Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-08-20

reaches over S13, 10000 according
to the completed and equalized list.
At Grand Forks, motion to quasi
the indictment in the Miller murder
case was denied by the court,
The following presidential postmas
tors have thus far been made; Huron
G. j. Love, July %; Sioux Falls, w
y. Carr, May 5; Yankton. l.. ID. Pal
mer, July 16; Larimore, CT, Lashall
July "a.
A man named Henry Neahrins
lodged a complaint against his wife q;
Deadwood, charging her with violent
insanity. The board OF commission
ers investigated the case and pro
nounced the charge baseless and its
author an inhuman villain.
Gen. w. V. Lucas, department com,
mander OF the Dakota G.. A. r., pub.
fishes an invitation to all old soldiers
to attend the reunion to be held un-
der the auspices OF tho @. A. II. at Alb,
erdeen Sept. :, 8 and 10.
Eight steamboats, are operated on
the Missouri river between Bismarck
and points above.
The contract for steam heating 40.
paratus in the Bismarck peuitentiary
was let to Dow & Co, OF Sioux Falls
for $4,000, provided the work can be
done by Sept. Is.
A barn belonging to Hon. c. G.. VIII
Hams at Watertown was struck by
lightning, The barn, sixty tons OF hay,
farming utensils, three horses and a
span OF mules were burned. No insur-
ance.
The Michigan settlement, south OF
Wapheton strip about four miles wide
by twenty long Is completely cleaned
out by hail.
The capital commission has held its
last meeting at Bismarck, settled ac-
counts, and adjourned sine die 1t is
reported that settlement was made
with creditors by issuing warrants ex-
changeable for capitol lots ut tho APP
praised valuation Of the latter but the
members OF the commission would not
disclose their doings,
Charles Brack has been arrested at
Scotland, charged with stealing a note
for $500 from Scandinavian board
ing house.
A man named Ginger killed another
named Schafer near Rushville. The
men had been friends, but filled them
selves with bad whisky and qaarreled,
Thomas Doherty' s frame house was
burned near Big Stone City. Loss,
81 500.
James Holes of Hunter is erecting a
twenty-thousnnd-bu shel elevator on
his farm, to DC run by horse power.
Chief of Police Waller OF Bismarck
received thefollowing mysterious note
from a man who lives near the river:
FIFTY Miles Below Buford, July IL
am shot by horse thieves, and am
bleeding to death. Shot through the
lungs. Sam Peterson" This was writ
ten on ragged piece cf brown wrapping
paper, and on the opposite side was
the instruction.: "Send word to Ole
Peterson, Stockholm, Sweden
The Fargo Argus publishes an in
teryiew with G. s. Barnes, president
OF the Northern Pacific Elevator COM
pany, In regard TO the condition ofthe
wheat in Dakota, and the probable
prices. Mr.. Barnes looked up the mat
ter pretty thoroughly and believed the
acreage in the territory is about 90
per cent. less than last year. The de-
crease was greater in the North than
in the South. Four-iifths OF this land
had been put into other crops. Al
lowing for some damage by blight, rust
and storms, the average per acre will
be fully equal to last year, making the
wheat product OF Dakota
One-fifth below 1854. Mr.. Barnes
opinions are disputed in some quarters.
Mayor Johnson OF Fargo has APP
pointed to the river convention at st.
Paul g. s. Barnes, President OF the
Northern Pacific Elevator company;
Charles Sweat, of the bank OF Fargo;
4. c. Eddy, OF the First National bank;
Col. j ID. Benton and Gen. q. p. Viii
son.
Two children, one child OF Gergeron
Tor Baillergcon) OF Gervais township,
the other the son OF man in the Nor
wegian settlement, died under circum-
stances thatwould indicate they had
eaten OF some poisonous wild plant,
probably Indian turnip or wild pars.
nip.
The house Of Joshua Hofer, south OF
was struck by lightning
and Mrs. Hofer, who was sitting near
the chimney, down which the electric
iiuid passed was badly shocked and
had one side OF her fody paralyzed.
took the woman and buried
her up TO her neck in the earth, where
she remained for three hours. Upon
resurrecting her it was found that she
had almost entirely recovered, and in
n short time was az well as ever
Charles Hunt was killed by lightning
near Ordway.
The Homestake company has paid
5000 600 in premiums during the first
six month Of the present year, The
De smst company has paid Sl2o, 900
during the same time.
0mund Nelson opheim, or Pioneer
Nelson" OF Cooperstown, was found
N his wagon at his farm on the river
Head
Grant Stevens, employed on the
ranch Of William selbie, near Dead.
wood, was accidentally shot in leg.
An amputation was performed, Ste
fens dying under the operation. The
deceased was a son OF r. s Stevens Of
Ohio. and aged twenty-ono