Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-08-26
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS.

tertown to Lake Kampeska to accom-
modate the travel.
The new government wing OF the
Sioux Falls penitentiary, containing
fifty-six cells. is to be put in order for
lot of crooks from Detroit.
Principals OF the great tlnimporting
houses OF New York are investigating
the .in mines in the Black Hills.
Judge Francis will not allow any
newspaper men on any grand jury that
he has anything to do with.
The Republican convention of the
Twenty district will meet at
jamestown Oct ID.
George l.. Wright, ono OF the pro-
prietors of La Belle ranch, twelve
miles west of Madison, was seriously
burned while engaged in blasting a
boulder on his farm.
John Cannon, a mechanic OF Brook
ings, drew the $50, 900 Illinois farm
in the brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers gift concert which recently
took place in Chicago, E
Farmers near Blunt, who sowed
some winter wheat last fall, find il
matured before the drouth and is all
right.
A big vein OF coal has been found in
Southeastern Potter county, near tiie
Hand county line. IL is equal to the
best Illinois coal.
In many places along the James
river where the crop was supposed to
be badly damaged, wheat is turning
out fairly we'll.
New wheat, brought into st. Law
renee. is lighter than last year, weigh
fifty-two to fifty-six pounds bushel,
The Burlington depot at Sioux Falls
will be built OF Siouy Falls quartzite,
and will be 40x115 feet in size.
A stock company, with a capital OF
$25, 900, is being formed at Water,
town. The project is to heat the city by
steam by using a plant OF boilers, aud
alsoto light the city by electricity.
The Yankton Catholics are about
to begin the erection of fine, large
Church. The present Church being
too small for the congregation.
The fifth annual fair OF the st. Law.
renee County Agricultural and Indus
trial association will be held at Spear
fish, commencing Sept. s.
Theodore Roosevelt denied at Bis
marck the statement that he had ex.
pressed himself in favor of Blaine and
Logan in 1888.
Z The Republican convention for the
First legislative district will be held
at Elk Point on Sept. 81. This dis,
trict is entitled to one member OF the
council and two members OF the
house.
The city council OF Brookings
awarded the contract for boring an
artesian well to Gray Bros, Milwau
kee, they being the lowest bidders
The price to be paid is $3.50 per loot
including tubing.
The assessment rolls of Burleigh coun
ty, which have just been filed in the
auditors department, show valua
tions as follows: PSI, 052 acres ofland
1915, 1909; town lots, 81, 122, 27o
merchandise, $780, $50; horses, $95,
$50; mules, SIG. 134; cattle, $50, 237
sheep, 81 ,O45; swine, S5, 54l; vehicles
$37 ,016; moneys and credits, S16l,
OILS; household furniture, Sl4, 1S5
stocks or shares, ISL, 545; value o
all other property, 1925, $50; maxim.
the total assessed valuation 50, 79l,
166. an increase of S175, 100 over last
year.
The late storm proved most sever,
to the west and southwest of Ellen
dale. Grain and hay-stacks wer,
scattered for miles over the prairi,
! and many farm buildings destroyed
The residence OF August Hanelt was
shattered to spiinters, and Mr.. Hanelt
narrowly escaped. William Rowan
living twenty miles north of that place
was instantly killed by falling timber
during the storm. He was a singl,
man and from Canada.
Gov. Pierce reported the indebted
ness of Dakota as follows: Territori
al, S56s, 900; county bonded debt, 50,
600, 900; county floating debt, $3.50.
| GOO; other local Indebtedness, includ
ing school bonds, So, 100000. i
makes grand total ofnearly So, 900,
| 600.
Gov. Pierce has about perfected ar
rangements by which the account.
of the territorial militia for armory
rent, uniforms, ETC., can be paid with
out waiting for tine assembling of tn,
legislature. 1t is also expected thai
the per diem of men for service in thu
encampment at Aberdeen this yea
will be paid in the same way. An of
fetal announcement will be made a.
soon as the final arrangements ar
completed.
John Mosley, supposed to be {
tramp, was shot in house of ill fam,
at Yankton by a woman known a,
Nellie Grant. The bullet entered tn,
shoulder and is pronounced by tn,
doctor in attendance as not fatal
Mosley on getting sober and findin!
himself alive, expressed a desire Il
leave the scene of his adventure, anC
accordingly took the train for Mime
apolis.
A robbery was committed in one o
the elevators at Glendale. A GOLD
watch valued as $125 and S25 in cast
were stolen from Charles Norton!
vest pocket while that garment hum
upon a nail within the building. Mr.
Norton was at the same time engaged
few feet distant.
Great preparations are making b,
the territorial and local boards TO
the next fair to be held at Huron
Sept. g.. The grounds will be one.hal
larger than last ysar, the stalls doubl
in number, and the exhibitors hal
twice as spacious as last year, whel
tho fair was a great success.
The entire assessed property of tn
territory will reach about $13o,Oo0
900. 1t is expected the rate levie,
for taxes for territorial purposes vii
be about two and one.half mills
Last year the property was valued
at Slo6, 100000 and the rate tire
mills.
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