The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-03
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NOTES.

Lawrence county and 1000 school chill
dren.
DR.. Anderson of Athol, Sphinx county,
claims to have ofic;ated at the birth Of
five 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, III
surance, 1000.
During the past year 5000 Mantle
bians 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,
The cost of buildings to be erected in
Mitchell this season is estimated at
$500, 900.
A tive-foot vein of coal has been dis
covered near Columbia, which will be
developed.
Governor Peirce has issued a procla-
nation designating Wednesday, April
Is, as Arbor dav, and recommends tree
planting on that day.
Highmore will issue bonds for SIS, 900
with which to bore an a~rtesian we'll,
water now being hauled several miles.
Peyton H. Acton, late editor of the
Sioux Falls Leader, and a writer of con-
siderable prominence for Eastern period
icals, died of Inflammation of the bowels
at Sioux Falls.
n colony consisting of 500 families, the
heads of which are mostly Grand Army
men, is being formedin 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 louise for their village.
A building association, with a capital
stock of 100000, has been organized
at Brookings.
Edmunds county has 1900 vacant
claims, and Mcpherson county has g.
900.
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.
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 pre- perty.
There were thirty-one deaths at
Sioux Falls the past winter.
The Grand Army of 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. Redfeld and Sioux Falls
were competitors for the honor of en-
pertaining the boys. Twenty-Five hun
dred or more are expected.
A Miss Curtiss of Huron, has brought
suit for $40, 900 damages against Mr..
Dinner, a hotelkeeper there, whom
she charges with having accused her OF
being a prostitute and knocking hei
down.
Miss Emma Marvin of Sioux Falls
attended the services at 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.
The dwelling of III. A. Boles at Miller
was burned. Loss, 81. 500; insurance,
81, 1000. Cause, defective fiue.
The Indians from the Berthold reseva
ton are encampad along the river bank!
in Mclean county, waiting for thu
spring floods to Dive the deer out OF thu
bottom lands.
The Northern Pacific road is prepar
ing and arranging to run n Oh more
excursion trains from Chicago to New
Salem, for the accommodation OF set
tiers. The first excursion is OK pecte'
to leave Chicago April Ia.
j. w. Jesper was held to the gram
!, Jury at Fargo, on a charge of whea
, stealing from the barn Of A. Chandler
He is accused Of stealing 600 bushel
! all told.
} Capt. Sharpe, Company O, Sever
. teenth infantry, suicided at Fort Tottel