Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-07
SOUTH DAKOTA,

d6c VI eighty ySuA gj!
Brookings is putting on a very fat-F
tering look Of prosperity this spring.
Quite a number of new buildings have
already been commenced. III
The adjutant generals office wishes
to call the attention of all assessors Of
the state to Section 1, Chapter lit,
Laws Of 1893 (which is as follows:
Prof G. X. Snow has resigned his
position as principal of the Whitewooi
city schools, and will leave for the
Klondike. 3
At Wilmot the jury in the case of c.
+. Saunders for shooting Marshal
braves, brought in q verdict of guilty.
Sentence will be imposed Wednesday.
The Bradley Cooperative Creamery
company,at Bailey, Clark county has
filed articles of Incorporation with a
capital of $1,000. Lars Bedson, presi-
dent; ]. ID. McKenney, secretary.
Col. e. II. Bunch, one of the oldest
lytic stroke. He has had his coffin pre-
pared over two years and has made
all preparations for his funeral at any
time his death should occur.
All gambling places at Deadwood
were raided recently and the proprte-
tors arrested. Chief OF Police DOnO-
van was also arrested for not enforc-
ing the liquor and gambling laws.
Complaint was made by Capt. Dotson,
backed by leading business men.
Mrs. Kate Webster died in Lead of
pneumonia, aged sixty-two years. She
was an old resident of the Black Hills,
being the widow Of the late Col. Thorn
as j. Webster, who published the Lead
City Enterprise during the years 1879
and 1880.
Mr. L. e. Blanchard, formerly public
examiner, has been in Watertown sell
ing and leasing school lands. Mr..
Blanchard reports quite large sale of
land and at a good price. This indi-
Gates that real property is in demand,
ut least in that part of the state.
Fire destroyed the frame building in
the rear of the Ward hotel at Aber-
deem. used as a storage and ice house.
The firemen, by severe eXertion, pre-
vented the fire from spreading, al
though windows of the hotel were
broken by the intense heat.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Detroit and DeadWOOd
Gold Mining company at DeadwoOd,
with capital of $2,OOO,OOO. The in
corporators are Homer Warren, De-
troit; Malcolm McCallum, Chicago; D.
c. Baker, Deadwood.
Victor Barone was brought before
Justice II. n. Cooper at Canton, on a
charge of petit larceny. He was &C.
cuscd Of stealing pair of shoes, a
neck scarf and Il pocket knife at the
Commercial hotel. He pleaded guilty
and was fined $40 in default of which
he was placed in Jail.
Rev. I. n. Lucas, Baptist Sabbath
school missionary who has made his
headquarters ut Sioux Falls the past
four years, attempted suicide by talk
ing six drachms of laudanum. He was
pumped out, and may live. During
the past few months Lucas has been
mentally out Of gear.
Fred Brookman, a bright young lad
Of sixteen years, was killed at Twin
Lakes, near Redfield while hunting.
His gun was accidentally discharged
while he was getting into boat, and
the entire charge entered his abdomen.
He lived but a few moments. The
boys father died suddenly of pneumo-
MIA about two weeks, ago.
Prof. Wark, who obtained a leave of
absence from the Watertown board of
education last summer, on account OF
his health, will assume the superin-::
tendency of the public schools on the
list of April. 1t will be a source OF
pleasure to the many friends of the
professor to learn of his restoration to
health, and that he resumes his place
ut the head of the schools.
Hcnr; Christopherson and Albert
Rau OF Waterfowl had quite an eX-
perienee. which they are not likely to
forget for some time. They were dig
cling Il cistcrn fos Park Il Grant, when
the walls caved in on them and they
were buried. but luckily not SO deep
but what they were taken out in Il
short time, somewhat bruised, but 9TH
crwisc none the worse for their eX-
pcricnce.
In the case of the State vs. Howard
Smith and Peter Carberry, held at
Deadwood for stealing two car loads
of cattle from Col. L. H.. Stone, de-
PENDANTS demurred to the information
on the grounds that it did not allege
facts sufficient to constitute public
otfense or give the court jurisdiction.
The demurrer was not sustained and
the court remandcd the defendants to
Jail to await the action Of the grand
jury.
x petition is being circulated at Alb,
erdeen. asking the Chicago, Milwaukee
Il st. Paul Railroad company to put Oh
Il day passenger train between that
city and Minneapolis, to accommodate
the heavy travel during the summer to
and from Big Stone lake. Some
changes in the limits and rates on ex
crrson tickets are also asked for. Big
Stone lake is a very popular summer
resort. and it is rapidly growing i'll
popularity.
''That Section 1918 of the Compiled
Laws of 1887 be amended so as to read
as follows: The several county, town-
ship. city. village and town assessors
SHALL when making up the annual
assessment make Il list Of all the in
habitants of their respective ASSESS
ment districts liable to perform mill
tary duty, and file such list in dupli-
cate With the county auditor with the
assessment roll. and one copy OF the
same shall be sent to the adiutant gen-
eral Assessors have neglected this
in tho past, and the present possible
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