Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-06-24
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS

feet.
Edward Grundy was accidentally
shot at Rapid City by a man named
Mobiles, who has been arrested.
There will be more breaking in Ran
son county this year than the aggre-
gate of the previous three years.
MEDICATION ofthe Swedish Lutheran
Orphan Asylum has been postponed
for another year.
A blue-5lack beetle is destroying
the cottonwood trees in Brule county
David Bonner was overcome by
foul air while descending well at
stanton, and fell to the bottom,
fracturing his scull and killing him.
The new town near the site OF old
Fort Fetterman has been named
Douglass, in honor OF the Little
Giant"
The body of Mrs. Donaldson, who
committed suicide by drowning in the
Missouri river few weeks ago, was re-
covered at Yankton.
The house of Russell Bryant, near
Sioux Falls, was struck by lightning.
The bolt exploded some powder, caus-
ing injuries to young man named w.
Van Brooklyn.
The wind blew down the frame OF
new barn OF Mr.. Charles Cooley, three
miles southeast of Tower City, causing
loss of about $500.
The new Episcopal church at Pierre
was canted out OF plumb by the gale
recently.
A meeting of the Fine Stock Breed
ers' Association OF Dakota is called to
meet in Madison June 20.
Immigrants are pouring into McIn-
tosh county. The population will have
doubled since July ], 1885.
Ole Nicholson, while bathing, was
drowned in the river at Grand Forks.
The river will be dragged to recover
the body.
The three-year. old child of George
Fuller at Alexandria, has mysterious
ly disappeared.
E. H. Reyes, nearly sixty years old,
was arrested at Mitchell on charge
OF feloniously assaulting nine-year-
old girl. A sister OF the little one
caught Reyes in the act.
At the st. Elmo mine, near Hill City,
O rich vein OF tin has been found run
ming across gold vein. This is con-
sideied geological curiosity.
Andrew and Ezra McCord of Chicago
have bought one-quarter interest In
the Dakota Maid mine, in strawberry
gulch, for $500
Ricn lead carbonates have been dis
covered on theran OF Henry Shanks,
northwest of Custer, and a stampede
to that section has set III.
Negotiations are in progress at Rap
id City for the establishment of ore
testing works at that place. The plant
will cost $4,000.
John keenan, was robbed at the
Montreal house, Grand Forks. He
had been intoxicated for several days,
and spent about 5000. The robber
took what he had left, which was only
a small sum, according to Keenan's
story.
Lightning struck the barn OF B. Her.
ring, in Elk Creek valley, killing two
valuable horses and seriously iniuring
a bystander named Duddle.
Mrs. George Bushee of Grand Forks,
was seriously injured in a runaway.
She is over fifty, and recovery is un.
certain.
Elk Point is trying to raise 81, 500
to secure the building of Catholic
convent and academy at that place.
The farmers alliance will build a
rs, oO0-bush elevator at Ipswich at
cost of 81, 200.
The last three bars turued out by
Iron Hill were almost chemically pure
silver.
Robert Whitaker, near Roscoe,
was killed by stroke oflightning.
The corner stone of an Episcopal
church was laid at DEVILS Lake. I'm.
pressive ceremonies were held by Bish-
op Walker. The church will be one OF
thelargest and most elegant in North
Dakota.
A Kelso special says: A heavy
storm of wind and rain, accompanied
by some hail, passed over this place.
Several fields of wheat were badly
beaten but the damage done was
slight, as the grain will come up again.
The news OF the two victories that
Huron's fremen won at Pierre, and
the victory OF Huron's base ball club
over Aberdeen by Is to 5, created
much satisfaction at Huron.
A tornado visited Salem and Mon
trose. At Salem it blew down and
tore the canvas of the Great Eastern
circus, which was exhibiting at the
time This was the extent ofthe dam
age there. At Montrose the school
house and several barns were blown
to pieces and totally destroyed, and
many chimneys were blown off. Loss
about $4,000.
The Groton Leader is the name OF a
new paper in Central Dakota, published
by NJ. A. Heath.
1t is told on Col. f. II. Gray, a large
farmer in Edmunds county, and pill
lar OF hechurch, that helately missed
q day and kept all his teams blowing
on Sunday, supposing it to be Satur.
day. He was shocked the next morn
ing to see the teams of a neighbor, a
good deacon, go into the field, and
went over to demonstrate with him
upon the dissertation OF the Sabbath,
when he discovered that it was Mon
day, and he had himself badly fractur-
ed the sacred day.
Courtney, arrested at Dakota City
for shooting at DR.. Stockwell was dis.
charged for lack of prosecution.
The Fargo board of education de
cided to take up the first issue of bonds
put out in 1879, although they vii,
not be due for five years yet. They
are held by Mr.. Reed OF st. Paul, who
offers to allow them to be redeemed
upon payment at 112 and accrued in.
terest.
Omaha capitalists have purchased
q large number of lots at Sioux Falls
and will hold them for speculation.
Gov. Pierce pronounces untrue the
statement that the administration is
trying to force somebody upon him as
attorney general, as recently tele-
graphed. The governor says: The
president has uniformly and in q
number OF instances refused to make
even a suggestion regarding appoint
ments, aud nothing could have been