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

Halfway. Judgment at1rmed-
d. r stamIii vs.. G. @. Coates Held under
Adyisemenk
(. Baker VS.. dlidden, G9iggs q Co. Appeal
dirmissed
Peter Murphy VS.. Hughs Murphy. Judg-
ment reversed. This was . case testing the va
tdity OF the law passed by tire last Legislature,
making the Office OF clerks Of courts elective.
The organic act provides that judges shall ap-
Doiht their clerks. Those who favored the
passage Of the bill, argued that the provision
If the organic act applied only where a United
states district court was hold, namely at
fankton, Fargo and Deadwood, but that in all
he other counties il was proper and lawful for
the people 10 elect clerks of court In a mum
Der Of counties this matter has caused con-
siderable trouble. The subject IL now settled,
as all judges agree in setting the law aside
Nominations for clerks have been generally
made in yaricus counties.
Fred Cloutier, living 100 miles north
Of Bismarck, committed suicide because
Of disappointment in love.
Both the Milwaukee and Northwest
ern roads are preparing TO extend their
lines to the Black Hills.
The Huron fire company carried of
the second prize at the Aberdeen tour
lament.
A Methodist church is about to be
erected in Medora.
The Methodist conference ct Mitch
ell, passed resolutions on Sunday OBJ
~servance and constitutional prohibition.
A devastating prairie fire has been
raging in the upper Sioux valley. 1t
extended about Ave miles M and down
the river.
Stock in the Mouse River county, is
said to be in fine condition this fall.
Judge Clifford, Republican nominee
for delegate to congress, is stamping
North Dakota.
Three carloads of, Dakota products
win be sent from Bismarck to the New
Orleans exposition.
DIR. Swaine Of Wahpeton, is building
a hospital at that place.
The bank OF Dakota at Mitchell is
setting claims against it at 40 per cent.
Grand Forks has organized a literary
and scientific society.
Antelopes are very numerous along
the Mississippi division Of the Northern
Pacific, and are seer in herds OF from
80 to 200.
An ear of corn gathered in Union
county, contained, by actual count,
1,T42 grains.
Sorae fields Of wheat in Burleigh
county have yielded forty bushels per
acre.
The normal school at Madison, will
be opened this winter,
The Flandreau, Indian school will
open with 40 dusky pupils.
The Presbyterian college at Pierre,
is completed mp to the second story.
Trail county has raised 81 600 to
prepare an exhibit for New Orleans.
The residence Of S, r. Price at Clear
water, Hughes county, was consumed
by fire. Loss, $500; no insurance.
Valley City, is to have a new
democratic paper, edited by e. r.. Val
la~ndigham, democratic nominee for the
legislature.
Because no n eouid be found who
was willing to act as postmaster. tne
p~ostofice at Utica has been discontin.
ued.
Wild hops, in large quantities grow
on the banks Of Dakota streams.
At the Yankton fair there were on ex-
hibition ninety-two samples of apples
grown In Dakota.
Mandan, anticipates lively times next
summer, when she will build a new city
hall, a court house and a Catholic hos
pital.
FIfty-oae bushels and one peck per
scre of wheat was raised by a Mr.. Rush
of Codington county.
The Northern Pacific elevator COM
pany has handled $4,000 bushels of
wheat daily since the harvest.
The granary on the Porter farm, in
Dickey county, was crushed by over
loading. Damage, 81, 000.
A strange woman was found wander
ing about Miller in a demented state,
and sent to The asylum at Yaukton.
From marks on her clothing IT Is pre-
sumed her name is Findley.
Ransom county has a school super:n-
tendent, Miss Pindall, who is appre-
ciated, nobody being bold enough to
run against her for that Office at the
coming election.
A warrant has been issued by Justice
r. NJ. Church Of Diana, for the arrest
Of Ed Preston of Western, Miner coun.
by, on a charge of rape committed upon
the person OF Miss Sadie NARROW
daughter Of Thomas NARROW OF San.
born county.
Near jamestown horse thieves stole
two horses and harness from G. G.
Thomas and two horses and a harness
from Fletcher & Eastbroke.
Mrs. Potter. Of Chamberlain has re-
covered $4,000 damages from the Nil
waukee q St Paul railway company
Tor injuries received on a train,
James FogeIson. living near Redfeld.
has made 400 gallons OF sorghum mo.
lasses. His cane yielded seventy gal.
Ions 10 the acre.
The democrats OF the Black Hills
have nominated G. y. Thompson and
Robt, Flehrman for the council. and
Booth, Blackwell, skinner and smith
for the house.
Egan was visited by safe robbers Sun. i
day night. They tapped Postmaster
Moore's safe, getting $50. They then !
went to John Paui's lumber Office, and ,
commenced TO drill q hole in his safe. !
we're scared away, leaving the brace ..
TIE new asylum for the insane al !
jamestown will be completed and 1