Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-05-20
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS.

An Irish colony will settle in Suits
man county.
Fifty new buildings are in course OF
erection at Aberdeen.
w. r. Goodfellow, engrossing Gle k
of the first legislative assembly, died
at Neche.
A colony OF Russian Jews will locat ,
in the DEVILS Lake district.
w. F. Steele has purchased the Kid
der county bank.
The railroad track will be completed
INTO Rapid City before June 20.
Iron Hill paid double header
dividend aggregating S25, 900.
Joseph Ardeon has planted q 900
trees on his claim dear Mandan.
J. A. Hardness. of WaverIy, has been
arrested on the charge OF forgery.
For the past five months the Plank
inton FIGURING mill has been run by
steam produced by the heat OF flax
straw.
The court house at Mitchell has been
insured against cyclones for 10000.
Dan Dority, who was shot at Dead
wood by Pat Casey, died from his in
iuries. Casey is held without bail.
Anew Catholic academy and con-
:. l. ,,.,,A,l nt Kill pnInf
The South Dakota Dental society
will meet at Mitchell June 10.
Some of the Kentucky horsemen
have located in Faux county to open
breeding farms OF fine horses.
Five Sioux Indian boys have been
received in the Indian school at the
Santee agency.
Sentiment in Mitchell is said to be
opposed to extreme measures in the
statehood movement, but favorable
to division efforts.
p. Baner of Burlington, Iowa, pur-
chased the breweryof Henry banner OF
jamestown for $2l, 900.
James McCreedy, living twenty miles
north of Groton, was accidentally shot
by a companion with Winchester
rifle. The ball entered the abdomen.
The new town at the terminus OF
the extension of the Milwaukee road
from Ipswich has been scripped and
plated. 1t is called Bowdle, after A.
NJ. Bowdle, vice president of the First
National Bank OF Mitchell.
Fargo Argus: Farmers report that
wheat never looked better at this time
of year; it is stooling well, and the out
look for a large yield could not be bet
ter, though the acreage has been some
what reduced.
1t is reported that Charlemagne
Tower, a Philadelphia millionaire has
donated 100000 for the establish,
ment of Baptist university at Tower
City, which town was once owned by
and named for him.
Deadwood has commenced prepar.
ing for Fourth of July, which day it
proposes to celebrate in a very elabo'
rate manner.
The Dakota divisions of the Sons Of
Veterans will hold their annual meet,
ing at Huron, June IL.
The Eldorado Mining company has
been organized at Deadwood with 81,
100000 capital. The property is
located near the Red Cloud.
A barn belonging to J. II. Marlett.
Mandan, was burned; loss, $500; in
sured in the Continental FOR $500.
Swan & Sons, the contractors, viii
Immediately begin digging Hurons ar
tesian well. The mayors veto of tn,
first award saved the city $4,000
The contractors get 81 foot for {
six-inch well-no money paid till {
flow is obtained and the well accepted
by the council.
Rev. d. S. McCaslin was installed re
Gently as pastor of the Presbyterian
church at Huron.
Peter Johnson, q notorious crook
was arrested at Grand Forks anC
lodged in Jail. He is supposed to b.
the man who stole horses at Inkster
last summer, and ran them off t.
Manitoba.
Hon. J. II. Drake, editor of the Alb
erdeen, Oak Pioneer, and Miss Lol,
NJ. Baird, daughter of Hon. J. f
Baird, late of the Wisconsin legislature
were married at Warren, III.
A party OF gentlemen. fourteen il
number, from Belfast, Ireland, anC
Glasgow, Scotland, will settle in Suits
man county, and engage in tarmin,
on a large scale. Their families vii
arrive later.
B. j. Templeton of Pierre arrived
home from Washington, says there il
really only a little chance for the pas
sage ofthe Sioux reservation bill. A
for division and statehood, he declare,
that it is openly boosted in Washing
ton that these are now political ques
tions, and he believes that neither vii
be accomplished at this session.
Casselton special: The second meet
ing of the farmers here was we'll at
terded. A. Smith of Leonard wa,
chairman. Addresses were made b,
Hon. Ira w. Fisher, Col. S. c. Gill, A
III. Fenton, A. NJ. Arson, J. NJ. Clap,
of the Boston farm, +. A. Webb, O
the Observation-Disclosures, and Others
The discussions were upon VARIOUS
farming topics and whether Farm
ers' alliance should be organized. Thi
was decided in the affirmative and tn
following officers selected: President
Ira NJ. Fisher; vice president, c. l.
Roberts; secretary, p. Smith; treas
urer, A. Z. Fenton.
T. NJ. James, for three years spe
cial agent of the land department il
Mitchell and the Huron districts, ha
sent his resignation to COMMISSIONS
Sparks. The prospect of considerin
5000 suspended entries under tn
present rulings was too much for him
How "Rum Blossoms" Come.