Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1888-09-07
WEEKS NEWS In DAKOTA

j. w Walker has decided not 20 10
build the mill resently burned at Grand
Forks.
new quartz mill Is being erected ut
Rapid City, the necessary funds being
furnished By Chicago parties.
VIII Lawrence, q Sioux Falls saloon
Keeper, was sent to Jail for thirty days
for disregarding Judge Carland's fnjunc-
tion.
Tho Black Hills Methodist Episcopal
conference is in session at Rapid City.
George Kline, Of Frankfort, ws
drownei Erh:.c Bathing - tha5 80. az Ti;vcs
at Melette
Preseason Moore, OF Fargo, became
crnzed through religious excitement, and
has been sent 70 the jamestown asylum.
A tramp fen from freight train near
Caniield and was cut to pieces. He was
supposed 70 be Isaac Benjamin, Of
Wheeler, Wis.
Seventeen cars Of stock train on the
ManitooA ra1 on the track near FL. Bu-
ford. Nearly 100 cattle were killed and
i've traiunIen were injured
W T. Love, president of the Huron
street railway, has brought action against
the Manitoba railroad to enioin It from
laying tracks across plaintiffs road In
Huron.
Ihe county commissioners at Yankton
have issued a call for an election on local
option, TO be held Nov. z.
Fire destroyed T. o. Johnson's stock
together with jack, two buggies and q
quantity Of small grain. The loss Is
Si,3OO, with 800 insurance on the barn.
The action brought by W. T. Lora
against the Manitoba railway to enioin
the company from laying iron across the
City Street railway track, was heard by
Judge Spencer at Huron aud the iniunc-
ton vacated.
While o. 4. Grattan, OF Elkton, was at
BrOokings taking part in the Mathews
reception some one spent the time In de
stroyins the windows and ornamental
work on the new house being built by
him on his farm.
Z. Melville, a travelling man from In
diana, hes at thn point OF death IN hos
pital at Aberdeen from injuries received
by being .hr0wn from a saloon. The
saloonkeeper says the nac injured him
self by falling on the floor.
Chief Justice Tripp arrived at Yankton
from his European trip much improved
in health aud spirits.
The man who committed suicide Ia the
station house at Sioux Falls Monday
night was Herbert VontOn, who wss re-
Gently discharged from the penitentiary,
having been sent from Bismarck for de
frauding the government.
Lawrence, the 14-year-old son Of James
Duboisc, who lives nine miles southwest:
OF Huron, had his skull crushed By being
kicked by a horse. Several pieces OF
skull were removed, one nearly an inch
and hall square. 1t is thought that
the boy VIII recover.
The first number of The North Dakota
Evangel, published at jamestown in the
interests Of the Congregational denomi-
nation by Rev. c. \. Mack, Of sanborn,
has appeared.
Eric Ericsson, q farmer IS years old, re-
siding IoTta Of igukton, vas killed by
his runaway team. His BODY became
wedged between The wheel spokes al Il
this position was pounded 10 a jelly.
At Grafton the large barn belonging to
Johns Bros, OF Litchfeld, MINI occu-
pied by James Troy as feed stable, two
buggies belonging to Troy and one jack
belonging TO 7. o. johnson, of yerdon,
were burned this week. No insurance.
The fire vas probably set by tranps, who
have been sleeping IN en- adjoining shed.
Intelligence has been received thas
John L0of, one OF the Loet Bros, OF Els
Point, who were formerly engaged % tbs
meat business in that city, has been
foully murdered ab Hamburg, GsruanN
he wss on tbs poiat Of ealing fcs this
sovntry ard had several thousand dollars
about him. Upon roll call OF passen-
gers be failed 20 answer to his name and
his friends at once instituted search
and found him on the STEAMERS wharf,
his head nearly severed from his body
and his money gone.
John Flaher:y, Of Mitchell. who shot
and killed Hattie Wilson az Huron, was
takSn before Justice Grant aud waived
examination. lie was committed 10 Jail
to await tae action OF the grand jury.
The oldest inhabitant in North Dakota
can not remember ever having seen q rat
in that section, 5ut few days since an
army OF them made their appearance at
the Northern Pacific depot in Grand
Forks. How they got there, unless from
the hold of some river steamer which
occasionally unicads in that vicinity, is
mystery. They were slaughtered.
Charles johnson was found dead in his
bed at Lisbon, OAK, yesterday, his head
being spliS open with an AK. Wednes-
day night tramps made M entry into
the house for alcohol, and it Is thought
thsy committed tha crima-
a 12year-olG son of DR.. Christianson,
of Belmont, OAK, was accidentally
A sportsman had left his gun, and the
little fellow playfully hid IL in some
bushes, and in attempting to draw it
from its hiding place the contents were
discharged, passing through his lungs.
p. C. Tryners, banker at Altoona has
made an assignment.
Charles Goodrich was accidentally shot
while hunting in the vicinity Of Gary.
L. d. Walker will erect temporary
saw mill at Grand Forks, to use up the
logs he has on hand.
A small sou Of w. p. StrbSs, of Gary,
was seriously injured by falling from a
stack Of wheat.
Aberdeen is to have free delivery, the
receipts at the postoffice having arrired
at the necessary amount
The members OF the Southern and Gen.
tral Dakota Editorial association are en-
joying trip to the Yellowstone park.
The Manitoba depot restaurant at
Grand Forks was burned, the ire origin
ating from an exploding lamp. Loss,
e, 900; fully Insured.
The eolEty commissioners OF Ward
county, will cali a special election to
vote on the change OF county seat from
Burlington 70 Minct
Sunday evening the Conkliug elevator
at Clarke, was discovered to be on fire,
aud the flames spread to Murray & Rob-
inson's warehouses and coar sheds. Loss,
5000; insurance, 5000 The FIRE was
started by tramp.