The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-04-02
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NOTES.

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There are forty school districts in
Lawrence county and 1000 school chill
dren.
DR.. Anderson of Athol, Sphinx county,
claims to have oficiated at the birth of
live Dakotaians in one day.
An Investigation of the accounts of ex-
County Treasurer Stevens of Beadle
county is under way.
The residence of Justice Roberts, at
Huron was burned. Loss, $4,000, in
surance. 1900.
During the past year 5000 Manito-
bans have settled in the Turtle noun
tain country.
Fire destroyed the two-story store
building and part of the stock and
household goods of Thomas Flaherty
at Emery, $780,
The cost OF buildings to be erected in
Mitchell this season is estimated of
$500, 900. '' ''
A fye-foot vein of coal has been dis
covered near Columbia, which will be
developed. ...yg. 49,. - "a s5....
2 Governor Peirce has issued a procla-
nation designating Wednesday, April
ID, as Arbor day, and recommends tree
planting on that day. ~. ;5,5 -
Highmore will issue bonds for St, 900
with which to bore an artesian we'll,
water now being hauled several miles.
Peyton H. Acton, late editor of the
Sioux Falls Leader, and writer of con-
siderable promine for Eastern period
icals, died of inflammation of the bowels
OF Sioux Falls. .. ~
A colony consisting of 500 families, the
heads Of which are mostly Grand Army
men, is being formed in Cleveland, Ohio,
to settle in Morton county.
Bishop Marty of Dakota will proba-
bly, change his residence, and Pierre
and White Lode are each trying to Sc
cure the see house for their village.
A building association, with capital
stock Of 100000, has been organized
at Brookings. ....L5& $3.50,
A number of farmers in the vicinity
OF Huron have organized Farmers
Hail and Cyclone Mutual Insurance
company. f.s. es5 tx. s.
.Edmunds county has 1900 vacant
claims, and Mcpherson county has O.
600. y. 1902 & #
A daily train will be placed upon the
jamestown & Northern railroad when
the new time-card takes effect, and run
to New Rockford until the track is COM
pleted to Minnewaukan.
McNicol & McAdams have beenaward-
ed the contract for building the Walsh
county jail at $4,000. s, Il. s4..r5t..:
In the Franks shooting case at Huron
the Brown crowd, arrested for riot, was
dismissed for want of evidence, and the
case was dropped. Administrator
Brown holds the prt perty. +.
There were thirty-one deaths at
Sioux Falls the past winter. "a VI IA
The Grand Army 81 the Republic for
Dakota Territory have accepted the in
vitation of the Aberdeen post, and will
hold their annual reunion at Aberdeen
during the second week of the coming
September. Red6eld and Sioux Falls
were competitors for the honor of en-
pertaining the boys. Twenty-Five hun
dred or more are expected. s
A Miss Curtiss of Huron, has brought
suit for 500 damages against Mr..
Dinner, hotelkeeper there. whom
she charges with having accused her of
being prostitute and knocking her
down. g : s n
Miss Emma Marvin of Sioux Falls
attended the services ct the Catholic
church, Sunday, and during the SER!
vice she got up and went out, since.
which she cannot be found. A search
is in progress. .3e
The dwelling Of H. A. Boles at Miller
was burned. Loss 81. 500; insur ance,
$1,000. Cause, defective fue.
The Indians from the Berthold reseva-.
ton are encampad along the river banks
IN Mclean county, waiting for the
spring floods to drive the deer ont of the
bottom lands. 3.lS
The Northern Pacific road is prepar-
ing and arranging to run one or more
excursion trains from Chicago to Now
Salem, for the accommodation of set
tiers. The first excursion is ex pected
to leave Chicugo April IA.
J. W. Jesper was held to the grand
jury OF Fargo, on charge of wheat
stealing from the barn of A. Chandler.
He is accused of stealing 800 bushels
all told. s. Bill n 2. u X
Capt. Sharpe, Company q, Seven:
teenth infantry, suicided at Fort Totten,
killing himself with a pistol. He
leaves awife and several children, who
are in the East. II ID believed his
mind was affected. ai3S Il "A
The board Of trustees in the Yankton
insane asylum elected DR.. d. 7. Etter
Of Yankton superintendent. Robert
Cox, who was appointed member Of
the board, refused to qualify, and the
vacancy left BY his refusal will be filed
by the governor. z,
Near Huron q short time ago, ELS
worth Frank was appointed guardian of
The minor heirs Of William r. Titus, de-
ceased. Frank and his sister Ida took
possession Of the Titus homestead, and
recently A. Brown, administrator Of the
Titus estate, with others, undertook to
| take fnrcihle 1,nssassiion 9. Of ths. r,laaa