Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-04-18
PROPRIETOR
The NORTH WEST.
NEBRASKA,

quarters Monday.
Rev John Robinson, of Rushville, has pur-
chased several car loads of lumber to make
mission buildings on the reservation there.
Tho Y. N. C. A. of Nebraska are about to
erect fine building for their headquarters on
the assembly grounds at Crete this summer,
at . cost of $4,000.
Four boys have been arrested in Omaha for
starting the six Union Pacific freight cars
down the grade. They Embossed the brakes
while playing brakemen.
The arrest Of Robert Clark and E. ]. De-
vinny, of Grant, last Saturday, in addition to
those mentioned yesterday for participating
in the assault on Banker Mckenzie, is but the
commencement Of q series Of prosecutions.
The people are thoroughly aroused and will
have justice andsa fair election at any price:
George Budd, the hog thief confined in the
county jail at Nebraska City, made a desper-
ate attempt to escape last Friday night by
breaking into the corridor Of the jail in some
manner and then setting fire to the ceiling,
but he was discovered in time to Illustrate his
schemes.
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covered on fire at o'clock Saturday night.
His fiye-year-old boy was burned to death.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hanson were badly burned.
The recovery of Mr.. Hanson is doubtful. The
fire is thought to have been the work of an
incendiary.
A banquet was given the Republican club
at the Commercial hotel OF Grant last Satur-
day night Judge Bixlor, of North Platte,
was present and delivered an address. The
club promises to be one of the strongest and
most harmonious club in the state. Perkins
county Is prominently Republican and will
be found at the front in the coming cam
paign.
It is said that the large Arlington hotel is
to be moved by the owner, r. R. Wise, from
Minnewaukon to DEVILS Lake. The citizens
of the latter place have subscribed literally
toward getting the hotel. 1t is long trip
for a hotel to make on wheels.
Pierre was honored by the presence of
White Buffalo, son of Sitting Bull, and a
number of other prominent chiefs of the
Sioux nation, day OF two ago. Their sur
= prise was great when informed that the Sioux
reservation 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.
Plankinton Beacon: J. w. Hage called at
our office Thursday. He owns valuable farm
between Plankinton and Woonsocket near a
probable town site. Mr.. Hage, In digging a
well on his farm some time since, found evil
dences fgold and silver. He sent his speci-
mems to Mr.. Burlingame, an assayer of Den
certificate to the effect that it assayed $40
worth of gold to the ton.
At public meeting at New Rockford last
Friday farmers and business men subscribed
50, 100 in stock for q creamery to be built in
side of 100 days, after the Davis & Rankin,
Chicago, pattern. The company ask $1,000
for the structure when completed and in E1n-
ming order, and the following gentlemen were
appointed to contract with the company and
see that the building is commenced at once:
L. G. N4llis, ]. NJ Patch, Il. S.Dunham.
Deadwood Pioneer, s. Frank p. jackson,
former debuty: sheriff, was arrested last
night and taken before Judge Hail, charged
with grand larceny. Bail was fixed at s., 900,
In default of which he was remanded to Jail
pending preliminary examination on Monday
jackson, who has lately made his stamping
g-ound in terryvillc, yesterday, during the
temporary absence of the friend with whom
he was stopping, managed to get into his pos
session two certificates of deposit, one for
$1,000, the other for $780, and $500 in cash
belonging to his friend.
IOWA.
An elevator company has been incorporated
IN Dubuque.
A man was fined 81 at Remsen for saddling
and riding bull.
"war song concert" was given with great
success in Burlington.
The ST. GATHERINGS hall at Davenport has
powerful new telescope
Extensive improvements are going on In
the Ogden hotel of Council Bluffs.
A farmer in Henry county marketed in 1887
1,311 pounds of butter from sixteen COWS.
Maple moiasses from soft maple is being
made by people. at White Oak. near In.
dianola. 13.I5E -
The Council Bluffs new Catholic church
will be opened by the Ancient Order Of HI
bernians.
Two boys who escaped from the Eldora In
dustrial school were captured on an Iowa Cen
trail train.
German Catholic ladies Of Council Bluffs
are holding bazaar In aid of the new Cath
ollie church.
Davenport sent committee of business
men to Des Moines to prevent if possible the
railroad adopting.the bill prohibiting railroads
from selling their bonds at less than 90 cents
on the dollar.
The case long pending in the ST. Paul dis
trict court, in which sale of coal LANDS
amounting to some $3.50, 600, by j. J. Hill and
Hamilton Brown to certain Minneapolis
parties has been decided against the former.
The lands were situated in Boone county.
MINNESOTA.
w, w. Eastman, John Martin, of Minneap
oils, and Isaac Staples, OF saltwater, are
forming syndicate with capital Of 1900 COO
70 build grand hotel at Hot Springs Arkan-
ses,
The new officers of st. Bernard command
cry. Knights Templar, at Austin, were In
stalled By Commander ]. s. Anderson Mon
dsy evening. Several from sbroad were
present
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