Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-23
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS.

/ The citizens Oh O6keS are IuONiDs
| in the matter OF bridge across the
James river near that place.
George Gross. horse thief in jail at
Sioux Falls, was allowed considerable
liberty, and the other day the sheriff
sent him out for scuttle OF coal and
George has forgotten to come back.
Yankton people are up in arms
against alleged extravaganza and mis-.
management of their municipal gov
eminent, the city owing more money
than it can pay, with prospect that
things will go from bad to worse.
Incendiaries tried to burn the town
of Alexandria, the fires having been
kindled in the night, but both were
happily extingulshed in time.
Gottleib Scnitz, living near Mitchell,
has disappeared. He had been dis
carded by his sweetheart, and is sup
posed to have become insane, wandered
away, and persisted from cold.
| Industrious young man of Grafton
named P. c. Regain has become hope
lessly insane. Hehas an insane brother
in the hospital at st. Peter, and his
mother lately died in an asylum.
Over one hundred pupils in at
tendance at the Madison normal
school.
A mill in Yankton finds q market
for its flour in Ohio.
Miss Jennie Vaughn of Butte coun
ty, who made final proof upon hel
presumption claim at the Deadwood
land Office. testified that she had per.
sonally broken and cultivated over
half the land required to be worked
by law, and has raised several crops,
shingled her house and done much
work usually done by the opposite
sex.
The secretary OF the interior has al
firmed the decision OF the commission
er of the general land Office in the case
of Andrew J. Van Lien VS.. w. w
Proutin as far as it concerns the tim.
Der culture entry TO the southeast
quarter of section 33, township III,
range 81, Watertown (Dak.) land
district, but so modifies 1t as TO give
Van Lien the preference IN filing on
land.
The Congregational parsonage burn.
ed at Hope. The building was occu,
pied by ]. A. White. The family were
all at church. Nearly the entire con
tents and the family wearing apparel
was lost. A coal oil lamp exploding
was the cause.
Emern Curry, clerk of the district
court, at Bismark, died suddenly Of
hemorrhage, at his residence in Bis.
mark, aged 43 years. Deceased resid
ed here since 1872, was Judge OF pro.
bate two terms, appointed clerk oil
the court in 1875 and has held that
position ever since. He was mem.
Der of the G. A. r. and prominent
Mason.
Judge Church replied to Gov.
Pierce's congratulatory telegram as
follows: Hon G. A. Pierce-I except
the congratulations of Dakota's best
governor in the same spirit I know
they are rendered. To be governor
of Dakota in the spirit and meaning
OF the term is my only ambition. Her
honor shall be my honor, and closely
shall it be watched while in my keep.
ing.
When Gov. Mellette arrived at HUI
ron he and Judge Church we're intro.
duced to each other as Gov. Church
and Gov. Mellette. Both shook hands
cordially, as they are warm friends,
and Mellette said. "How do you do,
governor of North Dakota?" causing
q laugh all around. Gov. Mellette,
Senator Edeerton and large number
of Others signed telegram to the
president thanking him, on behalf oil
the people, for his excellent selection
OF Church as governor.
At the Dakota horticultural society
at Sioux Falls, papers on fruit raising,
evergreen raising and grape growing
were read. j. S. Harris of La Cres-
cent, III. Pierce and c. l.. Smith oil
Minneapolis, delegates from the Min
nesota horticultural society were
made honorary life members. c. l..
Smith gave an address on grape rails
ing in the Northwest, recommending
the Concord and Delaware varieties
as best adapted for the climate.
/ The vacant public land area in Da.
kota amounts to nearly 100000
acres.
c. Weller has been appointed post,
master at Weller.
An effort will be made at the coming
session OF the legislature to secure
the passage of bill providing for the
slaughter OF all cattle that may be af-
iected wath pleuro-pneumonia, or any
other. infectious disease.
Gary, reports an impending coal
famine.
4 John Johnson has been appointed
postmaster at Bowesmont, Pembina
county, vice Jesse A. Purdy, re.
signee.
The president appointed Bisop
hop William David Walker of Fargo,
to be member of the board oil
Indian commissioners, vice William
/. Johnson, resigned.
DR.. Davidson, scout and promi,
nent and skilled physician, formerly
of Spokane Falls, who has been in the
Black Hills for some weeks, will be
taken in few days to the Yankton
asylum for the insane. Six months
ago in Spokane Falls be was kicked by
q horse in the back and his spine
severely injured. Fearing that it will
result in insanity unless he receives
treatment aud rest, the insane com.
missioner decided to send him to
Yankton.
The board OF control of the Farmers
Association of Dekota is in session at
Mitchell. The officers are: Dell Coy,
Pierre, president; John Foster, Cham.
berlain, vice president;T. d. Orswell, NJ
Z. Bloss, Mitchell, secret aries; o. l..
Marsten, Mitchell, second vice presi-
dent; Fred Mincel, Grafton, treasurer.
Hewey Baker and wife OF Emmons
county were arrested at Bismark for
the poisoning of Olesen, who was found
dead near his shack few days ago.
Olesen was the only witness to the muir
der of Joseph Robinson by Charles
Carlston, who is now in jail. Olesen
was brother to Mrs. Baker.
The horse, with saddle and bride
OH, of Chris Hanson of Deadwood,