The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-11-16
THE TERRITORY.

THE TERRITORY.
PRAIRIE FIRES AGAIN VISIT THE
VICINITY OF LA GRACE.
SefiOus Consequences of an Old Black
Hills F~ud-Judgc Tripp Renders an Inn
pOrtant Observation-Disclosures Wanted
for Contempt of Court-News In General.
PROPERTY DEvouRED BY PRAIRIE FIRES.
Prairie fire has again visited the
farmers near La Grace. A. special of the
Sd Inst. says: Prairie fire has again Wis
tied this section, this time coming from
the northwest on the same side of Spring
river that La Grace is located. Parties
coming into town about 4 O'Clock this aft
einoon reported q fire to be fifteen or
twenty miles distant. About = o'clock the
fire had reached the hills Just bnck of the
town, and was coming with fearful rapid
ty- Citizens were soon ont backtiriig.
1t had only been completed when the great
body of flames, driven by n hard wind,
reached the outskirts of the town. No
lots VI Su0 IOMu VI utlSaDpIlllS Sttlic
lnents were injured. but in the country
three or four miles several parties lost hay
and grain. John IA. johnson. II German,
lost all his hay and grain. but managed to
save his horses.
A BLACK HILLS FEuD.
Word was brought to Rapid City ono
night last week from parties from Hill
City that thirty COWS belonging to II ranch
man named Martin, living in Palmel's
Gulch, had been poisoned and that I'LL had
died. The perpetrntor of the dastarlly
crime is unknown. This act is another
event in the history of the old feud that
has existed for many years among the res
idents of the vicinity. Last summer tho
harvesting machinery belonging to Martin
was broken up by unknown parties. Mon
day night one of the Martin faction was
held up on The road by one of the other
crowd with a ~siX-shootcr. but was not
harmed. Some serious trouble is antici-
pated before matters are finally settled.
UsURY KNOCKED OUT.
A ruling of Judge Trip at Washington
Springs completely knocks the usury bust.
ness in Dakota. 4. man had been sued on
u note, but proved that lie had received
OAs rOVN INV Ao NNo w XIV
a note for $3.50, bearing interest at II per
cent per anuum. Thu Judge instructed the
Jury to give the money loaner only 500,
knocking off all the interest, aud now other
: chattel louners are trembling.
ANrED o CONTEMPT.
The sheriff is looking for John Derra.
James Ringros and Daniel Schilton, sa-
loonkeepers, who are ordered tn appear
before Judge Crofoot and show ra,iSe why
they should not he punished for contempt
i'll violating the order of injunction issued
by Judge Spencer some months ag,
restraining them from selling liquor.
A citizen of B%rookings created a sem
sation recently by appearing on the street
disguised as a lanll, cadavcrous-lookingold
man, with white hair and IL bristling mus
tache seven inches long. An attempt was
made to arrest him. under the impression
that he was an insane person. but he mys-
%tcriously disappeared. and many still Won
der what became of the old man."
The Indian school ut Pierre will soon
become u liked fact. The government has
already made an appropriation of SOL Dd
to begin the buildings. and it is thought
that $780, 900 will he set aside for the same
purpose in the near future. The plan is
to establish at Pierre an industrial school
for the entire Sioux nation.
A burglar entered the residence of III.
NJ. Redfeld, near hardwood. "a few
nights ago. Mr.. Rcdtield was absent. but
Mrs. Redtield boldly struck Il light, and
was about to battle with the intruder when
the hired man came into the room and
aided her to capture him. He was handed
over to the officers.
Phillip Noel, an old man living a few
miles north of Olivet. met with a very
serious accident last Wednesday afternoon.
He was just starting out for Memo with II
load of lumbe when his horses started
aud the old gentleman fell oft the wagon
and was run over, breaking one of his legs
in two places.
The Rapid City Republican says: The
volume of money i'll circulation throughout
the hills is larger. business is healthier,
bank statements are more satisfactory. and
there is less pimching and turning and
contriving to make 81 do the work of $50
than for many n day"
Preparations for the accommodation
of the legislative crowd next winter are all
ready being made in the boarding-houses
and by house owners in Bismarck. The
session will be one of great interest and IL
largo number of visitors will be present.
"A report a few evenings ago at Lennox
that a professional burglar had been put
off u freight train at that station created
great CONSERVATION and caused several
good citizens to pass n slccpless night.
The burglar failed to materialize.
Rev. j. b. earns, who has been trans
ferred from the pastorate of the NJ. L.
church at Wightstown. Ind. 10 the super
%intendency of the Black Hills mission
conference, has decided to locate in Rapid
City.
County Auditor Cornell has just com
pleted u corrected plat of Brookings oun
ty. showing the railroads, territorial build
ings and other points of interest. 1t is to
used in making the new map of Dakota.
Ed Moyland and n man by the name
of Long, saloonkeepers at Ipswich, We're
arrested at Aberdeen on IL warrant sworn
out by an Ipswich justice charging them
with selling liquor contrary to law.
The wife of p. c. Stoneman, assistant
train dispatcher of the Chicago and North
western at Huron, died of typhoid fever.
Her remains were taken to Lake Benton.
Mimi, for burial.
The lyceuln Mt White Lake has with
drawn in favor of the band because it was
necessary for both organizations to meet
on the same evening in the same place.
--(,eorpe Wilson. of I{uror has sull