The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-08-01

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Grafton, having been charged with a
riot in connection with the burning of
the house of Betsey Gunderson, and
were held in 81 800 each to the district
court.
Marshal Foster of Sanborn Oak, has
arrested man giving his name as Char
les A. Conrad, who stole horse, bug
gy and harness from Mr.. George Gull
bert, who lives north of Waterbury.
Conrad threw the buggy and harness
over the bluff a mile and half above
town and turned the mare loose on the
reservation.
At Mandan, 7. G. Brown, formerly
from Philadelphia, and late government
teamster at Fort Lincoln, was run over
| by train at the Mandan stock yards.
He was brought into Mandan and the
right leg was amputated above the
ankle.
Albert @. Barnes, William F. Simrall
and L. D. Dana have been appointed
commissioners to organize Bottineau
county on the northern boundry line OF
the territory.
A man by the name of Mcguire, cup.
posed to belong to st. Paul, dropped
dead while at work with the surfacing
gang near Larimore.
The wool clip of the Bitter Root val
ley amounts to 100, 900 pounds.
Frank Ranch, an odd character
around Pierre and Yankton, has been
placed in the asylum at the latter place.
He had an Indian wife, and ner father
took her away from him. This made
him crazy.
Otto Rudgart shot himself in Dead
wood after long spree. He was the
son of rich Philadelphia ieweler, and
had been in the navy and the regular
army. -S-..-.se---. ,.~-
Near Valley City gophers have near.
| ly ruined field Of wheat.
A man named Wood stepped into the
telegraph Office at Oriska while the op-
orator was out and telegraphed the
First National bank Of Valley City to
Honor Charles d. Tenney's draft on
you for $780," This was signed evil
liam Tenney, Security bank, Minneap.
oils" Wood then sent message di-
rected to Charles d. Tenney. Valley
City," saying, Draw on First National
bank Of Valley City for $780," The
Valley City cashier suspected and re-
fused to cash his draft. To get out oi
town Wood stole two tickets to Port
land, Or, for which he was arrested at
jamestown.
The capitol building as it now stands
has cost the contractor $133, 900, and
he has $4,000 worth of work to do to
complete his contract. which he is now
proceeding to do. He has received from
the commission in cash $1O3, 600, and in
the way of accounts assumed or guaren-
teed by the commission $l3, 900, max
ing the amount actually paid on the
building by the commission $l16, 600.
The contractors loss on the building
| will be about $40, 900.
| Still another chapter has been added
to the much noted Schmidt mystery at
Mitchell, farmer named John r. Tow
ell, who has lived in Hanson county
near Rockport since 1878, went to the
drug store in Alexandria and purchased
! quantity of arsenic, which he swal-
lowed. Death followed Tuesday night.
1t is rumored that he was laboring un-
der hallucination that he would be
hanged for the lynching Of Michael
Bechtel, who was accused of numbering
John Schmidt. :
At Watertown, Mrs. d. B. Stafford,
woman Of respectability, was arrested
recently upon warrant sworn ont by
her husband, charging her with child
stealing. Stafford and his wife have
lived apart for several months and the
husband has possession Of the children.
Mrs. Stafford met one of the children,
| boy of eleven, as he was returning
from school, and he gladly accompanied d
her to the hotel where she was stop
ping. The citizens are greatly incensed
against Stafford and tie prose cation
was abandoned.
The North Dakota Press association
met at the office Of the Grafton Herald
and adopted constitution and bylaws,
and 81. G. Upham, of the Grafton News
| and Times, was elected president; w.
J. Scott, Of the Pioneer, Larimore, sec-
retary; r. s. Hoskins, of the Bathgate
Sentinel, treasurer; E. Mapes, OF the
Mapes Messenger, H. G. HansbrouRh,
of the Devils Lake Inter- Ocean, w. j.
Murphy, of the Plaindealer, J. E. Duffy.
of the Grafton Herald, and r. d. Hos
kins, executive committee. The latter
held meeting and reported uni
form rates Of political and other adver-
tising. Annual literary meetings will
be held on July Of each year.
Fourteen Indians were poisoned at
Blackfoot cross ings by eating wild par
snips. Rev. Mr.. Tins and Mr.. LaRue
administered antidotes as speedily as
possible. -Four of the victims expired
the same night, but the others have
since recovered. 3st
Arms & Brush Of Thompson's Falls,
have made IN assignment to @. H.
Clough, with indebtedness Of 80, ,5S1.
A Milwaukee capitalist will make d
novel experiment Of Aberdeen, Oak,
this fall. Anartesian well has just been
completed that flows 5000 gallons q
minute. Another well will be made
large enough to run mill capable Of
making 200 barrels ofhour o day, and
the experiment OF artesian we'll power
as perpetual moto will be made.