The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-04-23
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS.

murder OF Jacques LAGER, at Bis
marck, has been released.
Gov. Pierce has pardoned Alfred M.
Klagg, a former attorney of Sioux
Falls, convicted two years ago of om
bezzlement.
1t became necessary to close up the
schools at Letcher, recently, because oil
the great amount of sickness i'll the
community.
James T. Brand, a boot and shoe
merchant OF Redfeld, has made an as.
signment. Liabilities $4,000.
William GiIgigan was drowned at
Fairbank, while ferrying across the
river.
Sykestor, a station on the James.
town & Northern branch ofthe North.
ern Pacific, has been reopened for
business.
Frank Kise vas probably fatally
shot near Crook City by Edward
Tway. The latter claims he didn't
know the gun was loaded.
An entire section of land near Bear
Butte was taken up recently under
the mineral law, and is said to berich
in coal.
William Eggert, while driving near
Mandan, fell under his horses and was
badly kicked in the head. One of his
arms and several ribs were also brok-
en-. He will recover.
Mrs. Emma P. Walton of Huron
has been appointed an aide on the
staff of the national president OF the
Woman's Relief Corps, the only such
appointment in Dakota. Mrs. w.
expects to 60 to San Francisco to
attend the national meeting in
July.
While Supt. Archibald vas in South
Dakota, q patient at the insane
asylum made his escape and walked
all the way to Pembina, a distance OF
$50 miles, as the crow flies. He start
ed with only 81, and got through all
right. He would have been discharged
in a few days and his return vas not
deemed necessary.
DR.. McGallycuddy lately resigned
as Indian agent at Pine Ridge, but
recalled the document at the request
of the Indian Rights association.
The Royal Silver Mining company,
capital 81, 250,o 600, was organized at
Deadwood. The company has four
claims in the Ruby basin.
A rich strike has been made in the
Mugwump lode at Lead.
Prairie fires destroyed w. G. Nc.
Kean's barn near La Moure, together
with twelve tons of hay and soms
farming implements.
The correspondent at Chicago for
the Fargo Posten war arrested for an
alleged libel on A. B. Lange.
The examination Of teachers for the
county of Pembina took place at
Hamilton, and So teachers werein at.
tendance, 45 of whom stoodforexam.
nation, among them a large number
of ladies.
Gov. Pierce has decided not to par,
don Thomas Magill, whose application,
signed by about 1000 persons, has
been under consideration the past 80
days. Great p.sssure and strong in.
fiuence have been brought to bear upon
the governor to grant this pardon.
The governor furnished reasons for
the refusal, stating he is convinced,
after a careful persaal ofthefacts, that
the verdict of the Jury is correct.
The bill which passed the house a
few days ago to authorize the Milwau.
kee & st. Paul to build a bridge across
the Missouri river at Chamberlain,
provides that it shall be made with
spans of not less elevation than fifty
feet, and at least 800 feet in length
and that the railway company shall
have privilege Of constructing a car,
rage and foot passage, andbe allowed
to take tolls subject to the approval
of the secretary Of var.
Contracts have been let by the Nil
waukee & st. Paul to ID. G. Shepard &
Co. Of st. Paul for the grading of the
1O2 miles ofnew linein Dakota: From
Scotland west, "a miles; from afore
said line to Mitchell, "a miles; and
from Ipswich west, "a miles. Scotland
is situated twenty-seven miles north
west of Yankton, and is the termi
nus of the Sioux City & Dakota divis
ion. Ipswich is the western terminus
of the Hastings & Dakota division
The grading will be completed this
season.
A. f. Mattson, alias doc Snap
who keeps a saloon and gamblini
room at the Morrison house, Yankton