Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-09-09
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS.

Yankton is to have a system 0
electric lights.
Bishop Hare will return to Siou'
Falls from Europe about Sept. n.
The Presbyterian congregation a
Lamoure will rebuild their church
blown away by the tornado.
The college at Groton will open thu
fall session with 100 students.
Rapid City is taking steps to send
sample of its tin ores to Eastern ex
positions.
Rev. S. J. Updike, pastor OF TIN
WATERFOWL Congregational church
has resigned.
The trustees OF the school OF mines
at Rapid City are trying to secure DIR
Pierre Ricketts,, president OF the Co
lumbia school Of mines, n. Y, for pres
ident of the Dakota institution.
United States Marshal Maratta says
that President Cleveland had intimat
ed he would appoint the nominee o
the Aberdeen convention to the gu
bernatorial chair of Dakota.
Judge Church is in receipt Of a letter
from Judge Thomas stating that III
would not reach Deadwood until The
18th or Goth OF September.
NJ. Smith, near Mitchell, lost 45C
bushels OF wheat by burning, spark
from the threshing engine having SCI
the fire.
Rev. G. S. Bascom, who has beer
pastor OF the Congregational church
at Vermillion for six years, has re
signed and will in the future live III
Minneapolis.
Watertown voted down a water
works proposition because the people
did not like the form in which 1T was
presented. They mean ohave water
The first frost to do any damage
occurred on the 80 ult., at various
points.
BurIeigh county, with a valuation
OF so, 800, 900, has an Indebtedness o.
S134,0O0.
c. S. Jones of Pierre has bought the
Wright house in Huron for $26, 900.
The average valuations for the ter
ritory are as follows: Lands per acre,
1887; horses, per head, $51.o2i
mules, $5S.40; cattle, $l5.63; sheep,
S1.2T; swide, 1924.
The Cass and Barnes county agricul'
tural society will hold its fair at Tow.
er City, Sept. % to "a.
Elmer Foberry, who killed Frank
Finney at Burlington, has been cap
tured and is in jail at Minnewaukan'
w. f. Dodge of jamestown was ac.
cidentally shot by ID. c. Buck while
both were chicken hunting. Ten or
twelve No. 6 shot entered various por,
tions of his body, one passing through
the cheek. No serious cons equenceS
are anticipated.
Columbia's $4,000 court house has
been completed and turned over to
Brown county.
Godfeit Long, living near DEVILS
Lake, fell from his wagon and was in.
stantly killed.
J. w. Middleton's barn near North,
vile was burned. Loss, 81, 200.
The Cass and Barnes county Agri.
cultural society will hold its fair at
Tower city Sept. %. %, "a. Perma-
nent buildings and n one-half mile
track are now under way. Abundant
funds are pledged to make it a great
success.
The books of the territorial auditor
show that the admissions to the hos
pitfalls for the insane lat Yankton and
Jamestown are averaging ID per
month, and the expenses for transport
ing the patients from the various
counties to the hospitals, including
fees of sheriffs and attendants, are
about 81, 800 per month. A large pro-
portion OF these insane persons are
Scandmavians. II the present ratio
OF commitments is kept up these hos
pitfalls will soon be overcrowded.
A convention to nominate candi
dates for the legislature was called to
meet at Bismarck Oct. IL.
Fire at Bismarck destroyed the resi-
dence OF Isaac Ross. Loss, $4,000;
partially insured.
The Republican county convention
at Grand Forks nominated w. T.
Collins for the council, and w. II. Eel
lows and G. d. Wyman for the house.
The fact that Gen. and Mrs. Logan
were guests of Gov. Alger and occu.
pants of the two special cars used
by the governor and party that
were attached to the Atlantic express,
on the Northern Pacific, appeared to
be generally known all along the route,
and at every station crowds were
gathered to welcome Gen. Logan.
Lisbon Special: The grand jury re-
turned three indictments against DIR.
W. w. Bradley-one for murder in the
first degree, one for abortion and one
for manslaughter. This case grew out
OF an alleged abortion where the re-
mains of child were found in a wa.
ter-closet.
After months of doubt Fargo now
believes she has the smelling works
located there for a certainty.
At Traverse, Officer Woolcutt arrest
ed County Commissioners E. Jacob
Webb and G. A. Moody and Treas.
urer j. II. LInge of that county on
warrant issued by Justice Hanson,
charging the forging OF county war
rants.
Sheriff Lawrence arrived in Redfield
havingin charge John Bumiller, whom
he had arrested at Sheldon, Ramsey
county, charged with the murder OF
Alphonzo Chezlemas on the night OF
Aug. 2, two miles west of Atbol,
Sphinx county.
A long but not violent shock Of earth.
quake was felt at Santa Cruz, Cal.
Victoria Morisina, who two wears ago
her fathers coachman, Ernest
Schilling has left her boar ling house, with
out the knowledge or consent OF her hus.
band, and her present whereabouts is a Sc.
cret.
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