The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-05-13
some Of the fame and is now in a
critical condition. f A

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A new postoffice called March has
been established in Charles Mix
county. Z.
A prairie fire burned into the town
of Bridgewater, and only by hard
work was the depot and several houses
near by saved from the flames.
J, L. Robinson's house, in Brown
county, burned. Loss $4,000.
One man in Douglas county set out
20, $50 trees. s;ls
The Farmers Mutual Protective as.
sociation at Plankington has mem.
bership Of nearly 5000.
The town of Hoskins in Mcintosh
county narrowly escaped destruction
by prairie fire.
Col. Hale of Deadwood has been an.
pointed warden Of the Sioux Falls
penitentiary.
George Doering was drowned near
Mitchell while crossing Twelve-mile
| creek. f,ss f..s.
Big Store city has voted $40, 900 to
the new Duluth railroad. .:E.ss
The residence Of John Wheeler, in
the Turtle Mountains was DESTROYED
by fire. Mrs. WheeldsS tie b son
persisted in the faness;,if i T. < s
Gen. Harrison Allen OF Fargo is
said to have made $4,000 out Of
an investment of $1,000 in Iron
Mountain stock.
The Huron council has settled the
artesian we'll controversy by giving E.
w. Swan q contract for q well l 900
feet deep for 1000. 1t also repealed
street railway franchise awarded
Frank l.. Sheldon of Lincoln, Neb., q
few weeks since. &S;
William Main, Frank johnson and
John Sweeney have been arrested and
taken to Bismarck, charged with COM
hitting the robberies OF different
houses between Tappan and Bis
marck. They were bound over in
$1,000 bonds each. Nearly all the
valuables were found on them.
Fred Holsterader, who was arrested
at Sioux Falls for obtaining 5000 from
George Lear by false representations,
pleaded guilty in !, the district court,
and was sentenced to eighteen months
in the penitentiary. .
Charles Johnson; in the employ of
Frank Smith of Yankton, was at
tackled by huge bull at Smiths cor
raj, and was severely injured about
the head. ...r..
The population of Wells county has
doubled this spring.
William R. Goodfellow, one of. the
pioneers OF Pembina county, died OF
consumption at his home in Neche.
Mr.. Goodfellow went to Pembina
county in 1870, and was the first clerk
OF the court of that county. Later he
engaged in merchandising with Hon.
Judson La Mollre, whose partner he
was up to the time of his death.
A citizen of Huron received letter
from Chairman Hill, OF the house com.
mittee on territories, saying Mr..
Springer has abandoned his Missouri
river bill, and the question is now
whether Dakotn shall be admitted-3as
a whole or the matter of division sub.
mitted to o vote Of the people wheth-
er or not they want division on the
Seventh standard parallel.
49,
Grading commenced ;. on the extern.
sion from Ipswich to Roscoe. Cars
will be running by the middle Of
August. % <. ..,zr. .s.s.s,
Grading began at DEVILS Lake, on
the western extension of the Manitoba
railroad. 80.
The famous case of Conlin VS.. Shell.
land, in which Rev. Mr.. Shetland was
indicted for alleged robbery, was
thrown out of the Minor county court
by Judge Trip, there being nothing in
the case and Conlin failing to appear.
Thomas Gleason was found guilty
by jury at Bismarck of the robbery
OF Robert Mcclellan in septemberlast.
In the murder trial at. DEVILS Lake
of William Oswald, w; W. Erwin, at
torney for the defense, created a most
profound sensation and caused great
surprise by advancing, in an elaborate
speech outlining what the. defense
would be, the theory that the ball
fired from Oswald's revolver did not
infilct o mortal wound, did not enter
the heart and was not the cause OF
death; but that McWeeney died Of
hemorrhage of the heart, occasioned
by his heart bursting induced by the
exertion used in striking the blow
which felled Oswald to the floor. 8
The Daily Huronite, which has been
one of the staunchest supporters Of
Dakota statehood movement, gives
up hope for action by the present
congress, and appeals to the people to
renew the agitation.
1t is claimed that natural gas
abo1nds in the vicinity Of Bismarck
and Fargo. ..S .s's;s
A notable gathering took place at q
dinner given by the former associates
IN the New York assembly to Omitted
states Judge Eouisgsg K. Church OF
Dakota at Albany .as I'D rs
LIN. Griffin, at Bismarck. got plans
Of $50, 900 hotel, which he proposes
to build in time to accommodate the
legislature next winter. sss:
Charles Curl, q young farmer. neph-
eW OF D. p. Keith. banker at Elkton,
started to visit friends in Moody coun-
y, and when crossing the Sioux river
me morse became unmanngeble, and
Curl was drowned. SIS. j4 3