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The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05

q. ooo last year for postage stamps
And yet the chances are that il he re.
quests the Postofice Department to
grant him thirty days credit on the
next batch Of stamps which he orders.
this good Tacoma customer will meet
with q refusal.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05
A na,c,. of New consuls

The president has made the following
consular appointments: VIM. Sorrsby, of
Mississippi, at Guayaquil; Edward G.
Goodenow, of Maine, at st. Stephens; N.
b. Hubbard, of Massachusetts, ut Anna
borg. Germany; Hugo NJ. Starkhleff, Of
Missouri. at Brennan; VIM. Il. Gunnell, of
New York. ut Manchester; John A. lib
bits. of Connecticut, at Gradfori i; Robert
W. Turner, of Kansas. ut Cadiz; NJ. D.
Sampson. of Kansas, at st. Johns, n. b,
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05

PROBABLY the biggest hunting ex-
petition ever arranged by private in
dividnals is that now under discussion
by Charles Carroll, Harry Carey, and
and Willie Chanler, three well-known
NEWCOMERS. Their idea is to arrive
Mt Zanzibar. on the southeast coast of
Africa. about Nov. l and proceed in
land after big game and adventure of
all kinds, including the fascination of
exploring IN unknown country. "A
party of four hundred natives,
thoroughly armed and equipped. will
he the bolyguard. and the outfit is al;
ready being prepared.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05
A Sheriff Killed.

Sheriff Ramsey, of Lucas county, Dep.
nty Rollins and a man named Blouse went
to arrest one McGinnis, living near Cam
bria, who was thought to be crazy. Me-
Ginnis shot Sheriff Ramsey through the
head, killing him instantly. Deputy Rol.
Inns then shot McGinnis through the lower
jaw. The latter fired at Rollins, hitting
him in the arm. The man then turned on
Blouse. but before he could fire Blouse
shot him through the head. Rollins and
McGinnis will die,
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05

on hand.
"A suit that has been pending eight
years has been decided in the district.
court at Moorhead. It was brought by F.
J. 9 richer against the German American
hall insurance company. of st. Paul, to
recover on policies covering grain which
was aes!foyea 6y hali. The iury. brought
The mayor Of Marshall has opened a
labor exchange to slit deserving 0 n Of.
industry from the unworthy tramps who
drift into that town. Applicants for
money ore set to snrubbing the town
bridges with brooms OF Is cents an hour.
"A complete human skeleton was found
many feet under ground at the topncst
peak of Sugar Loaf, the high promontorv
south OF Winona. It is believed by some
white woman.
"A gang of tran.ps, supposed to have
followed Wallace & Co.. circus, got drunk
in Red Wing and when the officers at.
tempted to arrest them they resisted. Nina
were secured aud sentenced to thirty dnvs,
In Jail. S u1ss
The Farmers elevator at Wadsna
caught fire and burned to the ground, to.
gether with $500 bushels Of wheat. Thu
elevator was Owned by +, w. Murray, and.
WIN It's aontents was worth 5000.
Robert Robertson, the. young ,orsa
thief who made 8 desperate an effort at
suicide in Jail at Rochester, has been taken
PACK to DeKalb, ILL.,, by Sheriff Helcomb.
"A number Of horaes in welch, about
twelve miles southeast Of Hastings. have
bad 2 dIstsmper. terminating ia TAI. !, and
AIRS: dorgsa ~Fhompsea. ~ wells, Who
mas been suffering with nsuralg q 10 soma,
ing. nsus'
Thirty young Indian girls have r..
s a iysa their AIT holy eopnunion !. ST.:
the work. Of building the satps briot
sd = To- e s ssng s..ts Pes4.l ssAool..
Many fatmers n Fplk yepnatr h.vSI
s ssip sessS e = he. ssp:ae siss.sne ~. -
"A httas st.isss Rsd Wing sossSsasS
: Observation-Disclosures ss %. 80;
-Dslst psysl ~ ntiGSS
- 4 ssl1EtSM fsSloaS
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05
A Sex Complication.

