The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-03-29
DlkOTA NEWS ITEMS.

Thomas Heidena, living rlkat Bijoti'
Hills. was kicked in the breast BY 2
vicious horse. causing instant death.
He leaves a wife and two children.
A man named Thomas Houska, q
stonemason, took his own life at Les
terville by shooting himself with q
shotgun. When found he was in an
old stable and life was quite extinct.
He had an insatiate desire for drink
and was just getting yer g drunk,
and it IS supposed in a fit OF disgust
he killed himself.
The merchants and shippers OF Far
20 and Moorhead are being aroused
in regard to freight rates, and the Far.
60 board OF trade has called a special
meeting, which shall include all bust
ness men as well as the members OF.
the board. United action is propos-s
ed, and all influence possible will be
brought to bear to bring about
change in the present freight rates.
The organization of a railroad COM
pany with q capital Of 81 500, OOO, for
the purpose OF securing the right or
way between Aberdeen and Sioux
Falls, is announced at Aberdeen. c.
A. Bliss, F. H.. Hagerty, H. M. Mar
pie, John H.. Drake and G. A. Jewett
are among the incorporators.
The Salem roller mills were burned
with 500 bushels OF wheat and four
tons of -four; loss, $4,000; no insur-
ance.
The Deadwood Pioneer thinks that
one OF the pledges that should be ex.
acted from candidates for the terri--
torial legislature to be elected next
November is, "Will you do all in your
power to secure an insane asylum for
the Hills?
An elevator burned at St. Thomas.
The building contained about co.
900 bushels OF grain valued at $l5,-
600, which was we'll insured. The
fire was communicated from a burn.
ing residence.
The Pierre Bridge company has or.
ganized with a capital of 10000
The object is to construct, maintains
and operate a pontoon bridge be-
tween Pierre and Fort Pierre for the
crossing Of teams and foot passengers.
Work upon it will begin as soon as
the ice moves out.
Some ~frolicksome young Bismarck
ers enveloped themselves in sheets and
occupied an old lighthouse of that
city and laid in wait for belated trav-
elers, who now firmly believe the old
house is haunted.
The governor OF Dakota will prob
ably designate April Is for that part
of the territory south OF latitude a.,
and May 5 tor the northern part, as
days to be observed as Arbor day.
For three years there has been q.
cry by some men who wanted to gain
popularity that there had been crook
edness by the county commissioners
who built the court house at Huron.
These were indicted and after the
trial the Judge told the jury that
there was not q word OF testimony to
prove the charge of conspiracy to de-
fraud the county, and directing them
to bring in a verdict of not guilty.
This was done, and the case is ended
st. Paul parties are specializing on ,
establishing a wholesale paint and
oil house at Sioux Falls.
The ladies of Rapid City are wear
ing sunshades and have use for para
soils. A sure sign of warm weather.
A Bisma rex special says the
people living on the Missouri river
bottom lands are moving out. The
lowlands are flooded and the water
is rising rapidly, although the weather
is cold. 1t is supposed there is q
gorge at Sibley Island.
The Gettysburg artesian we'll is
now down 1880 feet, and will be sent
down to a flow as speedily as posi-,
BILE. =
The ladies of Aberdeen Baptist
church gave a ''maple sugar sociable',
recently, while the Methodist ladi es
entertained with q carpet rag
SOCIAL"
T. In the United States court at Bis
marck, William Sanderson. Northern
Pacific agent at Valley City, appear
ed to answer to an Indictment for
violation of the Interstate commerce
law. Defendant, through counsel, de-
INJURED to the Indictment on grounds
mainly technical. JohnC. Bullitt, Jr..
assistant counsel OF the Northern Pa
citic, argued to sustain the demurrer.
The court ordered the case continued
to enable the district attorney to
submit'a brief opposing the demurrer.
This is the cas- where an indictment
was found for an alleged refusal Of
Sanderson,to furnish cars to Wylie
for the transportation of grain.
r. J.. Bowyer and J. Finnegan, brick
and stone work contractors of Yanks
ton, who built the boiler and engine,
houses at the asylum under the direc-
tion Of the old board of trustees dur.
ing the allegiance of the order OF sus-3
pension last year, have obtainedtrom
Judge Trip a. writ of mandamus cit.
ing Auditor Ward to appear and
show why he should not be compelled
to issue warrants upon vouchers Isl
sued to F%innegan and Bowyer in q y
ment OF work by the old board.
Aberdeen Republican: If the AberS.
deem, Bismarck and Northwastarn