Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-05-28
blKoTA TERRITORIAL NOTES
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Association OF, North America convened In
s.s.,on IN the Zion church, near oasselson, the
18th to the 18th inst Bishop Pm Baumann'
from Allentown, Pa, presided Rev. J. Meier
was chosen secretary. The session was
pleasant one and the business was apiy con.
ancted by the bishop The members OF the
cangreeafion showed their hberKlity, not only
In then hospitality TO the members OF the con-
ference but also in the contribution OF Va
200 "a toward the nome mission, and some Tor
the foreign mission in Japan. On SUNDAY the
bishop preached powerful ordinauon SCI
mon. and ia the afternoon the solemn cere-
n,any al ordination was applied 10 -four des-
cons and three as elders OF the church. Inc
preachers Of the conference were stationed as
follows: ~.
Fargo District--A Hulster, p. E; Fargo
mission, O Kuederling; Casselton circuit W.
Fritz; Britton mission, {. oerui; Manpeswp
Succon: jamestown mission, l. 8 Koch BIS.
marck and Mandan, w. r. Tbeichmann; Grand
Forks mission. W. Blanchard; Crookston ms
sion, W. Tesch; Pembina mission, T. y.
Movius 80,
mission, Pm. Lanx; Big Stone City mission, T.
g. sahr; Milbank mission, TO be snpphed'
Aberdeen mission, G. Muller; Frontier mis-
sion A. Wolf; Yorktown mission, g. i. Pointe;
Woonsocket mission, u. Meier Scotland
mission. O. W. Hielseher; Centeryliie mission,
John Prise; Elkton mission, D. lowen, mau-
Conference adjourned until the first Thurs
day In NAV, 1855, in the Zion church, near
wiitenberg, Hutchinson county, OAK
The Northern Pacific has concluded
a sale of 10000 acres Of land in La
Moure county, with Mr.. Samuel Glover
of Delaware, o., representing himself
and other farmers. Mr.. Glover intends
breaking 1000 acres immediately.
Bismarck glories in 5-cent beer. 1t
used to cost % cents per drink.
Orders have been issued by Gen.
Terry relieving Capt. William b. Da-
Wis, assistant surgeon United States
army, from duty at Fort Totten, to en-
able him to comply with orders from
headquarters OF the army, transferring
him TO the department Of the East. As
sistant Surgeon A. A. DeLoffre viii
succeed Capt. Davis as post surgeon at
Fort Totem
The Bar association OF Dakota has
been organized at Yankton. Seven di-
rectors were elected by ballot, as fol
lows: First district, Edwin Van Cise of
Deadwood: Second district, j. II. Gam
bic Of Yankton; Third district, A. ID.
Thomas of Fargo; Fourth district,
J. w. TAYLOR of Canton; Fifth district,
.. H. Westover Of Pierre Sixth district,
J. A. Haight of Bismarck; at large,
Bartlett Trip Of Yankton. The di-
rectors at future meeting will elect
officers.
P. G. Nicholson, living twenty miles
from Grand Rapids, was thrown from
his horse, receiving injuries from which
he died.
The body Of Daniel s. Meade was
found in a cornfield near Woonsocket
he having died of heart disease.
An Italian miner fell down shaft in
The Mugwump mine, Rear Deadwood,
and was killed.
A large silver mill and smelter will
be built on the Iron Hill property in
the Carbonate camp, near Deadwood,
within ninety days, the tests showing
rich ores.
An agent Of Osborne & Co., the reap
err manufacturers, writes the following
as the result OF careful examination by
him Of the wheat situation in Northern
Dakota and Montana: "The estimated
4 f,lr Il
last fall was in the main correct Ow-
ing to the extreme short time we have
for seeding in the spring under the most
favorable conditions it would be impos.
sible to decrease that estimate 10 pei
ceat. The higher prices and war pros
poets stimulated seeding to the extern
of not more than per cent of the de
crease in fall blowing. The inability
of many farmers to procure seed wheai
owing to want OF collaterals would
reduce that at least l per cent, leaving
the net stimulated increase per cen
and the net decrease in acreage II pc
cent from last year. The weather i
now fine, and present indications ar
for large crop in Northern Dakot
and Montana"
Three hundred and fifty Vernon
families will form colony at Loya
Valley, Edmunds county, where the
will soon start bank, lum Der yard. gen
eral merchandise store, and compan,
has already been formed to build q toy
mill for utilizing fax straw.
The Marquis de Mores believes he he
discovered kaoline, clay from whicl
the finest pos.ery is made, near the tow
OF Medora.
Only by the utmost exertion of men
women and children was the village o
Dagly saved from destruction by
prairie fire.
The commissioners of Tower count,
have instructed the assessor to assets al
lands, that have been proved up on, a
So per acre irrespective of improve
Hients.
The territorial bosrd OF dental ex
aminers will hold their first meeting a.
Harvey June IL. The board will NEE
with the North Dakota Dental associa
ton about the first Of July.
The first grand conclave of the grant
commandcry Of the knights Templa
of Dakota will meet at Yankton Oh
June 16. All the Communicates OF til,
territory will be represented.
AT Yankton a banquet was tendere,
associate Justice Hudson. of the Thir,
judicial district, this being his last term
he having recently been succeeded b
Hon. w. b. Mcconnell of Fargo. Al
the members Of the bar OF Yankton an,
many outside attorneys were present
Addresses were made by all the mem
bers of the supreme bench and seyera
attorneys.
The new roller rink at Grafton is {
be completed early in June and will b
bne of the largest. In most Dakot
towns the skating fever has about sub
sided.
Parties from Pennsylvania have JUS