Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-06-18

Of second val; Wllllam 10. 'ohts, 49,;
City, eminent grand master oil hrst Valf
George Davenport, Sioux Falls, eminent
grand guard.
The business OF the Aberdeen lano
office for May consisted of III home,
stead entries, 32i pre-emptlons, 200
timber culture, ga soldiers deciarato-
nv, and SIS cash entries; total amount
of lands entered, 124 900 acres; cash
receipts, S19,256.74.
Near Bridgewater Mrs, Andrew Wlpt
mas killed by lightning, the bolt coming
through the brick wall OF her house.
Gen. LAWYER, representing the Chica-
90, Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad, has
had a second interview with the presi-
dent, relative to the settlers on the
Crow Creek and Winnebago reserva-
tions. Gen LAWYER said he had hopes
that something would be accomplished
for their relief
The Turtle mountain region is Jub-
liant over the fact that the one bushel
OF wheat sent from that region to the
New Orleans exposition was awarded
the first premium.
A child in East Pierre was taken up
by the wind and whirled 200 yards,
and was set down without injury.
During the last six weeks 100000
pounds of Buffalo bones have been
shipped from Dickinson to Chicago and
st. Louis
Mai. John Burke, manager OF Buffalo
Bills show, has left with Sitting Bull
and several other Sioux chiefs, the best
looking Indian party ever sent East.
They will Join the show at Buffalo.
Permission to hire them was granted
by the Indian bureau.
A special train arrived at Sioux
Falls from Rock Rapids, bringing about
100 salvationists. They paraded the
streets, singing and shouting, and at
tracing a large crowd. This was the
first attack OF the Salvation Army
upon a Dakota city.
A dispatch says that the business OF
the suspended Bank of Mitchell is now
In fair way of settlement. All cred
itors for sums less than 800 are paid
in cash. All creditors for over that
amount President Butteriield has Civ
en- his individual note, payabiein three
equal installmcrts at The end ofthirty,
sixty and ninety days. The depos-
itors are satisfied and confidence IN
President Buttertield is restored. Bus,
mess will probably be continued by
him and his son-in-law, Mr.Wright.
ID. w. Maratta is in Washington, but
not, ne says, to seek the Dakota mar.
shalship. He will return to Dakota.
1t is reported that silver has been
discovered in considerable quantities
in the vicinity of Wilson. 4 specimen
analysed showed S4s5 SO per ton.
Grafton is having $4,000 school
house, a So, 900 Jail, a SO, 900 opera
house and $4,000 court house
erected.
A young mannamed Mccormick was
drowned in Twelve Mile creek, in Dav-
ison county, while iii bathing.
At Forest City, . hail, rain and wind
storm did much damage. The Office Of
the Dakota Index was moved some
twenty feet south, and a dwelling Just
north of the Baxter house was smash.
ed Mr.. Meikle's office entirely disap-
peared, the fragments flying in all di,
rections. The residences of b. +. Evan
and G. j. Pedrick, on the hill, were de,
stroyed; Mr. Clark's barn, Mr. Ruther,
ford's back warehouse and Mr.. His.
rodt's large barn are turned into kin.
ding wood.
Gen Fessenden shipped his house.
hold goods to his old home, Romeo,
Mich, whittier his family go.
The Yankton college has closed for a
long vacation with reception by thu
faculty and students and friends OF the
college
III. & III. l.. Warne, of Mitchell, have
made an assignment, due principally to
the failure of the Bank of Mitchell
The Capital says the assets will raore
than cover the liabilities, and every
man holding bonafide claim against
the firm will get 100 cents on the dol.
lar.
Hibbs, the Lewiston, Idaho, postal
thief sent twelve orders of 500 each
to the DesGwood postotiice, which he
failed to collect in time.
Miss HorniDg, young school teach.
err living twelve miles north OF Brook.
ings, was found dead in her bed.
The body of Paul Toning of Hills.
boro, who was last seen in November
1884 has been found near that place
The census of the city OF Fargo will
probably show a population of about
10000.
At Chamberlain George +. Mussman
dropped dead recently.
Charles Burnside, Buffalo county
farmer, has planted his entire farm to
water melons.
The Russians in Mcpherson county
have put in some IL, 900 acres OF fla.
this season.
In Potter county farmers have
planted many acres of sunhowers fol
fuel.
Lightning struck a barn five miles
north of Esteline and instantly killed
G. Casper and team OF horses. G.
p. Cayerhill and two OF Gasper's sons
were dangerously injured They had
been working on the road and took
shelter from the rain in front OF the
barn,