The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1886-02-12
DAKOTA AND DAKOTANS.

a case OF trichinosis is reported from
the north part of Brule county.
| c. N. Walker has been bound owe,
for embezzlement at Chamberlain.
| Kimball will give a good bonus te
anyone who will build mill.
Black Horse, the Brule Indian who
attempted suicide recently with rifle
is rapidly recovering.
The Chamberlain fire department
will celebrate Washington's birthday
with a masquerade.
Bijou Hills Times: Rumor says that
there is trouble ahead in regard to the
wood on Colombe's Island.
The Democrats of Pembina county
have effected a permanent organiza-
ton, and will try to carry the next cleo
ton.
| 1ankton people who have invested
heavily in Florida orange groves are
feeling little under the weather. saws
the Herald.
The hog supply tributary to Yank-
ton by wagon route is nearly exhausted,
the pork house having cut up most Of
the winter crop of neighboring farm
ers.
The editor of the Dunseith Herald
has taken bridal tour of 100 miles in
sleigh in the scverest weather of the
past month, and claims to have enjoyed
it.
Chamberlain Democrat: G. c. Nor
row, has filed a contest on John d.
LAWYERS tree claim at the top of Hogs
Back, upon which if successful, he in
tends filing a homestead.
1ankton Press: Since April, 1874,
when the first citizenship papers were.
recorded by the Yankton clerk of the
court, 1840 final citizen papers have
been issued and 271s first papers.
The house committee has made
favorable report on Col. Wilbur F.
Steele relief bill, correcting a mistake
in the entry of a section at Steele, Oak,
and he gets valuable school section.
Dakotans at Washington now say
that while the admission of Dakota
may not be obtained, there will be a
surprising effort made for division of
the territory, and it will be accom-
plished.
In one settlement in Cass county
four families lately took census of
their living children and counted up
tifty-two, none Of them of age. One
family had seventeen, all born in the
Red river valley.
Edgerton News: Dakota deer are
tleet-footed, but not fast enough to es-
cape from the unerring aim of young
Mr.. Harvey of Platte creek. He cap
tured two of them on his last trip
across the river.
Devils Lake Inter Ocean: Our con-
temporaries who are unnecessarily ex-
cited over the advance in the price of
beer in Devils Lake, are respectfully
requested to keep their linen on" The
size OF the glass went up with the price;
the schooner" has taken the place of
the "snit."
Edwin Thorne, the actor, engaged to
make tour Of the northwest. He got
as far as Fargo where he took drink
of "tanglefoot," the effects Of which
were so serious that it became neces-
sary to cancel all his Dakota and Min
nesota engagements and Thorne was
sent to a Minneapolis hospital.
Mr.. N. j. Wallace, who lives near Elk
Point, has been notified by J. r. San
born, of Yankton, bondsman, that
the government claims OF him $4,000,
balance due from him as receiver of
the United States land office at Vermil-
lion. 1t was almost fourteen years
since Mr.. Wallace left the Office.
Chamberlain Democrat: Charges
have been preferred against Mr.. w. c.:
Swindall, chief clerk at Ft Thompson,
by the suspended Indian Agent Gas
mann, for carrying whisky out to the
reservation. The investigation was
held on last Saturday by Maj. Anderson
and the welcome fact was revealed
that it was malicious charge and de-
void of any foundation.
Chamberlain Register: Mr.. Lew
Bentley, who has range on the Bad
River near Ft Pierre, on, or about Jan
uary 10th, had twenty-one head of
ponies stolen. On Monday last he dis
covered them in the possession Of Black
Foot, an Indian living near Brule agen-
cy. 1t seems that the parties who stole
them had for some reason abandoned
them on the prairie and Black Foot
discovered them and has had them ever
since. They were delivered to their
owner upon payment OF fifteen dollars
for caring for them.
Chas. Richardson, of Valley City, who
is one of Gov. Pierce's staff, is presumed
to speak from more than public infor-
nation in regard to the reports con-
Meeting the governor with newspaper
enterprise, in this: "The governor is
sensible, as usual, in refusing this most
tempting offer to go to work in print
ing Office, when just as sure that Dako-
ia will need a United States senator in
the near future, and no better fitted to
wear the toga than "Gil' Pierce"
Tintan Montoggue, a full-blooded
Sioux Indian, former resident of the
vicinity Of Pierre, died in st Mary's
hospital at Evansville, Ind, one day
Last week. of cnnsnmntinn in tho oad