Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1888-09-14
ALL WORK PROMPTLY DONE.
WEEKS NEWS In DAKOTA

John Flaherty, Of Mitchell, who shot
and killed Hattie Wilson at Huron, was
taken before Justice Grant aud waived
examination. He was committed TO jail
to awsit the action Of the grand jury.
The oldest inhabitant in North Dakota
can not remember ever having seen raf
In that section, but few days since an
army of them made their appearance ut
the Northern Pacific depot In Grand
Forks. How they got there, unless from
the hold Of some river steamer which
occasionally unloads in that vicinity, Is a
mystery. They were slaughtered.
Charles johnson was found dead in his
bed at Lisbon, Oak, yesterday, his head
being split open with an Ak. Wednes-
day night tramps made an entry into
the house for alcohol. and il Ia thought
they committed the crime.
A f2year-olG son Of DIR. Christianson,
OF Belmont, Oak, was accidentally
killed yesterday while handling a gun.
A sportsman had left his gun, and the
little fellow playfully hid It in some
bushes, and in attempting to draw 10
from its hiding place the contents were
discharged, passing through his lungs.
p. C. Tryners, banker at Altoona has
made an assignment.
Charles Goodrich was accidentally shot
while hunting In the vicinity of Gary.
T. B. Walker will erect temporary
saw mill at Grand Forks, to use up the
logs he has on hand.
A small sou of w. p. Stubbs, of Gary,
was seriously injured by falling from Q
stack Of wheat.
Aberdeen Is to have free delivery, the
receipts at the postoffice having arrired
at the necessary amount.
The members Of the Southern and Cen
trail Dakota Editorial association are en-
toying trip to the Yellowstone park
The Manitoba depot restaurant at
Grand Forks was burned, the fire origin
ating from an exploding lamp. Loss,
G,O00; fully insured.
The county commissioners of Ward
county, will call a special election to
vote on the change Of county seat from
Burlington to Minot.
Sunday evening the Conkling elevator
ct Clarke, was discovered to be on fire,
and the flames spread to Murray & Rob-
inson's warehouses and coal sheds. Loss,
5000; insurance, 5000. The fire was
started by tramp.
Flax seed to the extent of 10000 bu-
shells will be worked up into oil by
Yankton mill.
After considerable deliberation the
Northwestern railway company has de-
cided to iron the new grade from Yank-
ton to the James river this fall.
The male patients of the insane hos
pital at Yankton have organized two
base ball clubs and two hours of each
day are cow spent playing at the game.
J. L. Bede, farmer living near Ora
iska, died Of apopiexy in his wagon while
going from field to the house.
Judge Rose opened his first term of
court at bismarck, Tuesday, and his first
act was to discharge the juries because Of
an informality in their selection.
The Sioux commissioners have started
for Lower Bruel. Their visit to the Crow
Creek agency was very satisfactory,
nearly all the Indians signing the treaty.
The difficulty between the Grand Forks
mayor and the city council has been set
tied by the mayor nominating A. C..
Mather for auditor, which nomination
was approved by the council
Mrs. Dr. Folsom, OF Fargo, had a mar
row escape from burning to death. She
threw lighted match on the floor,
which set fire to her wrapper. She
smothered the flames before it burned the
flesh, although her dress was burned of.
Dakota has 4, ,1O6 pensioners, drawing
s129, 26S monthly.
George NJ. Dickson, arrested at Sioux
Falls Saturday for the burglary Of
cigar store at Aberdeen, recently gradu-
ated from the Sioux Falls high school
and is well connected.
Two boys named Waterhouse, living
near Brookings, OAK, were exploding
cartridges, and ignited two pounds Of
powder. The roof was blown from the
house and the boys badly burned and
manned.
Notwithstanding previous reports to
the contrary, 7. b. Walker, Of Minneap-
oils, whose large saw mill at Grand
Forks was recently burned, has decided
to rebuild He will erect larger mill
than before, and put In the most improv-
ed machinery. About 200 men viii be
employed next spring.
Deputy Sheriff O'Connor was murder
ously assaulted in the Grand Forks Jail
by two prisoners. He had gone in the
cell house to see that all was SAFE and in
flash he was seized by two Of the
prisoners and violently thrown to the
floor, and was hit on the head by club,
rendering him unconscious. The sheriff
was at hand, and with assistance soon
had the mutinous crowd locked in their
cells.
The large stock barn Of Henry Gotzian
was burned at Emerado, eight horses
and the contents Of the barn being de-
stroyed. A Inan named Hanson was
badly burned in trying to save the stock.
A. Z johnson, of Grand Forks, dis
covered a small negro boy hiding in his
store, and on questioning him 1t was
learned he was placed there by two men
with the intention OF opening the back
door for the purpose OF robbery.