Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-08
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ster with bullet hole in his temple.
Whether death was accidental or by
design is not known. His family IS ID
Minneapolis.
The artesian well at Glendale struck
a fifty-foot flow of water at the depth
of loo feet.
The land Hooded in Union county is
estimated at 13, 600 acres, most OF it
timber or grass land.
The Rapid City Journal presents
the name of Hon. John r. Wilson as
a candidate for delegate on the Demo
cratic ticket.
Firebugs try to burn out George
Lowell in Mitchell.
Allyn Warner, charged with being
accessory to the suicide of Miss Clara
Root, at Valley City, is released.
David Lee, charged with the murder
of Dode Straw in .Hettinger county,
three years ago, is brought into Man.
| dan.
Emigrants are arriving at st. Vim
cent over the Canadian Pacific from
Europe in good numbers.
The following postmasters were ap
pointed: Clifton, J. II. Clark. vice
Mrs. lee, abandoned the Office; La
Grace, E. c. Chilcott, vice Treanor, re-
moved. a
Gov. Zeibach, has abandoned The
Dakota citizen, to his son. and gone
to Yankton, to receive public moneys
for the government land office.
HI. Barnet has been acquitted at
Milbank of the charge of numbering
W. W Morgan. .s r-.-.r..-
The Jury in the case OF G. e. Shaver
VS.. R. f. Atherton, at Mitchell, failed
to agree. The case was for $3.50
damages. ~
The Jury in the StoEard murder
case at Bismarck, render verdict OF
not guilty. E
II. W. johnson has taken charge of
the Grand View Tribune. G. A. Wool
man, the former proprietor, goes to
Colorado.
Fred Larson mysteriously disap-
peared from his home near Lake
Preston a short time ago, and can
not be found
Excitement over the silver find in
Minnehaha county continues The
lead is said to extend 900feet.
Little Moon of the Pine Ridge agency
has been sentenced to the penitentiary
for thirty months for assault upon
one of his brethren.
Farmers of Douglas county have
formed mutual protection associa-
ton for the purpose of aiding those
who lose horses, a great many having
died in that section during the past
year.
The territorial Sunday school con-
ventiOn will be held at Pierre, June 10.
The residence OF Rev. Daniel Ken
Vile, near Milbank, was destroyed by
an incendiary fire. Among the con-
tents was quite valuable library.
Two Sphinx county doctors have
been arrested and bound over for
subscribing too much liquor for their
patients.
+ Charles Wilcox OF White Lake was
arrested on requisition from Iowa,
charged with obtaining goods under
falsepretenses.
One hundred and twenty families
left Fulton county, Pa, recently for
Logan county. Most OF them are peo-
pie OF means.
The Eden Echo, published at Eden,
Lincoln county, is the latest venture
in journalism IN the territory. Wor.
den & Jones are the proprietors.
1t is reported that Sitting Bull viii
not probably be available for exhibit.
ton in the east again unless he can be
embalmed. His age is not extreme,
but his health is failing.
There are only thirty-on families OF
Indians living on the Turtle Mountain
reservation.
The jamestown Capital will hereaf-
ter be published as Democratic pa
per, with J. C. Warnook formerly on
the Alert) as editor-in-chief.
The interior department decides the
Mitchell, OAK, in Vests favor, Owen
being nonresident.
Allyn Warner of Valley City, who
was arrested on the charge OF being
accessory to the suicide OF Miss Clara
A. Root, was released by the district
attorney, there not being sufficient
evidence after the post norton to
hold him over. Warner took his de
parture at once for Perham, Mimi.
The farmers meeting at Cassel-
ton was attended by about one
hundred tillers of the soil Ira w.
Fisher was made chairman and v
Landquist secretary. The first sub
ject discussed was how much and
what kind OF wheat to SOW. The
general impression was against toe
heavy seeding and in favor OF Scotch
Fife for seed.
SECRETARY Lamar has just decided
the contest in the case of f. III. West
against George B. Owen, involving a
valuable claim near Mitchell, in favor
of the contestant The case is a not
ed one. Owen being a resident of Mar
ion, Iowa, filed claim and put a ten
ant on TO cultivate it. spending some
of his time there, but his family re.
manning in Iowa,
David Lee, charged with the murder
of Dode Straw in Hettinger county,
three years ago, Is Jailed at Mandan.
Lee has been a fugitive from Justice
since the murder was committed.
A Deadwood speeialsays: Therich-
est silver ore in large bodies ever dis
| covered in the United States was struck
in the Iron Hin mine Much OF it as
says SIS, 900 to the ton. A five-foot
breast has already been opened Great
excitement prevails The stock has
gone to S250in oneiump and is stead
| lily advancing. The mine recently COM
| p!eted an output of 500, 900 since
| starting up. The mine is in the carbo-
| nate camp, and is owned by Deadwood,
st. Paul and Minneapolis parties; Col.
| Carpenter, Capt. Blakely and George
Holden being heavy holders.
| The fremont house at Fargo owned
by III. Casey, and run by d. A. Shields,
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