Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-08-20
TERRITORIAL TIDINGs.
Events of Importance from
Various Territorial
Points.
A Fist Fight--A Storm--The Encamp.
ment---Tragedy at HarroId---
Commissioners Indicted.
--Immigration Statistics.


--Immigration Statistics.
A LIVELY FIGHT.
Grand Forks, Dakota, Aug. 17-At
the new town of Emery, twenty miles
west, two elevator crews of twenty
men each. engaged in q war with fists
and clubs. The fight lasted about an
hour. Several were seriously inj ured
and one it is feared fatally.
STORM NEAR TYNDALL.
Tyndall. Aug. 1s-During the terri
BILE thunder storm that prevailed in this
section last night, the farm house Of
Chas. Goddard, some seven miles south
of this place, was struck by lightning
and considerably damaged. His daugh-
ter Grace was sleeping IN an up stairs
room and had her head near the wall.
The lightning came 80 close that the
halr was burned from one side of the
head, and strange as it may appear, the
shock did not seriously ipjure her. The
electric display was the worst seen in
this section this season. For at least
an hour there seemed to be one contin-
uous peal Of thunder. Reports come
in that considerable other damage than
the case reported occurred, but the &C.
counts are so meager that they cannot
be recorded in this special.
THE DAKOTA ENcAMPMENr.
Fargo, Aug. l7-There is great rejoic.
ing in this city over the official an.
nouEcement from Gen. Free, of Sioux
Falls, that the first encsmpment of the
| Dakota national guard will be held in
this city, commencing September 22d,
and lasting four days. The $1,000 sub.
scribed as bonus is being collected,
and will soon be II bank ready to meet
any drafts of the proper authorities.
The Argus offers cash prize of 500 to
the best drilled and equipped company,
and has placed the same IN the hands of
Gen. Free to have him appoint COM
mittee and make the necessary arrange
ments. Among the attractions expected
| is sham battle, and the gathering will
probably close with an immense ball
given at the Headquarters hotel, opera
house and roller rink simultaneously
that all may be accommodated.
LAWRENCE COUNTY COMM ss1oNRRs IN
DICTED.
Deadwood, Aug. 1.-THE grand Jury
to-day presented indictments against
the county commissioners aud county
treasurer for malfeasance, principally
as regards the assessment of property
of what is known as the Homestake com.
pany's, by which the grand jury alleges
the county has been defrauded out oi
100000 in the last three years. Indiot.
ments, it is generally believed, were in.
stigated by irresponsible enemies of the
company and OF the individual members
and employees thereof. Public senti
ment is decidedly in favor of the officials
and the Homestake, the latter being tn,
malnstay of the entire country, at pres
ent employing twelve hundred men and
paying out over 100000 monthly. The
grand jury reports the total indebted.
ness of the county, bonded and floating
at about $700,0OO, and inveishs against
the extravaganza heretofore pursued
by the commissioners.
| AHARRoLD TRAGEDY.
Pierre. D. T., Aug. 17-Young Todd
OF Harold, under arrest charged witt
the murder of his brother-in.law, Chas
Cooper, was brought here tonight il
charge of Deputy Sheriff Collins ant
placed in JUL. The shooting took place
Yesterday afternoon at Harold, and the
cause Of the tragedy arose from the
family difficulties of Cooper, whose wifi
left him some time since on account o
ill treatment, and has since been livinl
with her brother-in law. Todd
} who isa young and slight bull
man, met Cooper in front o
the postoffice at Harold, when the!
came to blows about the difficulties
Cooper proved too powerful for Iode
} and knocked him down, and proceeded
to pound him. While doing 30 Todt
, drew a revolver and shot Cooper in tn,
body, inaioting fatal wound which
caused his death at two o'clock thi
afternoon. Public opinion seem i,
favor of Todd, as be acted in self.defens
and has always borne good reputatio,
in this neigborhood. He refused to sa
much about the matter, and slmpl,
expressed the hope that he would COM
, out all right. Both parties were farmer
living near Harold.
DAKOTA IMMIGRATION STATISTICS
Huron, Dak., Aug Is The amount {
business transacted at the United State
3 land offices in Dakota during the mont
> of July furnishes basis for the estimat
of an increase in population of Ae0o fe
that month. The total number of ne
homestead and presumption entries {
the eight land offices reported was is
: Estimating the number of entries at th
, Devils Lake Office to be 270 (which
fifty less than last month), the total 81
tries are increased to laos. If one-ha
the number of claimants were heads
! families containing an average OF fiy
, persons each, the total number
I entries would represent an actin,
increase in population of 4,2S
During the month of July the Nortl
8 ern Pacific railroad sold 14.44O acres ,
2 land in Dakota, the most of which
: said to have been purchased BY actu
, settlers. In the absence of authorit
: tive information. no estimate of the il
crease in population frum thia sourc
can be given. but it IL safe to say th.
the increase from this and other source
. on being added to the above figures oI
D tanned from the land Office reports wouI
Justify an estimated increase in the POI
uiation OF the territory from all sourc