Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-08-05

Tounty Record; treasurer, NJ. IL. Jewell.
bismarck Tribune; executive committee,
e. s. Smith, Mayyille Tribune; Frank Cor
nell, Tower City Herald; g. u. Bower Hills
boro Banner.
The committee on constitution and by
laws made report and IL was adopted.
Resolutions were adopted requesting the
next legislature to have the territorial laws
printed in all the papers having circulation
Of $50, and having been regularly issued Tor
SIX months. Also favoring a law compelling
the printing OF chattel foreclosures Tor
amounts exceeding S25; requiring the afii-
aayits OF legal notices to state the amount
Of legal fees and that no part OF the same
has been divided or shared with any per
son or persons. At 2:3o banquet was
had at hotel Minnesota. At the conclusion
the association was called to order ana
toasts were called and responded to.
Mrs. Jacob Huffman was killed by
lightning near Washington.
Wolves are committing bold depre-
dations near Flandreau.
A law and order league will be organ
lied in Douglas county.
The proposed Barbour-Albright duel
at Pierre did not take place, asfriends
interfered and the quarrel was AMIGA
bly, settled.
One hundred thousand shares OF
stock, representing s5,ooo,ooe, was
wagered on horse race at Deadwood.
The market value of the stock was
considerably less.
The forage contract at Fort Meade
calls for 10000 pounds OF oats
and 100000 pounds ofcorn. Forthe
former the contractor will receive ST.
20 yer 100 pounds and for the latter
S1.35.
A town called Leeds has been laid
out at the junction OF the Turtle
Mountain branch with the main line
of the Manitoba, sixty miles from
DEVILS Lake city.
Jules Quintall, Sr., at Minor, has
calf with three eyes, two horns, two
mouths and five nostrils.
Only three votes were cast at Col
umbia against bonding the city for
$4,000 for better railroad facilities.
President Bowls of the fair associa-
ton was notified that both the Milwau-
kee and Northwestern companies
would furnish free transportation to
all exhibits to the Mitchell fair, and
passenger rate two cents a mile.
A young man named Hayter, near
Esmond, while in his house, Lad his
shoes torn of and his clothes set on
fire by lightning. He was thrown
about six feet, but not seriously in
jured.
The Dakota Post is the name of a
Democratic German paper to be pub
lished at Yankton.
Two deserters named King and Wise,
from Fort Randall were captured at
Yankton.
A fire at Spearfish destroyed the
residence of Albert Power. Loss, S4,
600. Prof Cook, who was living with
t.
history OF Dakota he had just COM
pleted and many other valuable pa
pers.
A prospecting party is being organ
lied at Rapid City to search for tin
lodes.
From the LIST of January up to date
the merchants handling farming I'M
plements and machinery at Glendale
sold and delivered 335 binders, 1873
mowers, Sol wagons and buggies, Is
steam threshing outfits and 8 headers,
the total value of the same being
S121, 45o.
Mike Flynn, Northern Pacific sec
ton hand at Mapleton, was run over
by switch engine and instantly kill
ed. He was intoxicated.
On the oath inst. the mercury in
various places was reported at 102 in
the shade.
In sinking an artesian well for the
North Dakota Roller mill at Hillsboro.
a vein OF natural gas was struck at a
depth OF los feet. When lighted the
fame shoots to a height OF three feet.
Mr.. Green, the proprietor, will run his
125 horsepower engine with it.
W. ]. Murphy, proprietor of the
Grand Forks Plaindealer, was mar
ried in Chicago to Miss Josephine
Hopkins OF that city.
Notice has been received at the
Huron land office OF the suspension OF
fifty entries for various reasons, dur
ing the first ninteen days of July.
In the suit of Barnes county against
A. NJ. Pease, the defaulting county
treasurer, and his bondsmen, to re-
cover S2s, 462.6s, which had been on
trial before Judge Francis of the Sixth
judicial district, the jury were out two
hours and returned verdict for the
full amount claimed to be due with
interest at per cent. from May 20,
1884, the day of Pease's departure.
The sea serpent, or whatever 1t may
be, in Lake Kampeska, excites a great
deal OF curiosity and discussion.
The city council of Huron has or
dered an election for Aug. II to vote
on proposition 20 issue bonds to
the amount of $40, 1000 to the Duluth,
Watertown & Pacific, provided it is
built there; also, an additional amount
of $4,000 if its shops are built there.
This road is believed to belong to the
Rock Island system.
Both the Northwestern and st. Paul
roads have agreed to carry free all ex.
hibits for the territorial! fair in Huron,
Sept 6 to 10, and carry passengers the
round trip for fare one way.
With imposing services the corner
stone OF st. Mary's Evangelical Luth.
eran church was laid at Fargo. This
is the first English Lutheran church in
the Territory OF Dakota.
At special election it was deter.
mined by vote of 81 to 5 to incor.
porate the town of st. Lawrence.
The fourth annual session of the
Northwestern Dental association met
at Fargo. The following are the new
officers: President, DR.. H. S. Startling,
Fargo; vicepresident, DIR. ]. w. Wells,
jamestown; treasurer, C. b. Daven
port, Moorhead; secretary, DIR. S. j
Hill. DIR. j. w. Close was recommend
ed to the governor tor appointment
on the territorial examining board.
Fire at Aberdeen destroyed the resi-
dence of District Attornav Gordon