Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-01-26
DAKOTA NEWS ITEMS.

THOMAS Murray kills his wife at
s;oux Falls and fatally shoots him
self.
r I Patrick was recently appoints
ed postmaster at Vain.
Two of the Burleigh county COM
,,;ss,opers are suspended for malfea-
sance and misappropriating money.
Numerous measures havs been in.
PRODUCED in the house of representa-.
t;yea bv Delegate Clifford OF Dakota.
one dealing with the territorial su.
nreme court and judicial districts.
The first term of the Gary Bush
ness college opened with Prof. A. A..
Merrill at the head.
The comptroller OF the currency
has approved as reserve agents the
following national banks in Dakota:
National Bank of Dakota, Huron;
| Citizens National Bank ofSioux Fails.
G. T. Proper has been appointed
oostmaster at Wahpeton, Vice B. C
wilson removed. The ex-postmaster
has served about six years.
James w. Raymond, Territorial
Treasurer has transferred his office to
Hon. John d. LGwler OF Mitchell, ac-
companied with S300,9SS. During
his three years in office Mr.. Raymond
has handled 81, 700, 600 and fioated
SOS. 900 OF territorial bonds at
less rae OF interest than similar
bonds we're eyer sold for before. I'm
| til last wear no bonds were issued
drawing less than q per cent. Mr..
RAYMOND successfully negotiated
nearly half a million at 3 and 4 LIZ per
cent optional bonds last year, receive
ing a handsome premium
There was one change in the board
of directors Of each OF the three Ma
| tional banks at Fargo, but all the old
officers were reelected. The First Ma
| tioual declared q semi-annual divi-
dend OF 4 per cent. and passed Sl2,-
| 500 to surplus. The Citizens passed
$4,000 to undivided profits and the
Red River Valley put aside about the
same amount OF earnings.
The Northern Pacific and Chris
tian Co.'s elevators at New Rockford
were burned. Farmers raised big
crops around New Roekfort, and
both elevators were filled with grain
awaiting the breaking of the snow
blockade for shipment. Eighty thou
sand bushels are understood to have
gone up in smoke.
The fifteenth anniversary OF Bishop
William u. Hare's install alton as
bishop of the Episcopal church was
celebrated in Sioux Falls by the
clergy OF the diocese, members OF Cal
vary parish and the members OF Sioux
Falls generally. During the forenoon
commemorative services were held at
Calvary cathedral and also an in
formal conference OF the visiting cler-
gy. A rich and beautiful robe was
prescrted to the bishop in behalf OF
the parishes.
The Mitchell daily Republican has
in preparation a special edition which
will show up the building improve
ments and material growth Of Mitch
ell for 1887, which in spite OF the duh
times has been one OF the best years
in the history OF the place.
E. E. Griswold. editor OF the Dell
Rapids Exponent, was married at
Marcus, Iowa, on the 4th inst.
Ripley S. Lyon, cashier of the Mer-
chants bank at BrookIngs, has just
received from his father in Schenecta-
dy, n. Y, a Masonic apron that has
been in the family for more than a
hundred years. 1t is of satin and EN-
bellished with emblems of the blue
lodge and chapter, and was first worn
by Mr.. Lyons great-grandfather.
At Wahpeton, liquor license vas
raised from 1925 to $500 at last
election, and vent into effect January
L. Out o. twenty-five saloons in
SxAlPston, fourteen ase lsft,
There are now four daily papers in
the Black Hills towns, and it is be-
lieve that all are in a prosperous con-
dition.
Charles L. Graber, county com
missioner, when the board adjourned
at Grand Forks. left for homo, near
Larimore. The drive from Larimore
is about seven miles, His horses left
the track and wandered about on the
prairie for some hours, when fortu-
nately they were discovered, stuck in q
snow drift. GRADER had left the sleigh.
presumably TO assist the horses, and
was unable to return. When found
he vas living in the snow insensible.
Another hour and he would have died.
The Daily News is a new paper at
Huron
The night Of the 10th was the cold
est for years at Pembina. 1t was So
deg. below zero at Fort Pembina.
A German named Flornia Sneller,
living fifteen miles northeast oil HUI.
ron, put the muzzle oil his gun into his
mouth and nearly shot his head of,
dying instantly. The cause for it is
not known further than the receipt of
a letter from Wisconsin saying that
his daughter was in destitute circum.
stances, and he was unable to aid
her.