The Wahpeton times., 1885-02-19

license; appropriatine $4,000 for the con. con-
struotion Of . reform school at Plsnkinton;
TO ns city Of
House bills passed:
Authorizing Edmunds county to build jail:
creating school districts in Kingsbury county;
to issue $1,000 per cent bonds to build
Webster; authorizing Clay and Lincoln counties
| to elect hve commissioners under the general
laws Of the territory: relating to proofs Of cor
porations In civil actions; relating to the filling
Of vacancies In boards Of county commissioners,
to the effect that in case Of tie the county treas.
| urer shall haze the casting vote.
Bills introduced in the house:
eating liquors within three miles Of the M DAKOTA
university at Vermillion By Mr.. Helvig,
amending the political code relating to revenue.
BY Mr.. Picker, repeating sec 759, penal code,
making the minimum term of imprisonment In
the territorial prison enc year. By Mr. Rfddell,
to prevent deception iE sales Of dairy products.
Of court house and jail in Mcpherson county.
BY Mr.. Miller, relocating the county seat Of
spmK syHin. county UNI, as Ashton By Mr. hutchinson
| In the territory.
! House bills passed:
,Authorizing the territorial secretary to pur-
chase fuel for heating the capitol building; pro-
| v1dinR for the safe keeping Of county records.
| BILLS INTRODUCED IN THE COUNCIL
By Mr.. Westover. to improve the public
Ing the civil code relating st 70 notices
| Of motions: also. providing for taking deposi-
tions in certain cases; also Amending me the civil
fishing an independent school district in Canova.
Miner county. By Mr.. Cameron, extending and
! county. BY Mr.. Smedley. Incorporating the city
! Of Milbank. BY Mr. Nickeus, to fund road
and bridge indebtedness of stutsman county
amending the political code. By Mr.. Pettigrew,
authorizing the directors of penitentiary at
Sioux Falls to make contract with the United
States for the care of prisoners and to rent the
United States wing of the said penitentiary
Council bills passed:
Incorporating the village of Howard. Miner
county; amending section 2115. Civil Code, to
section IL, Justice Code. relative to taking
dispositions OF nonresident witnesses.
House bills passed:
To establish and maintain winter road on
the Forest river in Grand Forks and Walsh
counties
Bills introduced in the house:
By Mr.. McCumber, joint resolution to con-
gzess asking for the opening of the Wahpeton
and Sisseton reservation. BY Mr.. Barnes, pro-
viding for struck juries. By Mr.. Stevens, au-
thorizing the Lehman Elevator and Lumber COM
Ing the political code relating to compensation Of
public officers. By Mr.. Southwick, providing
methods for changing the names of towns and
Of the village Of Parker. Turner county. By Mr..
McCumber, providing q charter for the city Of
WahRston BY ,Sr Mr. Barnes Joint resolution s''
providing for the submission of certain terri
torial appropriations to vote Of the peo-
g By H te Sna GsTk1 naeSsd0es Rx Mr.
Rice. amending the, divorce laws to the
effect that divorce shall not be granted unless
one year next preceding the application; also.
repeating the section Of the penal code relating
to the expiration Of the sentence of convicts;
judicial district, and fixing the term for holding
court therein. By Mr.. McCumber, legalizina
certain ordinances Of the town Of Wahpeton;
also, providing for the ta 4Gion Of express COM
panies. By Mr.. johnson, authorizing the trus-
tees Of the city Of Groton, Brown county, to ex-
House bills passed:
Incorporating the city Of Spearish creating
Dickey and Mcintosh counties a subdivision Of
the Sixth judicial district: amending the eivi!
authorizing the commissioners Of Deuel. county
to fund Indebtedness: amending the political
} iegalizing the acts Of j. B. Hail. notary public
The council bill authorizing the construo-
; tion of q court house in Ham]in county
passed
= A number of horses in Burleigll
, cou6ty have died of my sterious
!. disease.
, Memorial services were lteld at the
: Milbank congregational church in mem
I DRY Of the late General Manager Merrill.
! The services were attended ~ the rail
road employees in body, and by largo
number of cltizens. s
George w Nance, William T. East:
man and J. D. Nance, ex-bankers OF
!, Huron, by Justice Elson charged wi
) having received deposit after they
, were insolvent, were aquitted.
; Warrington Special The old Winnie
bago Indian reservation in dakota, ly-
ing nortlf Of the Grow Creek reservation
and east Of Pierre, on the Missouri river,
is finally to be. thrown open to settle
ment. Less than month ago u request
, to this affect, from the Milwaukee & ST.
= Paul road was*madc and refused, the
Indian office deciding against it. Recon
slderatlon' has been given the NATTER
however, and it is now stated at til in
j; terror department that the reservation
/ will be opened in d few days l.y executive
order. The Pierre & Southwestern rail
way, company recently organized, with
Indiana an8 Illinois, wants to get the
right of waEdown the river, up Chapelle
creek, and EAST through six towns in the
reservation: AS the status of this land
, has been in doubt since the treaty of 1868
it's terms seeming to retain the res.
: ervation forthe Winnebagoes, the tribe
. was removed to Nebraska, and there are
now l 900 Sioux living on the lands. it
! is said to be fine farming cou ltry.,
Il A jamestown, paper reports that
the "sale and transfer of the property,
]. right of WAY and other. franchise of tho