Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-05-05
DAKOTA NEWS.

| The Sioux Falls, S. D., Gazette, which
was started as an evening daily few DAYS
| ago has discontinued It's publication.
John McGrath and A. Wright OF Michi.
| gan City, N. d., fought to finish with bare
knnckles in the street a few days ago. They
had been having a lawsuit.
/ The Minnesota, a very valuable proper
ty near Deadwood, S. D., was sold to an
Eastern syndicate Il few days ago for $50
| 600. This makes the eighth larc lining
deal in that neighbo,h hood in tht est Two
months.
Albert Barton, formerly OF Minneapolis,
was declared insane by the board OF in.
sanity. at Faulkton, S. D., few days ago.
and sent to the asylum at Yankton. He
was 20 years OF age and has n wife in this
country.
| special telegram from jamestown. n.
| d., says that the effort to establish a
branch insane asylum at Grafton instead
OF a penitcntiAry does not meet with the
approval OF citizens. Protests have been
sent Senator Casey.
| Land seekers are again drifting into the
old counties OF South Dakota, the Sisseton
/! opening having distracted their attention
for a few days only. Farm lands are ad.
vancing in prices. and but few pieces can
be had for less than $40 per acre.
General Manager Ward, OF Pierre, and
Engineer Tilden, OF jamestown, officials of
the Pierre Black Hills &; Duluth road, met
in Aberdeen, S. D., to complete arrange.
ments for the expectation OF ironing and
| n, 1ty,n 90 ,1l
Two men were taken by the customs
officials from Neche, n. d., charged with
smuggling. A large quantity ofcutlery and
silver ware was ound ON them. They are
| now in the Pembina county Jail awaiting
their examination before the United States
| marshal.
The Houston Narcotic Cuee Company, OF
| Omaha, Neb., for the treatment OF the H.
quor, opium, morphine and tobacco habit,
has established branch institute in Aber.
! deem, S. D. Twenty counties--1O in North
and 1Oin South Dakota-comprise the
territory.
1t is said by a special telegram that Col.
Myers, Huron's new mayor, got into a
difficulty few evenings ago with one OF
HIS most earnest supporters, who re.
monstrated with him because OF certain
acts OF the council. Myers struck his
| friend several blows.
Deputy Marshall Matthewson brought in
to Rapid City, S. D., Col. E. George from
Rosebud agency few days ago upon the
charge of completely in the theft OF 70 head
| OF stock from Suven Bros, who have the
agency beef contract. This is the second
arrest and others will follow.
Department Commander j. B. Holt, OF
the G. A. R. OF South Dakota, has issued
general orders No. 2 appointing Gen. E. T.
Lanley, OF Huron, chief OF staff and numer.
Gus aide de camps, also colonies and ma
! jors OF divisions. The state has been d.
vided in to IT divisions or districts, o.
which the Black Hills make two.
| Gov. Burke. OF North Dakota, Manager
world s fair board conferred with dele.
cation OF citizens OF Grand Forks a few
/ days ago relative to the ACCESSIBILITY OF
convening a special session OF the legislature
to provide for holding az election OF presi-
DENTAL electors, canvassing returns and
making an additional appropriation of
S5O,O for the worlds fair exhibit. The
sentiment at Grand Forks favors a special
session.
Suit has been begun against prom
inent attorney OF Fargo, N. D., charging
him with selling two houses which did not
belong to him and were not in his charge
as agent. They were built by Mrs. Nc.
| Carly, who afterwards removed to St.
Paul. One OF her daughters went to Fargo
recently and thought she would occupy the
house. She could not find it, and inquiry
showed that it had been sold, torn down
and moved into the country. She says
that the attorney told the party she sent
to him that he had not sold the house and
had nothing to do with it; but the purchaser
has O. bill of sale from the attorney for the
two houses. The attorney has also report.
ed that he received control OF the property
by u tax deed.
The officials OF the vernmentl land Office
in Mitchell, S. D., have just tried an inter
esting land controversy from Aurora coun.
ty. The case hinges upon the government
survey. 1t appears that the government
surveyors were careless in dong their work,
and that in several townships in Aurora
county the surveying was done so poorly
| that quarter sections here and there will
lap upon other from ten to foty acres.
One OF the county surveyors tried to un-
rdfet ene Inuss' Win ouiS pdttial success,
and the government commission sent out
in 1855 could do, or a least, did do, moth
| ing to right matters. According to the coun-
ty surveyors work the claimant in this
case had done the required ploughing and
cultivation on his timber culture entry, but
according to the government survey his
ploughing is nearly one-eighth OF mile
away. The land officials decided in favor
OF the claimant on account OF the good
faith shown.
Senator Pettigrew learned ut the Indian