Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-07-10

Great injustice has been done Mr.
Frank Sperry, who was nominated Tor
a iudgeship in Dakota. He did not APP
ply for that Office, but asked to DO APP
pointed Judge in Alaska. b place
having been promised to another per-
son, Mr.. Sperry was nominated Tor
associate Justice of Dakota, but feeling
that his experience in law was not such
as TO qualify him he promptly declined.
IL should be said that the President
and the Attorney General have full
confidence in Mr.. Sperry's legal ablll-
ties.
1t is Gov. Pierce of Dakota by coIsen
of the senate.
The Fort Prince reservation will not
be opened until next March owing to
delays in surveying.
Deadwood exhibits a mastodon's jaw
found in the Little Missouri valley.
The village of Miner, Sargent county,
was incorporated by a vote of AZ
for to "a against. The saloon interests
united in opposition to incorporation.
The Homestake Mining company
offer to furnish, for the New Orleans
exhibition, an exhibit of gold bullion,
in one solid piece, worth $500, 900, pro-
viding the various counties of the terri
tory will unite in ~defraying the ex-
penses of transportation. Alexander
Mckenzie, Dakota's commissioner, is
trying to raise money to pay freight.
There was a violent storm in the
neighborhood of Howard on the LIST,
Property was destroyed but there was
no loss of life.
The body of an unidentified man was
found in the Cheyenne. The jury
found verdict of accidental drowning,
but foul play is suspected, a the man
is said to have had a hole in the skull
and a deep cash in the chin.
Conductor Miller, of the Northwest,
err railroad, was struck by a catch
post neal Huron, while the train was
running rapidly, was thrown to the
ground and badly, but not dangerously
bruised.
The county of Cavalier, on the ex.
treme northern boundary of Dakota, has
Just been organized by the appointment,
as a board Of county commissioners, o.
Patrick McHugh, ID. C. Norieny and
w. H. Matthews. The organization wa
ordered on petition to the governor by
the citizens.
A flowing well of water has beer
struck al Lisbon, at a depth of 169 feet
The flow is copious and steady. The
water is very clear and pure.
A tornado struck Falmouth, a new
town on the Fargo Southern railroad,
twelve miles south of Wahpeton. The
school house in the Williams district
was thoroughly demolished. About
fifteen children were in the building,
oil of whom were injured more or less,
Miss Jennie Williams, the teacher re,
ceived a fracture of the right leg below
the knee, and the son of l.. o. Hayne,
has a very bad scalp wound. TIL,
storm also howed the Gallop and Fair
mount school houses off their founda
ton, and the church at the latter place
Ground has been broken at Pierre fo
the new university building, which is I,
be Of brick three stories high, to cos
$4,000.
Matt Campbell, living in the north
ern part Of Walsh county, was drowned
while bathing in Red river
The two-story dwelling OF Gustofsor
brothers of Lisbon, was burned with all
its contents, the family not even saving
their cothing. Loss, 81, 800 insurance
$500. Cause unknown.
The tree insects have suddenly and
mysteriously disappeared from the vi
cinity of Elk Point. 1t is supposed
they have taken wings and flown away
Trees that have lost nearly all Their
foliage by this pest are now leaving out
anew.
Hon. George b. Everett, register o.
the Mitchell land Office went to Phila.
delphia, where he was united in mar.
riage to Miss Matte s. Davis.
The Free Methodists have made ar.
rangements to hold a camp meeting
three miles east Of Mitchell, to begin
July 8 and hold one week.
The Madison bank has been incorpor-
ated with q capitol of $500, 900.
A petition for the appointment Of
Hen. Geo. II. Hand at Judge of then new
Fifth judicial circuit is being circulated
among the members of the Grant coun.
ty bar.
AT Wentworth a prominent Young
lady, finding her brother playing bill
lards in the temperance saloon, walked
in and threw the balls in all directions.
Delegate Raymond has tried to secure
the consideration. of the Sioux reserya-
ton bill by the house, hut the Mexican
pension bill has blocked all legislation.
and for the last five days nothing has
been acted upon but the appropriation
bills. Whenever one of them would he
disposed OF the Mexican bill, with the
senate amendments, would be called mn
as b regular order, andthe Democrats
would resort to filibustering tactics To
prevent its passage. A single objection
was sufficient to prevent the considera-
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