Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-10-21
Dakota TERRITORIAL NEWS.

bushels of wheat by prairie fire.
Prairie fires in Benson county have
I destroyed many hundred tons OF hay
and some grain.
Five hundred head OF cattle were
| torded across the Missouri at Pierre,
an undertaking seldom attempted.
"a dwelling house occupied by Rev.
J.. A. seaton. pastor OF the Christian
church at Watertown, was burned.
/ Fire at White Lake destroyed Col.
inns blacksmith shop and Bakers
wagon shop.
George Homidow Of La Moure, while
hunting shot himself.
/ At Memo, John Hart was killed by
Carl Levi.
o. Gary's barn and grausry, near
Milbank, has been destroyed by fire.
His four-year-old son was in the barn
at the time, and was burned to death.
John Rooney, farmer living near
Hamilton, is alleged to have deserted
! his family and left for parts unknown.
His liabilities will aggregate Sic, 900.
immigration Commissioner Dunlap
will remove his Office from Huron to
/ Bismarck.
During quarrel near Wolsey, Silas
| Hopkins stabbed John Winnie.
The territorial insane asylums are
badly overcrowded.
F Ole Lars Haug, who lived near
Dwight, was burned to death while
sleeping at acamp fire.
Rev. w. H. Wyatt Hanneth was ar
rested at Boetineau for the alleged
smuggling of a lot OF traps from Mani
toba.
The Russians that emigrated from
Bon Homme and Hutchinson coun-
ties to Campbell county last spring
are reported to be in destitute circum-
stances.
At Manville, Joseph Colcsky has Sc
cured a flowing well at the depth OF
/ ITO feet. The water forces itself
through an inch pipe to the heighth OF
Is or 20 feet.
In an interview at WATERFOWL, NJ.
II. Day said: My nomination certain
ly was q triumph, as You say, for the
principle of division and statehood
for the south hall. never would have
been candidate had it not been for
a preponderance OF the division senti-
ment in the convention. The result oil
the convention, considered from di-
vision standpoint, is peculiarly crafty
ing to me.
Gov. Hausee ofMontana has receiv-
ed a dispatch from Gov. Pierce stat
ing that the diseased cattle at Man
dan has been killed and buried and
/ asking that no quarantine be issued
by Montana against Dakota cattle.
A terrible prairie FIRE passed few
miles west of Hope, doing vast dam
age. Jacob Eang's barn, granary and
35, 900 bushels. OF wheat we're destroy
| ed. Myron Plumb lost all his build
ings, wheat, oats and farm machin-
| cry.
There has been much destruction to
property by prairie fires throughout
Mcintosh county. Many families
have lost everything they possessed,
their hay, grain and dwellings being
consumed. The country beyond the
| Coteaus is a blackened waste for miles
in ali directions.
Major John Hotaling of Huron, died
on the 18th of heart disease. He
came to- Huron from Minneapolis in
July, where he had been connected
with the panorama of the Battle OF
Atlanta, and has since been confined
to his room. The body was sent to
Rochelle, H., for !nterment, accom-
panied by the widow, son and broth
er OF the deceased. The major was a
lannon's soldier, having been Logan's
chief OF staff for long time.
The many friends OF Adiutant Gen
eral Thomas p. Free will be panied to
hear OF the affection that has come
upon him. For many years a great
sufferer from diseases acquired during
service in the army, his mind forsome
months has been failing, and he was
recently removed to the asylum
at Yankton, where he may receive
skilled treatment.
At the Episcopal General Assembly
in Chicago, Bishop Walker of North
Dakota spoke of the marvellous growth
of the, population in that country:
The white population was intelligent,
refined and progressive. Two thou
sand schell houses had been built,
more than in fifteen other states OF
the union. Eleven Episcopal churches
had been built during the past year
The bishop spoke of the lamentable
condition of the Indians in the Turtle
mountain country, who were con-
tinually on the verge of starvation.
He intended to make personal APP
/ peal to the governor for the proper
care of these people. The feeling OF
the white people was not very kind
toward them. Still, he had found an
imperative need OF missionary work
among them, and he asked for aid for
the church to do this.
The Democratic legislative conven.
ton at Brookings nominated r. Keller
of Kingsbury for councilman, and j.
/ Downing of Brookings county and II.
E, Laley, of Hamlin county for mem
Der of the legislature.
Rev w. H. Wyatt Hunneth, clerk
in the holy orders in Manitoba,
came over the line into Dakota with
an outfit of teams and goods valued
az 50, 500, defrauding creditors and
evading the, customs. After a most
exciting chase of three days he was
caught and brought to Battineau..
In the case OF Charles A. Wood,
convicted of murder at Bismarck, the
supreme court has granted writ OF
error to be heard Feb. l.
The Republican delegates of the
counties comprising the Twenty-third
legislative district met at Bismarck
and nominated Alex. Huges OF Burleieb
/ for the council, w. f. Stone of Kidder
and f. A. Williams for the house, both
of the latter being members of thela
| legislature.
The republicans of the 11th district
nominated Hon. C. d. Mead of Hughes
| for the council, and George C. Crosco
of Hyde and James M. Moore OF Sully
| for the assembly.
Judge Mccain, one of the most