Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-09-23
DAKOTA TERRITORIALNEWS
Mrs. H. w. Reed Of Mayville was

/ An explosion look place III u cJOfo III
which q fire had been klndled, and In
which package OF powder had been
accidentally thrown.
William L. Masters disappeared
from Inkster, leaving forty-four mort
cages against his property. 1t is
claimed ne took with him two mort
gagged teams and other property.
Charles Carlow, charged with horse
theft at Pierre, was arrested at Cham
berlain.
Rapid City has just celebrated the
trial trip over its new street railway
line.
At the depth of ITO feet the Huron
artesian wei. anger struck small vein
of water that flowed two barrels a
minute. They expect to go one or two
hundred feet deeper before getting as
heavy flow as they want.
John A. Swanson and A. w. Lin
ton, Fargo, have patented machine
for making brick from dry material.
The territorial Democratic conven
ton will meet at Huron Sept. 20.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway is making preparations to
build n large round-house and machine
shops at Huron.
The directors Of the Trail County
Mutual Insurance company reports
it's assets at $4,000, and that the
losses by hail during the past season
were S12, 900. Every loss will bepaid
in full.
1t costs 50 month each to edu-
cate the indian children of the Turtle
Mountain reservation.
Mai. l.. A. Burke has received his
commission as receiver of the Aber-
deem land office, and will at once enter
upon its duties.
At Stephen, the Catholics have es-
tablished an Indian mission school,
and have commenced work on build.
ings, which, when completed, will
cost $4,000.
The Trail County agricultural soci-
ETY. let contract for $4,000 worth OF
buildings, to be used IN the county
fair, to be held at Hillsboro, Oct. 5, 8
and z. The purses include $3.50 for
trotting.
Track laying for new street rail.
road has begun at Rapid City.
AtYankton, John Campbell, eighteen
years old, for several years employed
at the Excelsior Touring mill, was
caught in the machinery and so
badly injured that he died in few
minutes.
A farmer named Hans 'Hilgerson,
living nine miles north of Mount Yer
non, was struck by special train OF
Milwaukee officials from the north,
while crossing the track on his way
home ina lumber wagon. Both horses
were killed The wagon was splintered
and Hilgerson had hip crushed, a leg
broken and was injured internally,
| probably fatally.
oNTyner, the Fargo postmaster,
sayshAt he has as fine crop OF
wheat on section in Cass county as
he ever saw. He Just refused an offer
to thresh his crop out, guarantee
twenty-five bushels to the acre and
take the rest for their work and
trouble He has an idea that he will
get from twenty-eight to thirty BUSH
els to the acre.
Frank ]. Mead of Mandan, for the
shooting of Farnsworth, also of Man
dan, was arraigned in the MUNICIPAL
/ cour. at st. Paul and pleaded mot
| guilty" He waived examination and
| was committed to jail without bail to
await the action of the grand jury,
| which sits September 2Sth. The cor
oner's jury in the case oil Frank Farms
worth returned a verdict that Frank
| Farnsworth's death was caused by
pistol shot fired by Frank J. Mead.
Ex-Gov Ordway left Bismarck for
Washington and New Hampshire, but
will soon return.
A large building is being erected at
Stevens, eighteen miles north of Fort
Thompson on the Crow Creek reserva-
| ton, under the auspices ofthe Domin-
| lean fathers, to be used as n schoolfor
Indian children.
The average yield OF o, $50 acres OF
wheat on the Grandin farm was %
| bushels and Is pounds per acre. On
the Mayville farm 4,006 acres aver
aged 25 bushels and 3 pounds per
acre.
William Hall of Hartford, colored,
and Miss Lazy Marks of Sioux Falls,
white. were married by the Rev. Mr..
Moore at Sioux Falls.
J. NJ. Lillibridge ofRockford, ILL.,, ar
rived in Mitchell, having made the en-
tire distance, 426 miles, on a bicycle
in seventy hours.
A steam thresher, seven miles from
Sioux Falls exploded. 1t broke both
legs of Engineer Hansen and one will
need amputation. Fireman Dahl was
slightly scalded. Several Others near
| the machine very narrowly escaped.
\ The engine was entirely obliterated.
Pieces were thrown twenty-five rods.
The steam was raised to 100 pounds
in two minutes with unthreshed flax,
under nearly empty boiler.
Milton Young, farmer living near
Merricourt, is reported to have left
for parts unknown leaving about
| 81, 800 debts unpaid. His personal
| property, which was estimated worth
about $500, he had mortgaged for
| $2.63e. He had given four mortgages
upon his stock, claiming that each
mortgage was first and only lien
against the property. He had made
an affidavit that he was the owner OF
| cattle wheE he had none.
Acting Secretary Muldrow decided
adversely on the appeal OF III. c.
Hansborough, of Devils Lake, in the
case involving homestead entry near
| that place. 1t is held under the revis-
ed statues that Hansborough, who is
postmaster, must reside within the
delivery of his Office and could not
have residence twelve miles away
on his claim.
At the Democratic egislativec onven-
ton for Minnehaha, McCook and Han
son counties, c. X. Howard, late coun-
! ty treasurer, was nominated for coun-
Gilman, and J. Il. Gilbert OF Minneha-
ha, Benjamin Birge OF Hanson, and
M. w. Wade OF McCook for the house.
Edwin Booths Aid.
Edwin Booth sends 81 900 to the
Charleston suffarers aecomnaipad nv