Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-02-22
THE NORTHWEST.
DAKOTA.

her parents wanted her to marry man old
enough to be her grandfather.
Matthew Appel died at White Lake Wed
nesday Of old age. lie was the founder Of
White Lake, going there in the fall Of 1880
from Waterloo Iowa.
The burglars who entered bank at Tower
City last Wednesday night by pryfng open
the door and were frustrated before securing
anything Of value, were arrested Thursday at
Buffalo by Deputy Sheriff Raymond and taken
To the county jail at Fargo. Their names are
James Carroll, James Buchanan, James Dunn
and James Sullivan, probably alias.
Another cold wave struck Watertown We'd
nesday night. The thermometer registered
24 degrees below zero, They have had no
train on the Minneapolis and st. Louis rail-
way since last week Friday.
Secretary Quigley, of the board Of trustees
of the Yankton Insane hospital, has received
the official notification of the approval Of the
approval of the plans for the additions to the
hospital building and of the forwarding Of the
plans to the board by Gov. Church. Adyer-
tising for bids for the construction will COM
mence at ence, and the contract will be let as
soon as possible under the law.
Three little children of David Rudolph, liy-
ing three miles from Moorehead, had mar
row escape from being devoured by wolves
while going home from school. When short
distance from the school house five wolves
made for them. The children turned and ran
for the school house with the wolves pursuing,
barely reaching shelter. Wolves are numer-
Gus, and when In packs become very bold, and
have no hesitancy in attacking persons.
Indians on the DEVILS Lake reservation are
getting wealthy. During the last year the
1,500 Sioux in the vicinity of the post har-
vested rs 600 bushels Of wheat, for which
good prices were obtained 1t is splendid
wheat country, and each year the crops will
increase In proportion to the settlement of
the Indians are proftably employed in agri-
cultural pursuits no trouble need be looked
for from them.
IOWA.
Gamblers have been arrested at Sac City.
oskaloosa has a young mems democratic
club.
Burlington horsemen have race course on
the river ice
A successful Catholic fair closed at Allan
tic on the 8th.
The Iowa Press association will meet at Os-
kaloosa in May.
The Herald predicts big building boum
for Dubuque this year.
Atlantic's starch factory will be completed
and running by May /.
The canning factory at Davenport packed
100000 cans during 1887.
There are 1875 new cases on the
court docket at Davenport
The Governors Greys will give an elegant
ball at Dubuque February 10.
The literary people of Maurice have turned
their attention to mock trials.
Hank Hall, saloonist at Wahoo, attempt
ed to force an entrance into room occupied
by Miss Perky, young lady photographer.
Miss Perky fired four Shots which alarmed
the neighborhood, and Hall was captured and
locked up on the charge of attempted out
rage.
Charles w. V. Benedict, the young man
caught in Chicago Wednesday night with a
lot of burglar tools in his possession and who
was thought to have had something to do
with the Smell murder, is wanted at Marshall
town, where his father is proprietor of mill
and Is worth $4,000. 1t appears that Bene-
dict was member Of gang of burglars who
have been working Marshalltown of late.
About a week ago they broke into paint
store and among other things stole glaciers
diamond with which they cut a pane of glass
from the window Of drug store which was
entered and robbed. Benedict was arrested
and the diamond found on him. He was
taken to Marshalltown by the sheriff.
Geo. T. Williams, editor of the Ida County
Pioneer, is the proud owner of genuine
he would test to his own satisfaction the we'll
known grounding superstition. So he and
others kept watch of the entrance to the
grounding quarters on the. day in question,
and they certify that his hogship came out,
and after carefully looking about, stayed out.
Perhaps his coming out on that day was pure
ly accidental.
NEBRASKA.
-Four gamblers, bunco man and three
high-kicking sisters, are registered at the
Dakota county jail.
Fremont has added horse ranch and cleo
trio lights to her industries. :. The isrevival
bearing early fruit.
Plattsmoutb is getting ready to snap some
of the factories floating around the country
In search of bonuses.
Two more postmistresses have been ap-
pointed for Nebraska-Fannie Dustin at Dus-
tin, and Mrs. Libby at Libby.
A Superior paper has the following item:
Found on our streets, January %, one full
grown grasshopper, alive and kicking.n
The machinery for the Edgar canning com
pany has been purchased, and the company
expects to be ready when business in that line
opens up.
I'd Maher, an agent for the German Insu-
rance company at Wisner, after having col
lected premiums to the amount of 81 600.
skipped to parts unknown.
Nebraska City has two damage suits on her
hands. In one Of them the plaintiff fell
through defective sidewalk, and in the 9TH
or woman fell over an embankment
Attorney Scott, of Omaha, ruff1ed the
feathers of Judge Marshall, Of the Dodge
county district court, now in session at Ere
mont, and was fined $25 for contempt.
A sensation has been createdyat Oakland
by the rumor that the ex-clerk OF the district