Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-05-13


The residence of John Wheeler. i
the Turtle mountains, was des.rovas
by fire. Mrs. Wheeler and little son
persisted in the flames.
Gen. Harrison Allen OF Fargo i
said to have made $500 out -
an investment of $11, 900 in Iron
Mountain stock.
The Huron council has settled II.
artesian well controversy by giving F {
W. Swan a contract for well l .0Oo
feet deep for 81, 900. 1t also repealaa
a street railway franchise AWARDED
Frank l.. Sheldon of Lincoln, Neb.. Z
few weeks since.
William Main, Frank johnson ann
John Sweeney have been arrested and
tak41 to Bismarck, charged withcom.
hitting the robberies of differen.
houses between Tappan and Bis. 8
marck. They were bound over Il
| 81 900 bonds each. Nearly all tha
valuables were found on them.
Fred Holsterader, who was arrested
at Sioux Fallsfor obtaining $2o0fr
George Lear by false Representations
pleaded guilty in the district court
| and was sentenced to eighteen months
in the penitentiary.
Charles Johnson, in the employ a
Frank Smith OF Yankton, was al.
tackled by huge bull at Smiths cor.
raj, and was severely injured about
the head.
The population OF Wells county has
doubled this spring.
William R. Goodfellow, one of the
pioneers OF Pembina county, died Of
consumption at his home in Neche
Mr.. GoodfeIlow went to Pembina
county in 1870, and was the first elerk
of the court OF that county. Later he
engaged in merchandising with Hon.
Judson La Moure, whose partner he
was up to the time OF his death.
A citizen of Huron received a letter
from Chairman Hill, of the houseSom.
mittee on territories, saying Mr.
Springer has abandoned his Missouri
river bill, and the question is now
whether Dakota shall be admitted az
q whole or the matter of division sub
mitted to q vote OF the people wheth.
err or not they want division on the
Seventh standard parallel.
Grading commenced on the exten.
sion from Ipswich to Roscoe Cars
will be running by the middle Of
August.
Grading began at Devils Lake, on
the western extension ofthe Manitoba
railroad.
The famous case of Conlin VS.. Shell.
land, in which Rev. Mr.. Shetland vas
indicted for alleged robbery, was
thrown out of the Minor county court
by Judge Trip, there being nothing in
the case and Conlin failing to appear.
Thomas Gleason was found guilty
by jury at Bismarck of the robbery
OF Robert Mcclellan in Septemberlast.
In the murder trial at DEVILS Lake
of William Oswald, w. W. Erwin, at
torney for the defense, created most
profound sensation and caused great
surprise by advancing, in an elaborate
speech outlining what the defense
would be, the theory that the ball
fired from Oswald's revolver did not
infict mortal wound. did not enter
the heart and was not the cause OF
death; but that McWeeney died OF
hemorrhage of the heart, occasioned
by his heart bursting, induced by the
exertion used in striking the blow
which felled Oswald TO the floor
The Daily Huronite, which has been
one of the staunchest supporters Of
Dakota statehood movement, gives
up hope for action by the present
congress, and appeals to the people to
renew the agitation.
1t is claimed that natural gas
abounds in the vicinity of Bismarck
and Fargo.
A Notable gathering took place at
dinner given by the former associates
in the New York assembly to United
States Judge Louis X, Church OF
Dakota at Albany.
L. n. Griffin, at Bismarck, got plans
of $4,000 hotel, which he proposes
to build in time to accommodate the
legislature next winter.
Charles Curl, a young farmer, neph-
ew OF d. E. Keith, banker at Elktoh
started to visit friends in Moody coup-
ty, and when crossing the Sioux. river
the horse became unmanageble, and
Curl was drowned.
The Central Dakota Medical society
held its annual meeting at Huron.
DIR. Dickinson of Huron was reelected
president, DR.. Steere OF Pierre secre-
tary, and DR.. Potter treasurer. The
next semi-annual meeting will be held
at De Smet, Sept. and z.
The city government of Grafton,
went to st. Paul in a body to confer
with President Hill, of the Manitobs
| road, with reference to the railroad
crossings at Grafton. The road had
declined to recognize the legality of the
streets intersecting the railroad at
Grafton, and the matter came very
nearly getting into the courts, but at
the conference at the Manitoba ofice
the matter was adjusted to the salts
faction of all parties, and the city Of
Grafton will have ali the crossings i