Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-03-07
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daisies
The Methodist church at Wocnsocket is
too small to accommodate the regular attend
ance.
A hotel and general store were burned at
Ledgewood Friday. Loss, $1,000; partially
insured.
Horsemen at Aberdeen will enter their
"nyers' at the respective trotting meetings in
the northwest.
J. 7. Potter, of sturgis, was attacked by q
cross dog and lost the best part of good pair
Of pants In the fight.
The citizens Of Gladstone are considering q
plan for cheese factory, and the farmers in
the vicinity are sowing wheat.
Orderly Sergeant Williams, Company Il,
N. g., was awarded a gold medal as the best
drilled member Of the company.
Alonzo Lansing, aged 16 years, was frozen
to death within two blocks of his house at
Beatrice. He fell in a fainting fit and per-
ished while in that condition.
The clerk at the Union house, Cooperstown,
has rugged up sleigh with sails, and now
transports the travelling public from the depot
to that popular hotel.
The recent official census shows that Abb
erdeen has population of 5,044. The city
has been redistricted into four wards to con-
form with the new charter.
The steamer Terry, of the Power line is
frozen in a few miles from Pierre. Capt.
Voolfolk has arrived to arrange for her safety.
The river is liable to open any day.
President Brush, Of the Dakota university
at Mitchell, who isin Washington, has secured
a donation Of 5000 for that institution from
Senator Stanford, of California.
Various Dakota towns are taking grim de-
light in offering sympathy and aid to the bliz-
gard sufferers on the Atlantic coast. This Is
what might be called generous sarcasm.
NEBRASKA.
Washington's birthkay was generally cele-
brated throughout the state.
Many people are immigrating from the
neighborhood of Story City to Washington
territory.
The daily Ottumwa Democrat, which sus-
pended some time ago, made Its appearance
again Tuesday morning.
The teaching Of science in the Marshall
town high school by the experimental method
Is proving a decided success.
The second annual meeting Of the South
western Iowa Beekeepers' association will be
held at Red Oak March and z.
John MCGUIRE, a deaf and dumb man, was
run over and killed Wednesday at Davenport
while walking on the railroad track.
The Creston Advertiser complains of the
number of young girls who are nightly found
promenading the streets Of the town.
A resident of Little Sioux found an infant
only few days old on his from doorstep
Sunday evening, left there by some unknown
party.
A valuable horse was stolen Thursday from
the barn of A. F. Robson, living near Gles-
ham. Fifty dollars reward is offered for the
capture Of the thief
The coroncr's jury investigating the wreck
at Cotton rendered verdict that the accident
was caused by the carelessness of the conduc-
tors and engineers
Creighton has dramatic company COM
posed of home talent. They are making dates
for several towns in the state in the interest
Of fund for Loie Royce.
The second trial of VIM F. Harris, at Ere
mont, charged with assault with attempt to
commit rape upon number of little girls,
has ended as it did before, in the accused be-
Ing found guilty. The jury were out forty
eight hours.
John Lapache, ex-treasurer of Colfax coun-
ty, has disappeared with about $1,000 of the
county funds. He has weeks start of the
officers and is probably In Canada by this
time. He left for Lincoln on the 18th, osten-
sfbly to pay the county's share of the state
taxes. There are forty-two signers on his
bond and they will have to make good his
loss.
I. IOWA.
c. Fl. Smith, late manager of the Omaha
has resigned his position and
gone to Denver. The Republican is travelling
a very rocky road. Domestic troubles have
been sapping its vitality.
Mayor Alexander, of Hastings, is an official
OF sand and gall. He took a policeman and
went out the other night and pulled poker
hole, hauling in five professional gamblers,
who were fined from $40 to $50 each.
The enthusiastic citizens of Superior We'd
nesday night Illuminated their town with bon
fires and doomed the cannon on receiving the
Information that the Northwestern road
would build to that place.
Dr. Stalker, state veterinarian, has received
Information OF the existence of contagious
disease among cattle near Derby, Lucas
onnty. The disease is supposed to be hydro
hohia.
he Burlington Hawkeye is receiving con-
trfbutions for relief fund for the Writ fam
LILY, who are sufferers by the horrible tragedy
of February II. They are in destitute cir
cumstances.
The Fort Madison Gem City says that
stock company has been organized with cap
tai OF $4,000, and that all the shares had
been readily sold to lay out town in Illinois
opposite that city.
DR.. Cory, of Toledo, died short time ago.
His wife, who was i'll, requested that his
funeral be postponed until she had expired
She died day or two later, and both husband
and wife were buried together.
The Kings daughters of Dubuque quietly
set about remodeling and decorating the base
ment Of the Methodist church recently, and
before their elders knew it they had one of the
most beautiful Sunday school rooms in the
state.
TIE Norfolk News Gays that newspaper
man is the only man who is expected to do
business at loss In order to boom the town.
A. 4. Scott, the Grand Island horse thief,