Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-03-18
DAKOTA" TERRITORIAL NEWS
Frankfort has voted to incorporate

ty opens at Mitchell, March 70.
Sarles & Durstine o Jamestownh have
sold their extensive lumber interests
to the Gull River Lumber company.
There is o cribbed at Elk Point
over 10000 bushels of corn. Since
Jan. 10 fifty car loads have been ship
ped cut OF the place.
Estelline voted to incorporate as E
city, only one dissenting vote being
cast.
A Boston court rules that a divorce
obtained in Dakota is not binding in
Massachusetts,.
During q dance at Camp Crook, on
| the Little Missouri. Charles Chandler
Yves fatally shot by unknown parties,
Several chiefs at the Rosebud agency
have written their brethren at various
| agencies urging them to refuse TO ne
g~otiate for the sale of the Sioux res
ervation and to demand a survey.
In the territory there are 69,075 en-
rolled pupils in the public schools.
Hyde county is to nave anew court
house at once. County bonds 10 the
amount of $1,000 have been sold fol
the purpose, bringing 20 cents premi
nm.
A case has been made up for presen-
tation to Judge Trip, to test the rul-
ing OF Commissioner Sparks relative
to the unlawful enclosure OF school
and public lands in Dakota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larriway of Elk Point,
have been held for murder in the first
degree for the alleged killing OF Oscar
Krosen, Mrs. Larriway's former hus-
band.
Capt. K. F. Voolfolk of the Evans
Transportation company, has beer
appointed Indian trader at Standing
Rock agency.
Mail service on the Northwestern
road between Centralia and Yanktor
has been ordered, and will commence
the 18th inst.
Ex-iov. 0rdway denies that be has
tried to influence congress against the
division of Dakota, and says the
house may pass a bill embracing the
whole territory.
In some sections where fuel is ex,
pensive, farmers will this year grow
en- acre or two of fax for fuel. It is
claimed that a ton of fax straw is
worth more for fuel than a ton of soft
coal.
The Medora Cowboy says cattle on
the northern ranges have not winter.
ed as well as those near the Hills, aud
the loss will be about 5 per cent.
The treasure coach from Deadwood
recently took out S175,OO bullion,
the result of a semi-monthly cleanup
of the mines in that vicinity.
w. d. Allen ofFargo had takenfrom
his right leg a piece of glass that had
been imbedded in the flesh for nine
years. 1t was a fragment ofa window
pane of one of the cars iii an oil
train that was demolished during the
Pittsburg riots.
Farmers in Dawson county have
formed an organization with $4,000
Tor the purpose OF buying and selling
farm products, machinery, etc.
Mr.. Harlow, OF the Half-W Way house,
neal Fort Meade, was arrested by
United States authorities for conceal,
ment OF government property.
The election at Madison to bond the
city for $25, 900 to rebuild the burned
normal school building resulted in 209
for bonding and 3 against.
At Fargo Judge Mcconnell denied
the motion for a divorce in the Ease
1 of Albert j. CHESHIRE VS.. Alice II. Ches,
bro.
Five bills for the admission of hail
or the whole of Dakota are before the
house committee. These are the Jo-
seph bill, to divide the territory on
the f~orty-sixth parallel and create the
territory OF north Dakota; the Fred
erick bill, to admit the whole terri,
tory this year; the Springer bill, for
division on the Missouri river and
securing a popular vote by the plan
of minority representation on the
question of division and admission,
Senator Buffers bill, which is simply
an enabling act for the whole terri
tory; and the Harrison bill, passed by
the senate and admitting south Da
kota, fullfledged, with state officials
and senator's, and congressman elected
1 FTha ottpr .hnyTaN-ap nrnC rnnrlA1nI
a fortnight ago. Some sort of a com,
promise measure is expected.
At Bismarck, John ODonnel, an ex
policeman, had an alteration with
ex-policeman Leonard Stewart il
Griffin's saloon. After some words
O'Donnell shot at Stewart three times
with a 44-caliber self-cocking revolver
the thirdshot taking effect in Stewart
right shoulder, SCATTERING the bone,
at the joint in such q name that
Stewart has only an wen chance o
recovery. About a year ago the two
had n dispute which ended in a fist
fight, in which O'Donnell was terribly
worsted. He has never forgiven Stew
art.
At Sioux Falls, Judge Trip render
ed his decision in the bank case, sus
tanning the attachment against thu
First National bank. The main points
upon which he based his decision were
that the unContradicted affidavits
showed that in issuing to the county
treasurer a check for SIC, 900 and Ger
tifying that he had that amount o
credit at the bank, when in reality ht
had not, was evidence Of intent to de
Ceive the county commissioners, thus
coming within the statute of fraud
The bank examiner telegraphed to the
controller of the treasury that tn,
First National bank is insolvent anG
and recommended that a receiver b,
appointed.
John Roche, treasurer of Townel
county, skips to Canada under
a cloud.
At Grand Forks the grand jury re
turned indictments against Pat Will
Jams and Andrew Tawmchak for as
sault with dangerous weapons, anC
indicted Peter Swanson for the muir
der OF Halver Tomlinson.
The acting comptroller OF the cur
rency appointed j. Leslie Thompson
of Vanderbilt, to be receiver OF tn,
First National Bank of Sioux Falls
Lincoln II. Meter OF Lincoln county
has been sentenced to the penitentiary
for one year Cor ~disposing of mortgag
ed property.
James 0'Neil, says the Pierre Ere,
Press, has just invented a new hay
stove that nrnmises To do nrar n.itl