The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-10-04
SIFTINGS.

and shocking before injury by FROST.
Pringle Bros. store at Grand;
Forks, was burgalized and upwards
Of 5000 worth OF revolvers were
taken.
There are now ten candidates for
the Office Of sheriff in Sully county
anda few more townships to hear
from.
A number Of Indians from Pine,
Ridge agency amused the people Of.
Rapid City by giving q war dance on
the street in that city.
The shooting scrape which oc-
CURED in Lookout camp, near Rapid
City, has had the. effect of driving
out. the only saloon in the camp.
The Office Of the Northern Pacific
passenger depot was burglarized at
Grand Forks, and the contents ofthe
safe stolen, amounting to over $780,:
a farmer near Rapid City boasts
Of peach tree four feet high which
has attained its entire growth since
last spring, when the stone was
planted.
Twelve stacks Of Wheats belonging
to ]. ]. Nierling, living near James
town, burned. The fire is thought to
have caught from a spark from Q
hired man,s pipe.
Victor Steiner, who shot and killed
William Stevenson on q Northern
Pacific train at Bismarck six weeks
ago was sentenced to ten years in
the penitentiary.
Edward Greeley was shot and kill
ed at Winston by y. Martin. The
d~eceasedwas originally from Floris-
SAINT, st. Louis county, Mo-, where
he has relatives. The difficulty orig.
mated over cards.
John Sweeney, q resident Of st.
Paul, was shot in the left leg just be-
low the hip at q house of ill-fame at
Dickinson, and may die, as the wound
is very serious. He refuses to have
the leg amputated until hereaches st,
Paul.
Victor Steiner, who shot fellow
passenger as the train was running
into Bismarck, pleaded guilty to
slaughter and closed his case. He
was drunk when he did the shooting
and thought he was committing q
smart prank.
The Howard Advance says a coup
lie has been found in the western part
of the county who are willing to be
married on the last day Of the fair.
The 500 worth ofpresents accounts
for the consent, doubtless.
Supt. Gage, of the Northern Pa
cifc Elevator company, reported
that the aggregate wheat receipts in
the territory are considerably larger
than expected. He estimates the
yield in Cass county at six bushels
per acre.
A man named Harrison, and claim
hg to be a cattle buyer, hired ateam
from Porter & Stewart Of Volga, and
has not beenseen or heard fromsince
and the superstition is that he has
decamped with the horses. The Sher-
if is. on his trail.
The prairie fires are doing some
work. One of them destroyed 1,7OO
bushels of grain for Joseph Dietrich,
and 600 bushels for DR.. Fraser near
Bismarck. They are roaming in
every direction, and a great deal of
No. l hard will go up in smoke if
there is not more precaution.
The Grand Forks fair was q mag-
niicent success. Ten thousand Wis
itors, by actual count, were on the
grounds on the last day. The terri
torial fair this year is a success, not
alone pecuniarily, but forthegigantic
impulse it has given to fine stock
breeding among our farmers.
The affairs of the Insurance Com-
pany Of Dakota promise to come to
the surface through the d~istrictcourt
sooner than expected. j. ii. Vest
over, late president Of the defunct
company, applied to Judge Garland
for an order restraining Receiver "A.
M. Crosby from acting as receiver
pending proceeding and requiring
him to show aus why a new receiv-
er should not be appointed.
On application Of Sheriff Swan Of
Grand Forks county Judge Neon
nell granted an order for the removal
Of three Of the worst prisoners from
the Grand Forks jail to the Cass
county jail for safe keeping. The jail
there is so crowded it was Thought
unsafe, especially since the recent
assault on the sheriff and the at
tempt of prisoners to escape, to keep
them any longer. The prisonersl
are John Jones and James Flem-
ming, who are awaiting trial for
grand larceny, and Samuel Brown,
charged with attempting arson
Som ething About Stanley.
In no direction has growing inter
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