Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-02-04

IL feLafulDg anu lnluEInS tHe pIOSISSS auS
development OF cur territory.
Resolved, That we now appeal to his SUI
perior OF the department OF the interior to
remove this unjust blow to the vital inter,
ests OF the settlers of Dakota.
I'M. BAKER, Chairman.
Il. c. l%ssENHURTH, Secretary.
J. G. HOFFMAN.
A resolution was unanimously passed
d. demanding immediate division OF the terri
tory by congress and admission.
Jacob Westheimer, proprietor oil
the Merchants hotel, Deadwood, is
dead.
The Pioneer of Hope county, has
purchased the Steele County Gazette.
The Congregationalists propose to
establish a college in North Dakota.
Vigorous efforts are making to get
hold OF Mallory, the absconding treas
urer of the Detroit school board, and
make him disgorge the $500.
Joseph Thompson fell from q scat
fold in the shaft OF the Iron Hill mine
Deadwood, a distance of 100 feet and
was instantly killed. His brother had
both legs broken in the Terra mine,
and another brother was killed in the
same mine
At the January meeting ofthe board
Of county commissioners for Beadle
county the books of the county COM
missioner, John H. Miller, were care
fully examined for the last six months
of 1885, and found absolutely cor
rect.
While crossingthe Missouri river be-
tween Neobora and Running Water,
Louis Warwick and Henry Nilsson
walked into an air hole and were
drowned.
There was a fire at jamestown on
the Goth. The buildings burned were:
One owned and occupied by A. Val
Ieen; building occupied by Tisdale, in
sured $500 in the Northwestern Ma
tional and $500 in the Council
Bluffs. w. Baldwin tobacco and CT
CARS; building owned by j. S. Watson;
occupied by S. Pfeffer as bakery.
G. Tt. Leg, manager of the English
firm r. Sykes & Co.'s immense agri-
cultural interests in Dakota, with
headquarters at jamestown, has re-
ceived instructions from the general
Office located in Manchester, Eng, to
forward samples OF products grown on
Sykes farms in Iowa, Dakota and
Manitoba to be placed in the Ameri-
can exhibit at the London exhibition
which opens May !. The Dakota
specimens are now being prepared for
shipment, No. l hard wheat being
given the most prominent place. The
Northern Pacific will transport the en-
tire lot free.
The misunderstanding between J..
H. Drake of st. Paul and the Sioux
Falls authorities has been satisfac-
torily adjusted, and the former will
open the granite quarries as soon as
possible.
j. H. Grofengeiser succeeds w. c..
Walter as proprietor of the Sully
County Waterman at Clifton.
A suit has been brought in the dis
trict court by S. H. Moer against the
County of La Moure, Charles H. Porter,
treasurer, and William |. Anderson,
the object of which is to prevent the
payment of certain county warrants
amounting to 50, 500 and interest for
two years or more, issued for the
court house of that county, situated
at Grand Rapids.
George E. MetcaIf, a young farmer oi
Highmore, it is alleged, made out a
chattel mortgage on some cattle be-
longing to a neighbor, forged the own
name to the mortgage, and tried
to get it recorded. He was arrested,
bound over to the district court, and
in default OF bail goes down to Pierre
to Jail.
The Catholic fair at Yankton Melted
about 5000.
Judge Francis has appointed j. w.
Bennett clerk of district court of Bot
tineau county.
The several alliances of Western
Walsh county have joined hands, and
will erect a union elevator at
Park River early in the spring.
The subscriptions to the railroad
bonus at Sioux Falls now aggregate
$4,000. Efforts will be made to Sc
cure 100000.
4. The coal vein at Dunseith grows
thicker as the miners advance. The
company is talking of sinking another
At the last session of the legislature
lifetime when taxes became delinquent
wass extended from Feb. 1 TO June |,
but for last year only. Many people
think the same lawis in forcenow, and
consequently will have to pay penal
ty of 8 per cent.
Petitions are in circulation at Wah-
peton and vicinity for the pardon of
McCumber, convicted of biyamy.
The Pierre board OF trade raised
$500 for the purpose of keeping their
lobbyists in Washington.
The postofice at Sweetland burned.
Loss, 1000.
Dalrymple, the bonanza Dakota
farmer, will pat in 10000 acres of
wheat next season. Heraised POI 900
bushels of wheat the past season.
Rev. A. C. Dill, late pastor of the
Congregational church at Deadwood,
has accepted a call from the PIesby-
terrain church at Freedom, n. j.
The territorial grand jury hasfound
an Indictment against the Indian, Lit.
tie Moon, for assault with intent to
kill Agent McGillycuddy, some time
since.
The Huron council has granted d
charter for a street railway to Frank
l.. Sheldon of Lincoln, Neb., one mile
of road to be completed before Dec. l.,
1887. 1t also voted $500 in the aid
of the territorial fair.
A $4,000 hotel is 20 be built at
Watertowu il the spring.
A party OF five Indians recently