Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-05-06
DAKOTA. TERRITORLALNEwS


Mai. Kinney, agent of the Yankton
Indians, is charged with prosecuting
Russian settlers by causing their arrest
ontrivial charges.
Madison has voted to issue bonds
for $4,000 to replace the normal
school in that city.
Very rich silver rock has been found
in an entirely new district between
Terry and Custer peaks.
The Little Pittsburg mining compa
ny has been organized. Capital, ST..
100000.
A rich strike of silver ore has beer
made at Hayward.
A. S. Frink, recently appointed post
master at Flaudrau, has failed to give
satisfactory bond, and now a petit
ton is being signed i'll favor OF W. K
Hyde.
Aone-third interest in the Wilkinson
mine sold for 81, 500.
The Eta mine is now producing
$40, 900 per month.
During his absence in Columbus, the
wife of Charles Lower started a prairie
fire which communicated to the barn
destroying the structure, 800 bushels
of oats, binder and other machin
cry.
LaMoure county is now receiving q
large immigration; settlers are coming
in from the South and taking up al
the vacant government lands that
are available.
The Silver Hill Mining company
has purchased the Striped Bear, Hall
fax and Black Hawk claims.
The surveyors first plated thetown
site of Redfeld, in the spring of 1881
Sioux Falls expects to expend
$3.50, 900 this year for new buildings
The Buckeye Mining company has
been incorporated with capital
of 81 100000. Their property lies in
the Bear Butte district.
Bird NJ. Robinson, of Kentucky, has
been appointed agency clerk at Fort
Yates, succeeding Mr.. Clark, who has
held the position many years.
Mrs. Jennie NJ. Perry, of Fargo, was
fined $40 and costs by postoffice in,
spector for sending a package through
the mails with letter inside.
The Empire Mining company will
sell $4,000 shares of treasury stock
and purchase hosting and pumping
machinery.
The Lawrence county hospital has
ten patients. This is the only county
in Dakota to maintain a charitable
institution of this kind.
A disease resembling epizootic has
made its appearance among che horses
in the neighborhood OF Scotland.
The body of r. B. Lane, who was
drowned in January near Fort Pierre,
has just been discovered.
An exposition association with a
capital of $40, 900 has been organized
at Rapid City.
The United States attorney not
having any cases ready for trial, Judge
Trip, at Yankton, has discharged the
petit jury and continued all untried
cases.
The Greenwood property, consist.
ing of mills, water rights, mines, etc.,
near Custer, has been sold by the
sheriff to Chicago party for $780,
300.
The Pierre fire and Marine Insurance
company has been organized, with a
capital OF $4,000.
The law relative to noxious weeds is
to be rigidly enforced in Brookings
county this year.
By prairie fire north of Bismarck,
T. w. Griffin lost ninety tons of hay.
Serious prairie fires have also occurred
south of the city.
A strike of high grade tin has been
made in the Margaret, one o. the Har-
ney City Tin company's mines.
The excitement of the Deadwood
mining exchange continues, and stocks
are fiuctuating so 60 60 per cent. a
day.
Articles of incorporation were filed
in the territorial secretary's office for
the Dawson & Northern railway. to be
| constructed north from Dawson, 1t is
believed that the road will be operat-
ed by the Northern Pacific.
George Doering, aged nineteen, was
drowned during a recent storm in
Twelve-mile Creek, south of Mitchell
Col. Hale, OF Deadwood, who has
been appointed warden of the United
States penitentiary at Sioux Falls, will
as soon as the prisoners who are now
in the penitentiary at Detroit are
transferred, enter upon his official du
| ties.
The official announcement of the
territorial fair Is made. Fifteen thou
sand dollars in cash premiums are Of
fered, and $3.50 cash to the best coun-
Huron Sept. g to 10.
A warrant was procured against the
following named residents of Roscoe
upon the charge of riot: l.. G. Sims,
county commissioner, and wife; Henry
Huck, a justice of the peace, and wife;
| NJ. 7. Stanley, lumber merchant, and
wife; j. n. Heal, merchant, and wife;
| Joseph w. Parmley, county SUI
perintendent; J. r. Crumb, edi-
| tor OF the Roscoe Herald; J. z. Nc
Koane and Mrs. w. f. Drury. They
were all brought before justices at
| Ipswich and obtained ten DAYS con.
tmuance in which to prepare for the
defense. Local sympathizers with the
prohibition movements procured the
services OF the Ipswich cornet band,
met them at the suburbs of the town,
formed q procession, and marched in
to Ipswich.
Over 90 families of Russian Jews
arrived at Bismarck, en- route to He,
bron, where they will settle.
Senator and Philosopher.
| Washington Letter to the Augusta ga
| Chronicle.
Senator Gibson, if louisiana, has
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