The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-10-24
DAKOTA NEWS NOTES.

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neighborhood is being rapidly populat-
ed by settlers; hundreds of choice
claims still selling at 81. 1.25 per acre.
The Little Falls & Dakota extension
to point on the Union Pacific, will
commence at Browns Valley in the ear
iy spring. The Browns Valley branch
is now operated by the Manitoba
A gentleman who visited St. Stevens
mission, near LIE Beau, a few days since,
was informed by the Rev. Henry Swift,
the pastor in charge, that many of the
Indians were absent, ostensibly on q
hunting expedition, but said that in
reality they were selecting homesteads
in the coal region Of the reservation.
Bramhall, new proposed station on
the Northwestern, six miles west of Rec
Heights, has been established by circu.
lar dated Oct 4, and issued from the
traffic department of the Omaha.
The Bismarck penitentiary has been
completed according to contract, and
the same turned over and accepted by
the directors
William d. Hull of Sanborn, was
fatally injured by runaway team, dy-
ing soon after.
The county seat question was settled
permanently in favor of Chamberlain,
and all the cases dismissed OF thrown
out of court.
/. An incendiary attempt to burn the
Western house, at Bismarck. damaged
the building to the extent OF 81, 900.
Mr.. shultz, Crystal Lake township,
lost his residence, barn, grain, hay and
in fact everything he had, by prairie
fire. He barely saved his family.
Parker grain buyers have bought 2O,-
600 bushels of fax already this season,
and have paid out over $4,000 to the
farmers for that seed alone.
w. H. Ingalls,, originally from West
Point, N. Y, later of Clear Lake, iowa,
who was member Of Acacia Masonic
lodge OF Grand Forks, died of heart
disease in the latter city.
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Mike Mclaughlin is in Jail at Sioux
Falls, charged with raising check for
49, II to $9O.17.
| George Hills, late cashier at the Sioux
City & Pacific office, was arrested at
Vermillion, and taken to Sioux City,
charged with embezzlemept. ,..l
r. Eden is g populated at the 4css
of nine babies week.
VIM. D. Hull was killed by runaway
team at Sanborn.
E. Stiles was convicted at Chamber
lain, for purchasing stolen property rnd
harboring thieves and Judge Edgerton
sentenced him for three years at the
territorial penitentiary at Sioux Falls.
Young Mason was convicted and given
one year for horse stealing.
The Dakota extension of Burlington,
Cedar Rapids & Northern is rapidly
nearing completion. Track is now
being laid at the rate of two miles q
day. 1t is expected that the track
layers will reach Clear Lake, by Nov.
| l, and Watertown by the middle of
the month.
The district court at Deadwood
granted temporary injunction against
the treasurer Of Custer county restrain
ing the collections of ST, 900 taxes from
the Shiedley cattle company.
The Father De Smet Consolidated
Mining company paid their 37th divi-
dend, one of 20 cents share, aggregat-
ing $4,000. Total of nine dividenda
this year $780, 900, or s1.s0 per share.
Before Judge Edgerton, at Yankton,
result was reached on the motion for a
j new trial in the cases of e. E. Carpen.
ter and w. d. Russell, convicted in th.
United States court for conspiracy il
the issuance of fraudulent surveyors
scrip. The judge denied the motion fol
o new trial, and fixed the 18th of Oct
ober as the day for sentencing the con.
victed parties. An appeal from thi.
ruling has been taken to the supreme
court of the territory, and it sprobabls
1 pAaU WILL Dc SuSDGtlueu pGuU-
ing the decision of that tribunal.
Wesley Mcleod, former policeman
of Sioux Falls, attempted suicide b,
shooting himself at Alphina.
Doc Bently was sentenced for ST,
months in the Sioux Falls penitentiar,
for stealing wheat at Redfield.
: 80 &
Henry c. Timm, wife and three chile
ren, who left New York city five month
ago to settle on soldiers claim nea
Redfeld, Sphinx county, walking the en-
tire distance and wheeling hand car
with their provisions. have arrived a
their destination and were taken il
charge by the G. A. r. of Redfeld.
A young lady by the name OF Mis-
Nellie Knapp, formerly known as Mis-
Meeker, who has been holding down
claim near Canning during the pas
summer, applied for certificate t
teach of the superintendent, and wa.
in this city about week ago to TAX
the required examination. She srbse
. quently returned to her boarding.
house in Canning, and number O
the married ladies in that town became
, Jealous, and informed ner that unles.
J she left town they would tar an,
feather her. She has disappeared, an,
o reward of $50 is offered for news o
her whereabouts. She has alw:ly
borne good reputation, and much in
dignation is felt against her prosecutors