Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-01-14

C. II. Singer, who was arrested at
Yankton, chagei with causing the
death OF Campbell, at Scotland, dur
ing asaloon row recently, was given a
preliminary hearing and held III the
sum OF $4,000 to appear before the
grand jury to answer to the charge OF
man.slaughter in the second degree.
Bonds were Immediately furnished.
A Number OF business men from
Springfield a small town thirty miles /
north OF Yankton, have been gather
Ing information concerning the future
intention of the Chicago & Northwest
ern railroad company. They state
that their town IL anxious to secure
the road, and they offer rs nj induce /
ment $4,000 cash, $4,000 in bonds |
and all the land the company may re-
quire in the town.
A letter received by a gentleman III
Waterfowl from a gentleman at
Washington well posted on Dakota
matters, and in n position TO know
how the lines will be drawn, makes
thefollowins statement: Isaw Ordway
a few days ago and had a long talk
with him. There is not the slightest
likelihood of South Dakota being adj
mitted. / think the offer will however,
be made to take it IN as n ole, or
possibly allow n division OF the terri
tory, both sections to remain as ter
ritories.
At the annual meeting ofthe Dakota
Mutual Life Insurance company. Jan.
A., at Sioux Falls thefollowing Officers
we're elected fortlie ensuingyear: Pres
| ident, II. S. Hills; vice president, o.. ).
Clifford; treasurer, &C. Carpenter; sec
rotary, J. ID. Cameron; assistant sec
rotary, o. l., Williams.
The late John b. Raymond favored
division OF Dakota on the Missouri
river.
Gov. A. G. Mellette, accompanied by
Judge Drake, have left Waterfowl
for Washington. Messrs. Moody,
Edgerton, Kauouse and Others
will Join these gentlemen at Chica.
60, provided with proper credentials.
The congressman carry credentials
neatly executed on parchment, bear
ing the great seal ofthe State @ pakota
and the signatures of the governor
and secretary of state.
A test Ease under Sparks ruling will
be brought at the next term OF court
at Mitchell. A. r. Wright oil Milwau-
kee loaned one Williams money to
prove up on, taking a mortgage on a
claim. After the issue OF his previous
order Sparks Cancelled the entry and
allowed another ruling. Wright nov
seeks to foreclose the mortgage.
The remains o. the late J.'B. Ray.
mond will be taken to Westinghouse r
interment in the Congregational GENE
terry. The Indications now point &c
a large attendance.
Articles of incorporation have beer
prepared for an educational endow
ment association at Watertown SINH
lar to the one in Minneapolis, Within,
lHat ~ VIII duHliI Clnlutti
under sixteen years of age. Gov. Mel
lette viii be the president; William Nc
Intyre, vice president, and Franz
Crane, secretary. The object OF the
association is to endow children WITH
a fund TO become theirs at a given ag,
to complete their education.
Articles OF Incorporation have beer
filed with the secretary Of the terri
tory, for n new railroad to be con
structed from Woolsey, to Bismarck
This will connect the Milwaukee & st
Paul and the Northern Pacific cys
TENS.
Word reaches Fargo that in sons
portions OF Central and South Dakots
there is considerable opposition beins
worked up against the delegate con
vention to be held at Fargo commenc
ing Jan. ~.
A financial institution, to be know
as the Dakota Loan and Trust com
pany, has been organized in aonDec
ton with the Watortown Nationa
bank, having a capital OF $5o0,ooo