The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-08-20
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS.

wheat ana a morse.
The Brayton house in Rec Heights,
is burned, loss SO, 900; insurance, ST.
500.
Vermillion is agitating proposition
to sink an artesian we'll on the uni
versity grounds.
Some hunters killed 800 prairie
chickens near Edgerton in one daysa
few weeks ago.
A twelve-year-old son of Pet Lebos
was drowned in Red Lake near Grand
Forks.
The total product of iron Hill to
August l is 2o2, ,494 ounces.
A man emptied his pipe in some
dead grass near Lafoon, and Mr.. Chap
mans ten-acre field OF ripe wheat was
burned up.
A man named Standish was killed
by lightning near Cotton while repair
ing grain stack.
G, f. Ray, OF Yankton county, last
week threshed from one acre of land
seventy bushels of flax, forty-two
pounds to the bushel.
Miss Clara Shafer, of Huron, candi-
date for Beadle county superintend-
ent OF schools, is briskly electioneer-
ing.
A Pierre jury has new name for
Suicide" At a recent coroner's in
quest the Jury brought in the follow
ing verdict: 1--WE, the jury, do find
that she came to her death by felon-
ious intent to hereinafter dwell in the
happy hunting ground"
Huron has larger school popula-
tion in proportion to its size than
any other city in the territory.
The machinery shed OF William
Ritchie, OF Richmond, was destroyed
by fire. Insured for 81 900.
2Oo-room hotelissoon to beerect-
ed at Washington Springs.
j. C. Harris, clerk at Slsseton agen-
cy, claims the recent suit against him
by an Indian girl is simply blackmail.
The plaintiff says the charge is made
in good faith.
Fargo was visited by Belmont
man named Haucks, who weighs 800
pounds and is six feet six inches high
and aged twenty-four. He is from
Norway, and came to Dakota seven
years ago, weighing ITO pounds.
Hon. II. NJ. Day says he never said
that President Cleveland assured him
OF Ziebach's appointment as governor
OF Dakota. He only thought Ziebach
stood the best chance. Day now
thinks the appointment lies between
Llebach and Garfield.
II. II. Moore OF Lisbon marketed
the first wheat threshed In Ransom
county. 1t grades No. l hard and the
price was 81 cents.
Judge Church, in a letter to the
Deadwood Pioneer, says his resigna-
/ ton was placed in the presidents
hands five weeks ago, and was neither
demanded nor suggested by the ad-
ministration.
Preparations are being made at
Sioux Falls for fitting up the govern
ment wing OF the peniientiary.
The first twenty-five miles of grade
on the Ordway, Bismarck & North
western southeast OF Aberdeen has
been ut to the following contractors:
Geor9s S. Eng'e LIE Grue & Evans and
Il. }. Eaton. The road will not beck
tended to Gettysburg this year, owing
to the short wheat crop.
An Indian of the Cheyenne river
, agency came into Pierre with several
nuggets OF pure gold found in the bad
lands above Cheyenne river.
The first annual fair OF the Dakota
Agricultural and Stock Growers as
sociation will be held in Mitchell from
Aug. 30 to Sept. 3.
A farmer, Alphonse Chezelmas, living
eight miles west of Ashton, was mur-
dered at his own house.
In the district court at Fargo the
case OF Bowen and Kingsbury OF
1ankton VS.. A. w. Edwards was tried
by a jury and a verdict rendered for
the defendant
Watertown unanimously resolved
to accept the offer of the Manitoba
railroad company to build into the
city. The citizens guarantee right OF
way across the Chicago & Northwest
ern lands and tracks lying within the
city limits, also depot grounds; pro-
viding said company have their line
completed to this city not later than
Feb. l, 1887.
! Col sheafe, OF the Second regiment,
Dakota National guards, has ordered
a regimtntel encampment at Canton,
beginning Aug. "a and continuing three
days. Adjt. Higgins has resigned as
adlutant of this regiment and Col.
sheafe has appointed Sergeant Major
%. M. Thomas OF Huron to succeed
him.
F., The Dakota Pharmaceutical Asso-
citation was organized at Fargo recent
/ y. About thirty druggists were pres
ent. ID. NJ. Holmes OF Grand Forks
was made chairman pro TEN, and II.
L.. Haussamen OF Grafton secretary.
a constitution was adopted and the
following officers elected President,
j. w. Won Leida OF Fargo; first vice
president, Robert Bergh of Grand
Forks; second vicc-president, C. R.
( Meredith OF jamestown; secretary. HI.
l.. Hanssamen OF Grafton; treasurer,
2. G. Maxey. of Fargo. The name of
Dakota Pharmaceutical association
was adopted. Any druggist or drug
elst clerk who has been three years at
the business in Dakota may Join the
association within the next ninety
days, upon payment ofadmission fees