The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-26

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DAKOTA'S CONCERNS.
A BEZTER THAN OKLAHOMA SOON
70 BE OnTAiNAnLE.
scttssrs Advised TO .swaita VEGA Reg.
tstst for the Rapid City Land Onice-Ter.
r'ac Force oc Wtnd-North Dakota's FL
naaces-Wind-Up Of an Insurance Conn
naay-Tin Din-Other Neway Notes.
AFTER OKLAHOMA, THE SIOUX AND
A gentleman who recently visited nu-
merous South Dakota cities aud towns.
states that much interest is taken by the
people Of all sections in regard to the
opening Of the reservation. Colonies
from q number Of different towns ex-
pressed themselves as determined to To-.
cate on the reserve when, opened. When
the reservation IL finally opened for set
Element the rush to the lands will be un-
p~recedented. 1t might be we'll, SAYS one
writer, to say q few words concerning this
much talked.of Sioux reservation. Your
reporter has had q talk with q gentleman
who has been at Oklahoma, and he thinks
that country quite inferior to the Sioux
reservation. those desiring to seek homes
Tor agricultural purposes would do we'll to
walt u short time for the commission TO do
its work. John H. King has returned
from Washington, where he has been DUR
ing the past winter, and says all that re-
mains to be done is to complete the ap-
pointment OF the commission which is to
secure the Indians signatures.
H RAPID CITY LAND OFFICE.
James 8. Luse, an old newspaper man,
has been appointed to be register of the
land Office ut Rapid City. He once wrote
editorials for the indianapolis journal and
! afterward for the Chicago Times. He is a
back number. having been register at
Deadwood under Arthur before the office
was removed to Rapid City. John II.
whiteside. his successor, was appointed
IN March, 1887, but was not confirmed till
January, 1883, NC he has been in Office only
about q year.. Whiteside was removed
] mainly as an offensive partisan. There
were other aud more formal charges filed
against him. Luse was indorsed for the
place by Moody and a number of other
Dakota republicans, including Delegate
NEWS.
THAT IRRESISTIBLE WIND.
q Pioneer Press correspondent,
from Bismarck: April End the wind
"a miles an hour at Bismarck, G6 at
OF and 55 ut Yankton. Only once has
er been higher in Bismarck. and never
kigh ut Huron. During that gale burn
grass, manure and shingles were car
half y mile and more over plowed
I'd and dropped on houses, IN stacks,
beds, igniting and destroying large
o. property. just such instances
uyN In M Sr vrH:I, ,,~,.. Is.l
nd open hands are making glad
,rers-God bless you all for doing
chide us for negligence in caring
rOperty. We can neither fence
fire against a seventy mile breeze.
oRTH DAKorA's DEBr.
lebtedness of North Dakota is
$3.50, 900, as generally stated by
The bonded indebtedness of
\aaiYersitY is ss74, 900; of the
ntiarv, S9s,OoO; of the
Re asylum, s2lG.UOO. This
capitol building warrants,
"a last Legislature, foot ur.
Id numbers, $50, 00O. Also N third
he rebuilding bonds of May I, 1887,
700: Grand total, $493. 600. That is
b Dakota's debt-a half million in
d numbers.
OF THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
DAKOTA
kfter one or two postponements the eff
2 OF the Insurance Company of Dakata
. sold by the receiver at Sioux Falls ON
Abril. 10th. The equity in the fine build
ing vas bought for $500 by W. G. Hoi-
lister. The notes. Judgments md book
accounts were bid in by j. N. S%earles, of
Saltwater, Mimi, for $500, about 10 per
= cent. OF the face value. The printing out
n. At was bought for $4,000, about third
the cost, by L. II. Brown. j. n. Searles
bought the furniture and fixtures for $3.50.
This action practically winds up the In
eurance Company of Dakota.
Mn. BLACK HILLS Il MINES TO DE
DEVELOPED.
Wilson, chief promoter of the
Idsshey peak tin mining deal, accompanied
BY Prof. NJ. q. Vincent, of the Royal Geo.
graphical society; George Barring Gould,
;. Ramsey and Richard d. Atkins, stock
holders Of the company. have arrived at
Rapid City and will i%naugurate extensive
work at the tin mines at once. The three
parties last named are largely interested in
the celebrated Kimberly diamond mines of
South Africa. Prof. Vincent will have
charge Of the work.
n ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
There are contradictory reports as to
7 how Il came about, but all accounts agree
that John Nickeus. of jamestown, will be
Encouragement. Judge Clifford, it seems,
came to q final conclusion to the effect that
territorial appointments are too short lived
to be desirable, aud therefore withdrew his
name from consideration.
OFFICIAL mi AND OUTS.
The following recent changes have been
nude IN Dakota postmasters: j. b. Sin
ipted at Bottineau. Bottineau
". B. Noble, removed; F. j.
at Bowdle, Edmunds county,
iNantine, removed: 8. l.. Pot
Ter, ~ county, vice w. A.
we'd; c. les E. Hunter, at
ner county, Mice E. +. S:bley,
w. Lloyd, ut Canova, Miner
q. Snyder, removed; James
VI, ~ Dawson, kidder county, vice A.
Dyle. removed; G. MetcheI Emerald,
and Forks county, vice F. F. Plouf, re.
bvsd; F. H. Freeman, at Gam Valley,
afalo county, vice G. D.. Waugh, re-
med: d.. Jones. Mt Hazel. Hamline conn.