The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-10-22
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS.


$4,000 as the result OF a two weeks
run ending Sept. Is.
Hansons saw and planning mill near
Sundance burned. Loss, $4,000.
There is q scheme on toot for the di
VISION OF Jerduld county.
A sulphur spring has been discover
ed near Deadwood.
| A fred Alison was crushed to death
by the collapse ofagranary near Grand
Forks.
1 James Forbes and Thomas Ryan,
charged with highway robbery, nude
their escape from the Valley City jail.
| In the case OF Frank Cook VS.. Will
lam NJ, Williamson, the appeal OF the
latter from the decision of the general
land Office OF April 25, 1885, holding
for cancellation his timber culture Ell
try OF the northeast quarter OF section
35, township JOG north. range 55
west, in the Mitchell land dis
trict, the secretary says, on examina-
ton OF the case, furnishes no reason
for disturbing said decision, and af
firms it.
The residences OF T. d. and Amos
Belder, near Sanborn, burned. Total
loss, 81 900; no insurance.
Natural gas has been struck in q
well near Fargo. ....
DIR. Darrow of Fargo, superintend-
ent OF the territorial board OF health,
has issued orders to DR.. Coe OF Man
dan to Immediately kill all animals
in Morton and Oliver counties sick
with pleuro-pneumonia and burn their
bodies; also to keep all suspected ami
mails in quarantine.
As the east-bound passenger, ap-
preached a bridge twenty miles west
of Canton, the bridge was discovered
to be on fire. The train stopped IL
time to save all except the engine,
which went down. The engineer and
tiremen saved themselves by jumping.
The territorial Democratic central
committee of Dakota has appointed
l.. G. Johnson of Brown, d. S. Glid-
den OF Minneapolis and E. E. Strawder
of Clay, as subcommittee to conduct
the coming campaign.
The residence of Rev. j. A. Seaton,
at Willowdato. two miles east of Wa
tertown, was totally consumed by
fire. The house and furniture are q
total loss, the family only escaping in
their night clothes.
H. S. Miller has purchased the in
terest OF Charles Sweatt, his partner
in the Bank OF Fargo, with the bust
ness and the brick block. The price
paid, 100000, was turned over in
cash on the spot.
The secretary OF the interior has
affirmed the decision OF the commits
sioner OF the general land Office, hold
ingfor cancellation the cash entry OF
G. II. Shed OF the northwest quarter
section 21, township l21, range GA,
Aberdeen land district; also the de-
cision Of the same officer holding for
cancellation the homestead entry Of
Edgar Tibbitts OF the northwest
quarter section 40, township 139,
range rs, Bismark, land district.
A scheme to remove the Pierre Fire
and Marine Insurance company from
Pierre to Sioux Falls was frustrated.
C. NJ. Durgan a farmer in Sargent
county, fifteen miles south OF Lisbon,
lost his residence, granary and the
yield from $50 acres OF wheat by prai-
rie fire. Loss, 500; no insurance.
In shooting scrape 1s miles south,
east of Bismarck, Joseph Robinson,
aged "a was killed. Three men-Rob.
lnson, q Swede named Andrew Carlson,
and Peter Nelson-left Bismarck to.
gether in wagon, all full. Discussion
arose as to who was the "best man. y
The Swede got out OF the wagon and
fired three shots at the other two
Later Robinson got out and Nelson
drove on. Hearing revolver shots
Nelson returned and found Robinson
: dead with q bullet hole through his
breast.
The Republican legislative conven
ton for the Ninth legislative district
(Spink and Clark counties) was helG
and Col. E. w. Foster OF Frankfort
was nominated Tor the council, anC
+. S. Moriner of Worthwhile and Capt
William N. Berry Of Willow Lake fol
the assembly.
,, At the Republican convention for the
, Eighteenth legislative district, consist
, ing OF Trail, Steele and Griggs coun
) ties, j. f. Selby OF Traill received tht
: nomination for the council. ID. w
Sprague OF Steele and +. HI. Adams O
= Griggs were nominated for representa-
tives.
i The Eleventh district Democrati,
legislative convention nominated c
: 2. Price for councilman, and Nose!
: Young and C. II. Warwick for tn,
? house.
4 The Grafton legislative convention
o nominated II. NJ. Creel OF DEVILS LAX,
: for the assembly.
, The annual convention OF the Bap
:, : lists OF Dakota was held at Huron
These officers we're chosen for th
year: President, Clevenger OF Brook
/. ings; first vice president, Barker o
Chamberlain; second, Thomas OF D
e Smet; recording secretary, Harris O
s Sioux Falls; corresponding secretary
= Patterson Of Parker
The Rev. DR.. c. A. Bartol, OF Bos
g ton, when alluding to the recen
! defalcations, said: "The badness O
!. the bad shall never prejudice m,
n mind against thegoodness OF thegood
:. the purity of the pure, the honor O
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