New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-10-17
DAKOTA IOTTINGS.

I)AlkUlA Jul | lNGS.
The Advance announces that the
old county seat fight tin Sphinx county
is a thing Of the past.
The Blunt Advocate complains Of
the number of drunken men seen on
the streets Of that town.
City morals are improving in Dead
wood. There has not been a pris-
|oner in the city jail for over two
weeks.
An Aberdeen grain dealer is trying
to contract with the farmers for the
next years wheat crop at 81 per
bushel.
Yankton county farmers are be
coming money kings and visit tax
sales for the purpose Of investing
their hard earnings in titles.
Andrew Bangs of Marion Junction,
son Of A. Z. Bangs of Mitchell had
his arm shot off while hunting, and
died from loss of blood.
A candidate for treasure in Lake
county announces that he will turn
J into the treasury all fees received
over 81 200, and ask support on
those grounds.
Frank Dougan was arrested in
Hillsboro for pickinga mans pocket
of $40. The money was found in his
hat band and shirt collar. He will
be tried in a few days.
Gov. Church has requested Col.
Gale, of Canton, to discharge the du-
ties of adjunant general, pending the
appointment of a successor to Gen.
Jenkins, deceased.
The influx of Russians to the Ger
man-Russ colony in MCPHERSON
county and the northern part Of Ed
munds county still continues to be
large.
A Lawrence county farmer had
just finished thrashing some oats
which yielded ffftty-fve bushels per
acre and weighed forty-four pounds
to the bushel.
The, Press makes this statement:
'sCar-loads Of beer leave Yankton
every day for suffering outside pro-
hibition cities. Our two breweries
are the busiest manufactures in
Yankton.'
October 18th was the day Of grace
for a great many farm mortgage,
coupon machinery and other notes.
The banks at Fargo were all day re-
ceiving the money and giving ac-
quittance. Dakota is all right.
The commissioners of Deuel. coun-
ty have granted two petitions, one
asking for a removal of the county
seat from Gary and the other for a
vote on local option. A long and
bitter fight is expected.
The average number of bushels of
wheat raised on each acre in Dakota
this year is estimated at Ok. Brown
county ranks first with an average
Of ID bushels, while Dickey county is
second with an average of 12A
bushels.
The buildings at East Sioux Falls
are being moved to a new. site,
where the land is high and dry and
free from malaria. This was made
necessary from the fact that on the
old site many Of the granite COM
pany employees were taken down
with typhoid fever.
D. C. Davies, of the Dakota Pro-
duce company, purchased few days
ago30O Of potatoes OF Alarm
er living in the vicinity of Warner,
the smallest of which, according to
Mr.. Davies, weighed a pound. The
potatoes were shipped to New York
and sold at fabulous prices.
A number of scholars in the prima-
ry department. of the ward school at
Aberdeen were recently detected in
stealing apples from a merchant.
The teachers instructed the kids to
pay for the stolen fruit, but as the
owner refused to accept pay theme
ey was used to buy pictures for the
schoolroom.
Bernhard Paulson, a German
about SO years old, long resident
Of Faulkton, and believed to be
wealthy, last spring went to the Pa
cifc coast and for several months
the old man has failed to write to
his most intimate friends in
Faulkton, which leads some to be
lieve that foul play or disaster Of
some kind has overtaken him.
| Last spring; the board Of educa-
ton at Fargo had difficulty with the
! water company, since which time the
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