The Dickinson press., 1884-05-24
Dakota Territorial News.

were %banqueted by the local committee.
Dakota Territorial News.
At Flandrau, Sheriff Cooley arres ted
s. Christensen, charged with killing N,
Jensen. Cristianson had whipped Jen-
dog, whereupon Jensen, his wife
and son attacted Christianson, who, |
with a club taken from Mrs. Jensen,
struck Jensen on his head, causing his
death.
The people Of Lisbon have been agi-
tated over the license question.
The bsdy of Mrs. Alton, who was
drowned in the Pipe Stone near Pin
gree about a month ago, was found near
~ half q mile below where the accident
happened.
Charles E. White committed suicide
at Deadwood with a shotgun while tenn
porarily insane.
The followingis the last of a series of
resolutions adopted by the farmers Of
Sphinx county: Resolved, that we con
denim the law relating to the taxation of |
railroad property passedby the fifteenth
legislative assembly, as being in conflict
with the organic act and unjust by dis
eliminating in favor Of railroads, and
we request the next assembly to repeal
said law, thereby placing railroad prop
erty on the same level with other prop
erty.
Butler B. strang, formerly marshal
Of Dakota, committed suicide at his
home in Westfeld, Teega Co., Pa. He
arose early, dressed himself, and was
making his toilet in the presence Of his
wife and son Benjamin, when, without
attracting their attention, he took a re-
volver he had from a drawer, and
lodged a bullet in his brain. He did
not speak after the shot. His pro-
traoted illness, without hope of recov-
cry, was undoubtedly the cause Of the
action, as the c%oroner's jury found.
The Manitoba road has closed con-
tracts for two elevators Of 80, 900 bush.
els capacity each, to be built at Devils
Lake this summer by two different
compinies.
w. W. Whitney was found dead on
his claim near Dakota, Nelson county.
The members of grand lodge of the
Masonic fraternity will meet in annual
conclave at Aberdeen, June 10.
Thirty habitual drunkards are posted
in Sioux Falls saloons.
Alice DEstelle, a danseuse at Grand
Forks. died of congestion of the brain.
She was very popular among the
variety fraternity, and stunned vice and
dissipation.
An Indian school is to be established
at LIE Beau by Bishop Hare, ten acres
of ground having been donated by Mr..
Snipes of that place.
At Flandreau, s. Christianson was
jailed for murder.
William Cullen of Ashton, was found
murdered, and James Thomas, suspect.
ed of the crime, has fled to Arkansas.
Coy. Ordway has appointed a MILF
tary staff as follows: Thomas Free, of
Sioux Falls, adjutant general; John B.
Dennis, Yankton, paymaster general;
William II. Parker, Deadwood, Judge
advocate general; Alexander Griggs,
Grand Forks, engineering chief. Aides
de camp, with the rank of colonel: n. N.
Tyner of Fargo, Wilbur F. Steele OF
Steele, Capt. W. Lucas of Chamber
lain, Cincinnatus w. Richardson OF
Pierre, Frank j. Mead of Mandan,
Charles Richardson of Valley City.
Hyman, Reid, & schornbling will
build a ifty-barrel oat meal mill at Par.
ker, with a capacity for 15O, 900 bushels
of oats and 10000 bushels of corn Q
year; Crops look remarkably we'll in
that vicinity. " i.
Five horses were stolen from John
staley Of Mclean county, . few nights
ago.
The Sioux commission has been auth.
orized to negotiate with the Sisseton,
Wahpeton and Yankton Indians for the
oession of portions Of their reservations
to the United States. The house COM
mittee on Indian affairs have Informally
agreed to the Sioux reservation bill.
The amendments to the senate bill are
not material, and will be no obstruction
to its passage. The friends Of the meas
IRE say they are willing to accept the
amendments, and are confident the bill
will go through the house and become
q law this session. The bill will be CON
sidered in the house on the 31st, when
bills from the Indian affairs committee
will be the special order.