Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-09-30
DAKOTA TERRTTORIALNE

John Crawford was arrested at Des
Moines charged with burglarizing Hen
bricks store at Fargo.
George Hillock, of Dickey county,
Oak, who was shot some days ago,
died from his wounds.
Mrs. Sellers, living near Fort Mead,
has given birth to seven children dur'
ing the past four years-four twins
and triplets.
Edward Powers was sentenced at
Bismarck to ten years at hard labor
and fined 81, 900 and costs for man
slaughter.
A railroad artesian well at Aberdeen,
closed some time ago, commenced flow
ing, throwing mud and q large mum.
bur OF fish.
Bishop Walker is at Dunseith, try
ing to persuade the Chippewa Indians
to remove to the White Earth reser.
walton.
The store OF NJ. Livingston, at Sioux
Falls, was closed by the sheriff on
$4,000 mortgage.
The North Dakota synod will meet
at jamestown, Oct. 8.
The county treasurer at Bismarck,
at the October sale, will sell the So
called railroad lands ON which taxes
have not been paid, in order that the
courts may pass on the question.
A young Russian named Albert
Kraus, who does not speak English,
has lately disappeared from about
Valley City, and it is believed he has
been foully dealt with, as he had not
drawn his wages and left his property.
Gerald Pierce, son OF the governor,
has resigned as deputy territorial
treasurer.
The corner stone of the new Dick
enson county court house was laid
few days ago.
The yield of flax in Lincoln county
is fifteen to twenty bushels per acre.
The number of women who have OBJ
tanned one or two manifestations OF
160 acres each in Dakota is very large.
Many school-teachers dressmakers,
saleswomen, and girls at service, and
others more or less dependent on some
male relative for support, have judi
riously saved, invested their earnings
and acquired property in this way and
are now independently well off with a
lair prospect OF becoming rich.
The store OF d. Brownlee, at Maple
ton, was burgarlized and large lot OF
harness and other goods taken.
Lisbon was shocked at the sudden
death of the wife OF A. H. Laughlin,
register of deeds, one of the most
prominent ladies of the place.
Sheriff Hawks, on trial at Pembina
Tor the murder of William Stevens,
was convicted of granddaughter and
sentenced to six years and three
months in the penitentiary. He was
attempting to seize Stevens team on
a mortgage. Stevens resisted, when
Hawks shot HIM, as he claimed, iD
self.defence.
The corner stone Of the new Congre-
sational church, which was destroyed
by wind storm Aug. Is, was laid
with appropriate services by the resi-
dent pastor, Rev. William Edwards.
Robert Hillock of Glendale, who
received bullet in the brain from a
shot fired by the sheriff's posse on the
9Th inst, died On the 10th. It is not
known what action the county will
take In the matter, but the sheriff
and his posse are exonerated from all
blame. Hillock's own rashness in fir
ing upon the officers while he was in
ambush caused his death.
The Watertown Fire Insurance COM
pany filed articles of incorporation
with the territorial auditor, the fol-
lowing named gentlemen being incor-
porators: II. d. Walrath. NJ. W. Sheaf,
w. r. Thomas, A. c. Millett, John ].
Marks, f. G. Fahnestock, E. c. Rice,
r. Is. Spicer and c. c. Whistler. Wa
tertown is named as the principal
place of business.
Charles Carson, the noted Black
Hills highwayman, was caught at
Chamberlain.
A man named Seymour at Ipswich
killed himself by hanging. Cause, tenn
porary insanity.
The secretary of the interior has
affirmed decision OF the land COM
missioner in the appeal OF W. p. Sim
mons, rendered June 81, 1885, reject
ing the Communication proof for lots 8
and A, and the southeast quarter of
the northwest quarter, section 2,
township lie north, range gel, in
the Huron Oak land district. In
the case of l.. F. Havigon, an appeal
OF May Is, 1885, involving the south
west quarter, section 2, township Ill
north, range 70, in the Huron district,
the secretary sustains the commits
sioner's rejection OF Communication
proof, and says: You will cause clai.
mant to be notified that he will be al
lowed further opportunity within the
lifetime OF his entry to show full COM
pliance with the law.
1t has been finally decided by the
Manitoba railroad to make Glendale
their western terminus for the present.
The contract for grading between Ell
endale and the Jim river has been let
TO Winston Bros. and work commence
ed with the expectation that the first
train will be in Glendale before snow
dies.
At Highmore, two children OF Lean
der Harvey, aged 2 and years, we're
left alone in the house and burned
themselves to death. A man named
Morrow fell from wagon and was
run over and kille d.
Fourteen Indians from the Sisseton
agency are in attendance at the meet
ing OF the Presbytery at Fort Totten.
Smith & Co.'s store at Groton was
closed by the sheriff on attachments
in favor of George r. Newell & Co.
H. J. Gallagher is appointed Indian
agent at Pine Ridge agency, Oak.
The Democratic legislative conven.
ion of the Eighth district was held at
Woonsocket. Representative Prof. J.
W. Harden of Jerauld county, was
nominated for the council, A. H. Col
ton OF Sanborn and G. G. Frost OF
Beadle for the house.
Surveyors, said to be in tho employ
Of the Rock Island road, are at work
near jamestown.
A rich strike is reported as having