The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-08-26
DAKOTA TERRITORI.ALNE NEWS

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Judge Church. HI
Miner county will have its first coun'
ty fair this fall. 5$S5s
The new Buxton Mine Company Of
Lead City recently made a shipment
of 81, 500 worth Of ore.
A destructive prairie fire swept con-
siderable territory north of Hola bird.
"A motor line will be built from Wa
tertown to Lake Kampeska to accom-
nodate the travel.
The new government wing Of the
Sioux Falls penitentiary, containing
fifty-six cells, is to be put in order for
q lot of Gro oks from Detroit.
Principals ot;the great tin importing.
houses OF New FORK are investigating
the tin 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 81 the
Twenty-second district will meet at
jamestown Oct j III f3s
George L. Wright, one Of the pro.
prietors Of La Belle ranch, twelve
miles west Of Madison, was seriously
burned while engaged in blasting o
boulder on his farm.
E. John Cannon, a mechanic Of Bro ok
|ings, drew the $50, 900 Illinois fnrm
! in the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers gift concert which recently
| took place in Chicago Il 81:
Farmers near Blunt, who soWed
some winter wheat last fall, find it,
matured before the drouth and 10 all
right. 5:4 5:5l.$8#s
"A big vein OF coal has been found in.
Southeastern Potter county, near the
Hand county line. It is equal to the
best Illinois coal. VA.
In many places along the James
river where the crop was supposed to
be badly damaged, wheat is turning
out fairly well. 5 .355s.
New wheat, brought into St. Law
renee. is lighter than last year, weigh
ffty-two to fifty-six pounds a bushel.
The Burlington depot at Sioux Falls
will be built OF Sioux Falls auartzite,
and will be 4Ox115 feet in size.
Astock company, with a capital OF
$4,000, is being formed ut Water.
town. The project is to heat the city by
! steam by using plant of boilers, and
also to light the city by electricity.
/ The Yankton Catholics are about
I to begin the erection Of fine, large
Church. The present Church being
too small for the congregation.
The fifth annual fair OF the st. Law
renee County Agricultural and Indus
trial association will be held at Spear
tish, commencing Sept. 8. Ia t5; 55$ -3
/ Theodore Roosevelt denied at Bis.
Emarck the statement that he had ex.
pressed himself in favor OF Blaine and
Logan inEl888. 5s ..5:f; iis...S. 4
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. 4 81 5ts5s; \; BIZ
The city council Of Brookinga
awarded the contract for boring an
artesian well to Gray Bros, Alilwa,l
kee, they being the lowest bidders,
The price to be paid is 81. SO per FOOT
including tubing. if5 50 81
Tie assessmentrolls 81 Burleigh coun
ty, which have just been filed in the
auditors department., chow yalua}
tions as follows: 2s1, O52 acres ofland,5
S9l5,9O2; town lots, 81, l22, Pro
merchandise, s16O,3sO; horses, sos,
536; mules, SIG, 1874; cattlei $50, 237 4
/ sheep, 81, O45;. swine, SIS, 541; vehicles
POI, Ol6;S moneys and credits, ,S1Bl.
4 OLE; household furniture, SI4,la5
stocks or: shares, $81,545; value q
| all other property, $l25, 1850; MAXIM
the total assessed valuation S2.79l 81.
log, an increase Of SITE, 100 over las
year. & .i s,i nv Sc.
The l late storm proved most sever.
to the west and southwest Of Ellen /
dale. Grain and hay-stacks we s
! scattered for miles over the prairi
and many farm buildings DESTROYED
The residence Of August Hanrelt va,
shattered to splinters, and Mr., Hanelt
narrowly escaped. &: William Rowan
living twenty milesnortl, Of thatplace3
was inst nntly killed by falling ttmbe B
during the storm. He was q sinpls 81
man ,.11 and from Canada. 's,5S
GOV. Pierce reported the indebted
ness Ct Dakota rs follows: Terrritori
! 81, $56S, 600; county bonded debt, So.
4 ooo.ooo; county, floating debt, $500.
! ooOi other local ind btedness, includ5
A ing school bonds, $500. 900. r.
900. n 80 'o,ooo,s
Gov. Pierce has about perfecte d ar.
Iraneements by which the accounts
/: Of the territorial militia for armory
rent. uniforms, ETC.. can be paid win
4 out waiting for the assembling 81 The,
iegisia a1tlT It is also expected thnfd
the pei, diem OF men. for service in the'
encanpment at Aberdeen this veays
VIII be paid in the same way. an III.
hclal annonncement will be mazda 5 Z =
4 soon as the final arrangements are r.
completed. s55s iT,' ssss
Ohm Mosley, supposed to be d
tramp, was shot in . house Of ilLfame
4 5a ts Y .a by 81 woman known i, q
] Nellie Grant: The bullet entered the.
4 shoulder and IS pronounced ~ the
40 N attend dance as not fatal.
| eaiosley J. on getting sober and finding