The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-09

MISS ENa CaSnner, ~ years OF age, and
her brother Joseph, aged 3, were drowned
near Falconer postotiice in Mclean C ,untv.
The boy was bathing in q small lake
formed by recent rains, which was
very deep. He commenced %strangling,
wMen his sister rushel frantically into the
water to save him, when both were
crowded.
Many unique arguments are brought
up by the capital aspirants. Huron boasts
of her railroad connections and says a
person can 90 from Huron to seventy
three without changing cars, and to
III by changing only once. From Pierre
twenty-eight towns can be reached with
out change, and eighty eight by changing
once. From Sioux Falls twenty-five
can be reached without change and sixty-
two by changing once.
Capt. Jeffers, at Sioux Falls, has re-
ceivcd acopy of a general order, the effect
of which is TO place the entire South Da-
kota militia in the second regiment. I'm
dor this arrangement company ID, of
Aberdeen, will become company L, and
company Il, of lankton, will he compa-
1855. = y ''N'' 'Ae'' august iS''
Everywhere throughout North Dakot,
n great scramble is going on for hay. The
dry season has made nearly n total failure
of the hay crop on the prairie, aud farmers
having stock aro rushing to the hills to Sc
cure enough to winter it. Many arc going
n long distance, AMI hay will be hay before
next spring.
An Aberdeen man, says nn exchange,
has hit upon n scheme to make stake in
the capital contest. 1t is to 90 to each
town which is u capital aspirant and make
a bet against that town. lie will only lose
in one and win III ali the rest, and is, of
course, bound to come out ahead in the
deal,
Ramsey county has hit upon q novel
way of assisting the needy farmers, whose
crops are q total failure. 1t is proposed to
issue bonds to the extent of $20,OOO fol
the purpose Of building county roads-
work to be gwen to those only who are
destitute and deserving.
DIR. j. G. Evans and E. j. Chalfant,
charged with performing an abortion on
Lottie Williams, waived examination at
Aberdeen and were bound over to the
grand jury in bonds of So, 1000 each. They
could not got bondsmen and returned to
Jail.
Several Wells county stock owners are
driving their stock west to the coteaux
forty or fifty miles. to winter on the cured
hay. One stock man. III addition to pas
turage found a large coal bed Mt the
surface, which will give plenty of fuel.
The farmers IN the DEVILS Lake country
are holding meetings to discuss the situa-
ton relative to the failure of crops. At II
meeting held there last week it was voted
to instruct the county board to provide for
the wants of the people.
Commissioner HaRerty: The two
Dakotas could accommodate the entire
population ofthe United Slates-6O, coo, OOO
-and give them an ucre and q half apiece
for breathing space.
"A barn belonging to Hugh Mahon,
near Grand Forks. wal struck by light
ming. Tho building took fire and was to-
tally destroyed, together with q ~trotting
horse value /: Mt $6N and a lot of farm ma
chinery.
"A man name | Elrod entered a store at
Neche in broad daylight, took the con-
tents of the till, 81, and tried to escape.
He was capture 1 and is now in Jail.
"A division of North Dakota Sons OF
Veterans has been organized at Grand
Forks. Gen. g. B. Abbott, Of Chicago,
national commander, preside.
There is no truth in the reports Of
crop failure and restitution in Walsh
county from Park river to Acton, o dis
tance Of forty miles.