New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-05-22
DAKOTA MENTION.
Condensed Happenings Throughout
Both North and South Dakota.

The Custer Chronicle declares that
the outlook for a busy season in the
Hills is very promising.
Sioux City proposes to Guido any
thing in the history of Dakota in the
line OF Fourth Of July grafton.
The new Touring mill at White
wood will have capacity for supply
ing the entire Black Hills with -four.
The rains in North Dakota have
dismissed the first scare of the agri-
cultural season. The crops are now
in fine shape.
The mother of Thomas Mulverhill,
OF Wakonda, died at the age of 1OS
years. The deceased was pro badly the
Oldest person in the territory.
A scheme is on foot to build
sixteen miles of railroad to connect
the town of Milbank with a station
on the Manitoba road.
M. j. Godfrey and son Of Wabasha,
Mimi, are on the road with a steam
BOAT and several sailboats to be
launched on Lake Kampeske.
D. w. Wheater, OF Arlington, sub
mlts a proposition to put in a 60.
barrel roller, mill at Bridgewater
The deal will probably be closed.
A young man named Kicker, living,
near Howard, was accidently shot
and killed by a companion named
Cowan. They were foollng with a
revolver.
Rats are becoming SO numerous in
Harrison that they are doing lots of
damage. Young chickens and even
smalls pigs fall an easy prey to the
rodents.
Hot Springs Star: Col. Fred Evans
cottages are approachingcompletion
They are beautifully located, and we
understand will be occupied as soon
as finished.
The new city directory OF Aberdeen
now being compiled will show a pop
ulation Of about 1000 peoplein that
place, an increase of nearly 1000 in
less than two years.
Over seventy filings have been
made in the last two days at the
land office in Aberdeen by personslo-
Gated in Walworth, Mcpherson and
Campbell counties.
Marinus Jensen, wife and child,
have arrived at Verdon from Den
mark. They were passengers on the
steamer Denmark, that was aban-
doned in mid-ocean.
The South Dakota fremen's tour
nament will be held at Yankton June
Is to 21. Every possible prepara-
ton is being made to insure the sue
cess of the tournament.
Sturgis gets the county seat of the
new county OF Meade, by a majority
Of about 500. According to agree
ment she will build and donate
courthouse costing SIS, 900.
Fargo's city council has appropri-
ated 1915 far the purchase OF instru-
ments and uniforms for the local
band and $500 for the support of
the volunteer fire companies.
The volunteer fire department of
Sioux Falls is in excellent condition,
and the annual report of the fire
chief shows that the city has suffered
but little loss by fire during the past
year.
The liberty pole which was erected
in 1884 at Deadwood was cut down.
In the ball on the top was found two
Deadwood papers, well preserved, a
gold nugget and some Chinese
money.
E. NJ Coates, Of Yankton, has be-
gun suit for $4,000 against the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and st. Paul rail
way for appropriating his coal oil
tank car and usingit to carry linseed
oilfrom Pennsylvania.
Dell Rapids saloon license is
higher than that of any other town
orcity in Dakota 81 500 per year,
$500 Of which goes to the county
With license at this figure there are
two wellregulated saloons.
Mimic is stirred over a mysterious
death. Felix Rusoski was found in
his ca bin with a bullet in his head. A
gun by his side gives the theory of
suicide. The deceased was a young
Pole living on a claim alone.
A little girl, daughter OF Peter
Reppe was drowned at Dell Rapids,
where herself and little brother were
gathering flowers. She slipped off
from a large rock and fell twenty
feet to the water. The only track
left was her hat floating on the top
of the water.
! Armo11r wants the county seat If