The Wahpeton times., 1888-07-05
DAKOTA NEWS NOTES.

Will, son of G. B. Rath bun, q farm.
er near Mitchell, was attacked by a
vicious bull while doing chores. His
father started to his assistance, but
dropped dead of heart disease. The
boy escaped from the bull and ran to
his father. The deceased came from
Iowa in 1880, was assessor several
years and one of the best known men
in this section.
More taxes by $4,000 have been
paid into the Harrison county treas
ury SO far this year than in any pre-
vious year of it's history.
Woonsocket at present is short on
preachers and has to depend on
neighboring towns for supplies OF
spiritual food. The clergymen are
rusticating.
During a heavy thunderstorm at
Aberdeen, Clara, eldest daughter
OF George Weed, while standing in
the open doorway. was struck by
lightning and instantly killed.
A farmer living near Huron claims
to have a 2-year-old heifer which has
never had a calf and yet gives two
gallons Of milk per day.
James Clark, a laborer, whose home
is in Montreal, Canada, was drowned
while in swimming in the Red river
near Grand Forks. He had lust
made dollar bet thathe could swim
across the stream and had about
succeeded when he suddenly sank.
The people of Bismarck are disgust
ed with the law that precludes them
from participating in the coming
election for county superintendent.
Bismarck pays half of the taxes and
has over half the children of school
age in the county.
An armistice has been arranged be.
tween the city marshal of Yankton
and the dogs, pending a decision by
the city attorney relative to the con-
stitutionality OF the ordinance de.
creeing the death of all untagged
dogs.
The prisoners in the Jail at Water.
town attempted anescapeby cutting
the bars to window with a saw
made from a case knife. When dis.
covered one bar was cut through and
another nearly through.
Among the features of the contem.
plated addition to the Aberdeen high
school will be an observatory which
will crown the structure at the
height of about so feet, in which will
be mounted a powerful telescope for
the use of the scholars and also
citizens in viewing the heavens or sur
rounding country, and it will be so
arranged that on special occasions
observations may be made at night
as we'll as in the day.
A genuine case OF equine homesick-
ness is reported from kimball. Some
six weeks ago Louis Richards sold a
lot OF his horses to j. o. York, and
among the number was black that
had been owned by him half a dozen
years. No sooner had the horse
changed stables than he
began to grow sick, refused
all food, and was thoroughly
i'll, butwhen allowed to go free scamp.
cred back to his old stable apparent
ly as we'll as ever. The horse is now
in the pasture and is gaining in flesh,
yet has not regained all that he elost.
Deputy Sheriff Mckinney of Alinot
arrested one O'Neill three miles west
of Churches Ferry. O'Neill had been
employed as collector bya Minot firm
and disappeared with $4OO. Sheriff
German of Towner county, while
hunting for a horse chief across the
line in Manitoba, found one stolen
team and the thief. He induced the
thief to cross the line, and now has
him in custody at Canada.
The following nominations Of
postmasters in Dakota were sent to
the senate: H. Baldwin, Park River;
c. W. Morgan, Hillsboro; ]. j. Houtz,
Blunt. 1t is understood they were
recommended by Gov. Church.
A Sanborn county farmer is sinvent-
ing potato bug sprinkler, to be run
by horse power, and which will dose
two rows OF potatoes with Paris
green as fast as the horses can walk.
Aberdeen wheat buyers are now
Offering to contract wheat of the
growing crop at 65 cents per bushel.
The farmers of Mclean county
claim that they will show up this
fall with more wheat to the acre
than any county in the territory:
Another petition the county com.
missioners, asking to have local op
tion submitted to vote of the peo.
pie, is being circulated in Yanktop
county.
The Groton artesian well, up to
date, has cost the town about $12,.
600, and the Independent says it will
now behave itself, as it promises to
do, it is worth all it has cost.