Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1888-08-03

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Mosquitoes are so thick at Fort Lincoln
that smudges arc used IN the stables -
save the muleg. #
The citizens of Mitchell have guaranteed
$4,000 to the new Methodist university.
The building will he commenced this fn1l.
The farmers convention OF Spfuk
county was held at RedEcld. The nofuf-
nees Of the Prohibitionists for sheriff and
district attorney were endorsed.
A large two story house arrived IN
Aberdeen overland from Ipswich lsst
week. 1t was drawn by twenty horses
and took only two days to travel twenty
five miles.
Ground has been broken ut Grand
Forks for the new $l50, 600 hotel, to be
inclosed thic fall. The building Is to be
modelled after the style OF the Ryan hotel
| In st. Paul.
A little boy named Booth, whose pa-
rents reside at De Smet, came near being
suffocated while playing in the wheat
stored in an elevator. The spout was
opened while he was at play.
Cultivated blueberries Is another Da-
kota product, John II. Miller, OF Huron,
having succeeded in raising them. He
! says they bear luxuriantlY and demand
comparatively little attention.
A druggist of De Smet had his conpe.-
| ftor arrested three times because the
latter was not registered pharmacist.
| He, however, employed phygician to
compound prescriptions, which satisfied
| the law.
United States Deputy Marshal Shat
| tuck, Of Fargo, went to Casseiton Thurs
day and arrested Nick Richard, Archie
Holiday and II. Free for selling liquor
without United states hcensa. They
were taken 10 Fargo.
John Durkin, section foreman on the
| Northern Pacific road at Steele, was ia
tally injured while attempting TO board
moving train.
The residence OF A. n. wsshau, Of
| Miller, was struck by lightning and en-.
| tirely consumed. The family escaped
with but slight shock.
| SO far in the campaign Custer conuty
shows up sixteen citizens who desire TO
o1lciate as sheriff, and have made their
| willingness known.
j. G. Hague, a boot and shoe dealer at
Aberdeen, has made an assignment. The
| failure is due to slow collections and
overlooking. Liabilities, 50, 500; assesr.
| s., 900.
| Brookings is getting TO be considerable
OF stock county. According 10 the Es-
| sessor's books there aco 1853 head Of
cattle and 5,623 horses and mules In the
| county.
| While returning from berrying expo
| dition near Tilford q Mts. Dunning was
| thrown from carriage aud had one leg
broken .elow the knee, the ankle joint
; dislocated, and two bones OF the ankle
! fractured.
! A sneak thief entered the dental oGice
| Of DIR. Bradley at Washbnrn white the
| family were &C dinner, end stole GUAM
! tity OF clothing from trunk that be-
| longed tG Mrs. Bradley. Nothing else Of
value was disturbed.
People at Rapid City feel rather nm
easy in regard to the opening OF tho
Sioux reservation. DR.. Mcclllycuddy
says Sitting Bull Ia opposed to the open
| ing, and that his influence viii be pow
erful among the Indians.
Burglars cracked the safe in the city
tressurer's Office ct Yankton and secured
about $500.
Judge Rose hes qualified rs Judge
Francis successor. He will resign az
district attorney Of S.utsman county.
A heavy wind storm demolished John
Jelenick's house, north Of East Stiles,
Killing tie owner. The storm was &C.
compsnied by some hail, and wheat was
slightly injured.
| z. l. Hrpdley, editor. Of the Huron
Herald Democrat and a member OF the
committee 10 prepare charges against
Governor Church, is reported as saying
! nothing has been done in the matter, and
does not believe any charges WI be for
| werded. y
| Paul Miller was drowned In tho James
river near Ysnkton In peculiar man
ner He was carry ing seine rope acroBe
tho river, and when in i've feet OF water
he threw up HIS hands and fell backward.
He arose once, but wes poweriess and
sank before his comrades could help
him. The theory Is that he xas sum
struck while IN the water,
Eire ssioonkeepsrs have been arrested
at Fargo for violating Judge McCopnell's
Injunction. The district attorney placed
in the shsriif's charge warrants for
twenty more saloonkeapcrs doing busi-
aess In Fargo, Hunter, Wheatiand, Cas-
| seiten, Eapleton and other towns In the
souaty. F-om now on it will be war to
the knit, against saico3msu
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