New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-03-20
DAKOTA JOTTINGS.

Good tenement houses are in de-
snand at Mitchell.
The site is being selected for the
location of the Standard Oil com
pany' plant at Yankton.
Garland is the name of a new post
office established in Sioux Valley
township, Union county.
The choral union at Yankton is
preparing for concert to be given
on the evening Of April II.
Prof. Kidney has resigned his posi-
ton as principal of the Holabird
school on accountof poor health.
The Yankton Press announces
that in a few days more the insane
asylum wings will be completed.
The Journal says that handsome
and costly carriages for private
family use are becoming numerous
at Rapid City.
The Madison Electric Light, Heat
and Power company has been incor-
porated with a capital stock of
$4,000.
A company with a capital OF
100000 has been organized for the
purpose of purchasing real estate in
and abont Redfeld.
Thecounty commissioners of Cod
ington county have agreed to pay
for ISL 900 worth Of printing for i'm
migration purposes.
The plans for sewerage at Water
town are nearly completed. It has
taken three months of constant Of
flee and field work to prepare them.
An effort is being made to raise
funds with which to build anew Bap-,
fist church at Madison, and $4,000
has already been subscribed.
The citizens of Aberdeen will soon
vote on the question of issuing $12,-
900 bonds for the purpose Of build
ing new school-house.
IN. Aud, of Plankinton, has APP
piled for letters patent on hydrau-
lie fire extinguisher. All experiments
be has made as yet have proven en-
tirely satisfactory.
A suit for $4,000 damages for
SANDER has been commenced in the
district court at Rapid City by a
lady who resides on Spring creek.
The defendant is well-to-do farmer
of that vicinity.
The flow Of the artesian we'll at
Letcher has been measured again.
When the tank was first placed in
position the flow measured 800 bar
rels an hour; now it is 435 barrels
and the water is perfectly clear.
An unusual number of wolves are
reported along the line of the North
western road between Yankt ton and
Wakonda, and they are so bold that
they will hesitate about getting out
OF the way Of passing trains.
In an examination in the case of
White Caps, five them were brought
on for a hearing at Doland, before
Judge Rogers, 3. B. Korns appear
ing as attorney for defendants, and
"a change of venue taken to Frank
fort The examination will the
18th inst.
The work at the coal fields during
the past few days at Centerville has
verified the first finds Of a rich vein,
announced about four weeks since.
The drill on the Wiese farm passed
through from five to seven feet of
coal at a depth of LOG feet below the
surface. The drill on Jake Hoe
fingers farm, one mile from town,
passed through several small veins
at 100 feet. The company feels that
there is not the least doubt of the
coal being there in extensive deposits,
and shafts will be put down at once.
Twenty-four bills passed by the
legislature died in the Governors
hands. One OF them was Baldwin's
bill requiring cars to be placed atthe
disposal Of farmers. Another was
the bill appropriating money for the
distribution of Longs legislative
handbook. The bill refunding the
capitol warrants makes the terri
tory'sinvestmentin the capitol build
ing over 100000. In the building
there is now nearly $25O,000, which
is supposed to be sufficient to anchor
the capital at Bismarck for the
State of North Dakota.
A corporation has been organized
with a capital stock OF $1,0O0,O0O
for the purpose of controlling the
location Of the capital of South Da-
kota The capital stock is divided
into 100000 shares of $40 each,
are to be sold to the yoters Of the,
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