Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-08-28
DAKOTA NEWS NOTES.

The n Il iOucct So'h
900 600 bushels of wheat will DO mar
keted at that point within q month.
Editor wslch, Of the Douglas County
Chronicle, was married to o neice OF
Hon. Arson Burlingame, at lrylngton'
Mich.
Territorial Treasurer McVay announ-
ces that as soon as his labors as a mem
Der Of the territorial board Of equaliza-
ton are completed he will at once es.
tablish his Office in the new capitc
building at Bismarck.
The Blunt Advocate gives currency
to the report that gold has been discoy,
cred in the buttes near that town, and
saws that Ed Rankey, an experienced
miner, has sunk several prospect holes
and found color in every one.
Hon. Neil Gilmore, ex-state super
intendent of public instruction of New
York, has been appointed receiver OF
the Bismarck lard Office.
Two young men, named Andrew and
John Monsel, from Ontario, two years
ago took land in Pembina county, and
after they had proved up returned home
for q time. They now find that during
their absence their farms have been
mortgaged for $500 each, and will come
on and investigate.
The work OF plastering has been ex-
tended to the upper story o fthe capitol
at Bismarck, and the building is being
completed as fast as possible. The ex-
ecutive department is now receiving its
hard finish and the floors will he laid
this week. A force of fortyt to fifty men
are at work.
Fire destroyed the residence of J. A.
Chase at Dawson. Mrs. Chase was en-.
deavoring to fill a gasoline stove. In
pouring the gasoline a small amount
was dropped on the jet, which imme-
diately enyeloped the room in flames.
One of Mrs. Chase's arms was very bad
ly, but not seriously, burned. The loss
on the house and property was quite
large and no insurance whatever.
The Dnnseith Turtle Mountains)
Herald says: Repeatedly within the
last two or three months, choice speci-
mems of argentiferous galena and free
milling silver ores have been brought to
q notice by half breeds and others,
who claim to have found them liz the
mountains neal this place.
Mercer county has been organized with
George Williams, Horace Walker and
G.. Hawley commissioners, who will meet
in Stanton.
A reception was given Gen. Sherman
at Grand Forks. just before the train
started Mrs. Mayor Mccormack came
forward and suggested that tho ladies
thought that he had forgotten to dis
charge his duty. The general sqw the
point and sprang forward with agility
and discharged the duty referred to,
according to approved patriotic style.
r. A. Lowell of Rockport, Oak.
writes that the charges against his
deceased father, j. II. Lowell, ere ut
terly false, and cites several prominent
citizens of st. Paul, where his father
formerly resided, as reference to his in.
tegrity.
The main Dom of the capitol at
Bismarck have received the hard finish.
All OF the rooms and the halls and the
corridors have received the brown coat.
The brown coat has been put on most
OF the second story. The lalhers are at
work on the third story. The floors
have been put down in the rooms where
the plastering is finished, and only the
doors and windows remain TO be put in
and the castings to be put on in these
rooms. Rooms can be provided within
ten days for all of the executive Offices.
The Legislative halls, Judiciary offices,
etc, will be completed within sixty
days. The work then will have cost
sl3S, 0OO-slOO,O 600 of it was paid from
the Bismarck subscription and the re-.
mainder from the sale of lots.
Eighty tramps took possession O,
Oasselton n day, and drove families
out OF their houses and committed other
excesses. -Four tramps were captured
by the sheriff's posse. The others es-
capped.
The National commissioners Of Agri-
49,
culture publishes the following reports
about crops of Dakota:
Twenty-one counties report damag,
from hail, from q few farmers crops in
some counties to a whole township. or
more, in others. Outside of the local.
lies scourged with hail stones the crop
s very promising. The pastures are
almost universally reported fresh and
vigorous, supplying an abundance OF
excellent stock feed. Corn is in good
condition, with plenty of rain and SUIT.
able temperature to forceit along. The
corn belt proper has not been injured
much from storms. The wheat harvest
In South Dakota is over. The heads
are quite large and the quality good.
but stalks not as thick az last wear.
About the time Of stooling, there was
high temperature and a tingeo dryness.
The crop gives promise of better Weld
than last year, rs though tho same con-
ditions oxerted an influence in the soutb
part of the territory.
Dakota has 1O5 money order Offices.
In this department il is ahead of nine.
teen of the states, namely: Alabama.
30; Arkansas, "a; Colorado. 10: Com.
necticut, 70; Delaware, II; Florida. 4
Georgia, lob; Kentucky, 104 Lcnisiana
u; Maryland, 81; Mississippi, 9S: New,
ada, "a; New jersey, "a; New Hamn-
shire, ~; Oregon, go; Rhode Island
"a; South Carolina, "a; Vermont, 02:
West Virginia. ca -,
The Fargo Southern railroad is now
fully opened Tor business. Two trains
per day run between Fargo and st
Paul via OrtonviIle.
At a meeting Of the board of direetor.
OF the penitentiary Of North Dakota
there being present Directors, Edwards
Dunn, Lennsberry and Mckenzie No'
gan a Kelly, contractors, We're alIoSsJ
1890 for work aIrcajv a.. ~,