The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-12-23
DAKOTATERRITORIAL NEWS.

NEWS
The citizens Of Oakes are moving
insthe matter Of abridge across the
James river near that place.
George Gross, a horse thief in jail at
Sioux Falls, was allowed considerable.
liberty, and the other day the sheriff
sent him out for q scuttle5of coal and
George has iorgotten5to come back.
Yankton people are up in arms
against alleged extrayagance and mis-
management Of their municipal gov
srnment, the city owing more money
lkhan it can pay, with a prospect that
:hinggs will go from bad to worse.
Incendiaries tried to burn8the town
Of AlexandriT, the fires having been
kindled in$the night, but both were
happily e~xtinguished in time.
Gottleib scnitz, living near Mitchell,
has disappeared. He had been dis
earded by his sweetheart and is sup.
posedto have become insane. wandered
away, and persisted from cold.
An misunderstanding man d Iteration
named P. O.. Regain has become hope
lessly insane. sHehas an insanebrother
in the hospital5at Sc. Peter, and his
mother lately died in an asylum.
Over one hundred pupils in at
tendance at the Madison normal
school. S$S;;I
Anil in Yankton4fnd a market
for it's -four in Ohio.
Miss Jennie Vaughn of Butte coun4
ty, who madefhal proof Upon hers.
presumption claim at the Deadwood
land office. testified that she had per-
sonally broken and cultivated YER
half the land required to be worked
by law, and has raised several crops.
.shingled9 her house Gnd done much
work usually done BY the opposite
sex.
The secretary Of the interior has al
S6rmed; the decision OF thecommission.
er OF the general land office in the case
Of Andrew J. Van Lien vs.. W. W.
Proutinia as far as it concerns the tim
Der culture entry to the southeast
quarter OF section 33,, township lit,
range 54s WATERFOWL Oak. land
district; but so modifes i1 as to give
Van Lien the preference in filing on
land.
The Congregations parsonapge burn.
.ed*at Hope: The building was occu-
pied by J. A. White. The family were
all at church. Nearly the entire con-.
tents and the family wearing apparel
was lost. A.coal oil lamp exploding
was the cause.
Emern Curry, clerk Of the district
court, at Bismark, died suddenly Of
.hemorrhage, at his residence in Bis
mark, aged 43 years. Deceased resid.
ed here since 1872, was judge 81 pro-
bate two terms. appointed clerk Of
the court in 1875 and has held that
position ever since. He was q menu
Der OF the G. A. r. and a prominent
Mason.
Judge Church replied to GOV.
Pierce's congratulatory telegram as
follows: Hon q. "A. Pierce-I except
the congratulations of Dakota's best
governor in the same spirit I.know
they are rendered. To be governor
OF Dakota in the spirit and meaning
OF the term is my only ambition. Her
honor shall be my honor, and closely
shall it be watched while in my keep
ing.
When Gov. Mellette arrived at HUI
ron he and Judge Church we're intro
duced to each other as Gov. Church
and Gov. Mellette. Both shook hands
cordially, as they are warm friends,
and Mellette said. "HoW-doYou5do,
governor of North Dakota2nn causing
o laugh all around. Gov. Mellette,
Senator Edgerton and aslarge number
OF Others signed q telegram to the
president thanking$h him, on behalf Of
the people, for his excellent selection
OF Church as governor.
At the Dakota Horticultural society
at Sioux Falls, papers on fruit raising,
evergreen raising and grape growing
were read. J. s. Harris of La Cres-
cent, NJ. Pierce and G. Il. Smith Of
Minneapolis, delegates from the Min
nesota horticultural society were
made honorary life members. C. Il.
Smith gave an address on grape rails
ing in the Northwest, recommending
the Concord and Delaware varietiea
as best adapted for the climate.
The vacant public land area in Da-
kota amounts to nearly 40, 900, 900
acres.
g. Weller has been appointed post.
master at Weller.
An effort will be made atSthe coming
session OF the legislature to c
the passage OF q bill providing for The
slaughter Of all cattle thatmaybe at-
tected with pleuro-pneumonia, or any
other infectious disease.
Gary, reports an impending coal
famine.
John ohnson8has been appointed
postmaster at Bowesmont,s Pembina
county, vice jesse "a. Purdy, res
The president appointed Bisop
hop William David Walker Of Fargo,
TO be member Of the board Of
Indian commissioners, vice William
y. Johnson, resigned. Il
p. Davidson, Scout and promi-
.nent and skilled physician, formerly
OF Spokane Ftallls, who has been in the.
Black Hills for some weeks, will be