Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-10-23

appropI iation hhy THO legislstnre. /.
AT Valley ely Rev. Mr.. woodford,
pastor Of the Episcopal church, stopped
short III his sermon and dismissed tAe
congregation with the announsem; nt
that he would not hold further services
while the Bender Root family attended
the church. !
The house of William Morton of ~,
Lawrerce wa burned, the family bare.
" escaping with their lives, Loss,
81, 200.
Mrs. Sarah Haggerty, alady seventy
six years old, is the only person who
has ever died in Keystone, in Dickey
county.
The county seat war in La Moure
county is at m end, the commissioners
having refused 10 submit the PROPOSE
ton for removal, on the ground that the
petition is not signed by two.thirds OF
the voting population.
Fred l.. Davis threshed about ten
acres OF wheat on Mr.. L. Russell's farm
in Strabane township, near Larimore,
that averaged thirty-six and o~ne-fourtb
bushels per acre.
The new county Of Mcintosh has been
organized, with the following officers:
County clerk and register of deeds,
John III. Wishek; sheriff, Alex Melon
aid; coroner DIR. David Richie; Judge
of probate, ,Alanson Richards treasurer,
Horace s. Bear; assessor, G. ID. John
son; superintendent of schools, George
w. Abbot.
Geo. w. Rollins was arrested at Bis
marck for starting a prairie fire in 0cto-
Der, 1888, thereby causing considera-
BILE damage to property, but proved an
abb and was discharged.
A burglar entered the residence OF
Mrs. Bishop at Pierre, took her money,
and assaulted her. but she knocked him
down with q chair and pounded him
until he was glad to make his escape.
Small pox is raging fiercely in the
township of Argo, fifteen miles north
west Of Auro. Eight persons have died
and nineteen more sick. There are no
cases nearer than Brookngs.
Prof. Perry and wife, of Springfield,
Mass, have arrived at Flandrau. Tie
professor will at once commence ar
ranging plans for college buildings
which viii occupy q place on an ele-
waited plateau IN The southern part Of
the city. The institution will be en-
dowed largely by the muniicence OF
Prof. Perry's grandfather, a gentleman
of means and one who has devoted il to
educational purposes.
The lremen's tournament in Aber-
deem, was a grand success. There
were $50 fireman III attendance, com.
prising thirteen companies, with four
teen bands, making the largest display
ever e in the Northwest. The Da,
kota Firemen's association was organ
lied, with the following officers: Pres
ident, Jerome II. Shute of Aberdeen
first vice president, Mark Bridge Of
Sioux Falls; second vice president,
Thomas T.. Arnold Of Mitchell; CORES
ponding secretary, John s. Foster of
Chamberlain: recording secretary.
Charles III. Osborne of Huron treasur-
er, II. ". Briggs of Redfeld. The
Iowa state rules were adopted with few
exceptions.
Two dwelling houses, a barn and
granary were consumed in q prairie fire
on the boundary between Dakota and
Manitaba, Huron City. Loss, IS, 000i
no insurance.
A transfer was make at Mitchell by
which the Pipe Stone Nina Republic
passes into the control of J.. n.
Leteher, formerly one Of the proprie-
OF the Mitchell Republican.
Mrs. Karl Schroeder and her child,
aged three years were burned TO death |
in aprairie FIRE north of jamestown.
The Mitchell hook and ladder com.
pany challenges any Of the hook and
companies that participated in
the late Aberdeen tournament to a hub
and hub race for $500 and the champion
Of Dakota.
A location Of the capital of Nelson
will he submitted TO vote this
TALL. Michigan City, Mapes, Harris
burg, Waplduska aud Lakota, the pres.
emit site, are aspirants.
Bartholomew Gadin, living near
Mitchell, was arrested and bound over,
charged with setting q prairie fire,
which spread and did damage to the
lmount Of $4,000. The penalty is fine
imprisonment.
Another ~incenaiary fire in Bismarck,
Dietrich's slaughterhouse being burned.
Loss, 81, 400
Kimball and Chamberlain are fighting
or the capitol Of Brule county, and the
question will he decided at the coming
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