The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-11-27
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS,

Minneapolis parties are Offering go
cents q bushel for frosted wheat.
John PIatt died in La Moure county
recently from o~ver-eXertion in fight
ing prairie fire.
C. NJ. Malry's house and contents,
near Groton, was burned to the
ground.
John Croul, e. German, was instant
ly killed by a switcFf engine on the
Manitoba railroad at Wahpeton.
Jonathan Matthews, Jr., was fined
$81 at Minnewaukan for starting O.
peairie fire and letting it get beyond
his control.
The Steele (Dakota) county officials
charged with malfeasance will fight
their cases in the court.
The county commissioners of Steele,
are investigating the county Of
ficials charged with malfeasance.
The National bank of Plankinton,
couldn't stand the local taxation and
has closed.
G. W. Stone lost a pocket book con-
tanning S145 in cash and $546 in
promissOry notes, while riding near
GrotOn. The property was afterwards
found on the prairie by a friend and
returned.
Rev. w. S. Peterson, who has for
several years filled the position OF
presbyterial and synodical mission
airy of South Dakota, has at the urg-
ent request-of the board of trustees OF
the Pierre university, consented to 90
east to canvass for funds for the uni
versity.
Bull Eagle, the Sioux horse thief,
was released from the ~penitentiary at
Bismarck. Ike was very industrious
while IN confinement. He left for
Standing Rock.
A Dawson county farmer says that
tobacco would prove aproftablec crop
in the territory, as Dakota has all the
advantages which Wisconsin has for
such culture.
Kidder county officials have been
charged with malfeasance. The Off
Gals are E. M. Wilcox, register of
deeds and county clerk, and John ID.
Smith, sheriff of the county, and their
ultimate trial or impeachment.
There were several horse ~stealers
near Howard, and some losses.
Athol Bridges the hungry and
tired-looking man who surrendered
himself to the New York authorities
Oct. 81, was held in $500 bonds each
to await the action of the grand Jury.
Washburne, an accomplice. secured
bail and is now at large.
J. E. Rutan has sold his Salem
Weekly Pioneer Register to Biernatzki
& Sibley. The sale was made owing
to the rapidly failing health ofthe for
mer editor, who will go South to spend
the winter.
At Fargo Arnold r. Holston wa
admitted to the territorial bar on q
certificate from the district court OF
Minnesota.
A La Moure Argus special says:
The completion of the James River
Valley road from jamestown to La
Moure was celebrated here. The first
through train from jamestown ar
rived at 1:15 p. M, bringing a large
number OF people, who were received
at the depot by the la Moure cornet
band and escorted 10y the principal
citizens to the new Leland hotel,
where q banquet was III waiting, pre-
pared in honor OF the completion OF
the north and south line. The III
was made in about three hours.
Judge Church qualified at Huron
and has entered upon his duties.
A swan was shot on Big Stone lake
that measured seven feet eight and one
half inches across the back.
Burglars went through a train OF
loaded cars at Ipswich and stole $500
worth of merchandise.
The grand jury of Pennington county
brought in an Indictment for murder
against the three bowboys who were
implicated in the killing of Marshal
Wilson OF RAPID City.
l.. w. Stillwell has completed a
large, interesting and valuable collec-
ton of Black Hills fossils, etc. for Tufts
college, College Hill, Mass. The collec-
ton comprises a number o frare pieces
almost impossible to be replaced.
ThomasM Harvey OF Glendale was
arrested for selling m~ortgaged proper
ty, but on payment ofthe mortgageth the
suit was dismissed.
Joseph Gitner of Columbus, Ohio.
has purchnsedt the famous II. b. Hayes