Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-16

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and taken to Burlington, and it cost
them $50 each to settle the matter.
o. w. Powell Jr., of Lincoln county
was in Washington and allowed S40in
payment of loss suffered by depreda-
tions OF Souix Indians in 1862.
John P. Day, a conductor, jumped
from his train at Ironwood., while il
was in motion and fell beneath the
wheels. He died.
The comptroller OF the currency au.
thorized the Madison National bank
Of Madison, to begin business with
a capital OF $4,000.
While tinkering with an old shot.
gun at Iroquois, the piece was acct.
dentally discharged by young Oar
SHE'D, and the load struck pocket
book In the dress of his mother which
contained little specie. The shot
drove some OF the money pieces into
the flesh OF the thigh.
Capt. E. S. Nave, mentioned 10
Washington dispatches as the proba.
BILE successor OF Register Everett in
the land office, is loan agent at
Woonsockett, and was captain in the
Confederate army.
A spunky little Indian girl living
with family near Crook, Lawrence
county, left the house because OF a
scolding she got, and most persis.
tent search of two days failed to dis.
cover her whereabouts. A couple oil
days later she was found in a chicken
house on the place, almost dead with
cold.
C. H. Shaw Of Mitchell, received a
telegram saying that his MISSING
brother-in-law, Fox, was on his way
to Charles City, Iowa, from Washing
! ton. This is the first word he received
from Fox since his mysterious disap.
pearance in New York city two months
since.
Judge John V. Wright of Tennessee,
Senator Larrabee and Maj. Daniels oil
Minnesota, who constitute the North.
western Indian commission, will 60
into Northwestern Dakota and North
ern Montana to concentrate the In
dian tribes and arrange Tor the dispos-
al of lands.
In the district court at Columbus
Judge Church fined gambler, Frank
Hanson, $500 and ninety DAYS in
jail. Isaacson was fined $500 and
Wollmer 800.
w. ]. Kneeshaw will contest the
election of G. H. Megguier as attorney
OF Pembina county.
S. Brown, who left Mitchell under
a financial cloud, came back in charge
OF Sheriff Atherton. He was arrested
at Constantine, Mich, on requisi.
ton for embezzlement at the instance
OF the st. Paul Harvester company
Brown has brought suit for So,
damages against the st. Paul Harves.
ter company, Kenny & Co., OF Free.
port, H., aud Sheriff Anterior for
false imprisonment, claiming that the
sheriff and agent OF other parties ar.
rested him unlawfully and kept him
unduly in confinement while bringing
him from Michigan to Mitchell. Brown
denies any criminal intent in leaving
Mitchell, and claims to have been call.
ed home by illness in his family.
Supt. Mol, of the Iowa & Dakota
road, denies the statement of Con
ductor Mccarthy that the latter had
applied for leave before taking the
run that resulted in the late accident
at Parker. Moll also denies tina,
there was q wild train at Lennox on
the fatal night, which Mccarthy
claimed he supposed was the regular
he was to pass. Mccarthy has beer
suspended.
The business of. the Huron land
office for October has just been footed
up. The number OF acres newly filed
upon is 23,966; acquired by ina
proof and cash entries, 90, $40.
At the meeting of the Dakota Live
Stock Breeders Association held al
Aberdeen the following officers were
elected: c. B. Kennedy, of Madi
son, president; C. j. Alloway, Of
Grand Forks, vice president; A. O.
Johnson, of Montrose, secretary; C
L. Place, of Sioux Falls, treasurer
Emil Schleucher, OF Waterfowl, and
c. A. Bliss, of Aberdeen, directors.
The grandlodge, /. o. G. T., of Dako
ta,elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: Hon. Theodore d. Ka
mouse, G. c. IT.; John Bushnell, North
vile, G. c.; A. C. Folsom, Diana, G. s..
Belle Barnes, G. V. r.; S. P. Watkins
Ashton, G.. T.; e. A. Webb, Grand
Forks, G. Chaplain; E. E. Schultner,
Alexandria, q. NJ; Mr.. Kanouse and
Belle Barnes, delegates to the right
worthy grand lodge, which meets al
Saratoga, N. Y, in May next. Lisbon
was selected for the place OF next meet.
| ing.
The Dakota Stock Breeders associ
alton elected the following officers.
President, Hon. Charles B. Kennedy,
Madison; vice president, c. John Allo.
way, Grand Forks; secretary, A. O.
Johnson, Montrose; treasurer. C. L.
Place, Sioux Falls. Directors for
three years: c. A. Bliss, Aberdeen; Emil
Schlucher, Watertown. jamestown
was selected as the place for next
years's meeting. After adjournment
the members were banqueted at the
Sherman house.
A brilliant wedding was celebrated
at Casselton, the high contracting par.
ties being Mr.. Allen H. Paine and Miss
Margaret Dalrymple. daughter of S.
c. Dalrymple. An elegant supper was
served In the new home of the bride
the house being gift from Mr.. Dal
rymple. There were many guests in
attendance. and the presents numer-
Gus.
The senate bill providing for two ad.
dition land districts in Dakota, with
Offices at Pierre and Chamberlain, and
which in defining the boundaries of the
Deadwood district includes a portion
Of the Great Sioux reservation, was
referred to Mr.. Strait Minnesota for
investigation.