The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-07-13
DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

Masonic fraternity was a matter III
great curiosity to the people ofDeaa.
wood.
At Coopertown, Albert Lindsay, an
employe of the Cooper farm, Shot
himself through the head dying n
about two hours. Lindsay came.
from st. Clair county, Michigan, and
was in good circumstances and en-
gagged to be married. HeIeft letter.
from which it is Inferred that melan-
chOly was the cause Of suicide.
A st. Paul man wants to establish
a watch factory at Scotland, and this
citizens of that place are considering
the project,
\ soldier who was the worse for
the liquor he had taken vas in Man
dan recently, trying to sell d good
OvercOat for so cents which was
worth several dollars. He gave as
his reason for wanting to sell that ho
was afraid the tariff or wool would
be taken off and he did not want to
be long on wooden goods. 1t is
thought, however, that he did not
wantto be long without a drink.
The city council of Woonsocket has
ordered a new fire engine on trial
from st. Paul. 1t will arrive within
the next thirty days. With the en-
CINE is a hose cart and 1000 feet Of
hose, the whole outfit to cost $3.50.
Since the high license advocates Of
Minnehaha county have secured
about 1000 more names than are
needed to the application calling for
a vote this fall on prohibition, the
prohibitionists held a meeting in
Sioux Falls and raised $500 as a
fund with which to enforce the law.
William Kesbeth, of MeCook coun-
ty, a fresh youngster 20 years ofage,
was married last Wednesday at Sioux
Falls to Henrietta Hoffman, a COY
maiden of 50 years.
A number of persons from different
portions of Brown county who favor
high license held a consultation in
Aberdeen. They claimed to have
procured the requisite number Of
names necessary to take another
vote upon local option this fall, and
it is understood that avigorous cam
paign is to be fully inaugurated.
At Pembina they are hauling the
fish out of the Red river in large
quantities. Some of them weigh as
much as twenty pounds.
1t is estimated that there are no
less than 800 laboring men and me
chanies now at work upon improve
ments in Tankton.
An insane man confined in the iail
at La Grace had nearly dug his way
out when he was discovered by the
sheriff. The sheriff is of the opinion
that the county should build a rev
jail.
Martin Head, Heela farmer,
whose case has been before the com
missioners of insanity, was found IN
sane, and will be again taken to.
Yanktown. The decision was made
upon the testimony of two physicians
who. examined him. Head is the
man whose wife wants a divorce and
a deed of his farm.
County Treasurer i@sT left
Pierre for Bismarck, where he win
assume the position of deputy terri
torial auditor. 1t is an open secret
that Auditor Ward contemplates re-
signing soon SO as to attend to hiss
private business at Sioux Falls, and
that Gov. Church will appoint Pal
mer to the vacancy as soons rs he
familiarizes himself with the duties Of
the Office.
The walls of the Warner building
at Mitchell has settled, caused by the
heavy rains of the past few days. All
one time it was thought the building
would sink out of sight, but after 60
AuE IulldWdAQ dDQuu b0O tCpN eA~
settling stopped. The building is a.
most an entire wreck. 1t was used
as o drug store, and the stock has
been removed without mage.
A natural soap well has bea dis
covered 6S miles west of Buffalo Gap.
The soap is skinned from a boiling
spring and hnrdens by exResssse 70
the air. 1t ii like soft clay, and cap
be gathered with a shovel, and M7
supposed to be q mixture of alkah,
borax and the lubricating oil found
in many parts of Wyoming a ami
pie has been tested by q prominsnf
Chicago soap manufactures and ne
reported the discovery worth the iuu
weight Of the manufactured article
Parties surrounding the springs
have used the natural article as axle
grease by adding a little Of the on
discovered there, audit isproneancea
II 4hn fhnoaf taofario1 avpr ttend for that