Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-02-23
THE DAKOTAS.
INTERESTING ITEMS SENT BY
SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
Important Events OF the Two Da-
kotas Summarized In Terse
But Reliable Lang
uage.

Hans B. Benson, OF HARDWOOD, S. D.,
dropped dead while getting on the Great
| Northern train to go home a few days
| ago.
Barney Breen's residence at Devils
Lake, N. D., and a portion OF his house
hold effects were destroyed by fire recent
ly. Loss 5000.
The South Dakota Morgan Stock
Breeders Association will exhibit some
OF their animals at the worlds fair, from
the ranch OF Don C. Needham, OF Crow
Lake, Jerauld county.
The road from Park River to Langdon,
N. d., is still blockaded. No train has
reached there for week. A snow-plow
has been trying to fightits way through
The thermometer sunk AS low as so
degrees during the storm.
A Turner county, S. D., farmer has
figured out the profits on 211 fowls for
the past year as follows: Total receipts
from same, $2,22S.52, including eggs,
young chickens, etc. sold; total expenses
OF raising and handling, $S79.14, leav-
ing protitper fowl OF $3.50.
Two years ago itwas impossible to get
loan on South Dakota lands except
under extraordinary conditions. Now
the loan companies are seeking business.
Since Dec. IL, 1892, one Aberdeen loan
agent has put out S3S, 900 on farms at a
straight rate OF per cent, the money
loaner paying the agents commission.
A sad case is reported at Parker S. D..
A deserted wife, the daughter of a heart
less father, who turned her from his home
because she had fits, committed suicide.
The girl, subject to epileptic fits, with no
home, her peculiar malady making it I'M
pleasant for strangers to harbor her
around, deserted by her natural pro-
tector, took this means OF relief and died
in agony.
Warrants were sworn out at Fargo,
N. d., a few days ago charging eight
places with being resorts for selling
liquor. shcl'iff's posse raded the places,
claiming to find liquors in all OF them, as
follows Headquarters hotel, John
Mason's restaurant, J. X. Flynn's above
the Sherman house, Pete Roach's cigar
store, Tom kennedy's place, Eagle hotel
and John Nelson's restaurant.
Mayor Peck OF Sioux Falls, S. d., has
called ii special election to take place Feb.
IS, to vote on the issuance OF $40 900 6
per cent. 3O-ycar bonds for the erection
has seven school buildings and 1900
| IL IL,
doubtpdiv carry. The school boards re-
ceipts from the state school land funds
show the annual increase in the interest
from that fund will pay the interest on
these bonds.
The volume OF business transacted at
the United States land office in Aber deem,
S. d., continues to be OF very gratifying
character. The number OF home stead
filings for January, 1898, exceeded those
OF any other January in the history OF
the Office. During January the officials
sold .O93 acres. which amounted to s.,
1867. There We're 10 homestead fiji
ings, covering II, $40 acres; 43 final
homestead proofs received. covering g.
go acres, and s final timber culture
proofs made, covering; 1850 acres. In
January, 1883. 81 homestead filings were
made, and in January, 1898, 63 filings.
Those We're the highest figures for that
month up to the January just past.
The act OF March 2, 1889, opening the
great Sioux reservation, provided that
all lands taken by settlers from February
TO- 1888. to February 10, 1895, will only
cost the settlers Is cents per acre when
they make final proof OF the same. All
lands taken prior to this date will cost
the settlers S1.25 per acre. There are
still over 2,0OO,O 600 acres OF good farm
| ing land on the reservation in the Cham
berlian land, district
The register and receiver anticipate a
rush for this land on the morning OF
February 1 1. asseveral land seekers have
arrived in town the past week and are
not making their entries until the IS cent
limit comes on the morning OF February
IL.
A band OF robbers is said to be operat-
ing down the Jim river in the vicinity OF
Yankton, South Dakota. The other day
they called at the house OF John Brenn,
an old bachelor, and inquired the way to
the next town. He refused to go to the
door when the intruders burst it open
and with black handkerchiefs about their
faces, three men rushed inside. They de-
manded Brenn's money and when he
said he had none they assaulted him,
pounded him on the head with the re-
volvers, and tying his hands and feet
with his suspenders. They then ransack-
ed the house but found nothing, leaving
Brenn insensible on the floor, where he
was rescued by neighbors next morning.
Brenn was supposed to be wealthy.
| A. W. Wilmarth, OF Huron, and F. L..
Boyce, OF Sioux Falls, have gained vic
tory in one OF the capital location bond
suits. In the case OF Mrs. Schaetzel, OF
Sioux Falls, VS.. the city OF Huron, enioin-
ing it against Repayment ofcertain CAPT
tai bonds and warrants, Mr.. White, a
bondholder, interviewed as defendent,
and later obtained an order from the
court, dismissing his intervention with