Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-11-25

Jesse LOVE- ilNlng near Eafk hlVefs
was bound over to the district court,
charged with selling mortgaged wheat.
Andrew Mulberry of George township,
Grant county, lost his barn and
about 900 bushels Of grain by fire.
II is claimed that Deadwood shows
signs Of another boom, business OF all
kinds being largely on the increase.
The Free VIII Baptists are having q
revival at Sioux Falls,
S. C. BagIey, who returned TO Min
neapolis few days since from trip
to Dakota, states that many OF the
smaller streams are nothing but gray-
el beds, large number OF wells have
given out entirely, ard stock must in
evitably suffer for want Of water, with
out heavy falls OF snow or rain to in
crease the nearly exhausted supply.
The Citizens National Bank ofSioux
Falls has received its charter. and will
commence business. The officers are:
President, T.. p. Beebe; vice president,
J. w. Bailey, Jr,; cashier, E. w. Hills.
This is the fourth national bank in
that place, aud is an outgrowth Of the
Citizens bank, for many years con.
Quoted by Hills & Beebe.
The Frankfort Touring mills at
Frankfort, ten miles east of Redfeld,
owned BY Fremont & Fisher. we're
burned with their contents. Col. =.
w. Foster had / 900 bushels Of wheat
consumed, on which there was no in
surance. The total loss is estimated
at s24, 900; insured for 50, 500.
George s. Barnes, late president o.
the system oil the Northern Pacific
elevators, denies the published state
ment that he is connected with syn
dictate to build competing system
Of elevators in Dakota. He says he
will spend the winter in Europe max.
ing connections In the interest OF the
Northern Pacific system, and resume
active connection with that company
on his return.
The assessed value of property in
Fargo involved in the Peronto case,
decided by the Unites States supreme
court recently, is about $3.50, 900.
The real value is about three times
that. 1t embraces $50 acres, a por-
ton OF it in the business heart of the
city and the rest thesite ofthe presen
shops and yards OF the Northern Pa
cifc. The effect OF the decision is to
confirm the title TO the property in
the Northern Pacific and individuals
TO whom they have sold lots and
tracts, among whom are George Benz
of St. Paul, owner OF the United block;
Davis Bros, New York, owner Of the
Davis block and much other valuable
business property.
A report on psychological formation
OF the Gaiena silver district appears
in Rapid City Black Hills Republican.
1t has been prepared by I. X. Carpent
ter, mining engineer, Mt theinstance Of
capitalists Of that city and elsewhere,
who have under consideration the
erection at Rapid City OF sapplng
works, smelter, or both. Carpen4
ter estimates that this silver deposi
its cover an area OF / 800 acres. and
states unreservedIy that the district
is one of great richness. II the area
he gives will yield a vein averaging
one inch in thickness and yielding as
well as the formation indicates, the
output will eventually be over $780,
coo, 600, or about a third as much
as the Comstock lode ofNeyada yield
ed The average thickness of the de-
post will, however, estimating from
the mines already opened, be much
greater than one inch. The Rich
mond mill Ii in continuous operation,
and from other mines large shipments
are daily made TO Introduction works
at Omaha.
NJ II. Day is credited with being
candidate for receiver or register of
one Of the Dakota land offices.
The county records were moved
from Grand Rapids to La Moure, the
ten days fixed by the county commis4
sioners at their last meeting after which
the remova! was to take place having
expired at midnight. The late election
has been contested on the ground OF
fraud. The fight is Of long standing,
and has been very bitter. A warrant
will be issued for the arrest of the men
who removed the records.
The secretary OF interior has affirm
ed the decision Of the commissioner in
holding for cancellation John Latta's
entry of land in sections 10 and Is;
town l12, range rs, Huron land dis
trict. He ordered hearing in the
case of II. u. Stager, who made entry
of the northwest quarter OF section
32, town 113, range So, Watertown
land district. lie has also ordered o
reheaiing in the case OF q. l.. Gilbert,
whose entry OF the southeast quarter
OF section %, township lat, range 81
Bismarck land district, was suspend
ed.
Ths present postmaster Of Mandan
will necessarily resigu shortly, as he
was elected county treasurer on the
I'd inst. and viii enter upon his official
duties on Jan. /.
Gov. Pierce, has appointed Col. NJ
N. Tyner, OF Fargo, formerly post
master at that city, and a Republic
can, to be adiutant general of the ter
ritory. Col Tyner IL a brother to
Gen. James n. 1yner, late first assist
ant postmaster general.
At the Baptist convention at Fargo
the following officers we're elected:
President, Rev. j. ii. Hartman,
jamestown; first vice president, w. A.
Clark, Park River; second vice presi-
dent, w. @. Croker, Wahpeton; sec,
rotary, Rev. s. w. Stevens, Fargo;
treasurer, Mr.. Mcdonald, Grafton.
The Cass county ticket headed by
Col. Benton Is elected, but with two
exceptions, the majorities ranging
from $50 to 400, while that OF Col.
Benton was 900.