The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-07-18
DAKOTA NEWS NOTES.
It is Gov. Pierce Of Dakota by conssl
of the senate.

It is Gov. Pierce Of Dakota by conssn
of the senate.
The Fort Prince reservation will not
be opened until next March owing to
delays in surveying.
Deadwood exhibits mastodon's jaw
found in the Little Missouri valley.
The village of Miner, Sargent county,
was incorporated by 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 ex4
penses of transportation. Alexander
Mckenzie, Dakota's commissioner, is
trying to raise money to pay freight.
There was violent storm in the
neighborhood of Howard on the 1st.
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, as the man
is said to have had lole in the skull
and deep cash in the chin.
Conductor Miller, of the Northwest
ern railroad, was struck by catch
post near 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 board of county commissioners, of
Patrick McHugh, D. G. Norieny and
w. 81. Matthews. The organization was
ordered on petition to the governor by
the citizens.
A flowing we'll of water has been
struck at Lisbon, at depth of 169 feet.
| The flow is copious and steady. The
water is very clear and pure.
A tornado struck Falmouth, 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,
all of whom were Injured more or less.
| Miss Jennie Williams, the teacher re-
ceived fracture of the right leg below
the knee, and the son Of L. o. Haynes
has very bad scalp wound. The
storm also blowed the Gallop and Fair.
mount school houses off their founda-
ton, and the church at the latter place
Ground has been broken at Pierre fol
the new university building, which is tc
be Of brick three stories high, to cost
/ $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 Gustofson
brothers of Lisbon, was burned with all
its contents, the family not even saving
their cothing. Loss, $1,sO0; insurance
$500. Cause unknown.
4 The team of Nels Fransen, farmer
living four miles west of Lisbon, wa.
stolen last week. The sheriff and hi.
deputies are securing the country, bu
as yet have found no clue.
/, 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.
i The Free Methodists have made ar
j rangements to hold camp meetin,
J, three miles esst Of Mitchell, to begil
July 8 and hold one week.
i The Madison bank has been incorpor
Z nted with capitol of $500, 900.
A petition for the appointment Q
. Hon. Geo. H. Hand asjudge of theney
Fifth judicial circuit is being circulate,
among the members of the Grant coun
4 ty bar.
i At Wentworth prominent youn,
lady, finding her brother playing bill
liards in the temperance saloon, wake,
in and threw the balls in all directions
: The tree insects have suddenly an
: mysteriously disappeared from the Vi
! cinity of Elk Point. It is suppose
they have taken wings and flown away
! Trees that have lost nearly all thei
s foliage by this pest are now leaving ou
4 anew.
A single sEnglish syndicate owns 4,
10000 acres Of land in Texas, and it
;. stated that corporations and individual
!, in Europe jointly hold o total Of 90
: 941 900 acres in this country, or NOR
y than half as much land as there is in til
d whole Of England.
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