The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-04-05
DAKOTA NEWS NOTES.

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He was crazy and did not know his
own name, and no one seemed to be
informed as to who he was or where
he came from.
The roller mills company OF Man.
dan is Offering a prize of 500 for the
best 100 bushels OF wheat Of the crop
OF 1883, to be delivered at their eleva.
tor next fall or winter.
Truman Thayer Post G. A. R. have
completed their new hall at Water
town.
The county jail at Sioux Falls will
be fenced in by a twelve-foot high
tight board fence.
The Scandinavians OF Sioux Falls
propose to celebrate May IL, the Nor
wegian Fourth of July, in bang-up
style. f.
The free delivery system has proved
such success in Fargo that an add.
tlonal carrier is to be put on April 1.
The Salem saloons will all close and
the keepers thereof announce their in.
tention OF helping to enfore the law.
A stock company will build a new
opera-house at Dell Rapids.
There are in use in the Black Hills
circuit 24o telephone instruments.
Don G. Needham plucked dry and
withered peach blossom from off a
peach tree nine miles south OF Mitch.
ell a few weeks ago. He is very proud
OF the rarity and has had several
photographs taken OF it to send to
eastern friends.
E. w. Wickensham, a wealthy
Speculation of Fargo, at the instance
OF one Alexander Miller, was arrested,
cha rged with malicious prosecution.
Two years ago Miller and Wicken-
sham quarrelled over g. yearly settle.
ment and Wickensham sued Miller for
selling mortgaged property. He was
acquitted. Hence the suit for mali.
cious prosecution.
Rich gold placers have been struck
in MarshalPs pass and a stampede OF
prospectors from Deadwood is threat.
ened.
A Fargo authority is responsible
for the statement that the Northern
Pacific Elevator company pays the
largest dividends Of any stock com.
pany in Dakota. G. S. Barnes owns
$15O,OOO of stock in this company,
and his dividends last year amounted
to 100000. Afarmers' elevator trust
would save some of these margins.
Pierre was honored by the presence
of White Buffalo. sol OF Sitting Bull,
and a number Of other prominent
chiefs of the Sioux nation. Their sur
prise was great when informed that
the Sioux res ervation bill had passed
the house. They said the Indians
would gladly ratify the treaty, and
wanted to live like white men, have
homes and educate their children.
Rudolph Uhlman, a homesteader OF
New Salem, after seeding his place in
1887, went to Montana. Having
earned considerable he started home
in company with a stranger and as
he never reached New Salem and no
news OF his whereabouts has been re,
ceived foul play is suspected. His
homestead entry is now being con-
tested for abandonment.
The Southeastern Dakota farmers
institute convened at Gary, at which
H. l.. Lanks, president OF the Dakota
Farmers alliance, addressed a large
assemblage of farmers and others. He
urged upon farmers the necessity of
building elevators:and handling their
own grain. He was followed by Capt.
A. Harkins, who spoke on farming in
Dakota. .
At a peoples mass meeting at Bis
marck the following nominations were
made unanimously: Mayor. DR.. Will
lam A. Bently;treasurer, w. M. Tushy;
City clerk, Edward H. Barrett; justice,
Joseph Hare. OF these. Bently, Bar
rett and Hare are present incumbents
o the Offices named.
The board of trustees of the insane
hospital met at Yankton and opened
the bids for the building of two wings
for the building. All the time was
consumed in opened the bids, and
nothing toward awarding the con.
tracts was accomplished.
Right Rev. Bishop Marty, bishop of
the Catholic church of South Dakota,
has been requested by prom inent
Dakotans to lend his influence in Sc
curing the signatures, of the Sioux In.
dams to the bill opening the reserva-
ton. He has granted the request,
thinking that an influx Of white peo-
pie will have a good effect upon his
wards.
Mr.. Kilgor, from the congressional
committee on territories, reported the
omnibus bill for the appointment of adj
ditional judges in the territories. The
bill provides two judges for Dakota,
andreads that no justice shall situpon
the supreme bench in any case over
which he has presided while holding
his district court. This. the commit.
tee says in it's report, will do away
with q great aus OF complaint now
existing in the territories. It pro-
vides that no less than three justices
shall hold q supreme court session.
A special meeting of the Fargo
board of trade consider the local
freight question. There was quite a