Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1888-06-29
WEEKS NEWS In DAKOTA

At Cooperstown, during the late ses-
sion OF court, l0s citizens were natural
lied.
A pew postofflce has been established
at Fox Lake with J. X. Henley as post
| master.
| Vermillion wants an appropriation Of
$50, 900 to be used in making needed ad-
ditions and Improvements.
The auditor Of Barnes county has thus
far in the season taken in $4,000 gopher
tails, at cents each-s2, 400.
The required number of shares, amount
| ing to 81 ZOO, for the erection of the far
mers' elevator at Oldham have all been
! taken.
Several men INDUCED In a rough and
| tumble fight over claim at Deadwood.
| Several arrests were made.
The Dakota Pharmacy bo ard and the
South Dakota Medical association held
sessions at Redfeld last week.
Miss Edith Hillycr and Mrs. Mary
L. Wilson were defeated by w. 81 VIM
chester for superintendent Of schools OF
Burleigh county.
Eight prisoners tried to escape from
the Watertown Jail the other day. One
or them made fiddle with broom wire,
and disceursed classical music vigorously
while the others sawed on the bars with
q case knife. A young lady overhead,
listening to the music, noticed the dia-
| cord made by the case knife and gave the
alarm.
The Fargo, Grand Forks and Cooks
ton Knights Templar were banqueted at
Winnipeg Saturday night.
Henry Hathaway has been taken to the
Bismarck penitentiary from Minnewau-
kon, to serve term Of three years for
assaulting 9-year-old girl.
Commodore Konatz, Of Pittsburg, has
received franchise from the city Of
Yank ton to build street ruil@ays, and
will begin operations within sixty daya
The saloons at Fargo are now running
IN open violence Of the law, and that
without revenue to the corporation. II
is evident that the Dakota prohibition
law does not prohibit.
Martin Lew, claiming to represent a
New York insurance company, escaped
from the Grant county Jail with another
prisoner. He was captured near Orton-
vile, and returned TO Jail. His partner
has not yet been captured.
At the meeting of the Dakota Medical
society, charges were preferred by the
secretary against DR.. J. II. Vanvelson,
of Yankton, asking his expulsion. He Is
accused Of working the members on
various pretenses for sums aggregating
over $500.
Early closing is success in Grand
Forks.
The Dakota Baptist association is
in session at Yankton.
The Aberdeen roller mills have shut
down to put in new machinery.
H. NJ Darlington has been commi,.
stoned postmaster at Fort Meade.
The body of a female child was found
In the Pipestone river at jamestown. Il
was fully developed and had evidently
been born alive.
Governor Church thinks there Is NOT
the holding of territorial encampmeff
Of troops this year.
The rains In the vicinity Of Bismarck
the past week have been of inestimable
value to the growing crops, the yield
being expected to surpass that of 1881,
when 1t ran over forty bushels to the
acre.
The people Of Bismarck are anxious a.
to who win succeed Judge Francis. 10
was rumored Judge Spencer would re-
move to that district, but the Judge says
he will remain In Huron. Roderick RoAA
Of Yankton, win likely be appointed.
j. G. Rapellje and DR.. Williamson,
who assaulted D. F. Barry with horse.
whip at Bismarck last winter for an a
legged slander on the doctors wife, have
signed retraction, which has been &C.
eepted by Barry in settlement of the suit
for damages.
There is only one prisoner in the Bea-
die county Jail
The board OF education at Br ookingy
win erect $4,000 school house this
summer.
II. s. Brown, Of Yankton, was ar
rested IN Omaha on o charge OF passing
bogus checks and returned to Yanktoh-
The Msthodists win hold tabernacle
meeting in Canton, commencing July 10
and continuing days, including Sunday.
The teachers Of the public schools oe
Madison are arranging 10 give q public
school exhibition at the opera house ON
Tuesday evening" July 3.
The sudden rising OF Whitewood and
Deadwood creeks, at Deadwood, threat
ened serious damage 10 property, buA
the waters recsdsd bsfors much harm