The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-07-04
Dakota Territorial News.

\ Dakota Territorial News.
"A herd of fifteen buffaloes has been
seen in Faulk county.
A. P. Marvin Of Douglas county lost
four valuable horses by lightning.
At Cooperstown $50 tons of buffalo
bone are awaiting shipment.
The penitentiary at Bismarck will be
completed Sept. 1.
A postofice was established at Lud.
den, Dickey county.
The Canning News says wolf in that
vicinity has killed many colts and young
cattle.
Rabbi Wechsler Of st. Paul has sent
sixteen milch COWS to the Jewish refugees
pear Bismarck.
Col. w. G. Plummer, late Of Fargo,
is to be editor of the Bismarck Tri-
bune.
The child born on the Sioux Falls
race track the other day has been named
Sue F., after the city.
Buffaloes are reported swarming
over the ranges west of the Black Hills,
and hundreds of cattle mingle with
them.
Near Keystone, an eight-year old
daughter of Mr.. Med Donald was struck
by lightning and killed.
The Fourth of July will be celebrat-
ed at Ordway by laying the corner stone
of the new Methodist university.
Troops will be sent from Fort Penn
bina to protect people living in Rolette
and Cavalier counties against band Of
horse thieves.
W. w. Sumner, while on hunt in
the Knife River valley beyond Bismarck
accidentally shot himself in the thigh,
dying after amputation had been per-
formed.
Fred Evans of Deadwood is deliver
ing on contract, fifty yoke Of oxen at
Cheyenne river agency, ten yoke at
Brule agency and 700 heifers and forty
bulls at the Grow agency, Montana.
During a recent storm at Mandan
showers of fish fell from one to five in
ches in length, many of which were
gathered alive and placed in an aquari-
um.
lightning struck the public hall at
Thompson while the company was en-
joying dance, about two-thirds Of
those present being knocked down and
all consid derably shocked.
During a storm near Nfayville,
several granaries were blown down,
and in one place seeder was blown q
| quarter of mile across the field. A
barn partially completed west of Port
land was moved from its foundation.
Mrs, George Wilcox, living near
Clyde post-ofice in Kingsbury county,
was killed by lightning while stand
ing by the stove preparing the evening
meal.
A Mr.. Blackman, living near Vox
Populi, while assisting q neigh
Dor with an unruly COW, received kick
in the abdomen which caused his death.
The suit against L. A. Foote, former.
ly cashier of the bank Of Kimball, charg.
him with having embezzled $172 of q
depositor's money, resulted in his
prompt acquittal.
/ White and Widner, of the defunci
Miner county bank, have been arrested
ct Howard on charge of embezzle
ment. George r. Farmer, deposito,
| institutes the suit.
1 A six-year-old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Tufts, living near Graft on, found
q bottle of strychnine, and took some
1 Of it with fatal results.
Clement Horde, living near Madison
died Instantly while working in . fieli
at the age Of fifty-three years.
4 u. D. Rolph Of Welch has COW
which gives fifty pounds Of milk daily
Nels Riyitt, Frenchman about fit,
years Of age, dropped dead about thre,
miles south Of Marvel as he stepped
| froma raft OF logs which he and
partner were floating down the Re-
river.