Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-12-31

declupN Dy dutpc 1Uuy az
John Bauer. the regular RepHDicab
nominee fos county assessor. rec;ivcu
a plurality OF all the votes cast, inciud-
ing the vote in the city OF Eureka u
two civil townships. tho only two or
ganized in the township, while Jonn
Schultz received a plurality OF votes,
excluding the votes of Eureka n SAD
two civil townships. The attorneys for
Schultz contendei that, under n law
of 1893 the voters Of cities and organ
lied civil townships had no right TO
vote for the district assessor. The de-
cision of the court was in favor OF
John Bauer.
The register and receiver Of the
United States land office In Chamber
la:n have hecn authorized to dispose OF
the buildings remaining unsold at Fort
Randall at private sale. for not less
than their appraised valuation. Among
Tho few buildings remaining unsold are
the post hospital n large. ieodcrn
structure; a mammoth brick store
house and a Gladstone chapel. The
latter building WAS partly constructed
by the Odd Fellows society. ana 4
lodge room. The first in the territory, is
still maintained in il. 1t Ii probame
that the settlers ia the vicinity ana
other Interested parties will purchase it
from the government and present 1T to
thravarious religious denominations, 10
be used Tor all time for religious gath
erings.
White Ghost, head chief; Wezee, sub
chief, Mark Wells, interpreter, and Dr.
Fred Treon, United States Indian
agent, formed a party from Grow
Greek agency, which left for Washing
ton to collect n bill of about 100000,
principal and interest, due n Crow
Greek Indians as reimbursement for re-
ceiying less land per capita In their di-
minished reservation than the Sioux Mt
other agencies. Nearly seven years ago
last March White Ghost and other
members of the committee appointed
by the grand council OF the tribe, came
to Chamberlain and Sent a dun to I'm
Gle Sam by wire. This not having been
Needed they decided TO Interview the
Indian bureau officials personally.
The land office at Chamberlain has
rejected the application of citizens or
Gregory county 10 make entry of the
townsitc of Fairfax. The town was To-
Gated several years ago. and aspires TO
be tho county sea- Of Gregory county,
as soon as the country is organized.
The towLsite application was filed by
the county judge of Charles Mix couu-
~. TO which Gregory is attached for
judicial purposes, through ais attorney,
John ID. Rivers. and was rejected for
two reasons. One reaso is that the
townsiters apply to make proof at once
ON 1G0 acres. and claim a population of
only fifty. This rs premature, as final
proof upon a townsite cannot be made
until after the expiration of three
months. The other reason is that fifty
people Cannot make proof or 80 large n
tract as 100 acres. The ase win be ap-
pealed to the commissioner of the gen.
eral land Office.
The Jury In the Christian Christian
sen murder case at CLARK find the de-
PENDANT guilty as charged and fix his
punishment In the penitentiary for life
at hard labIr. Mrs. Christ ansen's b dy
was found hanging TO a limb OF a tree
in the timber of the family tree claim.
Her husband, on seeing ii there, said
she must have committed suicide, and
every enc agreed with him. 1t ap-
peared that she drove out into the
trees in a wagon, fastened the o
and made the horse pass on. the moose
pulling her from the wagon and strang-
ling her. Later investigation by the
neighbors showed that the horse could
not have pulled the wagon out OF the
trees alone. as he had been carefully
driven between the rows, and the hus-
band was suspected. Other facts CON-
ing up, he was arrested and tried.
Disclosures resulting from the ar
rest by Deputy United States Marshal
Tschetter of Dobcrt Deziro. a negro
squawnnn. for selling liquor to Indians
on the Yankton reservation, has Great
ed something Of a sensation on and In
the vicinity of the reservation. When
taken before n United States commits
sioner at Chan berlain for his prelinl-
mary examination, Deziro, who lives
on the Yankton reservation. confessed
that he was IN the employ of one Will
lam j. Wolf, aiso n squa wman, and hat
the whisky md money. also, were used
for tire purpose of influencing the Indi-
II on the reservation, who are legal
voters, to vote a certain ticket at the
recent election. Wolf was then arrest
ed. and he has been bound over to ap-
pear before the neyt federal grand jury
while Deziro has been placed under
bonds as q witness. The matter is be-
in@ - ""ughly irvo~tierte
er II there Is any ruth n h s I TIC cnt
md xgt1n III any ono 10 hnn...r NNAl.