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

An Interesting question mas JuSt petn
decided 10y Judge Gofy az EUREKA
John Bauer. the regular Republican
nominee 10: comfy assessor. receiver
q plurality Of all the votes cast. inciud-
inc the vote in the city of Eureka AMI
two civil townships. he only two or
ganized In the township, while John
Schultz received a plurality of votes.
excluding the votes of Eureka and SAID
two civil townships. The attorneys for
schultz contcnded that, under the law
of 1893 tho 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.H have hccn authorized to dispose or
the buildings remaining nnsold at o
Randall at private sale. for not less
than their appraised valuation. Among
the few buildings remaining unsold are
the post hospital. a large. raodcrn
structure: a mammoth brick tofe
house and 4 chalkstpnc chapel. The
latter building was partly constructed.
by the Odd Fellows society. and a
lodge room. tn first in the territory, Is
still maintained In IL. Ii is probable
that the settlers In the vicinity and
other Interested parties will purchase 1T
from the government and present II to
TIE various 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 a bin of about S200,OoO.
principal and interest, due the Crow
Greek Indians as reimbursement for re-
ceiving hess land per capita in their di-
minished reservation than the Sioux at
other agencies. Nearly seven years ago
last March White Chest and other
members of the committee appointed
by the graad council of the tribe, came
to Chamberlain and sem 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 ut Chamberlain has
rejected the application Of citizens OF
Gregory county to make entry of the
townsito of Fairfax. The town was To-
Gated several years ago, and aspires to
be the county seat of Gregory county,
as soon as the country is organized.
The towLsite application was filed by
the county judge of Charles Mix couu-
ty. to which Gregory Is attached for
judicial purposes, through ais attorney,
John II. Rivers, and was rejected for
two reasons. One reason is that the
townsitnrs apply to make proof at once
on 160 acres. and cildm a population Of
only fifty. This is premature. as final
proof upon a TOWNSHIP cannot be made
until after the expiration of three
months. The other reason Is that fifty
people caaDot make proof on So large n
tract Ms 100 acres. The case will be APP
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 p~enitentiary for life
ut hard hbjr. Mrs. Christ ansen's bedy
was found hanging to a limb OF a ire
in the timber of the family tree claim.
Her husband, on seeing IL there. said
she must have committed suicide, and
every n agreed with him. 1t ap-
peared that she drove into the
trees in a wagon, fastened the moose
and made the horse pass ON. the Dos
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 COM
ing up. nc was arrested and tried.
Disclosures resulting from the ar
rest by Deputy United States Marshal
Tschetter of nobert Deziro. a negro
squawman. 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 mt Chamberlain for his prelim-
mary examination, Deziro. who lives
on the Yankton reservation. confessed
that he was IN the employ of one Will
lam j. Wolf, also n squawman, ana that
the whisky md money, also, were used
for tire purpose of influencing the Indi-
II on the reservation. who are legal
voters, to vote n certain ticket at the
recent election. Wolf was then arrest
ed. and he has been bound over to ap-
pear before the next federal grand jury
while Deziro has beer placed under
bonds rs n witness. The matter is be-
in~ s~-onghly Investigate
er II there is any ruth n h Z &c cnt
and ~ IL any ole. rs benIlu woi,.