New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-17
DAKOTA MENTION.
condensed happenings Throughout
Both North and South Dakota,

seat fight, has decided to be a candi-
date for the capital. and has formal
" entered the lists
Fort Meade has been changed, for
the purpose of payment only, from
the department OF Dakota to the de-
partment OF the Platte.
Capt. Bixby, of Alexandria, VINO
was recently appointed postomce
Inspector, will make his headquarters
at Mitchell.
The Sully County Waterman will
hereafter be printed at Onida, the
aunty seat; instead of Clifton, as
}--retofore
The artesian we'll fever has struck
Lennox, and fund is being raised
for the purpose of experiment ting in
this line.
The central Dakota immigration
bureau has perfected arrangements
for five excursions from points in the
east to Aberdeen and central Dakota.
During a storm lightning struck
the house OF Morris Mutt in Alexand-
ria. The residence was badly wrecked
but no one injured.
There was not an arrest in Sioux
Falls July f. The Press says that
considering the fact that some 49,
600 visitors were in town on that
day this record is remarkable
Tom Edwards, editor OF the Lead
City Tribune, has gone to the Wyom-
ing coal and oil fields. During his
absence Maj. Snider will occupy the
editorial chair of the Tribune.
It will cost $3.50 to sell liquor in
Deadwood the ensuing year, the
county commissioners having fixed
the license at $500 and the city de-
handing a fee of $50.
". Fl. Leroy, who lost his balloon
at Sioux Falls on the Fourth, has
received $500 from the committee in
charge Of the celebration as partial
Offset for his loss.
4 strong wind prevailed last week
at Rec Heights for forty-eight hours,
which has had bad effect on vege-
tatlon, and farmers are feeling. quite
discouraged.
Thomas Sparks is lying near
deaths door in Lead City, from hem
orrage from the eye, injured while
umpiring a game OF ball not long
since. He is not expected torecover.
The school board of Lead county
has decided upon the construction
during the vacation months ola So
900 addition to the sehooIhouse.
Plans and Specifications are now
being drawn.
James Long, who amused himself
by cutting McCarty in a. Lead City
saloon about ten days ago, and who
was subsequently arrested at Sun
dance, is behind the bars of the Dead
wood Jail.
here is talk Of puttingin gas-works
in Watertown. John D. Cameron,
Of Sioux Falls, and a number of resi-
dents are considering the matter and
will probably go ahead with the en-
terprise.
J. B. Gould, of Buxton, has made
proposition to the incorporators
of the Fargo Congregational college
to donate $4,000, to be used in the
erection of a building on condition
that like sum be elsewhere raised
for the same purpose within sixty
days.
F. II. Hagerty, commissioner of
immigration, is distributing posters
representing the two Dakotas arriv-
ing under taiumphal arch into the
union, where they are being vel
coined by their admiring sisters
Each bears banner UNFOLDING the
figures of it's growth.
Capitalists of Des Moines write
they would like to put in an electric
street railway in Aberdeen if a good
and satisfactory franchise is furnished
them. They are willing to make the
investment for what it is worth in
future years. but are not inclined to
pay anything for the privilege ofso
doing.
George NJ. Bell, resident of Dead
wood for eleven years, has been re-
ported dead six times since he ar
rived in the Black Hills. and is still
hale and hearty. The last report of
his demise stated that he was killed
In cyclone at Tacoma The news
reached Bells daughter at Sycamore,
ILL.,, and was preparing to send for
his body when she received letter
from her father dated from Dead
o-I Rail uaS mayor in Tcaop,a