The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-10-30

"nici! no reports nave been received to date.
ut l9l, the figures of last month, would
bring che total number Of homestead and
~pre-emptlon entries for September up to
W.. At the rate OF three persons on an
average to each claimant, this would indi-
cate an Increase in population of 2,736.
Estimating the increase from other sources
NJ as against the estimate of 1000
Tor August, would give 1886 us the total
increase IN population by Immigration dur
ing September 1t is believed that these fir
nres are too low rather than too high, as the
estimate of increase from other sources than
Inc public domain is purposely kept within
conservative bounds, in the absence of exact
information.
Col. John d. Benton OF Fargo is
credited with being the coming govern
OF OF Dakota.
A second Touring mill, to cost S13,-
900, IS to be built at st. Lawrence.
F. w. Miller is made receiver and
John Mcfarland registero of the Huron
land Office.
A coroner's jury ut Big Stone City
find that Henry l.. Barnet killed Willis
w. Morgan.
The Queen Bee mill at Sioux Falls
vas sold for S3,77l delinquent taxes.
The first controller of the treasury
offsets Dakota's census bill with an
old claim against the territory.
Chief Justice Edgerton oiDakotade-
MES that he is a candidate for any OF.
flee.
The Dalrymple-Cheny farm produc.
ed more than 100000 bushels OF
wheat.
Picket Brothers Of SKI ele county
seeded 100 acres this year, and they
are now threshing out 33 900 bushels
OF wheat.
Clarence Roberts. living near Cassel-
ton lost his new barn, costing $4,000,
and other valuable property by FIRE.
The National Woman's Suffrage
association at Minneapolis adopted
resolutions and calls for the removal
OF Gov. Pierce OF Dakota.
The people OF Pierre, Oak, vote not
to bond thecity for u new school
house.
Two members of the Hyde county
school board have been indicted, but
it is claimed that their action in issu-
ing warrants was legal.
The gun store OF James McLaugh-
lin. at Fargo, was broken open and q
large amount ofguns and ammunition
secured.
The buildings OF Mr.. Cobb, near
Bangor, were burned by a prairie fire.
Loss, $500
Recent reports from the cattle men
in the Bad Lands, says the Mandan
Pioneer, show that the first accounts
of the damage to the ranges from
prairie fires were greatly exaggerated.
ISenry Cartwright, a farmer, aged
forty-tive, living eight miles southwest
of Fandleau, was adiudged insane,
and taken to Iankton.
Bishop Ireland secures thereappoint-
ment of Mai. Grammar as Indian agent
at Devils Lake even though an APP
pointnaent had already been made
out for somebody else.
Register Armstrong, OF the Huron
land Office, will resign and enter the
field of Minnesota Journalism.
A prsirie fire in Cavalier county
commenced q few miles south of the
town Cavalier, and swept to the west,
consuming eight or nine farm houses
and fifteen or twenty stacks of wheat,
beside a quantity OF hay.
The stable, two houses, live stock,
hay and farm machinery Of Dan Stoh-
lex OF Glendale were burned. Insured
for 81, 900.
A Jealous wife in Central City publicly
cowhided her husband before an audi
ence which loudly encouraged her.
A case OF smallpox has developed in
the family OF Mrs. Buck, ten miles
south OF Tower City.
The total sales of Northern Pacific
railroad lands in the counties of Suits.
man. Foster, La Moure. Dickey, Nc
Intosh. Logan. Emmons, Kidder,
Wells, Sheridan, Burleigh. Mclean,
Morton. Boremnn, Mercer, Williams,
Stevens, Howard, Stark, Willard and
Billings, up to Aug, /, 1884, amount
to 1O,227 quarter sections, compris,
ing l,636,32O acres. The surveyed
railroad land unsold in these cour lies
amount to 2S,203 quarter sections.
AtBig Stone City HenryL. Barnett,
LAWYER, of Chicago. fatally shoots
William w. Morgan OF Ortonville.
Just why he did SO nobody knows.
The supreme court at Deadwood
/. announces that al cases argued and
rdecisions not announced would be
held under advisement until the
Bismarck term. Thecourt adjourned
to meet at Bismarck Nov. IA.
AZ breckenridge, as Mrs. F. NJ. Ar.
buckle, wife of the sheriff, was, in his
absence, locking up the jail, James
"arrell, the only prisoner, Knocked
the light out OF i.eH hand, pushed lie;
aside ard escG.1t4.