Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-07-15
DAKOTA TERRITORIALNEwS.
Demand. Of Dakota rarmsr..

Territorial railway commissioners, to be
elected by the people, who shall have lull
power to fix maximum rates OF fare and
freghts, provided that such rates shall not
be reduced below appoint that shall yield a
reasonable compensation TO the railway
companies; taxing all corporate property
the same as farm property; taxing all
mortgages recorded and exemLting so
much OF the mortgaged property from tax
alton as shall equal the mortgage; revising
the insurance laws to protect farmers from
dishonest agents; prohibiting the collection
OF attorneys fees on notes and mortgages;
fixing the maximum rate of interest at 10
per cent and no more than per cent to
be allowed an agent for negotiating a loan.
Resolved. That we are opposed to eny
change in the presumption law. We favor
the passage OF a law prohibiting state and
county officials, members of the legislature
and the Judiciary from accepting passes
from railway companies; that our delegate
in congress be requested to urge the pas
sage OF the Standish bill protecting timber
and mineral land
T. d. Kanouse declares he is not a
candidate for congress.
A prairie fire did considerable dam
age near Bangor.
S. Browns store, a residence and
stable burned at Mitchell.
Wheat near De Smet stands four
and one-half feet high.
A. w. Merrick will start new daily
at Deadwood.
Tillie Mathews, living with her ia
Their near Steele, while returning home
from the Fourth of July ball was
thrown from a blackboard and had
her collar bone broken.
An unknown bug is destroying the
Cottonwood trees in Kingsbury coun-
ty.
A. C. King, near Canton, Oak, start
ed fire to burn off a slough. 1t burn.
ed his barn, with all his tarn machinery,
and valuable pair of horses.
The new town near the site OF old
Fort Fetterman has been named
Douglas, in honor OF the Little Giant.
The Indian agent at Fort Bennett is
trying to secure permission from the
Indian bureau 20 allow the grazing OF
cattle on the reservation at that
point.
The Harvey Peak Tin company has
just paid $4,000 for agroup ofmirea
near Custer.
The closing exercise at the govern
ment Indian school is said to have
been the finest entertainment ever
given at Sisseton. Indians from all
parts OF the reservation were present.
Ex.Gov. McClurg OF Missouri has
started cattle ranch on Swan. Creek,
Walworth county, where he owns
seven manifestations OF land.
Mrs. Mary Berger, who accompanied
the family of II. A. b. Jones from Iron
ton, Lawrence county, Ohio, to Steele
as a domestic, attempted suicide by
cutting her throat, but did not sue
coed. Her husband is still living at
lronton. Cause, temporary insanity.
ID. r. Putnam. of the Putnam Ele.
vator company, who has just closed
tour IN South Dakota, says that
Central Dakota will have over half a
crop if there is plenty of rain from
now on. He says the hot wave did no
damage up that way, as the wheat
crop was already stunted from the
protracted drought. He says where
there had been plenty OF rain previous
to the hot wave the crops were all
right, and that n wrong impression
existed about the damage during the
hot wave.
A storm at Steele last week demol-
Ished the Presbyterian church, a new,
substantial and fine structure reared
by the united contribution of Steele
people coupled with that of the Pres
byterian synod. 1t is a total loss and
without insurance against the wind.
Near Mitchell, John Sterling, farm
hand, aged twenty-three, was drowned
by becoming entangled in the weeds.
The Democratic territorial commit
tee chose Aberdeen as the place for
holding the convention, which will
meet Sept. 20. The formal ballot
stood: Aberdeen 16, Fargo 10, Wa
tertown 3. The basis OF representa-
ton in the convention was fixed at
two delegates at large for each county
and one for every 1000 population in
n county or major portion thereof,
according to the census OF 1885.
At Bismarck Thomas Gleason, con-
victed OF the robbery of Charles Nc
Clelland, was sentenced by Judge
Francis to two years Imprisonment
in the penitentiary.
Ernest Wolf, German incarcerated
at Steele for the murder OF a Mrs.
Unger last year at Dawson, and
George Costin, a Frenchman, awaiting
tria! on a charge of arson, escaped
from jail.
The land office at Aberdeen Oak,
is beginning to occupy the attention
of territorial Democrats as the term
of office of the receiver, b. f. Hutchi
son, expires July 10.
A report from DEVILS Lake says
that the recent stock show at that
place was one of the largest and finest
ever witnessed in Dakota, embracing
five herds of thoroughbreds, or about
sixty head in ALL and about one hun.
dred head OF grades. The exhibit en-
braces Polled Angus, Herefords, Hol
stems, Shorthorns and Jerseys. The
show of stations, brood mares and
hogs very credltably shows great in
terest is being taken in this new coun.
try in raising fine stock.
At Keystone, twelve miles north OF
Glendale, the Presbyterian church
was wrecked by a storm and a num-
Der of farm houses in that locality de.
stroyed.
AT Mitchell, the implement house OF
S. Brown was discovered on fire, and
their being strong wind it burned to
the ground, together with a small
residence near it. The implement
stock was invoiced at SO, 300 and was
insured for $4,000. The building be-
longed to George Letcher, and was in.
sured for 500.
John Henry Colen, of the surveyor
generals office, died at Huron, and was
buried by the grand army. He had
lived in Dakota since 1866, and lost
his feet in a blizzard of that winter.
The Florence company's ore az
Ruby assays S12.s5 silver, So gold.
The council has awarded A. Klau-
& Son the contract for sinking all ar
tesian well in jamestown. The work
will begin at once.
Wolf, charged with murder; Costin,
held for arson, and Maine, for burGs
larry, who broke Jail at Steele, were
captured near little town named On
tario, in Wells county, eighty miles
north by Sheriff Smith and his posse,
and are now safely recaged in the Jail
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