The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-09-17
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS.
Yankton is to have system o
electric lights.

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Bishop Hare will return to Sioux
Falls from Europe about Sept. 2T.
The Presbyterian congregation at
Lamoure will rebuild their church,
blown away by the tornado.
The college at Groton will open the
fall session with 100 students.
Rapid City is taking steps to send q
sample OF its tin ores to Eastern ex-
positions.
Rev. S. ]. Updike, pastor OF the
Watertown Congregational church,
has resigned.
The trustees OF the school OF mines
at Rapid City are trying to secure DR..
Pierre Ricketts,, president OF the Co
lumbia school OF mines, n. ". for pres
ident of the Dakota institution.
United States Marshal Maratta says
that Presid dsnt Cleveland had intimat.
ed he would appoint the nominee of
the Aberdeen convention to the gu
bernatorial char of Dakota.
Judge Church is in receipt of letter
from Judge Thomas stating that he
would not reach Deadwood until the
10th or Goth OF September.
M. Smith. near Mitchell, lost $50
bushels OF wheat by burning, spark
from the threshing engine having set
the fire.
Rev. G. S. Bascom, who has been
pastor OF the Congregational church
at Nermillion for six years, has re-
signed and will in the future live in
Minneapolis.
Watertown voted down water
works proposition because the people
did not like the form in which it was
presented. They mean to have water.
The first frost to do any damage
occurred ON the 80 ult., at various
points.
Burleigh county, with q valuation
of S2,sOo,oOO, has an indebtedness OF
Sl34, 900.
c. S. Jones OF Pierre has bought the
Wright house in Huron for S26, 900.
The average valuations for the ter
ritory are as follows: Lands per acre,
S3.S7; horses, per head, S51.O2;
mules, S5S.4O; cattle, Sl5. .63; sheep,
Sl.27; swide, 1924.
The Cass and Barnes county agricul-
tural society will hold it's fair at Tow
er City, Sept. % to "a.
Elmer Foberry, who killed Frank
Finney ut Burlington, has been cap
tured and is in jail at Minnewaukan.
w. E. Dodge OF jamestown was ac-
cidentally shot by D. C. Buck while
both were chicken hunting. Ten or
twelve No. g shot entered various por-
tions of his body, one passing through
the cheek No serious consequences
are anticipated.
Columbia's $4,000 court house has
been completed and turned over to
Brown county.
Godfeit Long, living near Devils
Lake, fell from his wagon and was in-
stantly killed.
j. w. Middleton's barn near North,
vile was burned. Loss, $1,000.
The Cass and Barnes county Agri.
cultural society will hold its fair at
Tower city Sept. %. %, "a. Perma.
nent buildings and a one-half mile
track are now under way. Abundant
funds are pledged to make it a great
! success.
The books OF the territorial audito,
show that the admissions to the hos
pitfalls for the insane TAT Yankton and
Jamestown) are averaging 13 pc,
month, and the expenses for transport
ing the patients from the various
counties to the hospitals, including
fees OF sheriffs and attendants, are
about 81, 500 per month. A large pro
portion OF these insane persons are
Scandlnavians. If the present ratio
! of commitments is kept up these hos
pitfalls will soon be overcrowded.
A convention to nominate candi
| dates for the legislature was called tc
meet at Bismarck Oct. IL.
Fire at Bismarck destroyed the resi-
dence of Isaac Ross. Loss, $4,000
partially insured.
The Republican county convention
at Grand Forks nominated w. L
/ Collins for the council, and w. H. Eel
lows and G. d. Wyman for the house
/ The fact that Gen. and Mrs. Logar
were guests OF Gov. Alger and occu
pants OF the two special cars uAet
by the governor and party that
were attached to the Atlantic express
on the Northern Pacific, appeared tc
be generally Known all along the route
and at every station crowds were
| gathered to welcome Gen. Logan.
Lisbon Special: The grand jury re
turned three indictments against DR.
w. w. Bradley-one for murder in tn,
first degree, one for abortion and on,
for manslaughter. This case grew out
OF an alleged abortion where the re
i mains OF a child were found in a wa
ter-closet.
After months OF doubt Fargo nov
believes she has the smelling work.
located there for a certainty.
At Traverse, Officer Woolcutt arrest
ed County Commissioners Z. Jacot
Webb and G. A. Moody and Treas
urer J. H. Linge of that county on {
warrant issued by Justice Hanson
charging the forging OF county war
rants.
Sheriff Lawrence arrived in Redfelt
hayinn in ch a rna Iahn Bun illor ,rho