The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-10-16
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS.

Ex-Delegate Raymond doubts icon.
gress will divide Dakota, but looksfo
admission Of the whole territory this
winter. .'.
Huron will have a big musical festi-
vail Our. 20.
Clarence Bennett appeared at Woon-
socket in the rink as a professional
boxer and gave one or two exhibitions.
After his last appearance he proceeded
20 get on a royal good drunk and
made himself quite conspicuous. He
wound up by attempting to outrage a.
laundry woman named Hathaway.
He was arrested and lodged in
iail but was taken out and
Jared and feathered. The tar was
1ot and was applied with brooms,
Bennett being held upon the ground,
When he was completely covered he
was rolled in the pile of feathers, and
the job was completed. He was given
notice that if he ever returns to
Woonsocket he will be lynched, after
which he was left to shift for himself.
Some Nebraska parties talk of put
ting up o barbed wire factory in Sioux
Falls.
The average of wheat in Missouri
valley is about twenty bushels to the
acre.
The Buxton Mining company are
shipping large quantities of ore to the
Omaha reduction works that net them
$1,000 to the ton.
Mrs. J. Z. Brown and her sister,
Mrs. Richardson, fought bravely and
saved Mr.. Browns grain stacks, gram
airy, barn and dwelling on his farm
near jamestown, while Mr.. B. was in
town.
The Democrats of Beadle county
have issued acallfora mass convention
of Democrats of South Dakotat to meet
in Huron Oct. 81, theday ofthe Repub.
lican convention, to take party ac-
ton on the constitution as adopted
by the Sioux Falls convention.
A prairie fire started above Wander,
bilt, Campbell county, burned most
of the country between there and
Spring river. Mrs. Chilcott lost her
barn, grain and hay, Mathew Baker
lost his barn and about 400 bushels
of oats and several other small
amounts.
Hon. J. H. Teller, territorial secre-
rotary states that he knows nothing
of the reported filing of charges in
Washington against Gov. Pierce.
The presbytery of the Northern Pa
,cifc has just concluded its session az
/, Casselton. 1t was decided to change
the name to the Presbytery OF Fargo.
The sermon was by Rev. E. w. Day of
Lisbon, and the moderator was Rev.
E. p. Forseman of Hillsboro.
An infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Smart, of Washington Springs, was
accidentally killed by being crushed by
the overturning of a buggy,
Sully county, nearly three years old,
with $500 population, has never had
a legalized saloon, a pauper nor a
CIililii,dl lIHpIlSOlcu.
r. IL. Lula, a prominent farmer
living ten miles from Pierre, was found
dead.
At the tax sale the Queen Bee mill
at Sioux Falls, was soldfor delinquent
taxes to local parties. The amount
oftaxes due was So, 771.97. The sale of
lands for taxes was very exciting, and
the tracts were largely taken by the
buyers at the smallest amounts OF
land.
Charles Greve's Dakota farm OF 500
acres, near Hillsboro, yielded 9,766
bushels Of wheat, 1000 bushels OF
oats and III bushels of barley, beside
vegetables.
The Congregational convention at
Fargo devoted q great deal of time to
the consideration of the location and
organization OF a college in North Da-
kota. A committee consisting Of REV.
DR.. Strong and Rev. William Mont
gomery, was appointed to report on
the location Of a college, and recon-
mended the following resolution, which
was adopted by the conference;
Resolved, That a committee of
nine be appointed and empowered to
select bids for the location of Con-
gregational college in North Dakota.
A unanimous vote shall decide the To-
cation; otherwise the committe shall
make a full report to the association.
In case a location is determined by
the committee, they are authorized to
secure the incorporation Of theinstitu-
ton associate with themselves, as q
board Of trustees, other gentleman so
that the board OF control shall con-
tain not less than fifteen nor more
than twenty members. Two-thirds
OF the members Of the board
of trusfeas shall no members OF