The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-06-14
DAKOTA NEWS NOTES.

from Chicago, that neither 4 drinks
whisky, smokes nor chews tobacco,
and don't know how to play sinch
Yankton BARRIERS have a novel way
OF getting even with overparticular
customers. They shave one side of
their face and then make them seek
elsewhere. to have the job completed.
The bullhead craze has taken al.
most unanimous possession Of the
people OF Yankton, regardless Of age
or ex. The streams in thaS vicinity
are we'll stocked and the fishers are
gathering them in.
Two brothers named Arnold,new ar
rivals romPennsylvania have brougkt
all OF Van Dusen's elevators and coal
houses between Huron and Pierre,
including tho two at the cities named.
They are interested in Pennsylvania
coal mines and will make Huron
headquarters for their business.
Abbott Edelbrock, who has visited
Bismarck frequently and who was the
purchaser of the Lamborn hospital
tor.the Catholics, will be appointed
bishop to reside in that city, which
will be favored with the see for north
Dakota. ~
Heavy rains have soaked the
ground in stutsman, Foster, La
Moure and Eddy counties. The grain
is now looking splendid, and all fears
OF drouth removed.
The company that is to put in the
water-works at Watertown has pubs
lished a notice requesting all laborers.
at that place who desire work to hand
in their names. They intend to give
preference to home labor.
A missionary looms up at Faulkton.
Thomas Nesbltt adyertises money to-
loan for the full. benefit, OF the Dor
rower-glving him all the money he
borrows without inspection fees,
without commissions, without attor-
ney, fees, and will make no charge for
attorneys fees in making final proofs.
A few days ago astranger approach-
ed Mat Doyle, a llveryman at LAR.
more, and solicited a rig for a short
time. His request was complied with
As neither stranger nor rig materials
lied within a reasonable time, Doyle
became suspicious that all was not
right. His suspicious ere we'll found
ed. The stranger disposed of the bug
gv and harness to unknown parties
and sold the horse to Hood Bros, OF
Grand Forks, from whom Doyle re-
ceived his property. The thief is not
known, and the matter has been
placed in the hands of Sheriff Swan.
A hens egg was recently exhibited in
Aberdeen that weighed 6 1-2 unces
and measured 8 inches one way and
8 LIZ the other. The most incompre-sl
hensible and hardest part ofthe story
to swallow is the statement thai a
perfectly formed hard-shelled egg wan
found inside the large egg.
One OF the most interesting curiosi>
ties at Aberdeen is a wild plum tree,
which is now beautifully blossomed
out, although there is not a green leai
on the tree.
The citizens of Bismarck are growl
ing because thedog poisoner does not
do up his work in athorough manner.
They claim that as many as twenty
carcasses have been found in an alley
in one day, and think that he ought
to bury his victims.
There is b movement on foot tu
concentrate Dakota's citizen soldiery
at Grand Forks during the territorial
fair, the only compensation demanded
of the city being a weeks rations for
the men and straw for bedding. The
territorial militia aggregate nearly
500 men and they would certainly en-
nance the attractions of the fair, be-.
sides enormously increasing the city'S
revenue. The council will take the
proposition under advisemeut.
Hon. D. #. Bramble, receiver of the
land Office at Watertown, is very Sc
rlously i'll from the effects OF a second
stroke of paralysis he had a lew
weeks since. The host of friends Mr..
Bramble has made during o residence
of many years in the territory will be
panied to learn of his sad condition.
The latest report is that he is Just
alive. -
The Deadwood Times says: .Pro-
prietors of daily newspapers in tho
Hills if they have occasion to go any
where they walk. Proprietors Of
weeklies get the same amount OF pay,
do the work themselves, and keep q
team and carriage to ride around
with
According to the report ofthe Sioux
Falls, health officer there were only
twenty-five deaths in Sioux Falls dur
ing the year ending June L. This, out
ola population of12,000, isa healthy
exhibit. ~
The county commissioner took &C,
ton on a communications from the Far
go board OF trade in regard to their
probable action on the high liscense
question In s the present law
was repealed, and passed a resolution
to the effect that if the prohibition.
law was repealed this fall, they would
enforce maximum license to saloon
dealers, which is 1000.
Napoleon King and James Clark,
the two boys who were hired by Mrs.