The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-01-13
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Joseph u. Ltstebatgcr, n Of the early set.
oess OF Linn county, died at bic home in
Csdar Rapids. Monoay. in his sixty.eighth
yeas.
Asj. Henry o'Connor, Of Sioux City, will
lecture this week at Dubuque on his popular
subject, "Gen. Logan"
Charles Nicholson, patrol wagon driver Of
Council Dlu6s, upon retiring Monday night
found . loaded bomb under his pillow.
Luther Bochus. for . number Of years EN-.
ployed By the Illinois Centrs', has been ao
pointed freight and passenger agent at Sioux
Fails.
Tue city council OF Council Bluffs have ap.
petnted . committee to investigate the matter
Of dispensing with gas lights, and using oil
Tampa In localities not lighted by electricity.
NJ rufians broke ioto the residence of
Ma. ]. N. Sparks at Council Bluffs Monday
night. Her screams for assistance frightened
the Villains away before they could accomplish
any personal injury.
Ars. Fleming, Of Des Moines, In resisting
Constable Pierce, who attempted to take from
her . fask OF brandy, let the bottle fall into
IN open stove. The liquid ignited, and COM
municattng the dame to her person, caused
serious injury,
Judge Coles residence at Des Moines was
buEglar'sed last Saturday night. Mrs. L M.
Wilson, superintendent Of the West Des
1oines schools, stopping there at the time
lost : 90 In cash and several hundred dollars
worth ct Jewelry, much Of which possessed
moro than its Intrinsic value to her,
MKBRAsKA.
The Boz Butte Rustler has changed hands.
The Fremont Tribune boasts Of Q new press.
The state p%enitentiary has a population of
~
Twenty-Five was the number Jailed at Omaha
Tuesday.
A Canada lynx was recently killed near
Elkhorp.
The Street Railway company are using their
n plows ct Fremont.
Dodge county has seventy.fve school dis
trscts outside OF Fremont.
Hastings Masons have dedicated their new
temple, which cost CID, 1000.
The foundry at Fremont reports . business
Tor the past year a~geregating e7O,0eO.
Valentine hasa literary society with .
president whose name Is JEFF Davis.
James g. Candy was convicted of the crime
Of perjury at Falls City . few days ago.
Tho receipts Of hogs at the South Omaha
stock yards on Saturday were 5,S97 head.
Thu tow Of Scribner, in Dodge county, has
had thifty-hve deaths from diphtheria within
the past three weeks,
The Justice, published at Bl ,omipgton,h has,
pheuix.like, risen from it's ashes and presents
its usual attractive appearance.
Doane College at Crete hal its Christmas
stocking stretched with $4,000, the gift Of
David Whitcomt, . Boston acmlrcr.
Otoe y Nemaha counties have been con-
nected BY . substantial wood and iron bridge
over the Nemsha river near Talmage.
Fremont will have q course OF lectures by
i've prominent men Of Nebraska. Judge
Thurston opens the course February4 4.
Fremont Is corresponding with the Electric
Light company. Of chicago, with q view Of
adopting electricity FOR street purposes.
Frank Burnham, a prisoner in the county
jail at Lincoln on q charge Of rape, was sent
After . hod Of coal and has not YET returned.
BurRlars made their second call on A. q.
Thrasher& Co., Of Grand island, last week
and exchanged . set Of cutting tools for 40 in
ash.
The palatial temple Of Masonry q, Hastinps
was appropriately dedicated last Tuesday,
The buildtug ia 60x10O, two stories in heiph,
aud cost $4,000.
Cherry county received 90, 1928 2 as taxes
from the Fremont, Elkhorn ard Missouri
Valley railroad. agreater amour. than any
other county on its line.
DAKOTA.
Tho First Baptist church Of Spencer was
dedicated last Sunday.
Nj. Levi MCGEE and Miss Gertie Richards
were married in Rapid City on the 18th inst,
There will be . grand masquerade on skates
at the rink In Deadwood ON Christmas eve.
Two hundred surfacers for the Illinois Cen.
trail are Q at Rick Rapids. surfaclng will
commence when the weather moderstes.
The main business block IN Wahpeton va.
burned Friday nigat last. Loss, $4,000. Fargo
cent . SPECIAL train Of fire apparatus to the re
lei.
The metallurgtcal library at the Rapid Cit,
school Of mines Is nearly completed, and ,
special class for miners will be organized Jan
usryl.
The board Of trustees Of Black Hill. col
l&ge met Tuesday at Hot Springs to discus.
the adoption Of plans and specifications Of
the college building.
Territorial Auditor J. A. Ward, Tuesday,
gave ct Sioux Falls . handsome entertain.
msnt 70 Gov. Chu' ca and wife. Many dis
tinguished guests were present.
q. b. Halfway In jNl at New Rockford
charged With Ysping e-year.cld Nellie Cole
attempted suicide the ether dsy, but was pre
vented from carrying out his purpose. He
does not deny the crime.
MmnTEeoTA.
Tit Duluth News claims that the Christina
~obscsvauces in that city surpassed all forme,
festivals Of its kind.
A. L. Lsngallier and j. r. Hows, Of Duluth,
are IL c,rporators of . company to be known
- the Minnesota District Telegraph company
Capital. $4,000.
! At about 1890 Wednesday morning the
hardware store Of Atx 4 Bronniche, at Ben.
con, was burned. The loss Is estimated II
about $4,000, about twc-:hirds covered by In.
surance The weather was 90 cold Is to al.
most preclude the possibility Of doing any.
thingSor the doomed building.
Ciausen Sands, Of Bancroft, Iowa, was ar.
rested Tuesday In Blue Earth City for rob.
bipg the postofl,e ct the former place. In
TIE custody Of the United States marshsl. of