The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-27
TERRITORIAL NEWS.

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William ". Todd, Of Hughes county
had.somaadificulty with his brother
in.law, Charles{ G. Cooper, met Him i n !
front.ofthe p~ostofice and put a thirty ,
two balla Through his heart. Cooper
died in two hours.
The annual reunion Of the Grand
Army of the Republic will be held at
Aberdeen, Sept. ID, 1e, and II. Prep
arations are being made for the enter.
Of Observation-Disclosures
and fully fiyethousand visitors areex-
pecteds GOV. OglesbyF Of IlinoisiGov,s
Pierce sof Dakota an~d4Senator Logan
will be present.
A Bathgate saloonkeeper, who per-
sisted in selling. q man whisky after
his wife had notified him to stop, had
to pay 500 damages to the lady.
The Valley City authorities are set
tramps to work on the streets.
The corn crop about Pierre will
yield from34Osto 70 bushels persacre.
Harry Dawes Of Bon Hommrpe county
has disappeared from his home near
.Tyndan: W
Apetition is being circulated in
Deadwoodfo for the pardon Of Joseph
Card, recently sentenced to the peni-
Tertiary for q term Of ten years. The
;conyict's wife, since his Incarceration
a few months ago. has become insane.
A.Marion correspondent to the Par-
ker New Era says: F. W.. Downing and
wife were both severely struck by
lightning The other evening, and light.
ming struck P. Srrominger''s residence,
but did no damage. IL also struckthe
residence ofsTom Vim, in town, severe
ly: SHOCKING Mrs. VIM, who was alone,
and she had to crawl,to the door on
her hands and knees to get air to keep
from smothering.
Julius Field was struck by lightning
AND instantly Killed. He lived four
miles east ofSLisbon, iandiwas walking
with q friend at the time. He fell
against his companion, throwing him
down, but received no injury, willie
Field was killed, %.l,3' sSW7BSlFAil&
c Miss Lizzie McDougal has been APP
pointed assistant postmaster of Ros-
coe. "rttt- 'ts-% ,1Ise !. II Hi9..& Jf,,%l,
The Dunseith: people submitted po-
litely to the transfer Of the county
records and property to St. John, and
the St. John people publicly thanked
them. Arrow had been expected.
N. Tilden Of Sioux Falls, who has 4
farm near Hartford containing an i'm;
mense number Of forest trees, offers to
donate all the trees needed to beautify
the central school grounds of that
city,,9if the school board will send to.
his farm and get them. .sf&,,
f"A call will soon be issued for a meet
ing Representative democrats Of Da-
kota,at Aberdeen, Sept. 22.H
It Is generally believed through the
territory that the cultivation Of flax
has much to do with the increase of
Wild mustard. ID! IS. IT.
The Episcopal conyocation which
was to convene Sept. 3,.has been post
poned till Sept. Is. 1t will be held at
Sioux Falls.
The Dakota university building in.
Mitchell is being pushed rapidly to
oon,pletion.-.A Arrangements arerulada
to begin the;fall term sept..3O
Emery L. Wright, living four miles
southeast OF Aberdeen, lost 800 bush
els of grain in the shock by prairie fire.
At Canton Mrs. Sarah Bray dropped
dead whilegoing to bed. Heartdisease
was the cause.
Aseven-year-old daughter of James
Wilson, a farmer living near Sioux
Falls, had n braid OF her hair caught
while riding on areaper, and torn from
her head, together with q portion OF
the scalp.
At the new town of Emery, twenty
miles west, of Grand Forks, two ele,
:itYator. crews: of: twenty men each, en-
i gagged in a war with lists and clubs.
The fight lasted about an hour. Sew
eral were seriously injured and one it
flssfeared fatally. ~:
The next meeting of the farmers al
lance for Dakota Territory swilr be
held at Columbia Sept.2.
The assessable real and personal;
property in Minnehaha county il,
valued at $2,e3s, 551..
At Grand Forks, there came near
being q general jail delivery. Deputy,
Sheriff Dow entered the cell room and
was attacked by four prisoners who
oyerpowered him, taking his revolver
and choking him nearly to death. All
would have escaped but for the fact
that Dow had thrown the KEYS back
through the. CRATE door after locking
the cell room. The groans of Dow MI.
TRACKED the attention of Sheriff jerks
who drove theprisoners into their cells
with q revolver.
The Aurora and Douglas county fair
will be held at Plankinton September
"a, "a, 25 and 20. Purses Of SiOOs
$50 and $75 are offered for runnino
and trotttng races, 80
Prot, Whitney, recently rendered the
presidency Of the territorial univers;.
ty ut Vermillion, has declined.
The property valuation Of Grand
Forks eountyis $4,000, 1874, a Gain q
!55, 500 over last year, The increase
IN the value Of farming lands Is 22 per
The Northwestern right Of way com.