Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-12-03

The first man who ever turned a iurrow
in Montana is said to be Thomas W. Har-
ris ui Bitter Root valley, who came to the
territory with Mai. Owen in 1852.
An employment agent at La Crosse is in
trouble for taking improper liberties with
a female Customer.
Elizur Wright, a well known abolitionist
and e. laborer with Garrison and Phillips,
Is dead.
NJ. Martin, editor OF a provincial news
paper in Denmark, has been sentenced TO
four months Imprisonment on a charge OF
melting people 10 take take up arms and
drive the obnoxious Estrupp from power.
Mr.. Parnell has withdrawn from the con.
test for parliament in the Irish district OF
Liverpool.
a party OF Russian officers, while drunk,
assaulted the COMMISSIONS OF police, and
are to be cOurt-martialed,
The Montreal Witness offers q reward Of
81 900 for a CAGE of smallpox originating
in the handling OF amy Montreal newspa
papers.
Lieut.. II. r. Allen, who recently returned
from an exploring expedition to Alaska,
has been ordered to Washington from Dan
Gomez barracks by the secretary OF war.
The president recently received and dis.
posed OF 1877 visitors in seven minutes.
Leading Democrats are trying to have
Secretary Bayard bounced from the state
department.
On account Of Bismarck's wholesale ex.
pu!sions from Prussia, the druggists in Gal
icia now order their supplies from Paris in.
stead OF from Berlin.
The porte, by the advice OF Russia and
England, has counseled Servia to stop the
war.
King Theebaw has called out more troops,
but they don't interfere with the British
advance.
Parnell, fearing defeat, declines to run
Tor parliament from the Liverpool district.
The new Sunday law in Vienna iorbids
printers to do n work on Sunday evening,
The president has made the following APP
pOintment: William A. Beach, collector OF
internal revenue for theTwenty first district
ofNewGork; GeorgeW. Miller, marshaiWest
ern district OfPe~nnsylvania; Elijah Gales,
marshal Western district OF Missouri;
benjamin +. Ledbotter, surveyor general
OF Louisiana.
Ex-Confederates are now disqualified
from holding offices In the departments
only by reason OF the limit OF age, which
would bar out rIost veterans OF the wal
on both sides, were II not that q special
exception is made in favor OF Union sol
diers.
Jessie Porter, n pretty girl Of Salem,
Mass, was punched In the cheek by a youn
man with a vaccination point. The viru:
took, and the girls head il horribly swol.
len and she has been laid up three weeks.
The Minnesota revenue district paid in
S492, 7Oi last year.
f. b. Fredcricks, a young man O, Wins
low, ILL.,, is under arrest charged with forg.
ing notes to the extent OF $500, and swia,
ding residents OF Lena, Winslow, and a bank
at Monroe, Wis.
Frank NJ. Wright, a travelling o,'asmau
Tor John Rosser Il Co. whOlesn.g ,~'a-ion.
ers OF Lafayette, Ind, cole 4 law,
part OF the firms money and it for part,
unknown.
On. Jan. 20 the Kansas people will cele
brate at Topeka the quarter centennial an
niversary of the admission OF Kansas into
the Union.
Last month vii liam Jackscn,l late assist
ant postmaster at Americas, Ga, d~efaulted
and robbed the postoffice at that place and
hed. He was followed by Inspector Booth
through Texas to California and arrested
at Los Angeles.
DR.. A. j. Rodman OF Deisvsa, Wis. ar.
rived at Freeport, H., recently, to look
up a man naned Charles Bedel, a resident
OF Darien, Wis. Rodman held a MORTGAGE
an Il valuable horse and buggy that Bedrl
owned, and which he traded in Preeport Ia
n meat market man. The affair wa,
Strengthened out by Rodman taking tn,
property aud paying all expenses.
The Northern Pacific has prepared a tar.
III OF special rates governing the shipment
oil oats, IN car loads q 10000 pounds.
rom points on its main line and branches
20 Duluth, Superior, st. Paul, Minnesota
Transfer and Minneapolis. The new tariff
geos into effect Dec. /, and reduces thcs,
rates from 10 to so per cent.
The body OF John T., Hopp, an Akron
Ohio, cigar manufacturer, was found on tn,
railroad track near there, having been run
over. Ii is believed hat he was robbed
murdered and left on the track.
A sionx Falls jury confessed to havin,
Hqnor IN their room, and the Judge sci
ASIDE their verdict, neeessitating another
expensive trial.
Miss Helen Wolfe OF David City, Neb., i,
me hrst m appointed notary public IL
Ohio Democrats are busy coneoctin,
schemes to defeat Sherman's election to th,
senate.
Capt. Mccormack OF Grand Forks wa,
appointed secretary Of Dakota.
Considerable damage was done at III,
watering places along the Atlantic by ex
ceedingly high tides. "
The Irish Parliament Fund ass 1~ciatior
at New York issues an address, urging con
tributions Tor Parnell's cause.
Mrs. Dunlap, a society lady OF Delaware
ohlo, was committed to jail Tor cruelty to
her stepehildren.
Gen. Grants book, so the publishers say
VIII net the estate over $500, 600.
The Milwaukee 4 St. Paul has 40 ar
ranged its freight time card ms To do ava,
With the delay heretofore complained OF.
King Milan has decided to abdicate. ans
Austria will occupy Seryia to prevent No
eession Of Prince Karageorgevics.
>. r. Holt, who opened the ballot box a
indianapolis with a Ratchet. has been ar
rested and held in 81 900 bail.