The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-12-04

new G. A. r. post was musteredin
at Tower City. This organization is
rapidly growing in the territory.
Charles w. Pratt was appointed
postmaster at Edgerton and John B.
Heahan at Galena.
The trustees of the School of Mines
of Rapid City, have engaged Prof. WILL
lam G. Blake of New Haven to take
charge Of the institution. A building
will be ready about the 1st of April.
Roscoe, one OF the new and enter.
prising towns of Central Dakota, has
recently organized and 10Y sustains
a first-class literary society, with all
the modern improvements.
Makee and Mcdonald, alleged pugil.
lists, are doing the small towns in Da-
kota. They spared at Larimore, for
three rounds when by some misunder-
standing the referee called time. One
of the crowd offered to bet $50 he
could lick either of the men, but his
bet was not accepted.
At Egan, near Fiandrau, the safes
Of Hon. John Hobart, John Paul and
The Devils Lakeroller mill has begun
| operations and this important
event in the history of the town was
slgnalized by q serenade given the pro-
prletors by our cornet band.
Huron's business men and farmers
have formed a wheat buyers associa-
ton, and have begun buying wheat
and other grains.
A. Huronite, who met w. H. Day,
states that Day informed HIM Ziebach
goes out riding with Secretary Lamar
every day in Washington, and that
Lamar has told Ziebach that his APP
pointment as governor of Dakota has
been decided upon, and will be made
in a very short time.
The jury in the case of the county
of Stutsman VS.. x-Treasurer Mans
field returned O. verdict against the
defendant and his bondsmen for the
amount claimed, $4,000, all that was
asked by District Attorney Glaspell.
A motion for q new trial has been
made and will be argued soon.
At Redfield, the safe in Briggs &
Browns hardware store was unlocked
and rifed of it's contents, which were
only about $50 and afew papers. The
proprietors had put nearly all their
cash into the bank at the close OF bank
ing hours.
Hon. l.. X. Church, recently APP
pointed judge, proposes to hasten le-
| gal matters as much as justice and
| equity will allow, and says the lawyers
must make short speeches and to the
point. He explains the adjournment
of the term at Milbank by the state
ment that it was impossible to be
sworn into Office and have his official
oath filed, as required by the organic
act of the territory, in time to attend
to his official duties at Milbank, while
at the same time it might be doubted
wheter Judge Smith $ authority ceased
when he Judge church, was commits.
stoned.
The dormitory Of the agricultural
college was formerly accepted by the
board of regents at their session. The
building was finished in good shape
The college is progressing nicely, there
being about $40 students IN attend
ance from ell parts of the territory,
and the number is increasing almost
daily.
Navigation on the Red river closed
the 18th inst. About 395, 176 bush
els OF wheat was handled.
w. Riley. alias Big Reddy, is under
arrest at jamestown. He was ar
rested first without a warrant, but 1t
is supposed the charge is gambling.
A petition has been gotten out and
literally signed by the leading attor-
news OF Fargo, Bismarck and other
cities. favoring Richard A. Jones OF
Rochester to take Judge Francis place
in the Sixth judicial district.
Numerous residents of Sioux Falls
and vicinity have filed applications
on railroad lands at the Worthington
office on the idea that they were open
for entry.
Tom Riley Of Sioux Falls gave one
A. T.. Maine a severe pounding under
the superstition that he had insulted
his daughter. The girl declared sub
s~equently that Maine was not the
man.
The resignation of Rev. B. F. Cooley
was accepted by the vestry OF the
Episcopal church at Fargo.
S. Heron were broken into. About
@G waa uocured by the burglars.