The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1886-12-30
aAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS.

5AkUTA IEkklIOklAL NEMh.
The citizens OF Cakes are moving
in the matter Of a bridge across the
James river near that place.
George Gross, a horse thief in jail at
Sioux Falls, vas allowed considerable
liberty, and the other day the sheriff
sent him out for a 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 q prospect that
things will 60 from bad to worse. J
Incendiaries tried to burn the town
of Alexandria, the fires having been
kindled in the night, but both were
happily extinguished 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.
Anindustrious young man Of Grafton
named P. c. Regain has become hope
lessly insane. He has an insane brother
in the hospital at St. Peter, and his
mother lately died in an asy lum.
Over one hundred pupils in at
tendance at the Madison normal
school.
A mill in Yankton finds a market
for it's -four in Ohio.
Miss Jennie Vaughn of Butte coun-
ty, who made final proof upon her
pre-emption 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 snd done much
work usually done by the opposite
sex. ..
The secretary of the interior has af-
firmed the decision of the commissions
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 80, township LII,
range Sd, Watertown (Dak.) land
district, but so modifes it as to give
Van Lien the preference in filing on
land. ... -.
The Congregational parsonage burn
ed at Hope. The building was occu-
pied by j. A. White. The family were
all at church. Nearly the entire cor
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 o.
hemorrhage, at his residence in Bis
mark, aged 43 years. Deceased resid.
ed here since 1872, was Judge OF pros
bate two terms. appointed clerk of
the court in 1875 and has held that,
position ever since. He was a men,
Der of the G. A. R. and q prominent
Mason. Il
. Judge Church replied to Gov.
Pierce's congratulatory telegram al
follows: Hon G. A. PIERCE 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 were intro
duced to each other as Gov. Church
and Gov. Mellette. Both shook hands
cordially, as they are warm friends,
and Mellette said. GLOW do you do,
governor of North Dakota?" causing
a laugh all around. Gov. Mellette,
Senator Edgerton and a large number
of others signed a telegram to the
president thanking him, on behalf Of.
the people, for his excellent selection
OF Church as governor.
At the Dakota Horticultural society;
at Sioux Falls, papers onfruit raising.
evergreen raising and grape growing
were read. J. s. Harris of La Cres-.
cent, M. Pierce and C. L. Smith Of
Minneapolis, delegates from the Min
nesota Horticultural society were
made honorary life members. G. i.
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 Dar
kota amounts to nearly 4O,OOO,OO0'
acres.
G. 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 q bill providing for the
slaughter of all cattle that may be af-
fected with pleuro-pneumonia, or any
other infectious disease.
A Pittsburg oil broker received the
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