The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-19
camps suspended BY reason Of the Ars
will now be resumed with usual vipor.

camps suspended by reason Of the Ore
will now be resumed with usual vigor.
The Chicago Journal Of the 6ts inst.
says: "MreYerkes has SIGHTED his inten-
ton Of presenting q magnificent gold medal
to be competed for at the tournament Of
volunteer firemen of Dakota, which takes
place at Fargo this spring. President
Yerkes was at one time q resident Of the
new state and still has property interests
therein.
Arrangements have been made by the
board of commissioners OF Boadle county
to furnish seed grain to such farmers as
were burned out on April And. Enough
will be provided for the present seasons
crop; the borrower paying 2 per cent. in.
terest on notes payable on the first Of De-
cember next.
Hon. F. H. Hagerty, commissioner Of
immigration, announces that the Office
will be removed from Bismarck to Aber-
deem about April Goth. At present his cleri-
cal force is at work ON their blanks for as
SCISSORS statistic. As loon as this work Is
done the Office can be moved.
Some of the postmasters Of North
Dakota are said to be following Bill Nye's
hint aud are ording their spring clothes of
W~anamaker. Agencies for this gentle-
mans clothing store are increasing, aud it
is no joke to say they are doing consider
able business.
j. A. Picker. Of Faulkton, has been
appointed land inspector at SO. per
year in place of Bowers, resigned. He
has gone to Oklahoma to represent Secrc-
tary Noble in the establishment Of the
land office and to assist in carrying out
the law.
The Deadwood Times notes that NJ. G.
Connors has purchased E. p. Fowler's
herd Of cattle. As many of them as can
be found will be delivered at the close Of
tho spring roundup aud the remainder Us
soon thereafter as found.
-"Sioux Falls constitution clubs, hav-
ing for their object the discussion of the
constitution and omnibus bill, are being
organized throughout the territory, not
only in each county but in every town
ship.
"A narrow gauge railroad is to be built
this season between Sturgis and Dead
wood. Deadwood has been in the woods
two long, and all the South Dakota sisters
rejoice at her prospects of speedily getting
out.
Farmers should not forget that if they
plant five acres to trees on any particular
forty. they will enjoy exemption from tax
alton to the tune of $1,000, and it will last
ten years. The trees cannot be more than
twelve feet apart each way.
Tho gross earnings law is proving q
great success as far MS the collection of
revenue is concerned. Tho Northern Pa.
c,fic kailroad company recently paid into
the territorial treasury over $150,0O0 in O
bunch.
All bids on the Hand county court
house were rejected Mt the recent meeting
of the board of supervisors. Modified
plans will be found in the auditors Office
after the 18th inst.
The first presidential p~ostoAices that
become vacant by expiration of terms are
Bismarck Office, January Goth. 1890, and
the Larimore Office the same day.
The trial of John Flaherty for tho
killing of Hattie Wilson at Huron last Au-
gust, has been begun in the district court,
Judge Spencer presiding.
Twenty-Five original entries wore
made in the Rapid City land Office on the
3D.. and it was the busiest day the Office
has had in three years.
Under the new law a tax of 81 is i'm.
posed on each and every dog in the terri
tory. It is calculated that there arc fully
5O.000 dogs in Dakota.
The treasurer of Lawrence county
during the quarter ended March 81 re-
deemed warrants to the amount of $780,
SOL. 83.
Over S2GO,O 900 was paid into the ter
ritorial treasury at Bismarck in a single
recent week, mostly railroad tax money.
The homestake property in the Hills
has paid $50, 900 in dividends this year,
and to date of 2 4,35s, 759.
The Sully county farmers alliance has
resolved to use no binding Irvine at the
present exorbitant price.
j. E. Mcdowell, of Highmore, has
been appointed register Of the land Office
ut Huron.
Fargo cast 524 votes at the city cleo
ton, Grand Forks $50, Bismarck 53s.
-Stutsman county sold her 6 per cent.
funding bonds at 6 per cont. premium.
The Dakota collegiate oratorical con-
test will occur at Sioux Falls May Sd.
Alexander Cameron has been APP
pointed postmaster at Madison.
There IS much activity now in pro-
tecting against prairie fires.
Sheriff Knight. of Deadwood, meas
i ures 6 feet z inches high.
Armour is contrasting for the county
seat of Douglas county.
THE number of Jews in the world is
estimated at 6,OOO,OOO. OF these 4,OOO,-
600 are i'll Russia, and it is said that
only some 100000 are perfectly free
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