The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-01-03
DAKOTA JOTTINGS.

The very latest craze among the
young bloods at Sioux Falls Is to
learn howto spar,
Madison steps ont and declares
herself q candidate for the capital Of
South Dakota.
The board Of health at Yankton
has ordered the Sunday-schools to
be suspended until further notice.
The last brick was laid on the
mammoth %fve-story hotel at Grand
Forks amid the joyous shouts OF the
people.
Letcher now has an artesian well
which gushes forth 800 barrels per
hour Of clear soft water.
There are lightweight prisoners in
the territorial pen at Sioux Falls.
The capitol at Bismarck will be IL
Illuminated by electricity during the
winter.
The Journal lie sure that if Center
vile had twenty-five more hous-
es they would all be rented in
less than a month.
A cablegram of seventeen words
was sent from Yankton to New Zeal
and recently. The charges were $50.
The Rec Valley Free Press claims
to be acquainted with a farmer in
that part of the country who neg
lected to harvest his fax until re-
Gently and then secured a fair crop.
Two street car drivers in Sioux
Falls fell asleep at their posts short
time ago.and as q result there was
a collision. The Press thinks they
were fitting themselves for aposition
on the Chicago police force.
A young German, Is years of age,
has advertised at Sioux Falls for a
wife. The Argus-Leader promises an
extended wedding notice in case he
is successful in securing a helpmeet.
A newsboy in Grand Forks was
fortunate enough a few days ago to
find a p%ocketbook containing $72O
in cash. The money belonged to
Paul E. Sander. The boy at oncere
ported his find to the sheriff and was
rewarded by a gift of 500.
It is the intention of Flandrau peo-
pie after January 1 to post the
names Of habitual drunkards in the
various drinking places and to
strictly enforce the laws in regard to
selling such parties intoxicants.
At the residence of F. M. Devoe in
Eastern Yankton county the 2-year
old daughter of Winden aud Melinda
Kendrick drank a portion of the con-
tents of a vessel of concentrated I've.
Death relieved her sufferings the
next day.
In the case of Mrs. Harriet Young
VS.. R. E.. Fisher, Judge Mcconnell
of Fargo rendered a decisionin favor
of thu. plaintiff. The suit was brought
to set aside a deed alleged to have been.
obtained by fraud. The property
involved is in Fargo limits and val
ued at $4,000.
The 7-year-old, son of J. K. Searles,
of Lead City, was the victim of q;
painful accident. While playing with
some other boys in the streets he was
accidentally hit in the eye with a
small stone from q slingshot in the
hands of his youthful companion.
The missile cut the eye intwa ain, COM
pletely destroying the sight.
Michael Donar, a young brakeman
on the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul,
was crushed beneath the wheels of on
engine at Milbank. He had made an
attempt to step on the brake beam
of the engine, but failed to get firm
footing. His remains were semitic his
former home in Minnesota.
A company has been organized at
Yankton, with a capital stock OF
100000, to breed Aberdeen cattle
and Cottswold sheep. Three farms
have been purchased and importa-
tions will begin next April. English
capital is believed to be, at the head
of the project.
A celebrated case terminated at
Grand Forks in the district court.
Henry J.. Holbrooke, a juror in the
Ward murder trial in 1884, was Or
rested for perjury, and his case has
been continued at every term OF
court until now. Judge Templeton
dismissed the case for want of evil
dence.
The Lead City Herald says: "A
party of young bachelors in this city
intend TO spend New Years day in
proper style. They intend to havea
big dinner for themselves alone on
that day that will lay everything else
clear in the shade. Married men are
barred, and the boys intend filing
themselves upon turkey-for once,
at least"
The plans and specifications for the
Indian school at Pierre have been ap-
proved BY the interior department,
and bids for the erection Of the build
ings will be advertised for at once,s 8