Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-21
DAKOTA ITEMS.

-Four hundred and eight miles of rail-
road track were lald in Dakota in 1883.
This is more than was laid in any other
state or territory.
The wife of Hon. Herman e. Greene,
and John Head, of Mitchell. have fallen
heir to 100000 by the death Of George
Head of Fergus Falls.
a. =. Eamer died in Aurora county
recently, leaving valuable claim and
some money. 1t is not known who his
/. friends are, if he has any.
1t is reported that the claim shanties
of the squatters on the reservation north
of Chamberlain, have been torn down
by the dusky wards of the nation. and
the lumber taken to Fort Thompson
and contiscated.
A Mr.. Kimball, of Wisconsin, will
commence the publication OF paper IN
Glendale, in March. Tne Leader calls
him another candidate for glory and
the poor house.
Mayor Yerxa and Chief of Police
Wood of Fargo have been indicted for
conduct unbecoming municipal officers,
visiting houses of ill-fame being one
phase of the misdemeanors charged
against them.
| The Tower City Herald says that
sheet and pillow case perties are all the
go there, and the only disagreeable
feature about them is that the children
have to sit up till the old folks return
with the sleeping apparel.
The United States marshal at Dead
wood has caused the arrest of j. b. Pru-
den of Miles City, Montana, on tele-
gram charging him with stealing horses
and stock on the Indian reservation.
A stock company has been formed to
run pony express from Deadwood to
Belfeld, Billings county, on the North
ern Pacific. 1t is claimed that the
route to Belfield is fifty miles shorter
than any other.
The Gray Eagle mine near Sheridan;
Pennington county, is developing into
avery valuable copper property, assay
ing us high as ten per cent copper, and
six ounces of silver to the ton. The
vein is twenty-five feet wide.
An Elk Point Courier correspondent
learns that the Chamberlain 4 LeMars
and the Tower City railroad companies
Will use the same track from Il point in
Union county to Perry creek, in Iowa.
The Sioux Falls Press estimates the
amount to be paid out for labor IN the
Jasper quarries of that city, during the
coming season, to be at leafs $1,000 per
day. One firm have received a contract
to furnish Council Bluffs with stone to
pave two miles of streets.
Two young men of Columbia have
signed an agreement to abstain from
the use of all kinds OF Intoxicating
liquors for one year. A violation of
this agreement requires the party viola
ting it to deed to the other l6O acres of
| land.
Mitchell Republican: A grand tenn
perance convention and jubilee will be
held in this city April 18th and continue
three days. Bishop Simpson OF Phila-
delphia will be present, also n large
number of eloquent and noted temper
ance workers. The convention will be
under the superintendent of Rev. l.
N. Pardee which insures good success.
Delegates will be present from all coun-
ties in South Dakota. All the presiding
elders and the noted temperance evan
gelist, Rev. w. II. Hoatiley, of Huron,
will participate. The Dakota Temper
ance Alliance will be organized at this
convention, and a temperance agent
employed. The railroads will sell tick
cts at greatly reduced rates.