Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-09-03


bring the total loss up to $4,000.
The Committee on Construction of ii.
Territorial Board of Agriculture have ar
rived in Huron and have begun actiy
measures to put the fair grounds in the hes
condition for the fair which opens Sept. 6
Thirteen saloon licences have been
granted by the County Commissioners o!
Edmunds County. These are the frs'
granted since last January. The board now
stands two for license and one prohibition
ist
-Old-time boatmen say that the Mis-
souri, is lower now than before in twenty
eight years, or since 1858, when it is ira
dition that early settlers used to ford the
river at point near Ponca, where there is
a rock bottom.
Henry Kihel, of Deadwood, was shot
through the head and dangerously injured
by 12-year-old boy, named Isaac Forest,
who was at the time engaged in target
shooting with revolver, and wild shot
inflicted the wound.
At Casselton w. Schledt and his
brother were both knocked over by thun-
derbolt in their barn; two horses were
killed and large quantity of wheat was
burned in the field. Loss, $500. One
brother was seriously injured.
The first one who finished thrashing in
Trail County this year is A. F. Dyer, near
Kelso. A portion of his farm yielded
thirty l,,cIo1c IN tho ooro .,l;la b;c .,t;ro
acreage produced an average of somewhat
over twenty seven bushels to the acre.
The artesian well drillers at Scotland
have struck a bed of granite of adamantine
solidity, and during thirty -four days work
have made but twenty-four feet progress.
Their tools are all worn out, and ut present
they are idle waiting for a fresh supply.
Ella Clark, Is years of age, living nea1
Devils Lake, who is described as being
most beautiful in personal appearance,
swallowed carbolic acid with suicidal in
tent. A doctor was called in who admins
tered an antidote and her life was saved,
tons led her to the act.
"A decision of the General Land Com
missioner in a case involving the title to a
large portion of the Crook City town site
has been received at the Deadwood Land
Office. The decision vacates part of the
land. J. L. Denman is party in the in
terest.
Garry Pierce, son of Gov. Pierce.
brought suit before a Bismarck justice tc
eject the manager of his cattle rancho on
Apple Creek for violation of contract. The
court held the manager had not abided by
his agreement and forfeited all claim to the
profits OF the enterprise. In revenge Pierces
claim has been jumped by a relative of the
discharged man, and further litigation is
pending
"A robbery was committed in one of the
elevators at Glendale few days ago. A
gold watch valued at 1926 and $25 in cash
were stolen from Charles Nortons vest
pocket while that garment hung upon nail
within the building. Mr.. Norton was al
the same time engaged few feet distant.
-Four tramps We're arrested on suspicion.
but were discharged, there being no evil
dence to convict them.
"A Bismarck dispatch says Gov. Pierce
has about perfected arrangements by which
the accounts of the Territorial militia 70,
armory rent, uniforms, etc., can be paid
without waiting for the assembling of the
Legislature. 1t is also expected that the
per diem Of men for service in the encamp-
meat at Aberdeen this year will be paid il,
the same way. An official announcement
will be made as soon as the final arrange.
ments are completed.
lightning struck large grain elevator
owned by the Van Dusen Company at Es-
feline. 1t was soon entirely enveloped in
flames and rapidly consumed. Nothing was
saved. 1t contained 5000 bushels of wheat,
beside flax, 5000 worth of flour, also bar
ley and salt. The loss is about SIS ZOO;
nothing insured but the wheat. 1t is very
probable that it will Immediately be rebuilt.
The heavy rain was the only thing that
saved the whole town from being swept
One wing of the Penitentialy Mt Sioux
has not been completed so as to allow of
its occupation. Marshal Maratta is now
having it completed, and as soon as the
building can be made ready all Territorial
prisoners now confined at Detroit, Mich.
will be lodged in the Sioux Falls building.
This will save considerable expense to the
Government, as it is now compelled to pay
Tor the keeping of its prisoners at Detroit,
while at Sioux Falls their labor will very
likely make them f-supporting.
The ten United States land Offices in
Dakota did the following business in July:
The total number of new filings was 1926.
an increase of 54S over May, and the total
of final proofs was 958, an INCREASE of 191.
One hundred and seven of these final proofs
We're made on timber claims. The area
duly filed on during June was 543 1923 acres.
and that acquired by final proof, 13l, 10!
acres. The total number of new filings
during the first six months of 1886 was 49,
1913, and of final proofs, 4.O27. The area