Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-12-04

-. vsn~aly.
At Medora, George Haywood entered
Roberts saloon armed for the purpose
of killing him, and in attempting 10
shoot was suddenly stopped by Roberts
drawing a revolver and firing, the ball
taking effect in Heywood's left breast,
The wound is not considered dangerous.
Thompson, who killed Voda at Gar
field last spring, was tried at Grand
Forks and acquitted.
New York Tribune: There is Just
n territory now really ready for adj
mission as a state. That is the great
wheat growing territory of Dakota,
whose wonderful development during
the past three years has been the marvel
of even the marvel working northwest.
Dakota is thought TO have at least $780,
coo inhabitants, is sure to grow rapidly,
and under the conditions on which other
states have been admitted, has an i'm.
mediate claim. VIII the south admit
this northern territory, now fully ready
for the privileges and responsibilities Of
o state? or will it keep Dakota back, OF
couple its admission with that of Utah
or New Mexico, TO maintain the old bal
ance?
A day or two since W. L. Steele, a
member elect of the coming Legislature,
was in st. Paul. He said to areporter /:
II is a subject beyond dispute that
the farmers Of North Dakota have been
robbed of over 81, COG, 0c9 on the pres
emit wheat crop. ourlNo. / hard is laid
down in Buffalo at the same price as
Ghicago No. 2, when everybody knows
there should be at least 10 cents differ
ehce per bushel IN u favor. I am in
favor Of stringent legislation IL the
form of a joint bill, to be passed both
by the Dakota and Minnesota legisla-
ture, which shall protect our grades I'M
til they arrive at the Eastern markets.
If this can't be done, Dakota must own
or rent her own elevators at Duluth.
Mrs. Julia W. Hildebrand, wife Of
W. @. Hildebrand, who resides about
ten miles south of st, Lawrence, after
ser eral attempts at suicide by poison
and pistol, succeeded in hanging her
self in the kitchen Of her home. She
leaves a husband and three children.
and is believed to have been TEMPORARY
ly deranged.
Salem Dak.) Register: A base ont.
rage is being perpetrated upon the PEG.
pie Of Southern Dakota, and Brookings
county in particular, by the gross
neglect of the authorities of Brookings
county in not taking the proper steps
to stamp out the small pox. Already
six or eight deaths have resulted
through this carelessness. No steps
have been taken to properly disinfect
and cleanse the houses and goods used
for small pox patients. Owing to ig-
norance on the part of the proper au-
thorities, no one seems to know whose
duty it isto attend to this matter.
New York Times: The vote indicates
a population in the Territory OF about
420, 600, an increase of nearly 1874, 600
in the last two years, which is certainly
a remarkable advance. OF the total,
245, 900 is credited to South Dakota aud
175, 600 to North Dakota. The popula-
ton Of the former section therefore ex-
ceeds that in 1880 of either of the
States Of Colorado, Delaware, Nevada,
or Oregon. In fact, the population OF
North Dakota exceeds that of either OF
these States in 1880 except Colorado.
This population is also Of a kind emf.
nently ft for self government. There
seems to be no good reason why the adj
mission Of one or both Of these sections
into the Union of States should be long
delayed.
The annual statement of the Dakota
Midland is now being prepared and will
shortly be published in pamphlet form.
1t will show the condition of the COM
pany at the close of the calendar year.
Dec. 81, 1884. An officer of the com
pany states it will show that over IF
teen miles Of grading have been COM
pleted this season; that the engineers
have completed the location and SIR
vey OF the entire Eastern division, from
Eliendais - Eaapbell, a distance Of
los miles; thai liz company has ac-
CURED title TO seventy-f,s lilies of its
right Of way, together IN Safgs land
interests and TOWNSHIP p.s.perties. Tns
value Of the railroad construction lands.
etc, acquired is estimated at 1896 ,0Us.
The capital stock unsubscribsd is s175,-
600, and the bills receivable amount "a
s2,224. The company has no bondediE
debtness, and the floating debt foots up
oolv sg 900