Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-29

are made to do duty for that much abused
article of circulation.
-Deadwood cannot get quorum of
her councilmen together at one time, and
as consequence the citys finances are
in splendid condition.
The farmers of the Red River valley
have had year of unprecedented prosper
ity, their crops being enormous in quantity
and magnificent in quality.
There are tifty-eght schools and 100
teachers in Grant county. The total sala-
res paid to the teachers in the county the
past year amounted to $11, 1000.
Every engine and all the rolling stock
of the Dakota division of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway are being kept busy
in moving passengers and freight.
"A young woman who had taken a
claim in Bottineau county, for some I'M
known reason suddenly became insane, and
was taken to the jamestown asylum.
Morris Evans and Pierce Greer, the de-
PENDANTS in the Sturgis murder trial, have
been found guilty Of murder in the first
degree, and sentenced to Imprisonment
for life.
Potter County will vote on PROPOSE
ton to bond for SIS, 900 to prevent present
taxation, and 81, 900 for jail this fall, also
upon the question Of granting liquor
licenses.
The whole number of old soldiers in
Dakota receiving pension from the
government are 1888. The amount paid
monthly is S27, 1889; for twelve months,
S32G, 33SGS.
An extensive timber fire has been rag
ing for three days in the hills west of
Spring Valley ranch. Thousands of acres
have been burned over, and great deal of
valuable timber destroyed.
A dwelling house occupied by Rev. J.
A. Seaton. pastor of the Christian Church
at Watertown, was burned. Fred Hoyt
owned the house. It was worth about
1900; insured for $3.50.
"A prominent wedding at La Moure last
week was the marriage of Banker Sam
Moor and Miss Belle Smith, daughter of
Hon. G. r. Smith, one of the principal
town site owners of the place.
The Pioneer objects to having Dead
wood paved with gold "pulp," and asserts
that said pulp could be used to a better
advantage in imparting q healthy color to
the waters of the Belle Fourche.
There are but three Black Hills mines
that issued Autographed stock certificates.
These are the Homestake, Iron Hill! and
Cedar Rapids. In consequence, they are
the only mines eligible to listing in New
York.
Maj. Edwards barn, at Fargo; was
burned. Loss, S1,l00; insurance, S725.
The contents were entirely saved, including
his fast horse, a brother of Jay-Eye- See.
The insurance upon the contents was about
| $1,000.
The claim of ]. B. Weston, of Fort
Phil Kearney, for 5000, for depredations
committed i'll 1865 by the Grow Indians,
was disallowed by the Secretary of the In
terror, because it was not filed by the time
required by law.
One Sargent, an Indian police at
Pine Ridge Agency, shot and killed a
Cheyenne Indian who resisted arrest. Re
ports Of serious trouble are ahoat, but il
is thought that Col Gallagher, the new
agent, will quiet the disturbances.
A general Jail delivery took place al
Deadwood a few days since. Six prison
ers, including three colored soldiers await
ing transportation TO Sioux Falls under
light sentences. and Broncho Charley, Q
notorious desperate, escaped. A large
posse is in pursuit. The escape was effect.
ed by kicking out the rotten logs of the SO.
called Jail.
--One day recently as Mr.. Powers wat
herding his cattle, near slough west O.
Antelope Valley, and close to the sidetracl
east of the Mouse River, in McHenr
County, his attention was attracted by some
animal moving along the edge of tn,
slough, and being well mounted he CAV,
chase, and gaining on it discovered that i
was full grown mountain lion.
Particulars are received from Bismarcl
of shooting scrape which occurred eight
cen miles southeast of that city, in which
Joseph Robinson, aged "a, was killed
Three men-Robinson, Swede name,
Andrew Carlston and Peter Nelson-lef
the city together in wagon al
full. Discussion arose as to who was IL,
best man." The Swede got out of tn
wagon and fired three shots at the othe
two. Later, Robinson got out and Nelson
drove on. Hearing revolver shots, Nelson
returned, and found Robinson dead, with
bullet hole through his breast. The muir
derer then went to his house, near by, toll
his wife, and then skipped for the woods
Neighbors started in pursuit, and over on
hundred now have the woods surrounded
and it is expected that he will be cauel
and probably lynched. Robinson was un
married. Carlston has wife and fou
children.
"A Washington special states that it i
learned from reliable source that the Sec
rotary of War has determined upon the re
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