Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-10
SOUTH DAKOTA.

A council of the United Commcrciaf
Travellers has been organized mt Aber-
deem.
Over 500 hcnd of young cattle have
been shipped to Parkston and sold to
farmers.
August Kruger, n farmer living one
mile west Of Groton, had 100 bushels.
of wheat stolen from his granary re-.
Gently.
The people of Gayville will send n
car load of shelled corn, secured as;
contributions from the farmers of that
neighborhood, to the suffering Cubans..
Charles T.. Holmes has purchased the
drug stock and fixtures which belonged
to II. II. Sabin ut Aberdeen until that
gertleman's assignment.
Citizens of Madison are considerably
worked up over the question OF school
teachers salaries. Taxpayers protest
against paying higher salaries than are
paid in other cities.
Bland Herring, a cattle and horse
raiser Of Sturgis, has sold all his DOS
sessions, including ranches and all
stock, to Ccrbiu Morse Of Rapid City.
The consideration was $4,000.
A banquet was rendered to Huron
Council No. Ill, Union Of Commercial
Travellers, recently, by F. H. Kent, OF
the Depot Hotel, Huron. About fifty
knights of the grip were in attend
Nnce.
The American, Great Northern and
United States Express companies have
been united under one management Mt
Aberdeen. The same policy has been
pursued at Mitchell, Yankton and other
points.
The county commissioners of Clay
county have set aside $500 for the
Trans Mississippi fund, which is being
raised by the different counties of the
state to be added to the state apprO-
priation.
Should the present warm weather
continue for a few days longer, it is
probable that the farmers will COM
mence notwithstanding. The ground is IN
very good condition by reason Of the
heavy rains last fall.
James Fate, sixty-two years IF age,
died at his home two miles northwest
Of 'Richland, or Bright's disease, after
an illness of two weeks. He was enc
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and Il man highly respected.
Thomas S. Campbell, for the past
four years president of the First Ma
tional Bank of Huron, died of pneu
monia in Chicago. He had just re-
turned from a Southern trip, ind was
expected home in few days. His de-
mise causes deep sorrow.
Il. +. Touse of Rapid City is dead OF
Bright's disease, at the age of sixty
four. Deceased was an old resident Of
the Black Hills, having been postmas-
ter at the Eta mine for several years.
He served both in the Mexican and
Civil wars. He leaves large family
of grown children and an aged wife.
The Davenport Elevator company
has closed it's elevator at Bushnell for
the season. The reason they assign is
that the grain is practically all mar
keted and there will not be enough
coming in to pay the expense Of keep
ing the house open.
The Groton Mercantile company's-
store was broken into recently, at Gro
ton, and goods to the value Of 81 600
We're stolen. The thieves entered the
store through a window in the rear.
The goods stolen consisted Of silks and
worsted dress goods, ties and handller
chiefs. No clue to the burglars.
Alanson Peck's large livery barn in
WOonsocket burned with all the bug
gies, horses and other barn property.
The best business block in town, di-
lectly adjacent, had narrow escape,
several buildings being badly scorched.
The town was saved by It's eXcellenu
fire protection, furnished by the arte-
sian well.
J II. Stephens of Springfield, s. D..
VINO was some weeks ago appointed
United States Indian agent at Grow
Gre. ' agency, has just assumed the
dutie., of his new position. DR.. Fred
Treon, who is thus relieved, has been
in the Indian service, either as physi-
cian or agent, for more than ten years.
1t is understood that he will engage
in business in Chamberlain.
The directors Of the Interstate Grain
Palace Association have reelected S.
w. Huntington president, and elected
NJ. Fl. Kelly secretary and w. C. Bick-
cllault, treasurer. Mr.. Huntington is
proprietor Of the Golden Rule Depart
ment store. Mr.. Kelly was secretary
Of the State Fair Association for sew
eral years, and Mr.. Bickebhaupt is
proprietor of a line of elevators. The
directory is one of the strongest in the
history Of the organization.
\ man who gave his name as John
son attempted to perpetrate swindlc
on the Yankton National bank recently.
He sold some grain to the elevator CON-
pany and received Il check for $3A. He
raised the check to $134 and presented
it to the bank, but, as it looked suspi-
cious, they started to telephone to the
elevator when the man seeing the
movement, hurriedly disappeared. A
thorough search has failed to find any
trace of him.
Two men broke the lock on B. T.
Herington's elevator at Waubay and
took thirty bushels of wheat and ten
or twelve bushels of fax. soon as
the loss was discovered officers took
the trail, which was a plain wagon
track, and followed it eighteen miles
southeast to a point near Strouseton,
Grant county, found the grain and ar.
rested and brought back the two men,
who gave their names as Ball and
Weston. They have been in the clutch
Is Of the law before on similar charges.