Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-03
DAKOTA NEWS AOTEs.

From all over Tue fetIicoiJ SoiS
reports OF farmers returning from
Washington and Oregon.
The farmers elevator at Grandin
was destroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000;
fully covered.
The Sioux Falls Argus says that
there is talk OF establishing morn
ing republican newspaper IN that
city.
A number of Turner county farmers
are sowing patches of alfalfa this
spring and propose to give TINS Vaiu'
able crop fair test.
The programme OF the fourteenth
annual meeting of the Dakota Sun
day school association is nearly com.
pleted. The convention will be held
at Mitchell July 10, i and IL.
At the head of a gilded palace OF sin
at Dead wood is the widow OF a dis
tinguished union officer during the re-
beliion.
DR.. Emmons, An expert from the
mines OF Cornwall, England, has made
a careful examination OF the Black
Hills ore. He expressed himself as
satisfied that a great future was IN
store for the tin interests OF the Black
Hills, and declared that this must be-
come great tin producing country.
Sioux Falls is to have the Norwe.
gian Lutheran college.
The military fair given by the Ia
dies OF Watertown for the benefit OF
Company H, lasting three days, was
a decided success. The boys cleared
about 5000 to help them on their
trip to Nashville.
Attorney General Garland told a
correspondent at Washington that
Judge Francis case remained in the
same condition without change. His
resignation has not again been de-
manded, and while he could make no
certain statement, the attorney gener-
al conveyed theimpression that Fran
els would hold on until the end OF his
term. 1t is generally believed that the
president has decided upon Miller OF
Fargo as the man for the place when
Francis gets out OF the way.
| Yankton county farmers generally
have finished planting small grain,
and blowing for corn has begun. The
| soil along the Missouri river counties
| is in the best condition OF any spring
| for five years, and the praIries and
| lawns are already covered with grass
| OF length sufficient to be cropped
! by live stock. The trees are rapidly
leafing out and spring improvements
are in full blast. The Yankton street
| railway company, with q capital
stock OF $40, 900, will begin building
| within two weeks. The electric light
plant is we'll under construction.
Judge Francis was in jamestown
the other day en- route to Darlington
to hold Foster county's first term OF
court. AS an indication of the good
order prevailing throughout his dis
trict he stated that there is at present
rot single prisoner in the Bismarck
| Jail but one or two in the Jamestown
| iail, which is usually empty, and in
| the entire district not more than a
dozen criminals are now confined.
The extent of country embraced in
Judge Francis district is larger in
area than the State of New York and
has over $4,000 people.
Senator Davis introduced in the
senate bill to allow the city OF Aber-
deem to purchase from the general
| government the southeast quarter
section l 4, town 1913, range so, with
in sixty days after the passage OF the
act. This tract OF land is the we'll
| known Dayton claim in that city.
over which there has been so much
controversy.
John Stukey, butcher at Gettys'
burg, committed suicide. Whisky is
the cause.
Plankinton is trying to solve the
liquor question by application OF the
law in a vigorous way.
Citizens OF Pierre are highly incensed
over the action of the Chicago &
Northwestern ralll DAD. The ferry
boat is owned by that corporation
and because it does not pay a large
per cent the company has ordered
that it be laid up until further orders
Petitions, signed by all the merchants
have been sent to President Hughitt
protesting against the act. Privat.
individuals are anxious to put on 6
new boat, but are frightened away by
the Chicago & Northwestern road
threatening to run their boat.
During a strong gale OF wind, 6
spark from the Illinois Central loco
motive set fire to the horse sheds o
W. o. johnson, railroad contractor
located on the river bank at Sioul
Falls. The sheds, which contained
I25 head of horses and mules, wer'
ablaze in an instant. The men rush
ed in and cut the halters oil nearly {
hundred but the rest were burned
Some of the burning animals brok
their halters, rushed to the river anC
Jumped in and were carried over tn
Falls. Eighteen carcaSses remain il
the ruins. Five were so badly burned
that they had to be shot. A larg
quantity OF harness was also burned
in the sheds.
Herbert Smith, Il young man iron
Wisconsin, who was arrested at Abel
deem, charged by John H. Drake wit
grand larceny in taking trunk cor
tanning stationery and printing ms
terial from the Dakota Pioneer O.
tice, attempted to commit suicide i
the Jail. He was found and cut dow,
by Marshal Curtiss and restored t,
consciousness He stated that h
took the trunk to secure money du
: him. Drake subsequently paid hin
The trunk was found at the depot, an
he was arrested when about to leav
town. Doubts OF Smiths sanity ar
, entertained.
F. There is considerable activity
Lakota dirt. Over $4,000 worth {
. property changed hands in one day.
Youngvert, young man in the en-
l ploy OF c. w. Seebold OF Fargo, wa
attacked By bull and nearly killed
: He went with part of feed into til
, stable yard, where a bull was Ioos,
r and the animal, after being pushe
away from the feed several tunes, b,
came enraged, and attacked Younl
vert, tossing him upon Ills horns an
goring and bruising him badly. II
will recover.
! Mr.. Hughman OF Chicago has offere
/: to donate valuable lots to Fargo if
$4,000 building should be erecte
t upon the site to be used for the con
4 ing musical festival. The offer wa