Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-03-14
PROPRIETOR.
THE NORTHWEST.
OAK, IA.

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Orrin Carpenter, who was tried few years
ago for the murder Of Fora Rurns.a at Lincoln,
Illinois, is now coal dealer at Sioux Falls,
J Rumors are oatrespecting the plans for
the much talked-of narrow guage road from
Rapid City to the tin ore mines near Hill
City.
Arrangements are being made for the com
pletion of the work on the grade for the Min
neapolis and Pacific extension from Fargo to
Grand Forks.
a stranger visited Yankton to invest in real
estate, but was done up in poker game. He
probably thought that as good an investment
as real estate.
The students of Dakota university will hold
their first oratorical contest at Mitchell March
30. 1t Is proposed hereafter to make that an
interesting feature of the university.
The bill authorizing the building Of two
bridges across Red river at Grand Forks pass
ed the house of representatives Saturday.
Miss Folks, who passed the night of the
blizzard with her pupils in school house
near Yankton, is showing signs of mental
arrangement.
Gentlemen from New York and Wisconsin,
together with some Dakota capitalists, will
meet at Redfeld March IA to take steps
towards incorporating the Duluth, Redfeld
and Southwestern railway.
The grand jury at Huron returned an in
dictment against Frank Blume and wife, pro-
prietors of the distillery for selling liquor
without license, and also against Julius Bar
gWett for the same offense
Charles A. Gray was brought to Fargo from
Minot Wednesday night in charge Of dep
uty United States marshal. Mr.. Gray is
harged with receiving y bride from and
allowing man to escape for whom he had a
warrant while acting as deputy United
States marshal himself.
The death by suicide of VIM. Fl. Harrison
last Wednesday evening was sad surprise to
his friends In Larimore. He was shot in the
hip in the Riel rebellion of 1885 in the north
west territory, and the wound has of late
troubled him SO much as to gradually deprive
him Of his reason. Wednesday he left Grand
Forks for Lakota, bat stopped at Michigan
City, where he purchased strychnine and
laudanum, and started to walk back. Or
Thursday his body was found frozen stiff in 8
shanty. u.
N# NEBRASKA.
Washington's birthday was generally cele
brated throughout the state.
Many people are immigrating from tn.
neighborhood of Story City to Washington
territory.
The daily Ottumwa Democrat, which sus
pended some time ago, made Its appearance
again Tuesday morning.
The teaching of science in the Marshall
town high school by the experimental methot
Is proving decided success
The second annual meeting of the South
western Iowa Beekeepers' association will b.
cid at Red Oak March and z.
John Mcclure, a deaf and dumb man, wal
un over and killed Wednesday at Davenport
while walking on the railroad track.
The Creston Advertiser complains Of thu
lumber OF young girls who are nightly found
lromenading the streets of the town.
Aresidentsof Little Sioux found an infant
only few days old on his from doorstep
Sunday evening, left there by some unknown
party.
The Knights of Labor at Arrapahoe have
doubled their membership during the last
month.
Eileen citizens of Schuyler have subscribed
for stock in canning factory to be estab-
nshed at that place. (
The Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Val
ley railway is to be extended from Geneva tc
Superior, distance Of forty five miles.
Frank B. Ryan shot and killed Mrs. Heller
Howard, keeper of boarding house al
Omnha, on Saturday. The coroner's jury
rendered verdict of willful murder.
After thorough investigation as to tn.
cause of the frighlful train wreck on the
Union Pacific foad at Cotton, Eeb., the com
pany have discharged both train crews from
their employ:
Beatrice man made use of his leap veal
prerogative the other night by dressing up in
his wife's clothes and parading the streets
making mashes. Later in the evening he re-
turned home change his attire and found thai
his wife was out in town in his business sui,
trying to- work up some new real estate
deals. ss
John Clifton dropped dead beside stove in
his residence, East Dubuque, Sunday night
Soclock. He had been saving wood in
his shed and had just seated himself beside
the stove. A physician pronounced apoplexy
b tcause.
A search warrant was sworn out against the
wholesale liquor houses of Chas. Arlen & Son,
agents of the Phi Best Brewing company for
Clinton. The warrant was served by Sheriff
Hudson, who secured liquor to the value of
about $50.
Three prominent young ladies were arrest
ed at Algona Thursday at the instance of
their mothers for frequenting house of dis
reputable order. They were held in the sum
OF $3.50 each for good behavior for year.
Below the draw OF the bridge at Keokuk is
large piece of ice fully 300 feet in length.
In its passage downward it struck the draw
pier, cutting hole about eight feet in width
through the ice as if had been done by ma
chinery.
On Wednesday of last week the boiler in
Nickerson's saw mill about seven miles south
east Of Brighton, on the Skunk river bottom,
exploded with terrible force, instantly killing
the proprietor, Joshua Nickerson. Four other
men were at work at the mill, but none of
them were hurt
A lady at Council Bluffs, who was canvass
ing for aid for the orphans home there called
on the mayor, and his honor gave her an or