The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-05-23
Dakota Territorial News

Yankton is negotiating for a pork
packing establishment with o capacity
of 900 hogs day.
The next annual encampment Of the
Grand Army of Dakota will be held at
Huron.
Work on the Dakota & Great South
ern railroad is already begun near the
center of Sargent county, and will be
pushed as rapidly as possible,
George Bamlett, who was for eighteen
years connected with the postal service
in Detroit, died suddenly in La Moure
county.
Mrs. Carrie M. Pierce, wife of Joseph
7. Pierce of Mitchell, who was killed
by Hank Lewis, has returned to her
former ho1ae in Manchester, Iowa.
Her suit against Lewis for $25, 900 will
be prosecuted.
Huron has .yhe Dakota Sunday school
convention June 3.
The Sioux falls penitentiary has
eighty prisoners.
At the last meeting of the Sioux Falls
bar appropriate action was taken on the
death Of Judge Kidder.
Warren Whitney, a young man living
Eve miles from Bartlett, was killed by
lightning while chopping wood and iv-
ing alone on claim.
1t is denied by army officers that Forts
Lincoln and Assinaboine are to he aban-
doned. Assinaboine is one of the finest
points in the country.
The Father De Smet Consolidated
Gold Mining company declared last
month dividend of 20 cents share,
aggregating $4,000. The amount al
ready paid in dividends this year is
$40, 900.
G. G.. Beardsley, government survey
or, will begin work in the Turtle noun
tain district in June.
The Presbyterian and Congregation
al churches at Columbia have consoli-
dated.
S. M. Webster, a lunatic, was arrest
ed at Grand Forks by Sheriff jerks and
lodged in Jail. Formerly he was an Of
fcer at Winnipeg, and the cause Of his
malady is attributed to his service there
and difficulties in business. He had
become dangerous to his family.
Leroy Bulls, mail carrier from Brook
ings to Gary, started on his first trip,
and died sitting on the seat of the mail
wagon on the way home, few miles
north of Gary. He had been troubled
with asthma for some time.
J.F. Watson, a Pierre lawyer, who
was injured by q knife thrown by T.. g.
Seals some time since, appeared before
Justice Ferris, and asked that the bond
of Seals be increased. as there were in.
| dications OF danger from blood poison.
ing from the effects of the wound. The
| petition was not granted.
The cost of the cold storage house Of
!, the Northern Pacific Refrigerator Ca,
company, just completed in Miles City,
is SIC, 900. It has special apartments
for the storage of butter, eggs, fruits
vegetables, beer, etc, besides beef.
". W. Whitney was found dead on
his claim near Lakota. 1t is supposed
he was struck by lightning Sunday,
while splitting wood near his shack, ,ls
the only mark on his body was slight
burn on the back of his head and neck
There was no indication of foul play, as
his money and watch were on his per-
| son.
| Deputy Sheriff Jown Lowell was en-.
| gagged to be married to Miss Ida Law
ton, OF Washington Springs, on the 30tf
inst, but few days ago the family was
stricken with diptheria, and as none o.
| the neighbors would come near, being
afraid of taking the disease, Lowell at.
tended the family and was compelled
unaided, to place his affianced in hel
| coffin.
Burglars visited the store of Kelly 8
Jones at Flandreau, and attempted t
break open the safe with an ak. Though
not successful, the safe was considerab
ly damaged. About five dollars was OBJ
tanned from the money drawer. Th,
saloon OF 'Tobin & Erickson was alst
visited, presumably by the same parties
and about six dollars taken. No clue tx
the perpetrators.
4 A we'll of water at Diana, Sanborr
county, has been struck which is esti
mated to flow 1900 barrels per hour
An excavation fifty feet deep aud tel
feet in diameter was first made, ant
then hole was bored sixty feet deepe
still. The water flowed up, filling tn
excavation in three hours, and a larg
volume continues to how over the top.
The old and popular firm of Magnus
sen s. Wilson, general dealers at Gran
Forks, have failed.
A private letter from Hon. N. i. Mel
son of Pembina, one of the delegate
j from Dakota to the Chicago convention
sets at rest the claim that has bee
made by friends of the adminstratio
that he was favorable to Arthur.
Four thousand persons were preser
at the breaking Of the grounds for til
buildings Of the university Of Dakota (
Mitchell.
J Lisbon is oil torn up by the action I
q late meeting of the council in raisin
he liquor license from $50 to s40O. I
Excitement prevails at Mitchell ove
the mysterious disappearance of job
Smith, German, who, lives ten mile
south of that place. Smith sold h
claim for $500 about twoweeks ago, an
has not been heard from since. III
| neighbors think Smitl, has been mul
dered for his money, and suspect th,
Michael Beohtel is the author Of Il
crime.
!, In the case Of Rev. j. III. Clark
Glendale for larceny of hay the jul
brought in q verdict OF acquittal. n
matter has been looked upon by citizen
! as y malicious prosecution.
4 Mr.. and Mrs H. vesey and Col Cough
Dublin, Ireland, who hsYe spent the winter
: Washington, expect TO leave soon for ST Pal
MINI whore Col Clough intends to prActi
law