The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-08-08
Dakota Territorial News.

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Dakota Territorial News.
Kidder county paid s2O0. this season in gopher
bounties.
The Sioux Valley fair viii be held at Sioux
Falls Sept "A, 25, and 20
TIL salary of the postmaster at Mandan has
been raised from $1,l0O to $500 per annum
A new town is to be laid out at Thief river
by Mr.. Kralsschman, of Red Lake Falls.
Smut in the wheat fields causes alarm in
Southern Dakota.
One thousand corGs of wood were burned by
an incendiarya at Brownsville, Black Hills.
Dakota's G. A. r meet at Yankton in Sep
TENDER.
Statistician Baynes literally estima tes the
wheat yield of Dakota at 100000 bushels.
George Gibbs, the victim Of Ansley's bullet
at Bismarck, is still in very precarfous con-
dition,
Farmers elevators are under construction
at Argyle and Stephens on the Manitoba road.
That at Angus is completed.
nifty charter members
r. G. Brophy of Cocperstown, is a nephew
of Gov. Cleveland.
J. F. Foster, one of the pioneers of Bismarck,
and the man who opened the first rest aurant
IN the place, dropped dead of heart disease in
the street atMiles City.
1t is reportct that a movement is on foot to
take forcible lsssession of Winnebago reserva-
ton, in Hughes county, and dispossess the In
dams of the soil they claim.
In the central Black Hills the wild raspberry
crops unusually heavy, the bushes throughout
. large scope of country bending beneath the
weight of this finely favored fruit
Reports from Milbank and Big Stone City, on
the Hastings & Dakota road, say smut Is appear
ing in many fields, and fears are entertained that
it will spread
In one week recently forty-seyengovernment
claims. amounting to 1880 acres, were fled on
at the United States land Office in Fargo, and
final proofs were made on thirty-six claims, or
5,7O0 acres.
Coal veins have been found near Yankton,
some two hundred feet down.
Lieut. Chance Of Bismarck, who drew s15.-
600 IN a lottery last winter, is in Europe.
Miss Rosa Whalen, Misses Eliza and Rosa
McGill and Mr.. Whalen located ON claims in
Buffalo county. Some newcomers attempted
to jump their claims, and went 80 far as 10
build sh1nties on them When they were
finished, the young ladies harnessed MP their
horses, hitched q chain round the shantics
and dragged them of. krf,
Rev. MI. Allen Of Grand Forks preached on
the Ward trial verdict from the text. ssAnd i
saw the dead, both small and great, stand be-
fore God, and the books were opened
+. Jay Haynes, the Northern Pacific photo
graphcr, is now having built at Pullman, III,
an elegant operating car for his special work
on the line Of the road
The new hotel being bnilt in Bismarck has
been named ssThe Lamborn,n III honor OF
General Land Agent Lamborn, Of the North
eTn Pacific road
The sites have been selected for four new
warehouses and two new elevators, ON the
Fargo Southern road, and two others are yet
to be located. The points chosen are Grace
vile, Abercrombie, Fairmont, Christine, Hick-
son and Wild Rice. The contract has been
the buildings completed IN time to receive this
seasons crop.
Mrs. @. A. Moncliow was thrown from her
riding pony at Bismarck, and her foot being
caught in tho stirrups she was dragged nearly
9 block. The horse rushed down street in
frantic jumps, with Mrs. Monchow dragging
beneath him, and il is a miracle that she was
not killed. AS It was, She received . fractured
shoulders several gashes in the head and other
bruises.
Alady living 4 few miles outside Of sheldon
came into town the other day yerymuch worked
up on account Of a saloon-keeper selling
liquor to her husband She marched up 10
the saloon, and, at b point OF 4 seyon-shooter,
ordered the keeper to close up his "store.9
saying she had killed one acknowledgment and
would soon make him q AZ subject fof q hog
end picket fence He cloaed np his rlace
p. a d.
Inc Fargo Hail Insurance. company, which
went ont Of business three years ago on &C.
count Of the fact Of apparentimmunity from
han storms and consequent lack Of business.
j. about 70 be reorganizod with = capital Of
Judge Leyisee has fled his decision in the
suit Of Buttx vs.. Cotton, IN regard to the Lis
bon town aite. Tho decision II favorable to
BUTTE.
Hon. seward smith, tho now judge Of tho
Fifth judicial district, arrived "a Yankton. IL
came ~ consult with thief Justice Eaaerfon
and ~ qualify a. associate justice.