Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1888-07-26

on the plant. This engine with the
water wheel will furnish sixty-fve
horse power.
The wool crop in the vicinity of Bis
marcll this year is one of the most sue
cessful and profitable crops ever grown.
The machinery and buttermaker for
the Faulkton creamery are on hand
and the enterprise will open for busi-
ness next week.
S. II. Hopkins, well-know farmer
near Huron, fell dead Tuesday evening
while preparing for supper. Heart dis
ease was his trouble.
The ciJizens of Sioux Falls would like
to know what the Milwaukee company
means by the numerous surveys it is
making on its grounds near the Mil
waukee depot.
An invention in the shape of Il bum
die carrier has been made by Fred
Palmer. OF Red Lake, which is said to
work to perfection. 1t can be attached
to any machine.
The Lead City Herald says that a
picnic at that place was abandoned
through lack of capital, lack Of enter
prise, lack of girls or a feeling of don't
observation-disclosures.
At the last meeting of the Clay coun-
ty commissioners 1t was decided that
an addition, 20 by 76, two story, shonld
| he erected to the court house. 1t will
be used for office and jury rooms.
A movement is on foot for the or
ganization of an independent cavalry
company at Vermillion, with Capt. j.
Z. Fisher ut the head. The G. A. n.
boys are ut the head of the movement.
There are rumors to the effect that
the Queen Bee mill at Sioux Falls is
about to be purchased by st. Paul
syndicate and run portly as u Touring
mill and as power for other kinds of
manufacturing.
Competition between hotel runners
at Mitchell has reached that point
where the representative of one hotel
has to take Il base ball club to the
trans to keep his rivals ut IL distance
and round up travellers.
Taxpayers at Sioux Falls are having
considerable to say about the city
assessment. Some talk fiercely about
it and they are making life burden
for those who have to do with the
books, from assessor to mayor.
Parties upon whose lots water from
cellars is being pumped at Aberdeen by
order of the city authorities threaten tc
bring suit against the city for damages
No doubt exists but that the water
comes from defective artesian mains.
at the recent meeting of the Grant
county board of commissioners a very
large petition was presented asking tc
have the question OF the sale of intoxi
eating liquors submitted to vote next
fall, and the board granted the prayer
/ In making test of Occidental tin orc
ut the school of mines mt Rapid City
one day recently. the fact was develop
ed that it carried a considerable quan
tity of gold. This is a revelation ever
to the men who have performed tht
work upon the mine.
An examination of the experimental
farm in connection with the Brooking.
agricultural college shows it to be ;
model of neatness. Among othe
things of interest are 300 varieties o
potatoes and Il field of corn. q portion
of which was planted each day TO
thirty consecutiveda days. The trees ant
shrubbery. particularly those planted
this year, are doing well.
A crowd of wonder-stricken peopI
stood around the fountain in the Nor
rison house yard at Yankton las
Wednesday evening and gazed at tn
flow therefrom. From the fountain
pipe, which is supplied direct from ~
artesian well. water was spouting an
colored v;lpor. These streaks wer
what caused the crowd to cape an
many theories as to what it was wer
advanced. Some said that it was til
{ reflection of the sunlight from u neigt
boring window, but ashade was pEt
cured and all the light was shut of
! Still the bright streaks were plainly vi
/, iblc and ahe ultimate conclusion wa
q, that II might he enatural gas
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