Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-01

charged Homer James, ex-county
treasurer, accused OF defaultiug.
The senate has confirmed the nomi.
nation of NJ. II. Rowley as register Of
the Mitchell land Office.
Frank Eldridge has resigned his of.
fee OF chief train dispatcher of the
Dakota division OF the Chicago &
Northwestern railway.
Matthew Appel died at White Lake
OF old age. He was the founder OF
White Lake, going there in the fall OF
1880 from Waterloo.
w. r. Gettman, of Briton, knight
| of the green cloth, is charged with hay-
ing been too familiar with another
mans wife.
Two car loads OF potatoes, onions
and clothing were sent to the Kansas
sufferers from Pierre. The Chicago &
Northwestern railroad granted free
transportation.
The supreme court has decided in
favor of new trial in the famous
Buttz-Coltun case from Fargo.
Horatio C. Plumley, managing edi.
tor of the Fargo Argus, and Miss
Helen S. Green were united in mar
ria2e at the home OF the latter, SYRIA
cuse, y. Y.
A farmer near Cavour, named Bes-
serud, put some snow on the coal fire
to smother it, and then went to bed.
| The fumes and gas awoke him, when be
found his youngest child dead, and his
| wife so near death that it required o
physIc ian to save her life.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
and the Burlington, Cedar Rapids 4
Northern roads have met the 90 per-
cent cut OF the Illinois Central road
to and from Sioux Falls. Other roads
are expected to fall into line.
David Stevens, dealer in general
merchandise at Beersiord. has been
forced to assign. Liabilities $4,000.
Among the heavy creditors are VII
son and Kimberly OF Sioux City,
Iowa, August Beck of Chicago and II.
6. Fisher, Chicago.
Three prisoners in the jail at Mitch
ell attacked the turnkey and tried to
make their escape by snatching the
keys from him. He was alone bus
| threw the keys outside into the cor
rider through grating, ard drove
| the prisoners back into their cells.
A G. A. r. encampmeBt will be belc
at Redfield March 81, % and 29next
Burglars entered bank at Tovst
City by prying open the door, hut
were frustrated before securing any.
thing OF value. Tiey were ARRESTED
at Buffalo by Deputy Sheriff lay
mond and brought to the Jail at fafs
go. They give the names OF jane
Carroll, James Buchanan, Jano
Dunn and James Sullivan.
Some interesting statistics indice
tive OF Dakota's growth for the pas
decade were read at the Congregafioa
al Church in Sioux Falls during su1
day school meeting, by ID. 7. WARD
| Sioux Falls, a pioneer OF Dakots
Sunday school work. In 1878 tne.
were but rs schools in the territor
with $500 members. Now there
1000, with membership OF 4o,oo
During that time Dakota's populale
increased 600 per cent, while the ~
day schools increased !, geo per cez
At jamestown, Fred Newha1a
died from the effects of dose o.
senic administered by himself.
1t is the purpose of the territor
superintendent Of public INSTRUCT
to compile complete list OF ege
person who persisted in Dakota
ing the fatal snowst orm OF Jan.
for general distribution. The sts'
tics are being gathered by the eou'
superintendent of schools. Inc
| ject is to contradict the exaggera
reports circulated throughout
| states.
President McLouth, of the COZ
at Brookings, says that the bin z
ed both houses of congress ior
benefit OF experimental farms ~
nection with agricultural colless
| give the institution under nus cn
81, 500 as soon as the proper "
ers can be made out and sen
Washington. 1t will be received
terly. AS the bill dates from 1u'
| 1887, the first amount receives
be for two quarters, making ths
ly appropriation $4,000. ~
derstood that portion OF TINS
will oe paid to he students WY
sire to earn enough to pay tneil
through college.
Territorial auditor Ward e
marck said to corresponds
informed Gov. Church last is'
we would probably have to
TO our business at Sioux Fal's
time IN the spring. This IS
OF business only and is neces
by the increase ana enlaresn
our wholesale business to kes
with the remarkable growth z
/ Falls. have had no opposis'
iov. Church in my efforts
| ailway lands assessed and e
resign it is of my own Tres
lccord and there is nothingin
rurb the friendship which no
between Gov. Church and nyS