The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-07-13
NORTHWESTERN ITEMS.
DAxorA.

DAKOTA.
Memo wants an electric light plant.
Bob Burdette will lect1rs in Biamarck
July Il.
There is corn in Turner county which is
said to be thirty inches high.
The citizens Of Arlington are talking
strongly Of procuring q street sprinkler.
A number of the property owners at Sioux
Falls are putting in concrete sidewalks.
A new and complete set Of scenery is being
placed in the opera house at st. Lawrence.
Over 200 range horses have been brought
Into Potter county during the past week.
Considerable interest is manifested In re.
vival meetings which are being held near
Carthage.
Base ball is enjoying a continued popular
tty at Bismarck and the ball tosscrs asc grow
ing in skill mud dcxtcrity.
Thu Canton base ball nine, yielding to a
little financial support from the citizens, has
secured new uniforms and new vigor, and
Will play ball with some %neighboring club ON
the F, urth.
The city council of Woonsockcthas ordered
a new fire engine IN trial from st. Paul. 1t
Will arrive within the next thirty days. With
the engine is a hose cart and 1000 feet of
hose, the whole. outfit to cost $3.50.
A heather Chinec recently gave I'm the
ghost at Deadwool and his funeral last We'd
nesday afternoon under the auspices Of the
Chinese Masonic fraternity was a matter of
great curiosity to the people Of Deadwood.
The 'Missica," twenty miles south of high
mo c, is to add several buildings this summer
Already this is quite an institution and is adj
vanctng the rising generation OF Indians into
intelligence and good citizenship.
The loafer and bum problem ia agitating
the people at Sioux Falls. The buns are be.
coming extremely insolcnt, and the police
are frequently rcquircdte keep them from In
sulting ladies on the street.
A number OF German families from Russia
have this spring joined their friends in Eos.
ter and Eddy counties. Almost every acre of
broken land in the two counties is in crop.
and n large amount Of new breaking 10 now
under way.
The Bridgewatcr members of the Chautau.
qua Literary and Scientific circle have com.
pletcd the readings prescribed fer the year
ending June, 1883, and their examination ~.
pers or memoranda of the years readings
will bc forwarded to the HON. Office of that
popular Institution.
On Tuesday evening the walls of tho War.
ner building, Michel, began settling, caused by
the heavy rains of the past few days. AT one
time 1t was Thought that the building would
sink out of sight, but after going Chinaward
tive feet the settling stopped. The building
is almost an entire wreck. 1t was used AZ a
drug store and the stock had been removed
without damage.
On Friday, July 10, there will be at Mitch
ell a convention for all interested in irving
to secure a better observance of the Sabbath
throughout the territory. A territorial Sab
bath association will be organized and ar
engagements made to petition the Legislature
Tor better and more stringent Sabbath laws.
The South Dakota educational council in
session at Madison last week considered
matters looking to needed legislation. 1t
favored granting teachers certificates for a
number of years, leading to a life certificate;
also fixing the term of office of county super.
lntchdents Tor a greater number of years.
The council will further consider these oues-
tfons ut it's September meeting in Mitchell
during the fair.
NEBRASKA,
Ogalalla is promised All elevator, to be built
and operated by Omaha parties.
Sidewalks are rapidly being built at Rush
vile by the property owners.
The salary of the city engineer at Fremont
has been raised to ss775 per month.
A movement is on foot to organize a build
Ing and loan association at Oakland.
DiphtEeria is quite prevalent at Scribncr.
A $1,000 school house is to be erected at
Nonpareil, Box Butte county.
Grocery swindlcrs have been doing up the
too confident people OF Pierce county.
The coal boring business at Ponca moves
on slowly, but the people are full of hope.
The Nance county commissioners have al
last decided to buy a steel jail for prisoners.
The Bethany home at Hastings has cared
Inc heroic boomers of Norfolk are cndcay-
oring to acquire n crcaitablr base ball team.
The city council at Norfolk is CONSIDERING
bids for hose and carts for the fire lena,t-
ment.
Spring chickens are coming into market at
Fremont. Some of them are larger tia, n
canary bird.
Farmers in the vicinity Of Fairfield estimate
thnt the oat crop will average eighty bushels
to the acre.
fortwcnty-i five patients d~uringits five months
existence.
Maltsonttcs declare that the boom ia com
irg and Il starch factory will be built within
sixty days.
he railroad receipts for freight in Column
bus averaged about 5000 a day during the sl3
OF the year.
Moth Bend has made a levy Of 10 mills on
the dollar to meet the municipal expenses for
the coming year.
A creamery and cold storage rooms for
handling butter md eggs, costing $1,000, will
soon lie built at Cozad.
A gun club has been organized at Fremont.
Discreet citizens will undoubtedly take to
cellars on practice day.
Three insurance agents have tcen rundown
In Grant for raising the amount of notes
given in payment of policies.
j. O. Chase, president of the Union bank
at Fatrmont, was thrown from a buggy Mon.
cay evening and a r ously injured.
The paw roll OF the men employed as in.
fpect,rs of public work at Omaha amounted
to s,,oo6 90 during the month OF June.
All of the Indian schools in and about the
finc Ridge agency have closed for the SINNER.
Trey will reopen the LIST OF Sept. mbcr.