The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-04-06
1HE NORTH WEST.

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The NORTH WEST.
The Thayer county commissioners have
adopted . plan and Specifications for the Jail
aud jatlor's residence to be built this summer,
and the plans are now on file in the county
clerks Office. Sealed bids have been sdvvr.
tised for and the contract will BE- let at their
next meeting, April a.
Tho county scat war has broken out in q
new spot in Perkins county. 1t 10 one of the
inalicnable rights of new communities as we'll
as individuals to secure by hook or crook, or
by a stuffed ballot box, the advantages and
profits of official power. Grant will again
lead its forces against rebcliious rivals.
Ayoung man called at police headquarters
at Lincoln Sunday afternoon in quest Of q
warrant for the arrest Of another man, who
he claimed had assaulted him while on his
way home from church with q young lady. 1t
turned out that he was with his ASSISTANTS
sweetheart, which was the cause Of the
trouble.
Hon. N. v. Cannon, of Omaha, is spending
a few days in Davenport, Iowa, preparatory
to moving his family to this city. lie lee
turcd in Burlington st. ratrick's night, and
was the recipient Of complimentary rcsolu-
eons, among which was the following: IRE
solved, nThat We congratulate the rising
young state Of Nebraska on the fact that
Irish American patriotism 10 gravitating
thither as to Its natural center on the adj
dttional fact that her chief city is becoming
the Mccca of the expectations of the sea-
divided Gael, and We commend tho Hon. NJ.
v. Cannon to the citizens OF Omaha and Ne
braska as a patriot, a gentleman, q lawyer
and a citizcn.n
Barton NJ. Mills, a travelling salesman Of
Lynn, Mass, met with u peculiar and painful
accident Wednesday morning ut the Burling-
ton depot In Omaha. Mr. Mills alightcd from
n carriage at the entrance and proceeded to
walk around the depot to get to tho baggage
room. just as he reached the southw est
corner something struck him fairly I'm the eye
and knocked him down. The cause of the mis-
chief was All English sparrow. The bill of the
bird penetrated the cycball and the unfortun-
alto man will lose his eye. The bird was
picked up dead. One of its ewes was closed of
the result OF a fight with another sparrow.
which was in progress when Mr.. Mills WAS
stuck.
IOWA.
y. N. Riley shipped eighteen very fine
horses from Cedar Falls recently to Law
renee, Mass.
ACrcston club is to build a house Of It's
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great cIly.ity.
Mrs. II. u. Abrams, of Mason City, drowned
herself on Thursday, While laboring under
temporary mental arrangement.
The Davenport WOODEN mill has just been
awarded Il government contract for the manu-
facturc of 1000 cavalry blankets.
A. Bennett correspondent of the Clinton
Herald writes that there is some talk Of view.
srs coming ina day orso to locate a new line
of railroad bet scen Davenport aud tho north
west, by the way of Clarence.
Scott county mourns the death OF its Oldest
pioneer merchant, Waldo Parkhurst, who
opened a store in I.aClaire in 1888.
70 The governor has instructed the attorney
general to institute suit against the clerk of
Fal0 Alto county for his persistent failure to
make returns of criminal statistics to the sec
rotary OF state as required by law. The term
o Railroad COMMISSIONS Coffin Is to expire
April I. The governor has not given an inti-
nation as to his probable successor. The
names of Hon. Jesse Kennedy, president Of
the Farmers alliance: Hon. James Wilson,
of Taina, aad Merritt Green, of Marshalltown,
have been presented as candidates. The lat
ter is being very strongly urged by the iobbcrs
and shippers.
AT the fusion city convention held last Sat-
urday by the Republican and Democratic par.
ties, Hon. GcorgeB. Burch was nominated for
mayer Of Dubuque by reclamation. Mr.. Burch
= Il lifelong Republican and n man Of great
wealth. With the exception Of auditor all
the other city officers were awarded the Dem
rerats. Under the law just passed by the
present legislature the mayor will have the
veto power and the appointment of all the
policemen. A few dissatisfied Democrats
have called n straight convention for next
Tuesday, and will attempt to secure n coali-
tion with the Knights of Labor to defeat tho
fusion ticket.
DAKOTA.
The Salem saloons will all class next week
an'l the keepers theresa announce their intcn.
tion of helping TO enforce the law.
The Yanlton city council has accepted the
invitation OF The Huron city council to attend
the iiremen's tournament in June.
Two saloon men of Mitchell were fined by
Judge Trip Wednesday, one 500 and :hc
other $50, for violating the local option law.
AT Salem carly Wednesday the Salem role,
mills were burned. with 500 bushels of whoa,
and four tons of flour; loss, $4,000; no in.
su:ance.
Thomas Heidcna, living near Rijou Hills
WAS k'ckc,. in the breast by a vicious horse,
causing instant death. lie leaves a wife and
several children.
Ward caucuscs were held last Frida,
throughout Grand Forks, at which aldermen
ana delegates to the convention at which tn,
mayor will he nominated were chosen. Quite
Il large number of voters turned out and
much interest WAS excited. The probabilities
are that none of the retiring aldermen will b.
reelected. From those elected az delegate.
to the convention 1t would seem that the pres.
cnt mayor, Hon. ID. NJ. Holmes, will be re
cicctcd.
Last Wednesday night a telegram was re.
ccfved at Chamberlain announcing that the
the Sioux bill had passed the senate. There
was intense excitement. Bonfrcs were light.
cd, q baud played ON the streets and every.
body shoutcd Themselves honrso The No.