The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-31
DAKOTA NEWS NOTES.

subjects which came up was III peal
option matters subject upon which
the board split last fall. A petition
is being circulated asking the com.
missioners to order another vote on
the license question, and q COMMITTEES
was appointed to see if the commits
sioners would comply with this re-
quest, and also, if the vote should be
favor able, if they would then grant
the license.
1t is estimated that over 10000
pounds of wool will be marketed at
Blunt this season.
The Brookings band goes with the
Dakota editors next July to explore
the Yellowstone park.
Four or FIVE times as many acres Of
flax will be soun in Sphinx county this
year as were sown in 1887.
+ A new iron bridge costing about
$4,000 will be built across the river
at Hillsboro, in Trail county.
The farmers mass convention held
it's session at Fargo with a light at
tendance. The president. Smith Him.
mel, outlined the object as the forma.
ton Of n kind of farmers trust to
hold the wheat until the millers could
be compelled to pay what was regard
ed as q fair price for the product. He
urged farmers to keep their wheat out.
OF the visible supply, but the next
speaker entirely disregarded this plan.
and devoted an hour and. a half to !.
discussion OF the tariff and the abuse
OF Jay Gould. f. ~.
Frank Chaussee. of Nhitewood, wal
arrested for q dastardly deed. It
seems that a soldier recently visited
Whitewood and was induced by Chaus.
Bee and one other to drink until he
was intoxicated. He was then strip
ped OF his uniform; dressed in a citi-
zen's suit and returned. to Fort
Meade. Chaussee testified against
him and received the $50 bonus paid
for deserters. The soldier was senten.
ced to two years hard labor. in the
military prison. Civil authorities
took up the matter and the villain
Chaussee will be punished.
Guy Wynn, a lad about sixteen
years old, shot and instantly killed
Charley McLinhan, a boy about
twelve years of age at Ordway.
Charley and another boy were play.
ing in a large box, when Guy used the
box Tor a target, not knowing that
the boys were there. The shot pass
ed through the box, hitting Charley
in the face and neck.
During the passage of a heavy
thunder storm at Sioux Falls light.
ming struck the Catholic church while
services were in progress. The hit
created considerab BILE commotion
among the congregation. Father
Maher attempted to quiet the fright
ened worshippers by declaring that
the Lord would take care of them, etc.
The soda water factory. located a
few blocks distant from the church,
was also struck. Neither building
was very much injured.
1t has become so commonf for Plank
inton's young people to get married
quietly and suddenly that whenever a
young man and his best girl appear to-
gether on the street they are liable to
bestowed under with congratulations.
Another infant has made it's appear
ance at the residence OF Wing Tsue,
Chinatown, Black Hills. This is the
third celestial born in Deadwood, con.
sequently the great interest attaching
to the first event is not now appar-
emit. Novelty has worm of,
An ordinance is before the James
town council fixing the liquor license
at $500 per annum.
jamestown is in a fair way to Sc.
cure a fountain for it's public park.
The city council has appropriated
1926 TO be expended for that pur-
pose. -
Hermosa has organized q narrow
gauge railway company for the ex-
press purpose OF building a line Of
road from Hermosa to Hill City, Gus
ter and the Wyoming line.
The. question Of the eligibility OF
citizens OF cities having independent
school districts to participate in the
election OF county super inrendents is
now<under consideration by the ter
ritorial superintendent and the attor-
n~ey.general, who will soon issue q cir
cular giving.their opinion OF the ques-
ton.
Now is the time that the Bismarck
ers OF betting proclivities are risking
their money on the railroad problem,
and several wagers have been made
on q statement that a road from the
southeast will reach Bismarck on or
before Nov. L. |
At the Northern Pacific depot at
Grand Forks, Bobby Boyd. q colored
employee of the Griggs house, while en-
deayoring to mount the top OF a bus,
got his foot entangled in the reins
causing the horses to describe q clrcu-
lar movement and upset the bus,
which fell on him after he leaped from
the top. It is feared the injuries may
prove fatal.
hepeople Of sSturges are aleardy
busy with their preparations for the
soldiers reunion, which will be held
July 8 and 4. From present indica-
lions there will be an immense throng
there. Arrangements have been made
with the railroad for reduced fare
from the End to the 9Th inclusive.
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