The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1886-06-05
NORTH ESTERN NOTES.

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to raise in South Dakota.
/ P. s. Gilmore, who has been having 8
successful Western tour with his brass
band, is said to have invested $1,000 in
| Northwestern real estate while i'll St
Paul.
1 The old settlers of Brown county will
hold their annual celebration near Col
1mbia july s.. Some of the oldest resi-.
dents Of the county are but six or seven
years Of age.
Gen. Campbell and Gov. Mellette the
past week held a meeting and organized
a league in De Smet. There was some
display of enthusiasm, but confined to a
limited class.
Kingsbury county last week voted
down the proposition to issue bonds to
build 9 court house. There are rival
points that want to remove the county
| seat from De Smet.
| The boat put upon Lake Kampesha.
it is said, will carry $50 people. It is
thought 90 hotel will also be built on The
lake, and it will be favorite resort for
the Watertown region.
The BARRIERS at Fargo ere said to be
happy over the effect Of the ordinance
closing their shops Oh Sunday. They
say they lose nothing by it, and now
have chance to look up girls to marry
In quarrel in Brule county few
days ago, IN l6-year-old boy named
Silas Horton struck and killed s. znan
named Kennedy. He is held for trial,
but the man killed WAS regarded as q
bully
| President Owens of the State league
reports that at one point he visited, ISL
members we're made in fifteen minutes
The badge is g. star with white center,
on which is the word Dakota and num-
Der of the local league.
The Dunseith Times says she Turtle
Mountain region is now especially IA
| vored with independent nai2eDs looking
FOR homes. 1t has been supposed that
| so remote region would give more
| chances for marriage.
| The three days tournament co:nmenc~
ing at Pierre, June Is, promises to be a
grand affair. The railroads carry all
uniformed fremen, bali clubs, bands,
etc, at one cent. mile, and SO, 500 are
offered in prizes.
Doland has O. bicycle club and 9 portion
of the members lately took a run to Red
field, claiming to have made the run,
twenty-five miles, including stops for
lunch and at various liquid dispensaries
! ON the route, in two hours.
! On their recent tour over the South,
Auditor Caldwell astonished and de
Lighted the people with his sonorous
efforts as the Sankey of the party. His
| favorite song was a Sunday-school bal
lad relating to q hole in the bottom of
the sea.
! The Pierre Signal learns that through
the efforts of Judge Church, 8 bill! has
been prepared and will be introduced
and probably passed i'll congress pro-
viding one new judicial district III the
South and one in the North. They are
greatly needed.
It is stated that the contract for grad
ing portion of the Missouri Northern
railroad, from Pierre to La Moure, has
been let to New York man named Rob
inson, and work will commence the COM
ing week. The right of way is being
rapidly secured.
/ Mr. John StroEach, superintendent OF
the Rocky Mountain Division Of the Q.
z. R. telegraph line, who has also
charge of construction, is row busil1
engaged with Large gang of men in
swinging up wires toward Vancouver
preparatory to the opening Of through
traffic,
{! One of tile evidences of Sioux Indian
civilization and the adoption of white
peoples customs was seen recently in g
wedding party on bridal tour. One o!
the braves had married, and under ths
charge OF Chief White Ghost, about fifty
of them took tramp of several days ove1
the territory, pitching tents at night an6
giving dances and other festivities.
a Republican club has been formed
at Huron for the purpose Of promoting
the interests Of the party in congress
SIGNAL districts in the states. This means
| to furnish the stump speakers to over
| whelm the Democrats, because the Dem
ocrats in cnngress do not open the dool
to the Huron state. Machine orators
are rehearsing their speeches already.
4 The Redfeld Dispatch, representa-
tive Democratic paper Of the South, il
reply to certain statement, says: "Da
kota Democratic conventions have no