The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-06-07
DAKOTA NEWS NOTES.

The establishing of Ryan Bros
mammoth pork-packing house in
Sioux Falls, which has been on the ta-
pis Tor some time, is now an assured
TACT, q bonus Of $50. 900 having been
raised among the citizens. The firm
has purchased a large piece Of ground
the northern portion of the city for
a site. and $500 900 worth of build
ings will 60 up this summer. This will
De the largest establishment of any
character in Dakota.
While workmen were digging a
trench for a gas main at Grove Falls
they unearthed two quite we'll preser.
we'd, though rude collins, containing
human skeletons. Not q little cur
iosity was created until Billy Budgy
and some OF the other early settlers
remembered that some fifteen years
ago an unknown man who froze to
death and a stage driver were buried
IN that neighborhood, the former be.
ing buried with his boots on, which
were IN a good state OF preservation,
and served to identify the bones as
being those OF the unfortunate strang.
er who froze to death in q strange
land. =.
prominent Yankton contractor
says that all the mechanics in Yank-
ton will find plenty Of work to keep
them busy If the weather will permit.
The Press says that Sioux Falls has
over $1,000, 900 that is waiting for
clear weather so IL can be put into
new business blocks, dwellings. and
manufactures.
The farmers in the vicinity OF Dell
Rapids report the gophers more plen.
tiful than ever before known in the
country. One farmer killed 21O in
two days in his corn field and yet no
difference was perceptible.
The big farmers in the Red River val
ley claim that it only costs 23 cents
to raise a bushel of wheat.
The, local underwriters OF Rapid
City have asked the various compan-
ias~asing business through agents
there to send representatives for the
purpose OF establishing a new rate for
the city. 1t is thought that the char
acter OF the structures and facilities
for extinguishing fires warrant such a
course. -.
Joseph Ryan, BIO und overto hedis-
trict court a short time since on the
charge OF threatening to kill Joseph
Bonn, was surrendered to the author.
tiles at Fargo by his bondsmen to-
day apd placed in Jail. His bonds.
men deemed it unsafe to act longer as
surities owing to his propensity for
scrimmages.
The Rapid City Journal says that
there is an abundant supply OF ma
terial in that vicinity for the making
OF drain pipes and tiles, and if the in
| dust-y were once established tfse-a ~
| little reason to question the state
\ ment that an extenslvetraoe through
out the Hills wn,'asoon spring up.
| 1naissrng a we'll near Theodore, Ed.
munds county, the other day, a mon
ster tooth was found; also petrifac
tion OF a part of the human body and
T1 CERTIFIED tgisss9 h ege h hsaaIAt the af same !, s-' as
those of to-day, and through the
center was a streak of iron-rust, show
ing plainly that it was a knife.
A twelve-year old son of Borjoi
Olson, who lives seven miles south
OF Canter, was killed by falling off a
horse and being dragged for some dis.
lance. He and his brother, who are
both blind, were out in the field work
ing and when a thunder storm came
up they attempted to ride home.
The horses became frightened and the
older boy fell between them and was
caught in the harness, being dragged
some distance before he was killed.
There is talk OF reviving the chain
gang on a grand scale at Sioux Falls
as a solution OF the bum problem.
Watertown has joined the endless
army of towns which are bowling be.
cause stock is allowed to run at large.
The Jerauld County Fair associa.
ton wants 500 original notices con
tributed by the young folks OF the
county to be used in making up the
county display at the territorial fair.
E. "A. Chase, OF Yankton college, is
about to receive the reward of much
study and skill. as ALI inventor. A
patent right for an improved fence
wire fastener is soon to be issued to
him, and out of the patent he expects
to derive pecuniary benefit.
A 12-year. old boy recently tried to
work g. slick begyar scheme on the
citizens of Flandrau. III represented
that his father vas in an insane asy.
lum and that his mother had recently
died, and that he wanted money
enough to get to Aberdeen. The mar.
shall discovered that he had dudish
pals and the outfit was speedily fired
out OF town.
The Methodist ministers of the
Sioux Falls district have resolved to
protest in advance against any at.
tempt to reopen the question Of loca.
ton Of the university so long as they
are assured that the city OF Mitchell
is doing it's best for the welfare OF the
institution. 80"
George Diggle, who is reported to
have committed suicide at Cashier
vile, Iowa, formerly resided at Red
field. He was engaged in the barber
{ business, and was. a sober and re
spected citizen. Both he and his wife
are we'll known at Redfeld.