Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-05-27

NJ. NJ. LAWYER, two storerooms; value,
| SO, 900; insurance, 81 800; total.
/ Berg & Peterson, saloon; stock, 81 goo;
insurance, $40o; partial.
| F. Honor, miliner; partial; no insurance.
| Joseph o. BergfelI, storeroom; value $500,
| insurance, $3.50; total.
j. j. Geary, saloon, value $500, stock
! $500, dwelling $500; insurance, $500.
! F. f. Mather partial loss on building
! and postofiice; fully insured.
James McCready, near Groton, was
accidentally shot bya companion. He
| cannot recover.
An Episcopal church will be erected
in Rapid City.
Mrs. C. Meyers is killed by lightning
near Huron.
A Yankton insurance agent wrote
$50, 900 of cyclone Insurance.
Seventy articles of Incorporation OF
various Dakota corporations were re-
ceived and filed at the secretary s
Office at Bismarck.
A rich strike of silver. ore is reported
as having been made west of Spear
fish creek, near the Carbonate camp.
The Dakota Eagle, published at
Henry, has been purchased by G. II.
Vance, and will be issued as hereto
fore.
The contract for building the new
normal school at Madison has been
awarded to E. G. Carter. The new
building is to cost 50, 5000.
ST Clover, editor and publisher of
the Sioux Falls Leader, has sold the
paper to Robert Buchanan.
The recent hail storm did consider
damage southwest of Onida.
A creamery is being built at Hurley
to use the cream of / 500 COWS.
Eli Bayard, a wellknown freighter
OF Pierre, was drowned.
Six Indians have formed trans
portation company and are carrying
freight between Buffalo Gap and Rapid
City.
Bishop Walker has decided to ap-
point the next annual meeting OF the
convocation of North Dakota at
jamestown, probably the last week
in June.
Rice Bros of Flandreau have COM
menced over twenty cases against the
railroad company for damages caused
by the great prairie fire last fall.
R. G Platt of Spirit wood has pur-
chased over three hundred imported
Merino ewes, and has taken them to
Spiritwood to be herded on the ranch
near there.
On the strength of recent rich strikes
West Galena stock has jumped to Is
cents.
Bishop Hare will visit Yankton on
the 9th of June, and will administer
the rite of confirmation.
Iron Hill turned out three bricks re-
Gently which read 3, $40 ounces.
Deadwood Times: Capt. knight and
Supt. Tilson, of the Black Hills Oil
company, have returned from the oil
fields. One-third of the new boring
machinery is on the road west of
Spearfsh. Unless unforeseen events
happen, the works will be in opera
ton by the first OF June.
The Missouri Valley, Bismarck &
Southern railroad, with 81 capital
stock of So, OOO,o 900, has filed articles
of association with the territorial SCI
rotary there. The incorporators are:
J. c. Wedge, Ford du Lac, Wis; AL
bert Phalen, Chicago; Byron To vne,
Minneapolis; -Stoneman, Minneapo-
lis; c. Ii. Peake, Minneapolis; M. f.
Ellis, Minneapolis; George w. Jenkins,
Aberdeen; G. NJ. Wing, Orska; A. S.
Haines, Oriska.
II. B. Price. of Alexandria, represent
ing the Farmers Mutual Protection
Association, of Plankington, was ar
rested by Sheriff Dickson, of Sioux
Falls, for obtaining money under false
pretenses by executing bogus mort
cages. He was taken back to Alexan-
dria by Deputy Sheriff Mccormick and
jailed.
At meeting OF the Dakota Agricul-
tural and Stock Growers association,
at Mitchell, 1t was decided to give
SIS, 1000 In premiums, with $3.50 for
the best county exhibition, Dawson
county barred. The fair will be held
in Mitchell, Aug 30 to Sept. 3.
Archie Reid tried to kill himself by
shooting at De Smett. He bought a
revolver and shot himself in the left
breast, the ball passing through his
left lung. He then went back to the
store, said he didn't want the revol-
yer, returned it, got his money back,
went to his room and to bed. While
there he acted strangely, and friends
finally ascert8ined what was the
trouble. There is q chance for his re-
covery. His father is minister in
Fulton, Wis. Though little eccen-
trio, it was believed he was sane until
this occurrence.
There is more prospecting being done
in the Black Hills this year than ever
before.
William Chadwick, son of an ex-pro-
bate Judge at Deadwood, q cowboy
employed by the Vermont outfit, was
shot and instantly killed by Tom Bev-
erly, foreman of the same outfit, at
the home ranch, Short Pine hills. The
tragedy was the result of dispute at
cards.
Clear Lake, Sphinx county, islocateI
on the Burlington, Cedar Rapids &
Northern railroad, connecting Cedar
Rapids with Watertown. The lake
covers about two sections, and, as its
name indicates, is beautifully clear
and sparkling.
A fire at Columbia destroyed house
barn and machinery shed belonging to
J. F. Bush. One horse and the ma
chinery were burned. No insurance.
The fire was caused by sparks from an
engine of the Chicago & Northwestern
railway.
The fire which destroyed seven bust
ness houses of Minnewaukan was the
work of All incendiary. who for a week
had loafed at NJ. H. Fitzpatrick's ho-
tel, where the fire originated.
Pat Casey, who shot Dan Dority at
Deadwood few weeks ago, in.
fiicting wounds from which he died.
has been held for manslaughter.
Capt. E. P. Doherty, the newly ap,
pointed Indian trader, has arrived at
Fort Bennett.