The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-03-28

trict court and United States commits
sioner, is announced as n candidate for
the postmastership at Mitchell and is
receiving general Endorsement.
Judge Edgerton has appointed a lady
stenographer for the present court, a
sister of ex-Gov. Davis Of Minnesota.
Sergt. Swepstone from Fort Sully
took the remains of his brother, who
shot himself at Fort Yates, to Creola,
Ohio.
The case of W. FL. Matteson, of the
Fargo Sun, for using language in his
paper calculated to bring the court into
his contempt, is Oh trial. The case is
said to be likely to prove q serious one,
owing to the line of action adopted by
the counsel for the defense.
The notorious horse thief, Charley
Smith, who broke Jail in Brule county
during the holidays, has just been caught
in a shanty on a claim III the south part
of Lincoln county, where he was being
harbored by James Hornback. one OF
his former pals. He detied the sheriff
and posse to arrest him, but was secured
by strategy and has been brought to
Mitchell by Deputy Sheriff Barnes.
The present school census of Dakota
now amounts to rs, 900 children of the
proper school age, ana the counties of
Ransom, Custer, Sargeant, and Faulk
each have lady county sup~erintendents.
The proposition to bond Lake county
for $50, 900, to build q court house and
jail at Madison, was voted upon and re-
suited in a majority of " in favor OF
issuing the bonds.
The family of Frank odolI of Eden
were mysteriously poisoned. Though
none of them died they were fearfully
and alarmingly i'll.
John J. Reichert died suddenly at the
Winona house in Pierre Oh Monday of
congestion of the lungs.
Brown county had all assessed valua-
ton in 1888 of $2,265, 500. In 1882 it
was $651, 1919. 80. .-
The brick veneer has fallen from
nearly one-half of the Ely block in
Fargo, built last summer.
Biglen has been convicted ct Dead
wood of ~manslaughter in the first
degreee.
Lumber is being delivered on the
line between Dickinson and the Black
Hills for the erection of stage stations,
and before long the Dickinson and
Black Hills stages will he making
regular trips.
The Cooper brothers, founders and
owners of Cooperstown, in the county
of Griggs have just made o sale of g.
720 acres of land in the neighborhood
OF Cooperstown at $15 per acre, or$S5,-
500 for the whole, the Coopers to have
this years crop also, which is worth
$4,000. The purchaser is Mr.. How
ard Ovitha Of New York city.
Mr.. Scotield says his farm a Far
go is not sold, He did sell it under
contract for $50 900, but tho purchaser
declined to take it because of the rail
road reserve of right OF way under
which it was sold to him.
A meeting to establish q grand COM
mandery of the Knights Templar will
be heldat Sioux Falls. May ID. There
are five chartered communicates in the
territory.
Black Hills papers claim that futile
was lynched by some of his own gang
who feared he would turn states evil
dence and "give them away
The house of Henry Hanson, near
Sheldon was burned with its contents,
the family barely escaping with their
lives.
An unknown workman was killed by
falling between cars while on his way to
Redfeld with a car Of emigrant NOV
ables.
Joseph NJ. Whitley a young man from
Canada, died at Bookings recently.
S. E. Keller, living near Washington.
lost fourteen horses from CHAMBERS.
Libson, thinks of raising 500, 600 for
the Tower City road.
The First National bank of Plank;n.
ton has opened out with Robert W.
WEIGH, president; B. II. Sullivan, vice
president. and G.. G.. Welch, cashier.
The directors are G. 7. Hatten, A. D.
Nelson, Robert w. WEIGH, j. d. Bar
tow, W. NJ. Smith, r. T. Brown, B. H.
Sullivan and G. G. Welch. The capital i
is $4,000, all paid up.
The soldiers at Fort Randall are be-
coming very much dissatisfied. It
seems that aside from performing their
regular military duties they are required
to cut all of the wood which, is used and
to put up sufficient hay for all the ami
mails kept at the fort, aside from build
ing large brick warehouses.
The March term of the district court
at Mitchell, convened on the 9th, Chief
Justice Edgerton presiding. Night, as
well as day, sessions will be held, in or
der to dispose of the business in the
short time the Judge can allow to each
OF the many counties composing a dis
trlct nearly us large as Indiana.
James P. Hicks, Of Evansville, Ind,
asks q divorce from his wife on the