The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-07-27
DAKOTA NEWS NOTES.

DAkUIA NEWS NOTES,
A Dcadwood youth, for the con-
sidcration of $40, climbed the liberty
pole, IL distance Of 40 feet, and fixed
the llalyarls in place. When he
reached the ground II circle of admir-
ing friends raised another $40 for
him.
During the storm mt Brookings
lightning struck II post in Il pasture
fence south of town, and running
along the wires, killed six head Of
cattle and one horse.
The loafcr and bum problem is agi-
tating the people at Sioux Falls.
The buns are becoming extremely
insolcnt, and the police arc frequent
" required to keep them from insult
ing ladies on the street.
A number of German families from
Russi, have this spring joined their
friends in Foster and Eddy counties.
Almost every acre of broken land in
the two counties il in crop, and u
lnrssc amount Of new breaking is now
underway.
Custer county is having a little
county seat excitement, which, with
the political matters, will tend to
make things lively in that part of the
Black Hills. The people in the east
ern part Of the county want to move
the county seat from Custer, and
have pctitioncd for an election. But
here the trouble commences. The
agricultural part of the county has
THREE nspir,nts-Bufinlo Gap, Her.
mOsi and Fnirburn.
Col. Burke, inspector of the Ninth
district q. A. r., at Fargo, has granted
permission to have IL q. A. Il. en-
campmcnt mt Grand Forks during
the territorial fair. Instead of the
militia. as at first anticipated, Grand
Forks will have as guests one thou.
sand veterans during The fair.
The liquor dealers ut Sturgis nave
formed IL trust, and it now costs a
man 10 cents u glass to saturatc his
system with beer. "Kcd-cyc" is pro-
portionatcly high.
A scheme is on foot in Co,lington
county for II sort Of reunion of all the
residents of that county who voted
for Gen. Harrison in 1910.
Some of the larger cities of Dakota
can boast of fine resident pianists.
Jamestown, for instance, claims Mrs.
Fred Knapp, who is one Of the soloists
at the Fargo musical festival. and
who has played concert engagements
in London and elsewhere in England.
A Sioux Falls man is talking of
starting Il daily newspaper as IL
scheme to- reduce his nvoiulupois.
IL would l@ hard TO hit upon IL surcr
way of losing flesh.
The bum element is 4; source of ter
ror in Sioux Falls. The Press saws:
''In the outskirts Of the city ladies
who arc in anywisc timi,l live in holy
fear during the day while left alone,
and some even go SD far as to keep
their houses locked. even during the
hottest weather. When it gets so
the men arm themselves at nighttime
il duty calls them on the street, it
would seem to he about time for an
organized raid on the part of the
police"
A movement is on foot in the west
crn part of Sully county to organize
II claim holders protective associa-
tion. The object is to protect act
unl settlers claims from being
jumped while they are temporarily
absent earning living, not being
able to do SO on the land on account
oftlrought and hailstorms,
A male patient escaped from the
violent ward of the insane hospital
at Yankton. He was one of the
most violent patients ever confined
in the hospital, and it is not known
whether he dropped from a third
story window or passed by one of
the officers who did not know he wis
crazy. At last accounts he has not
been heard from.
Ata meeting of the chamber of
commerce at Bisnark, IL committee
was appointed to confer with the
management Of the various railroads
contemplatingextcntionsto lsismark
with IL view of influencing the com
plction of the extcntions this year.
Resolutions were adopted urging
that a committee I've appointed to
invest gate the alleged obstruction
of the Missouri river 10y the new and
old bridges at Omaha.
Lightning struck the residence OF
X. Z. Hall, at Mitchell, dangerously
injuring Mrs. Hall and slattcring the
kitchen stove. Tho lightning came
down the chimney.
The stonemasons employed on tho
Illinois Central depot struck at Sioux
Falls for nine hours work at ten
hours pay. They ladlmen receiving
81 per day. Shortly after the men
walked out the masons employed by
james Ward and Il. b. Polk also quit
for the same reasons. There are $50
masons in the city belonging to the
union, and it is feared the strike will
become general.
Two saloonkecpcrs at Cassclton
and one ut Everest were arrested on
warrants issued by Judge Mcdonnell
for violation ofhis injunctional order,
made some weeks ago. lnjunctions
were served OH two other saloon men
at Cassclton and one ut WhG,tlanl.
1t il understood that u number OF
other warrants have lnpn issued, but
the offenders have not been arrested
1t is surmistsl that this il the open.
ing Ola arof cXterminationug against
"blind pigs"
DR.. Alloway, the territorial vcteri.
marian, has been rendered the pro-
censorship of the veterinary science in
the Brookings Agricultur,,lcollcgc 10y
a unanimous vote of the board al
regents. This is in accordance with
an act passed by congress donating
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