The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-07-23
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS.
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power to fix maximum rates OF fare and
irei1hts, provided that such rates shall not
be reduced below Il point that shall yield n
reasonable compensation TO the railway
companies; taxing all corporate property
the same as farm property; taxing all
mortgages recorded and exemtting so
much oi the mortsagcd property from tax
alton as shall elua! 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 ceut and no more than per cent to
he allowed an agent Tor negotiating loan.
Resolved. That we are opposed to any
change in the pre-emption law. We favor
the passage OF IL 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 Standsh bill protecting timber
and mineral land.
II. D. Kanouse declares he is not
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-halt feet high.
A. w. Merrick will start a new daily
at Deadwood.
Tillie Mathews, living with her IA
ther near Steele, while returning home
from the Fourth of July ball was
thrown from buck board 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 a fire to burn off slough. 1t burn
ed his barn, with all his larn machinery,
and II 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 Benefits
trying to secure permission from the
Indian bureau to allow the grazing OF
cattle on the reservation at that
point. .
The Harvey Peak Tin company has
just paid S25, 900 for a group ofmires
near Custer.
The closing exercise at the govern
ment Indian school is said to have
been the finest entertainment ever
given at Slsseton. Indians from all
parts OF the reservation were present.
Ex-Gov. McClurc OF Missouri has
started cattle ranch on Swan Creek,
Walworth county, where he owns
seven quarter sections OF land.
Mrs. Mary Berger, who accompanied
the family OF T. A. B. Jones from Iron
ton, Lawrence county, Ohio, to Steele
as q domestic, attempted suicide by
cutting her throat, but did not sue
ceed. Her husband is still living a
lronton. Cause, temporary insanity
ID. r. Putnam. OF the Putnam Ele
vator company, who has just closed
a tour III 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 nc
damage up that way, as the wheat
crop was already stunted from the
G:otracted drought. He says where
There had been plenty OF rain previous
to the hot wave the crops were all
right, and that u wrong impression
existed about the damage during the
hot wave.
\ storm at Steele last week demol.
lshed the Presbyterian church, a new,
substantial and fine structure reared
by the united contribution of Steele
people coupled with that OF the Pres.
byterlan synod. 1t is a total loss and
without insurance against the wind
Near Mitchell, John Sterling. n 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. 30. The formal ballot
stood: Aberdeen l6, Fargo 10, Wa
tertown 3, The basis OF representa-.
tion in the convention was fixed at
two delegates at large for each county
and one for every 1000 population in
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 hy Judge
Francis to two years imprisonment
in the penitentiary.
Ernest Wolf, q German incarcerated
at Steele for the murder of q Mrs
unger last year at Dawson, and
George Costin, q Frenchman, awaiting
trial on q charge OF arson, escarec
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. e. Hutchi
son, expires July 16.
A report from DEVILS Lake saws
that the recent stock show at that
place was one of the largest and finest
ever witnessed in Dakota, embracing
tive 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 o.
Glendale, the Presbyterian church
was wrecked by u storm and n nun.
Der OF farm houses in that locality de
stroyed.
AT Mitchell, the implement house O!
5. Brown was discovered on fire, and
their being u strong wind it burned to
I he nrAlnl tnnat hon 1,