The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-01-24
DAKOTA JOTTINGS.

49, A4N00s
Out Of ffty-six bachelors in Pierre
only six have been married during
the past year.
The Argus-leader announces that
the Methodist university will beyond
a doubt be located at Sioux Falls.
Dakota has about Its 900 sheep.
Hutchinson county has 11,346 and
Sphinx is second 1884.
The improvements, public and pri-
vate, made during the past year in
Sioux Falls, amount to $1,500,OO0.
The improvements made during tho
past year at Madison amounted to-
$26O,OOO.
1t is reported that several "blind
pigs which closed at Cakes during
the recent term OF court have reopen
ed.
"The Dog Got Left; or How She
Captured the Rooster is the title of
a new book soon to be given the pub-
lie by an Iroquois lady.
Thirteen saloonkeepers have turned
in $4,000 to the treasury of Sioux
Falls for the privilege of dispensing
booze during the next six months.
During the past two years there
has been taken in at the p%enitentiary
at Sioux Falls as admission fees from
visitors 1856, woich will be spentfor
the library.
A negro was recently confined in
the Yankton insane asylum for one
day. When he was discharged he at
tached a red rag to a long pole and
struck out on the railroad track.
The Rapid City Journal estimates
the trade of the Black Hills in cured
meats during the past year at $780,
900 and agitates the question of To-
eating a Westinghouse there.
City Marshal Dunn, of Deadw God,
reports a total of seventy-nine ar
rests during the year, the heinous
offense consisting of too much slim
ulant and too much noise.
Husband (confusedly)-Oh-er-two
or three gentlemen called to see me
on business, and they were shown in
there. That's the ante-room, my
dear.-New York Sun.
Many of Lead City's young bache-
lors are getting tired of boarding at
the regular boarding-houses and no.
tells and consequently are setting up
establishments Of their Own.
A couple of prospectors who have
been looking over the Turkey creek
region east of Yankton a few miles
assert that they have uncovered two
formations of coal on Dan Stafford's
farm.
The Cass County Farmers alliance
has a letter from an eastern party
who is ready to invest $40, 900 in a
creamery in Fargo, on the condition
that 1900 cows and sufficient ground
for a plant be guaranteed.
One of the topics Of Conversations
political circles at Bismarck isthe ae-
ton of the retiring board of county
commissioners in reducing the salary
OF the district attorney from $1,000
to $500 per year.
The Sioux Falls Argus-Leader avs:
"There is a manin town who says
that four months ago he was not
worth $500, and that to-day he is
as easily worth $4,000. He made
it in real estate"
The Press declares that nothing
would please Brookings more than
to enter into an alliance with Madi-
son and Mitchell to bring about the
extension of the Manitoba line from
Marshall, Mimi, to Mitchell.
Chief Fields Of Fargo received in
formation that Thomas Lagrange,
supposed to have been implicated
with Dick Wood in. the robbery of
the store at Hickson some time ago,
has been arrested at Ba~rnesville,
Mimi, and will be brought to Fargo
at once.
The Press deals with social affairs
in Miller as follows: "It is pleasant
to see people nicely dressed and it is
proper, but it betrays q large degree
of mental vacuity in one who en-
deavors to work the exclusive rack
ct in society in q western country
town like this"
The county commissioners of Law,
renee county adopted o resolution
fixing the license for liquor dealers at
$500 q year. In Deadwood twenty
licenses were granted; in Lead City,
eleven; Central, four; Galena, one;
Whitewood, one;; Brownsville, one;
Terraville, one.
The district court opened at Graf
ton, Judge Templeton presiding.
JamesC ollins was brought before the
grand jury and indicted for the MUIR,
der of Moore, Whichwas committed
at4Minto on last Fourth of July
morning. His trial viii take place
next week, Attorneys c. D. O'Brien Of
st. Paul and w. j. Hughes defending;
Prosecuting Attorney Spencer and
Gen. a.. B. Ward Of Grand Forks for
the territory.