New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-02
DAKOTA NEWS NOTES.

reports of farmers returning from
y ashington and Oregon.
The farmers elevator at Grandin
Was destroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000;
fully covered.
The Sioux Falls Argus says that
there is talk of establishing a morn
ing republican newspaper in that
city.
A number Of Turner county farmers
are sowing patches of alfalfa this
spring and propose to give this valu.
able crop a fair test.
The programme of the fourteenth
annual meeting OF the Dakota Sun
day school association is nearly COM
pleted. The convention will be held
at Mitchell July 10, II and II.
At the head OF gided palace OF sin
at Dead wood is the widow OF a dis
tihgulshed union officer during the re.
bellion.
DR.. Emmons, an expert from the
mines OF Cornwall, England, has made
a careful examination OF the Black
Hills ore. He expressed himself as
Satlshed thatea great future was IN
store tor the tin interests OF the Black
Hills, and declared that this must be-
come a great tin producing country.
Sioux Falls is to have the Norwe.
glan Lutheran college.
There is talk OF Y. NJ. c. A. build
ing at Watertown.
The military fair given by the Ia.
dies Of Watertown for the benefit Of
Company II, lasting three days, was
81 decided success. The boys cleared
about $500 to help them on their
trip to Nashville.
Attorney General Garland told a
correspondent at Washington THAI
Judge Francis case remained in the
same condition without change. His
resignation has not again been de-
manded, and while he could make no
certain statement, the attorney gener-
al conveyed theimpression that Fran
els would hold on until the end Of his
term. 1t is generally believed that the
president has decided upon Miller OF
Fargo as the man for the place when
Francis gets out of the way.
Yankton county farmers generally
have finished planting small grain
and blowing for corn has begun. The
soil along the Missouri river counties
is in the best condition Of any spring
for five years, and the pralries and
lawns are already covered with grass
OF length sufficient to be cropped
by live stock. The trees are rapidly
leating out and spring improvements
are in full blast. The Yankton street
railway company, with a capital
stock Of $4,000, will begin building
within two weeks. The electric light
plant is we'll under construction.
Judge Francis was in jamestown
the other day en- route to Darlington
to hold Foster county's first term OF
court. AS an indication of the good
order prevailing throughout his dis
trict he stated that there is at present
not single prisoner in the Bismarck
Jail but one or two in the Jamestown
Jail, which is usually empty, and in
the entire district not more than a.
dozen criminals are now confined.
The extent Of country embraced in
Judge Francis district is larger in
area than the State OF New York and
has over $4,000 people.
Senator Davis introduced in the
senate a bill to allow the city ofAber-
deem to purchase from the general
government the southeast quarter
section IA, town 1913, range 60. with
in sixty days after the passage Of the
act. This'tract Of land is the we'll
known Dayton claim in that city.
over which there has been so much
controversy.
John Stukey, a butcher at Gettys-
burg, committed suicide. VII isky is
the cause.
Plankinton is trying to solve the
liquor question by application OF the
law in q vigorous way.
Citizens OF Pierre are highly incensed
over the action of the Chicago &,
Northwestern ralll DAD. The Jerry
boat is owned by that corporation
and because it does not pay q large
per cent the company has ordered
that it be laid up until further orders.
Petitions, signed by all the merchants,
have been sent to President Hughitt,
protesting against the act. Private
individuals are anxious to put on a
new boat, but are frightened away by
the Chicago & Northwestern road
threatening to run their boat.
During a strong gale Of wind, a
spark from the Illinois Central loco
motive set fire to the horse sheds of
W. 0. Johnson, railroad contractor
located en- the river bank at Sioux
Falls. The sheds, which contained
125 head Of horses and mules, were
ablaze in an instant. The men rush
ed in and cut the halters OF nearly a.
hundred but the rest were burned
Some of the burning animals broke
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