Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-07-23

The President has signed procla-
nation revokingan executive order by
President Arthur and Secretary Teller
OF Feb. % last, removing the land
Office at Deadwood to Rapid City.
One day latley Deputy Register Nc
Intrye OF la Moure issued warrants
for l, 794 gopher tails, one man bring.
ing in over nine hundred.
WATERFOWL entertained 200 excur-
sionists from Marshall, MINI. An ,ex
cursion from Redfeld and Clark also
arrived during the day, landing about
100 excursionists.
During heavy thunder storm at
Larimore, lightning killed James Burns
and Jennie Largard, at the CONNER.
eial hotel.
Miller was scared by that old tun-
mel shaped cloud.
Sheriff Haggert of Cass county de.
livered at the Bismarck penitentiary
the first prisoners received there.
They are John Donohuc, j W. Jasper
and John Ewers. Donohue was sentup
Tor assault with dangerous weapon,
and the Others for grand larceny.
Webster had about 900 Indians to
help celebrate the Fourth, and the Re
porter says of the sham battle of the
braves: The sounds OF the firearms
and the wild whoop of the Indians,
made, for few moments, anintensely
exciting scene
On the 18th good deal OF damage
was done in the vicinity OF Larimore
and Aryllla 10y hail.
IN the United States court at Fargo,
the grand jury was charged by Judge
Mcconnell Among other topics he
touched upon was the Devils Lake
land office, where, he said, it was al
legged there was rank conspiracy, to
the detriment Of the settlers.
A gang Of unknown mounted men
entered the Central City beer hall at
Deadwood, handcuifed the proprietor,
run the machine to suit themselves un.
til they exhausted the supply of beer,
when they released the legitimate dis
trbutor OF booze, mounted their
steeds and departed.
The operation OF the Fargo South
ern road has been formally transfer
red to the Milwaukee & st. Paul, and
it will hereafter be known as the Far
90 Southern division OF that road. Az
soon as the business OF the Fargo
Southern company is wound up all OF
the present officers will retire excepting
Observation-Disclosures. lie will
continue in charge of the road as the
Milwaukee K st. Papls division SUI
perintendent The recent deal with
the Milwaukee 4 st. Paul is practical
~ lease, under which the lattercom-
pany viii operate the road in the in
terests OF both companies.
It is reported that Maj. n. c. War
ner OF Rockford, H., is IN the field for
governor OF Dakota.
The assessed valuation OF Burleigh
county, real and personal, this year
will be 80 soc, 900. The total person.
al outside Of five organized townships,
in the county, is S566, 500. The lot
property in the city OF Bismarck pro-
per is assessed at S646, no, and the
various additions swell this figure to
S1,l7l,s35.
The Indian population Of Dakota is
estimated at 81 900, and these red
children have lands amounting to Al
949 square miles, making something
like 500 acres apiece.
Chester Gilbert, one OF the murderers
OF August LEM, has been jailed az
Bismarck.
The Trayarre Sun says it is report
ed that the old Indian reservation
along Big Stone lake was again opened
to settlement.
Edgar leighton was killed by foul
gas in a well near Glendale, having
been lowered to rescue hen
Twenty Sioux Indian boys and girls
from the Hampton, Va, school have
returned totheir homes at Crow Greek
and Cheyenne Indian agencies.