk measured eleven feet ii length
and six feet ia diameter near the small,
end, and5some Of the teeth were at least
four feet long. One man was offered
$26 fora tooth, but he declined to- sell
it. sss J. i
Messrs. llison B Bracket Of, Aber-
deem have sold an undivided one-half
interest in their famous stock ranch to
some 81, Paul parties for s25, 900. II
Is the intention Of the new firm to feed
100 head Of cattle for the spring market;
TO build sheds fol- winter shelter, and
next year r. increase the present num-
Dor, $50 head. ~ I. 00o.
AT the election the county seat al
Roberts county was fixed at Troyone.
Miss Nellie Fitch, daughter 81 i. OF
Fitch Of Freeport, III was married 10.