Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1889-05-10
WEEKS NEWS In DAKOTA.

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Pierre has voted sis 900 bonds for two
new school houses.
The Independent Is the name Of @. B.
Lindersmith's new paper at Hecla.
Attorney General Nickeus has sp-
pointed Hon. E. A. williams assistant
attorney general.
The Dakota railroad law directs the
railways to carry the commissioners and
their secretary free.
The Devils Lake United States land
Office is doing a better business than any
similar Office in Dakota.
The South Dakota Firemen's tourna-
ment Is to be held at Yankton June 10 to
20. Great preparations are being made.
The freman's band tournaments to
occur at Fargo in June are assuming
proportions unprecedented In the North
west.
Z. A. Chase, of the Yankton college,
was the successful competitor in the In
ter-collegiate oratorical contest at Sioux
Falls.
A son of Lars Larson, in Union county,
shot himself dead. He was looking into
the barrel of q revolver and turning the
cylinder, when it was discharged.
The Dakota railroad commission has
organized. by electing Jud La Moure
chairman and j. 5. Robinson. q Water
town, secretary. Bismarck will be head.
quarters.
Bismarck Tribune: About the most
useful printers devil on record was
the one who worked for the editor of
The Sully County Watchman. He mar
ried her.
Lake county crops have been 20 se-
verely injured by gophers that the
county commissioners have offered ten
prizes-the highest $40, the lowest el--
to the boys for gopher tails.
Monday last four coach loads Of Rus
SLAMS arrived at Eureka direct from
Odessa. There were 2S2 grown people
and 50 children. During the past week
nearly 500 emigrants have arrived.
Mrs. Fl. ID. Wood narrowly escaped
death by poisoning &C Grand Forks. Her
daughter, by mistake, gave the lady am
monia instead Of tincture of iron.
Prompt application Of antidotes saved
her life.
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha railroad engineers have begun
surveying for their extension from Hunt
their work in ten days. The distance is
twenty-four miles.
II. T. Jewett. Of Watertown, has made
proposition to erect during the sum-
mer brick hotel at Brookings, to cost
when complete and furnished $40, 900,
and in consideration of this asks bonus
Of $500, which amount has been raised.
A gasoline stove exploded at the resi-
dence OF Lou Rodgers, prominent far
mer near Devils Like, setting fire to the
building. Mr.. Rodgers and family
barely escaped with their lives. The
residence, together with the farm build
ings, were destroyed.
The attorney general has made ND q
case in the matter Of the distribution of
the gross earnings tax, and it will be
submitted to Judge Rose Friday. Fol-
lowing his decision ii will be carried to
the supreme court, where it will be
passed upon at the May term.
. A wind storm occurred Saturday in
various portions Of Dakota, which is
said to have eclipsed the storm of week
previous, blowing out of the ground
what wheat remained. In many cases
wheat, barley and oats will have to be
resown, If there is any crop.
A disastrous fire on the premises of
Sven Moe. few miles north Of Wahpe-
ton, started from a defective chimney.
His farm house and barn were DESTROYED
and n tha hnttoa M ha tina IL.
two children. 8 and years Of age, who
we're burned to death.
Mai. Miles has been at Fort Sisseton
condemning the government property
which is to be sold on the abandonment
of the fort. He reports the troops are
sorry to leave the post on account Of the
comfortable quarters and splendid oppor-
tunities there for hunting and fishing.
The Chicago and Northwestern rail-
road officials who are developing the
coal mines near Centerville announce
that their work is highly satisfactory
and that they have found coal in unlim-
tied quantities. The coal is soft, similar
to that found in Colorado, but superior
to the Illinois coal
There Is said to be much excitement
over the discovery OF gold near Big
Stone City. Much property Is quiealy
changing hands, and the lucky parties
are concealing the find, and buying all
the realty they can get hold Of. There
is said to be no question about the gen.
uineness of the discovery.
Four car loads Of immigrants, consist
ing Of men, women and children, arrived
at Roscoe last week. They went from
that point to Eureka, the northwest ter.
minus OF the Chicago, Milwaukee and
Sc. Paul line, and will be located in Gen.
sral Dakota. The new settlers are O stall
wart, well dressed class Of people.
The territory, last week. sold 10
W. N. Harris, Of Chicago, ga, 200 worth
Of Grand Forks university per cent.
bonds, running twenty years, but pay
able in ten at the option OF the seller, at
a premium Of $775, or 1-2 per cent, and
Soldiers home bonds, SIS, 900, payable in
twenty years, at a premium Of $2 ,S25, or
over per cent.
A very peculiar phenomenon occurred
at Sioux Falls. The sky was perfectly
clear. excepting long black cloud in
the western heavens from which pro-
truded five immense pillars Of fire.
They were Of q bright red and entirely
to aurora light. The pillars
for about twenty minutes and
gradually disappeared
Accompany Of Englishmen have bought
up the chalk bluff land along the Mis-
souri, river near Yankton, and will
erect mills for the manufacture Of CO.
ment. An expert in the employ Of the
famous Portland, England, cement works
Ia here experimenting, and announces
that cement equal TO the Portland can be
made from the chalk stone which sur
rounds the city. The works to be built
here, 1t 10 stated, win employ 500 labor
ers.
The Marina and Laois.