Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-10-14
DAKOTA TERRITORIALNEWS

DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS
The Homestake mine cleaned up
$50 900 as the result Of two weeks
run ending Sept. 10.
Hanson's saw and planning mill near
Sundanee burned. Loss, SO, 600.
There is a scheme on loot for the di-
vision of Jerauld county.
a sulphur spring has been diseove..
ed near Deadwood.
Alfred Alison was crushed to death
by the collapse ola granary near Grand
Forks.
James Forbes and Thomas Ryan,
charged with highway robbery, made
their escape from the Valley City jail.
In the case OF Frank Cook VS.. Will
lam NJ. Williamson, the appeal of the
latter from the decision of tie general
land office oil April %, 1888, holding
for cancellation his timber culture en-
try of the northeast quarter OF section
35, township los north, range 80
west, in the Mitchell land dis
trict, the secretary says, on examlna-
ton OF the case, furnishes no reason
for disturbing said decision, and al
firms it.
TIE residences of T. d. and Amos
BeIdeF, near Sanborn, burned. Total
loss, 1000; no insurance.
DIR. Darrow of Fargo, superintend-
ent of the territorial board OF health,
has issued orders to DIR. Coe OF Man
dan to Immediately kill all animals
in Morton and Oliver counties sick
with pleuro- pneumonia and burn their
bodies; also 10 keep all suspected AMI
mails In quarantine.
As the east-bound passenger, ap-
preached bridge twenty miles west
OF Canton, the bridge was discovered
to be on fire. The train stopped IN
time to save all except the engine,
which went down. The engineer and
fremen saved themselves by jumping.
The territorial Democratic central
committee of Dakota has appointed
l.. G. Johnson OF Brown. d. S. Gid
den of Minneapolis and f. z. Strawder
of Clay, as subcommittee TO conduct
the coming campaign.
The residence of Rev. ]. A. Seaton,
at Willowdato, two miles east OF Wa
tertown, was totally consumed by
fire. The house and furniture are a
total loss, the family only escaping in
their night clothes.
H. S. Miller has purchased the in
terest OF Charles Sweat, his partner
in the Bank of Fargo, with the bust
ness and the brick block. The price
paid, $50, 900, was turned over in
cash on the spot.
The secretary of the interior has
affirmed the decision of the commis
sioner Ct the general land Office, hold
ingfor cancellation the cash entry OF
c. II. Shed of the northwest quarter
section 81, township 121, range 81,
Aberdeen land district; also the de-
cision of the same officer holding for
cancellation the homestead entry OF
Edgar Tibbitts OF the northwest
quarter section 40, township l39,
range rs, Bismark, land district.
A scheme to remove the Pierre Fire
and Marine Insurance company from
Pierre TO Sioux Falls was frustrated.
C. NJ. Durgan a farmer in Sargent
county, fifteen miles south OF Lisbon,
lost his resideuee, granary aud the
yield&rom 80 acres OF wheat by pral-
RE fire. Loss, /, 500; no insurance.
In shooting scrape Is miles south
east OF Bismarck, Joseph Robinson,
aged "a was killed. Three men-Rob-
snson.a Swede named Andrew Carlson,
and Peter Nelson-left Bismarck to-
gether in wagon, all full. Discussion
arose as to who was the "best man"
The swede got out of tue wagon and
fired three shots at the other 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 Republican legislative eonyen-
lion for the Ninth legislative district
lSpink and Clark codntiesl was held
and Col. E. W. Foster of Frankfort
was dominated Tor the council, and
f. s. Moriner of Worthwhile and Capt.
William \. Berry OF Willow Lake for
the assembly
At the Republican convention for the
Eighteenth Observation-Disclosures, consist
ing OF Trail, Steele and Griggs coun-
ties, j. f. Selby OF Trail received the
nomination for the council. ID. w
Sprague OF Steele and T. H. Adams of
Griggs were nominated for representa-
tlVeS.
The Eleventh district Democrats
legislative convention nominated c.
p. Price for councilman, and Moses
Young and c. II. Warwick for tbs
house.
The Grafton legislative convention
nominated H NJ. Creel of Devils Lake
for the assembly.
The annual convention OF the Bap-
fists OF Dakota was held at Huron.
These officers were chosen for the
year: President, Cevenger of Brook
ings; first vice president, Barker OF
Chamberlain; second, Thomas of De
Smet; recording secretary, Harris OF
Sioux Falls; corresponding secretary,
Patterson of Parker.