The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-03-26
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NOTES

Lawrence county has forty school dis.
tricts and 4, 900 school children.
* Citizens of Edmunds have struck flow
ing water at depth Of l, 157 feet.
The postot1ee at YOUNGSTOWN, was
burned, with most of its contents.
The Black Hills Times estimates the
number of stock cattle in the BILLS at
800, 000., IL, 49, ..5.. .a:s a x .;s L
"A colony Of ], 1000 persons is being Or
ganized in Vermont to locate in Dakota
this spring. it. + }. :s
The house of John Black, at James
town, was burned, with its contents. Par
TALLY insured. Il
The ladies' of Ashton, banqueted
Representatives Picklerl and Miller on
their return from Bismarck.
Quite large amount of money has
been subscribed by people of Rapid
City toward the building Of a mammoth
brick hotel. s III n '.i$3s ::es
Over So, 900 has been spent in artesian
we'll drilling at the Casselton roller.
mills, without sufficient flow Of water
being secured. 4, (; .s..8s s5s5 u .,E
Gov. Pierce has on recommendation
Of Judge Hudson, issued pardon for
Marcus Liverson of Richland county,
convicted Of larceny. n
The government telegraph offices at
Forest City and Fairbanks have been
discontinued, owing to trouble caused
by incompetent operators. - - ~. q.
The house and out buildings of James
Lees, at jaime stown, burned. The prop
erty destroy ed was valued at near ST.
600. The insurance was 81, 1916.
The county commissioners Of Walsh
county awarded the contract for build!
ing their court house to McNicol & Nc
Adam, at their bid Of $751;
Mrs. Fosnaugh, charged with the
grand larceny Of 81, 200 from the ex-
press company, pleaded not guilty, at
Huron, recently. The trial is set for next
week. 's.:.-'S5
r. F. Custice, very prominer
young business man at Andover, in Day
county, died recently, and his remains
were taken to his former home at APP
pleton, MINI. ~ 5as&x
Frank Gronter, who left Albany, N.
Y, last October, with "a team reached
La Grace, in Campbell county, q few
days ago, having driven the team the
uhC1a 3;oforoa STa us. J-. 81. sl'i5
Mrs. Cordelia Fosnaugh Of Huron,
who is charged by the American Ex-
press company of q theft of s., 700 was
recently indicted by the grand jury now
in session in that city. AS
The citizens Of Flandrau, the home
Of Mr.. Rice, turned out. with, torch
light procession and grand jubilee over
bis appointment as attorney general.
He Is very popular there. (.
George Woodruff, a$nember, of the
post of the g. "A. R. in Fargo, was
found dead in one Of the suburbs. It is
stated that he was intoxicated, fell down
and was overcome by the cold.
R. =. Wallace and Robert Gray re-
turned to jamestown from South Da-s
kota, where they purchased j, 800
head of cattle, including young steers
and large proportion Of heifers, the
latter for breeding purposes. !.
b From the LIST Of September to the
LIST of March the Columbia mills took
$4,000 bushels of wheat from the farm
iers on exchange, giving them in return
about ] 800, 600 pounds Of -four and 7OO,-
900 pounds OF bran and shorts. !.
A large per cent Of the imported bulls
taken out into the western ranges have
succumbed to the rigors Of the winter.
The Vermont company has lost thirty
out of 1l3, with chances Of losing as
many more before safe weather is
reached. 3.5:ia ss5s }IS 7f.
Deputy United States Marshal Web
ster Of Pembina, arrested two men
named Lafferty for cutting timber on
government lands near Turtle noun
tam. They had cut about fifteen hun
dred cords when detected. Several
arrests will be made for the same Of
Tense soon. s. z !. i 5a51f, 5s 3 sit
Near Tappan, Kidder county, Joseph
Schenck, Jr., was shot twice with
double-barrel gun through the window.
The first shot took effect in his left
cheek, and the second in his hin as he
fell. Anton Leopovske was arrested
On suspicion and diedin jail protesting
his innocence. 4 ii ID
The Black Hills journal says: "The
frost has como ont rapidly during the
past week. The acreage Of ! grain in
Rapid and adjoining valleys will be
greater this year than ever before, and
there Is q splendid prospect that even
with full crop all around there viii be
good home market lIet for il ct good prices,
The farmers Of one Of the towAships
Iin Walsh county have organized Item IL ].
perance society on somewhat new
!. plan The mani era ara lodoadl u,
drink when they go to towns where
there are saloons, but they can keep
liquor ct home and use it mo erately.
Every violation entails 10 fine, and Iii
[ the fine money goes to purchase books
for library. It is believed that tie;
town town I'll secure = valuable library:
Col sDonan has an estate Of several
! hundred acres, beautifully located on d,
I the border Of the picturesque Devils
| Lake, upon which he has expended
nearly $40. 600. He Is now making ar.
Fangements for the accom- odation Of q
large number Of tourists and friends
from the south and east the COMING
summer. a company Of some thirty
young ladies from st. Louis, Baltimore