Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-30
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEW

near canton.
The Grand Forks Light Guards
going to the great militia encamnas,
at Washington next May.
Bazilla Clemens. OF the Cheva,
River agency, who claimed 81. $50
depredations committed in Iaea
Sioux Indians, was awarded in W.,
ington 81, 74o in full satisfaction
his claims.
The commissioners OF Investigate
at Bismarck says that all the q
ern mail sent from st. Paul on i,
first of the present month was r
stroyed by fire, and asks any uart;
who might have written about n
date to duplicate their letters.
The long-lookel-for and much. a..
ed railroad connection, by which q
separate routes are opened to 81. p.
has been made, and the Northwest
now will run its trains into JAM
town.
Wolves in Bon Homme county Il
becoming dangerous nuisance. q,
in place OF being hunted they are no'
hunting the hunters.
1t is estimated that there are IA
5000 acres of land in the territor'
yet subject to original entry.
The secretary OF the interior has i
frmed the decision of the land cos,
missioner in the case of W. III. Ba.3||
man VS.. Dorothy Smith. giving a;
northeast quarter of section go, o.
112, range SO, Huron land district.
the latter.
Three weddings in the Russian q
Element in Hanson county receptl{|
were followed by festivities lasting
1 hours-a Russian custom.
The clergy at Grand Forks have s.
titioned the county board to esta5
! lish high license for saloons in ths
county. They do not ask for proh;b|
| ton.
Some OF the Black Hills papers al
not at all sanguine of securing Ii
opening of the Sioux reservation
| The provision of the Dawes bill r5
| quiring the written consent OF tire
fourths OF the male adult Indiaa5
would defeat its operation.
A herd of nearly I,oo0 antelope
the largest ever known--is now roam
ing in the bad lands between Medor5
and Belfield. Thirty-seven were kiisz
by two hunrers in one day.
Mrs. Stanley Huntly. assistant tern
torial auditor, has resignedher presses
| position to become the amanuensis q
Adjt. Gen. Tyner.
A man in Aberdeen wants to bet
one hundred dollars that more thai
| five hundred new buildings will b
erected in Aberdeen next year.
The Lincoln county district attoI1
ney contest was settled by JUDD
Palmer at Sioux Falls in favor O: d
R. Brown. Brown had majority 9
votes at the election, but certifcat
| detection was granted NJ. E. Rudoip1
on the ground that Browns yote
read county attorney" instead 4
"district attorney. Rudolph vi
! probably appeal to the supren
/ court.
In the case of Alexander Bourse
involving land iii section 81, tow
ISL, range 65, Devils Lake land dis
trict, the secretary of the Interior n
verses the decision OF the commission
er, demanding that Boursel give u
one OF the lots in his entry as il e
eregated 176 LIZ acres. ThesecretarJ
holds that, as Boursel came on "
land eight years in advance OK thesuI
veys, made improvements aggrega1ln(
in value 81, 900, which would be a.
/ Sured by a surrender, and that q
government would gain nothing b
| the REIMBURSEMENT of single lot
be allowed to keep the land.
When news of the death OF Adj. Gen
Free at Yankton reached Gov. Piers
he Immediately issued an orda1
expressing regrets, and instructin
Adj. Gen. Tyner to take the necessary
steps to insure the departed Official
soldiers respect and a soldiers burial
Gen. Free was taken to the lnsao
asylum at Yankton about six weekz
ago, his mind having given way. y
has good war record, and did mucf
toward the organization and develop
ment of the Dakota MALTA.
At i meeting OF the stockholders q
the Dakota Firea and Marine INSURANCE
Company at Chamberlain, George I
Johnston, OF Mitchell, was eectsq|
vice president, and George A. Silsbyd
OF Mitchell, secretary. Both tness
gentlemen were made directors. Ing
company will move to Mitchell.
Judge Church adjourned his term @
court at Huron, and departed ioi|
Washington. He has no idea who WI
be named as his successor, but thlnks'
1t will not be Dakotan.
c. Mcnamara OF Pierre, wne'
has been in Washington since congress
met in behalf of the bill to open W
the Sioux Indian reservation in Dages|
Ia, has gone home. Mr.. McNamaran Y
not sanguine of the successful outcona'
of his efforts in this direction as ~
was.
After occupying the attention Of w
court at Fargo for some time theas1
barment proceedings against Atoff
neys Ryman aud Rourke OF LISBON
ended virtually in verdict ior sA
defense, Judge Mcconnell deciding y
suspend the accused for ninety days
Fargo is working hard to secure %.
location of the new Congregations
college. 1t is believed the necessary
amount to secure it will be speeaay
raised among the business pup'M8
The North and South side resloeIss
are each striving hard to seizure spi'
prize OF 500, ZOO building
Russell NJ. Bunnell, of Sioux fai1s
has decided 40 acres for park pufposss'1
The report of the register OF -
United States land Office at Huron ~
November, gives %, AT acres as pear
ly filed on, and 20, 979 acres acqulls'.
by final proof and cash entry, -
above divided as follows: Pre-emR
ton filings 40, homestead hllhss ~
timber culture filings So, pre-empsss.ix
proof cash entries So, comihss.,
homestead cash entries oS' n
homestead proof 81.