The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-07-30
'DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS.

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20 to waste every day from the Iank-
, ton artesian we'll.
Joseph Smith, near Hamlin, Rich
land county, was killed by 81 stroke oi
lightning.
The Huron National bank has in
creased its capital stock to $4,000
The lassees OF the Yankton creamery
have disappeared, leaving an indebt-
edness oil So, 900, principally to farm
ers.
Mrs. Olivier Laplant, living near
EIkwood, was killed by stroke OF
lightning.
w. E. Jones' saw mill in the foot
hills west of Big Springs was destroy
ed by fire. Loss $4,000.
Important finds OF silver and copper
and some gold and mica are reported
at Whalen canyon, near Muskrat can
yon.
A negro named "Skip" was fatally
shot at Sturgis City by u courtesan.
Iron Hill turned out %, ,S44 ounces
of silver during June.
Fire destroyed the residence of E.
Hughes at Portland. The contents
were saved. Loss, $500.
S. f. Pickert has been commissioned
postmaster at Pickert.
A. l.. Abbott, ex-judge OF probate at
Milbank, has received 9, ,O95 back pen
sion.
The treasure coach brought into
Rapid last week $151, ,1S5 worth OF
bullion.
Arthur Fenton, at Salem, made his
third unsuccessful attempt to commit
suicide by taking chloroform.
Lieut. l.. p. Dawson, Eleventh jnfan-
try Ia & Seventh cavalry, has been Or
/, derel TO his station at Fort Buford,
| Oak.
l., @. Jeffries, late OF Wooster, Ohio,
has been appointed clerk of the Hyde
county court by Judge Church. Mr.
.'c!fries is an author.
The Milwaukee 4 ST. Paul engineers
are now in Emmons county, cross sec
tionlng and setting grade.
The increasing demand for oats in
the Black Hills has caused prices to
advance to 1926 per 100 pounds
/ and the government contractors will
! De Obliged to ship i'll grain from the
states.
Dr. w. T. Collins OF Grand Forks,
Who was defeated two years ago for
he territorial council, has again an
! bounced himself Us q candidate for
| -he same position.
Timber and prairie fires swept over
large areanorth ofthe Belle Fourche.
Settlers fought it two days before get
ing control.
| The Seventh Day Adventists have
about Il dozen ministers in Dakota
and n membership of about seven
hundred.
Following is a list OF the gentlemen
who We're charged with having filled
! claims" on the Aberdeen land office.
Abe Boynton, c. Boyd Barrett, Dem
ocratic editor OF Aberdeen; Il. Fl.
Broom, Huron; f. A. Bowers, r. II.
Calvert, j, w. Cope, E. A. Howard,
n. b. Manson, L. Il. Mashiers, a. M.
Pierson, II. d. Pugh, TIL. Russell,
Maj, AxL. Burke, f. j. Dean, Am
brose u. Miller and Frank l.. Ran
dolph.
A Chamberlain special says: Trout,
who is wanted at Sioux City for the
murder OF Ed Hatch, July 3, was cap
tured nine miles east OF Chamberlain
by John Foster, city marshal of Cham
oeriain, and Deputy Sheriff Austin,
While assisting afarlner in making hay.
lie at 1lrst protested his innocence of
he CRIME at Sioux City, but finally
1nder close questioning by officers, he
confessed he was Trout.
DR.. Burchard, the insane cousin of
ex-President Hayes, who came up from
jamestown and started west, will have
20 go back to the asylum at James
own and await the arrival of Eastern
rlends.
Special from Sanborn: Animmepse
cloud OF grasshoppers settled down on
gram field seven miles east of San
born, and in a short time had eaten
every green thing on about fifty acres.
one or two other fields were also in
lured, but none SO seriously. Before
sundown the hoppers rose and winged
oneir way southeast. 1t is not learn
ed where they ali5hted.
Sterling S. Smith, recently named by
President Cleveland as receiver or the
United States land office at DEVILS
Lake is unknown there. The present
incumbent, A. o. Whipple, sent in his
resignation Ill December to take charse
OF the First National bank at Devils
Lake Ia; OF which he is vice president.
lhere We're a number OF local appli-
eahtS ior the office, and some disap-
proval ls expressed at the presidents
course IN appointing an outsider
Oswald, the murderer OF McWeenev
at Devils Lake, was sentenced by
Judge Mcconnell to twelve years in
the territorial penitentiary at Bis
marck; The sentence was lighter than
generally anticipated it would be. The
prisoners pr, brother was the only one of
Ihe family present Before sentence
was was passed J. f. O'Brien, counsel for
tiie prisoner, withdrew his motion for
n, n new trial, and asked the lieniencv Of
the court. The prisoner was taken
Immediately to the tram In passing
sentence Judge Mcconnell strongly
condemned the theory set up in The
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