The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-04-18
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roper eACeeueu thhV VI NhAhhSNop" IA
| 1872, after a state existence of fourteen
years. In four years, at the present
rate of increase. the valuation of Dako-
tn will equal that of Minnesota last
year.
b. C. Tiffany, register cf the United
| States land office st 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 a half mil
lion acres, nearly all of which is of good
quality, and we'll adapted to agricultur-
al purposes. He believes that it will
be nearly all fled upon this season.
There is certainly unusual attention be-
ing given that country, and the indica-
lions are that it will have quite a boom
this year. i
Acting Gov. Teller has issued a pro-
clamation appointing April % as Arbor
day, and recommends that it be devoted
TO tree planting throughout the terri
tory. a
The official bond of Robert Nell, as
treasurer Of Lawrence county, is miss
ing from the office of the county clerk.
The bond was for $67 900.
4 severe snow storm prevailed in the
Black Hills for sixteen hours, beginning
March ~, the fall being an 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.
Wa, 5So1 is to have water works this
summer, to cost $50, 600.
A Scottish Rite consistory has been
established in Sioux Falls.
Several farmers propose to accept
President Hills offer to build a 10000
bushel elevator for $2,100.
The command at Fort Sisseton are
making lively preparations to leave,
having been transferred oFort 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 GIendive to
Camp Poplar River, to Walter b. Jor-
dan from Terry's Landing to Fort As
sinaboine, 2T5 miles, to James HI. Crab
am and Singleton Bereford; from Hell
n to Fort Assipaboine, 1876 miles, to
John w. Powers; from Bartlett to Fort
Totten, Oak, 30 miles, to Frank Palm
er; from Webster to Fort Sisseton, 231
miles, to John V~anderhorck; from Bis
marck to Fort Yates, go miles, to @. III.
Walters; from Running Water to Fort
Randall, 36 miles, to ID. IL. Pratt, and
from Pierre to Fort Meade, III miles, to
E. L. Evans.
No formal appointment of a time to
try the alleged Ward maraerers 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, r
O. III. 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 didit to prevent being frozen.
Aabout So, 800 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 be
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 80, 600 bush
els.
MitchelPs 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 a Ratchet, from the
effects of which she may not Gov
An unknown Hollander was drowned
near Tyndall on Wednesday the 9th, by
falling from q boat.