The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12

and scarcely . vestiss Of the once promi-
Of business, including two banks, two
newspapers, two churches, three or four
hotels. and all lines Of business found in
the average town, but four are left stand
ing, and out Of thirty to forty residences
less than b dozen remain. The loss is
practically complete. Leola was . fine
little town IT 20O inhabitants and the
country for miles around we'll settled with
industrious and thrifty people. The in
surance ON everything was very low and
only tri6ing compared with the great loss.
A vERrrABLE TERROR TO INDIANS.
A special dispatch from washburn,
Oak, says that NJ. A. Williams and his
brother, Tom Williams. a few weeks ago
went up the Little Missouri, trapping.
The second morning after they went into
camp they found that their traps had been
visited and game taken out. The next
night Tom remained out to watch for the
thieves. In the middle Of the night his
brother was awakened by several shots,
and sprang put Of bed in his cabin to see
Tom fall across the doorway, u corpse.
Fifteen Indians came up and opened fire
on the survivor. Williams protected him
self as we'll as he could and opened fire on
according to the dispatch, managed to kill
eleven of the Indians when the other four
fed. Williams, although severely wound
ed, managed to bury his brother, and drift
ed dowa the river in q boat to Fort Stew
enson.
A BINDING Tw1NE ESTIMATE.
II one allows two pounds to the acre
and twelve acres in a days work and the
Irvine trust raises the price of Irvine to 25
cents a pound, then the cost Of tieing up
the days work will be 90. As three men
9 an bind twelve ac,es a day after a binder.
per day to men to bind without any special
loss. While it is true that most would
find it more convenient and cheaper to
bind with Irvine at 25 cents, yet this is
about the limit. Any higher price will
make it cheaper to bind by hand. Many
will bind by hand rather than pay 25 scents.
DIDN'T SWALLOW THE NEEDLE.
Thomas Mckinney, a farmer living near
Brookings, butchered q hog recently, and
when they cooked the tongue and UNDER
took to cut it the knife struck some hard
substance, which on investigation proved
to be a large sized needle which was firmly
EMBEDDED lengthwise of the tongue.
NEW ASYLUM BOARD FOR yANKroN.
Gov. Mellette has appointed anew board
of trustees for the Yankton insane hospi-
tai Us follows: Zina Richey and w. B.
Valentine, of Yankton: George Snow, of
Springfield: james Talcott, of Elk Point;
Rev. o. II. Dahl. Of Sioux Falls. Gen.
Gale denies the report that he will fight
the qualification or administration of the
new board.
The county commissioners Of Brown
county have appropriated $4,000 toward
defraying the expenses Of the territorial
fair to be held at Aberdeen the coming fall,
and $1,000 for special premiums to Brown
county farmers.
Ramsey county commissioners refused
to bond the county under the seed lien
act passed by the last legislature for the
purpose Of supplying needy farmers with
seed grain, there being no occasion for
such II measure.
Destructive prairie fires have been
reported from many points in South Da-
kota during the past fortnight. The lack
of spring rains up to April LIST has rem
dered the fire danger very much greater
than usual.
IO--The first biennial report Of the terri
torial board of education is a voluminous
work of 1924 closely printed pages. The
volume also includes the nineteenth annual
report of tho territorial superintendent.
e. S. Tyler, public examiner, has ten
dered his resignation to Gov. Mellette and
recommended his deputy, Mr.. Hayden, for
the place. Hayden is said to be a very
competent man.
The North Dakota fair at Grand Forks
will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 18th. The
racing premiums have been doubled. and
IN several other classes increased SO per
cent.
-"shang." a noted gambler who made
q fortune in the Black Hills, died recently
ut Spokane Falls. His real name was Ed
ward Stanton Currans.
Judge Moody is one of the largest
farmers in the Black Hills. He was
brought up on a farm and has ever since
carried on q form.
Work mas begun ON the motor line
connecting Sioux Falls and South Sioux
Falls. The line is expectedto be in opera
ton by June LIST.
This is the season of tho big egg.
Onida enters mi measuring 6 ZIG inches
in circumference ono way and 81 inches
the other.
North Dakata understands the senti-
ment to be general in the south that the
Sioux Falls constitution will be readopted.
The b. and NJ. has resumed work ON
the grade to the Black Hills and aud the
contractors are pushing matters.
Religious excitement has driven Err
nest Selvert, of Castalia, crazy, and he has
been sent to the insane asylum.
-Work on the Black Hills college ut
Hot Springs will be commenced at once
and continued until completion.
Work has been begun on a large -four
Ing mill at Warner. This makes the fifth