The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-02-17
the NORTHWEST.

the NORTHWEST.
MRBRAsIA.
Vommencing with yesterday there viii h.
atty-ave members Of the Omsha police force
Including Chief seavey.
Fremont and Grand Island are hopeful that
congress will give them public buildiprs Mt
this session.
The public school at Beemer, Cunning coun.
y, mad to be suspended because both Of the
teachers had the mumps.
Nrs. Fannie OHM has been admitted to
the bar in Dawes county and signaled the
commencement Of her practice by winning her
nrst case.
Flattsmouth had . big coasting carnival on
Saturday night. One hundred sleds slid gayly
while music aosted on the air and 5000 SPEC
tatora admired.
A Hastings reporter went to q saloon to get
the particulars Of q big row, and the proprie-
tor piled him with whisky till he had to be
sent home in a hack.
The old soldiers Of Nebraska have started a
fund for the benefit Of Miss shattuck. The
old soldiers are always ON land where deeds
of charity are to be performed.
The Omaha board Of health has a spccial
officer looking up the condition of the streets
and alloys there for sanitary reasons, and he
reports them filthy in the extreme.
Minnie Freeman, the school teacher hero
ine, has now received two gold watches as
testimonials to her hcroism. The second one
came from a company Of travelling men in
California.
The Valentine Republican drops the follow
Ing index highgalorum: "If you want to be
way up official considered exceedingly
sleek, commune with the church ON Sunday
and the coon dive during the week."
Gov. Thayer has issued II proclamation
offering o rcward Of 5000 for the arrest and
conviction of the murderer or murdcrcrs of
Samuel Stance, sergeant of Troop F, Ninth
Cavalry, in Dawes county, December 25, last.
The time allowed county trcasurcrs to make
their annual settlements with the state cx-
pired on the Cd. The following counties are
still to be heard from: Boone, Colfax, Gus
ter, Cherry, Dakota, Dixon, Greeley, Harlan,
Hayes, Jefferson, Lancaster, Logan, Mcrrick,
Phelps, sarpy. According to the laws of the
state the funds that remain in these counties
begin to draw interest at the rate of 10 per
cent. per annum after February /, which in
tcrest comes out of the pockets of the dilatory
treasurcre.
DAKOTA.
Dakota has 800 banking institutions.
Aberdeen is putting in incandcsccnt lights.
Tho ollnrOYno CO1.rf 10 fu copcfr,, M III,
marck.
The women at Rapid City have organized a
w. c. T. U.
The Methodist revival meetings at Abcr-
deem are gathering them in.
The roller mills at Cassclton are shut down
for the want Of wheat to grind.
The Churchman is n new paper at Huron
In the interests Of church matters.
The annual cncampmcnt of the G. A. II.
will be held at Rcdilcld, March %, % AM e9.
Stx-corncrcd cuchrc is all the go at DeSmct
and generally INDUCED in by the elite of the
place.
1t is proposed to make the Methodist col
legc building at Rapid City SO by so, three
stories.
Many towns In the territory arc raising
funds for the assistance of blizzard sufferers
In Kansas.
The ladies of Highmorc w. CT. u, in con-
Junction with the Y. NJ. c. A. will establish a
rcadiug room.
East Pierre was alive with Sioux last week
on their way to Fort Bennett to draw their
scni-annual stock OF fodder.
Bismarck feels itself fully assured of n
creamery that will distribute $500 annually
among the people of that slope.
The stage driver from Waterbury to Ki,nball
who was caught in the late storm and STAYED
in the stage all nigh had to have his hands
msputatcd.
A cotton factory is proposed for Dubuque.
The district court is in session at Center.
vile, Appanoose county.
Rev. &. N. Lyman has filled the Congrcga-
tional pulpit at Onawa for nearly twenty
years.
An Iowa League club, called the Lincoln
club of Woodward, has been organized al
Woodward.
The state legislature has passed a hill t.
punish pcddlers of Bohemian and other grades
of bogus oats.
Mrs. Larrabce quietly sent a gift of s2a5 for
the support OF the homeopathic hospital of
the state university.
Hon. John II. Gear, OF the First congress
sional district, has a West Point calctship for
the best young man.
Henry Wcatllcrwax, of Oskaloosa, aged
eighteen, was killed by IN engine February
Ain the Central yards.
Council Bluffs will elect next month n may.
or, city solicitor, marshal, city auditor, and
judges of the superior court.
So far this season 1sG,s0O hogs have been
slaughtered in Cedar Rapids, against 1aa5, 4ssC
for the same period last year.
The liquor men Of Dubuque have an organ.
izatfon called the personal Liberty associa.
tion." 1t will be inc orporatcd.
Council Bluffs expects to secure Mai. Whit.
tie, of Chicago, for a series of revival meet
lngs in that city at al early date.
Alton, in Union county, has become q sig.
nal service station.
1t cost E. A. Halowcll Sos and costs to kecr
his saloon open after II O'Clock p. IN. at Kco
kuk.
Edwin T. Smith was sentenced to ecrve q
term Of eight years in the penitcntiaIy al
sioux Falls for the killing 81
1t is understood that an injunction has been
asked for, at the hands Of Judge Spencer, t.
restrain the saloonists of Rcdfcld from selling
uor,
DUBUQUE 10 preparing to celebrate TIA cep.