Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1888-07-06
WEEKS NEWS IN DAKOTA

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There is only one prisoner in the Bes
die county Jail.
Tho board Of education ut Brookfnu
will erect $4,000 school house this
summer.
II. 8. Brown, OF Yankton, was ar
rested in Omaha on charge Of passing
bogus checks and returned to Yankton.
The Methodists win hold tabernacle
meeting in Canton, commencing July 10
and continuing 9 days, s,including sunday.
The teachers of the public schools Of
Madison are arranging to give a public
school exhibition at the opera house oA
Tuesday evening, July 8.
The sudden rising of whitewood and
Deadwood creeks, at Deadwood, threat
ened serious damage to property, but
the waters receded before much harm
was done.
A man named Mnlien took German
girl to Marshalltown for the alleged Dur.
pose Of marrying her. While there he
deserted her, taking with him $500 be-
longing to the girl and leaving her with
out q cent.
The people Of Bismarck are anxious a.
to who will succeed Judge Francis. It
was rumofed Judge Spencer would re-
move to that district, but the Judge says
he will remain in Huron. Roderick Ross,
Of Yankton, will likely be appointed.
The Farmers alliance, Of Aberdeen.
expects to handle $500, ,000 worth OF
twine during the present saason, over
one-twelfth of the entire binding twine
manufactured. Over two-thirds Of this
amount has already been contracted for.
Thomas Hall, confidence man, had
induced several farmers in the vicinity
OF Yankton to sign notes, alleging they
were Contracts for the sale of their
crops. They discovered the fraud. Hall
was arrested in Sioux City and compelled
to return the nots5.
The musical festival at Fargo Is In
progress with good attendance.
The body of man was found in the
sand on the banks of Lake Irvine, near
Church's Ferry. 1t was badly decom-
posed and unrecognizable.
Connection will bs1nade with the ar.
tesian well at Andoyer, next week, which
will give the town frst-class fire protec-
ton.
Deadvood 10 somewhat exercised
about the poor accommodations that
have been furnished Lawrence county
paupers.
Two boys from the country have To-
Gated in Sioux Falls and are spending
their time in fling information against
saloonEeepers.
Gunderson's gun store at Sioux Falls
has again been visited by burglars. This
is the third time within month the
store has been robbe2.
The names 81 the Sioux reservation
committee to obtain the consent of the
Indians will be Withheld until it COM
mences work, in order, II possible, to
prevent undue influence of corporations.
There are Indications of rate war
among local soda water dealers at Yank-
ton. One Of them has reduced the price
per glass FROM to cents, and some
others are threatening to- make a lower
cut.
Mitchell schools had 495 pupils en-
rolled at the close Of last term.
Pierre Is to have a new paper, The
Crank. 1t will afr the views Of all the
cranks in that section.
Robert Moody, of Haverhiu, gave q
feast to his G. A. r. friends. A fat steer
was barbecued and about 400 friends
partook.
A large paRther was seen in the vicin-
ity of Brunswick, farmer named Oleson
being chased several miles by the brute
A party OF hunters started to look for ii,
and until killed no one dare venture out
at night.
Andrew Flodia, veterinary surgeon
of Brunswick, was arrested for using OBJ
scene language to neighbor's wife, and
was held by the court to keep the peace
or go to Jail three months. He refused
to give bond and was locked up For
over a week he had refused to eat, and
the past few days would not talk. Mon
day his son in law bailed him out, but
he still refuses to eat, and it is thought
he viii die, as he Is IA years of age and
feeble.
Saturday Faulktcn yotcd 20 ISSUE
s., 900 in bonds for artesian wells.
A man named Goodrow was arrested
in Fargo and taken before the insanity
commission. lie says he killed q man at
Haywood, Wis, three years ago. The
authorities will investigate the case.
County Treasurer Palmer, of Pierre,
has gone to Bismarck to act as deputy
state auditor Ward Is expected to re-
sign soon to attend to private business,
and Palmer will be appointed to the va
cancy.
A young man smelled escaping gas in
the new Baptist church at Fargo, and Lit
match 10 find the leak. An explosion
followed, doing considerable damage to
the church. The finder OF the leak was
not much hurt.
A horrible tragedy occurred In the town
Of Wangsr last week. Joseph Tomowski
and nephew went out TO cut timber one
day last week, and on Saturday the body
Of Tomowski was found in q slough with
a gunshot wound in the neck. The
nephew says he placed the gun near
tree, and after awhile a stranger came
along and disputed the right to cut tim
Der on the premises, and a fight ensued
in which the stranger shot Tomowski.
Favorable TO Constructing the IJue.
ABERDEEN, Oak, July S.--O1icers Of
the Aberdeen, Sioux Falls & Montana
Railway company who have returned
from O conference with the officials OF