The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-09-24
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS.

( olOux ais proposes to nave an Ice
palace and carnival next winter.
The Bank OF Parskston has gone in
to operation. with G. H. Rathman OF
Mitchell as cashier.
A brick yard will be opened at
Brookings, and 8, ,ooO,o 900 bricks burn
| ed this autumn.
Miles and miles of Clay county soil
are literally carpeted with sun flowers.
A colony OF Southern negroes is to
be established in Dakota.
| Pennsylvania nut coal sells for S25
a ton in Deadwood.
Archie Bangs OF Grand Forks was
accidentally shot while out hunting
at Crary, near DEVILS Lake.
Fargo's tax for city purposes has
been fixed at 10 mills on the dol
lar added to the school tax OF two
mills.
Rev. Father Philips took twenty
five Indian girls from Dunseith to edu-
| cate them in q convent in Denver,
| Col.
Yankton county and Clay county
are working in partnership in the CON
struction OF ditch to drain the
| sloughs between the Jim and the Yer
million.
Track on the Manitoba extension
has been laid 1O7 miles west ofDeviFs
Lake, and within sixteen miles OF the
Second Crossing, where work will close
for the season.
The Brule county commissioners
are receiving petitions circulated by
kimball parties to call an election for
moving the location OF the county
seat.
A Plankintop Chinaman is among
the students at the Iankton college.
The faculty OF Yankton college have
decided to make Monday the weekly
holiday instead of Saturday, as has
long been the practice.
Lamoure, has been bonded in the
sum OF SO, SOC, to erect a town hall.
Prof. Fletcher of Boston demanded
salary OF $4,000 to take charge OF
the school OF mines, so the board is
hunting for another man.
Mrs. L. E. Bailey OF New York city
is on q lecturing tour through the ter
ritory under the auspices OF the Ma
tional w. c. 7. U.
A feasible grade and alignment has
been discovered tor the line across the
Great divide between the valleys o.
Rapid river and Spring creek
The grand jury at Lisbon, has in
dicted J.L. Cotton for conspiracy.
E. j. Webb and G. A. Moody, com.
missioners of Roberts county arrested
charged with forging county warrants
to the amount OF $4,000, waived ex-
animation at Traverse and gave bonds
to appear at the next term OF the dis
trlct court.
Judge Francis states that having
found that the indebtedness of Bur
leigh county exceeds the per cent
limit, there will be no territorial Jury,
either territorial or petit, at the open
ing OF the September term OF tho dis
drict court.
Mrs. Carl Lee OF Audubon, widow,
was gored to death by a bull which
she was trying to tie up. The animal
turned on her and sent one OF his
horns through her breast, killing the
lady almost instantly.
Graft on has voted bonds for water
works.
Gilbert & Morrison's new roller -four
mill at De Smet has capacity OF fifty
barrels per day, and is the only one |
in Kingsbury county.
A draw bridge crossing the Red river
between McCauleyville, Mimi, and !
Abercrombie, Oak, has just been com
pleted, it having been built by the
counties of Wilkin, Mimi, and Rich |
land, Oak, at q cost OF S6,OOO.
Sheriff Strange, OF Dickey county,
shot and killed Sandy Hellecls.
The sheriff attempted to seize proper
ty under chattel mortgage. Helleck
resisted and fired upon the officers
wounding one deputy. The sheriff re-
turned the fire, killing his man.
The property OF Fred stillmaker
near Hudson, was destroyed by fire.
His barn, fifty tons of hay, 600 bush.
els OF flax, oats and barley, and all his
farming machinery were burned.
Definite information is received that
the entire force OF graders now on the
Dakota extension of the Minneapolis
e. Pacific will be transferred to Bis.
marck to begin operations.
The warehouse belonging to Cargill
Bros elevator at Clifford, burst both
sides out, throwing the greater part
of $4,000 bushels OF wheat on the
ground and side track.
The Huron Fair was largely attend.
ed and is regarded as success.
The house OF William Zakszewskie,
who lives four miles from Ordway,
caught fire and was entirely con-
sumed. 1t cost 81, 800 and was in.
sured in the Sioux Falls company for
S1,4O0. Zakszewskie had 5000 in a
vallse hid in barrel up stairs, which
was destroyed also.
The Fargo Insurance company has
decided to establish an office at Sioux
Falls, but will retain its Fargo office.
Mr.. w. H. Tinker is regarded as a
phenomenon because he walked from
his home in the Turtle mountains to
DEVILS Lake, seventy-fve miles, in or
der to pay note when it became due,