Clara Ellis, n Detroit dressmaker, was
arrested the other day for disorderly con-
duct. and sentenced to ten days in the
house of correction. The superintendent
suspected that Clara belonged to the male
sex, and this proved true. Clara came to
Detroit two years ago, and worked ms a
chambermaid at several hotels. A Larned
street barber became enamored of the
g~ood-looking dressmaker, and they were
to have been married. He offers no expla.
nation of his masquerade.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05

A BoTANIsT and a chemist of Berlin,
Profs. Hertig and R. Weber, have
giventwo yearsto an investigator ofthe
wood of. the beech, cutting up in the
course Of their work more than 100
trees Of al ages. An account Of the
results forms . large book of 288
pages.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05

THE tensile strength of a wet rope is
found to he only one-third that of the
same rope when dry, and a rope satnr-
ated with grease or soap is weaker still.
as the lubricant permits the tibers to
slip with greater facility.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05

Ma GLADSTONE can still give points
TO younger and more vigorous
When q cab knocked him down in Pic
cadilly he picked himself mp in a hur-
nv, ran after the driver, and held on
TO him until the police arrived. The
Grand Old Man deserved q hearty
cheer after this performance.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05

Los ANGELES, CAL, which boosted.
of having the biggest boom of any place
in this country, could now, did it choose
to do SO. boast of one of the largest de-
linquent tax lists yet published. 1t c
cnpies u space equal to 500 columns,
twenty-six inches in length, set in solid
nonpareil type.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05

LUDWIG Observation-Disclosures
BLosER, of Cincinnati, has probably the
longest name in the United States, hut
he doesn't seem to mind the infection
at all. On the contrary lie is proud of
it, and sc%ornfnlly refuses 10 change ii.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05

AMAS has died at Cherry Tree, Pa.
who was 98 years old. His death will
he mourned 10y IL sons. lN grandclil-
dren, 8 great-grunchildren. and &
great-great-granlchildren.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05

THE Archbishop of Canterberry has
written a letter to the English Presbv-
terrain Synod to the effect that the au-
thorities of the various branches of the
Anglican Communion hold themselves
in readiness to enter into ~fraternal % II
ference with the representatives of tho
other Christian communioms in the En-
glish-spcaking races. in order to ::con-
slider what steps could he taken, either
toward corporate reunion or toward
snch relations as might preface the way
for fuller organic unity hereafter.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05

The skeleton of a man, evidently n
pioneer Indian fighter, was found the
other day in the middle Of o big log
taken to n Georgia saw-mill. In the
wood that had grown over it was the
imprint of the clothes MS we'll us the old
Aintlock rifle that lay beside it.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05
Tl,a Miners, strike.

Indications are that the strike mon
the mountain miners Mt Altoona, Penn,
will be far reaching in its effects. Those
employed on Galitzin. Lillys, Sonman and
Benz Creek are now reported OIL. At
Sonman about 10000 men are affected and
probably those employed by the Gresson
and Coalport coal and coke operators will
also 90 out,
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05

FIVE young squirrels were found in
the woods by an Indiana farmer, who
took them home, where he placedtlem
in care of the family cat. The latter.
it appears, at once adopted them. and.
now the squirrels are deeply attached
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05

THE opinion is expressed that if all
that is promised by recent applications
in the use of water gas he verified,
electric lighting will bc outrivaled both
in c%heapness and beauty of light.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05

The travelling mems outing which vas
concluded at Lincoln on the SOth was q
very pleasant affair; participated in by up
wards of IL thousand knights Of the
grip. Addresses in the forenoon with va
ried sports later made . very agreeable
daily program. My lord. the drummer. is
generally believed to understand how to
enjoy himself, individually or collectively,
and he seems to have accomplished it in
this case enthusiastically.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05

THE cruelest woman in the country
is mentioned 10y the Boston Traveller
as follows: "a woman in Irwin Coun-
t.y. Georgia, understands the hen bust
ness. Whenever she gets ready to set
a hen, it matters not whether the hen is
ready or not, she catches the fowl.
breaks one leg. puts cggggs and hen in a
nest and nails them up. She says
there is nothing like breaking one leg
to make them set. BY the time the
hen matches. the leg is we'll and she
is ready to ARE for the chicks"
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05
Further Now. From s,an,sx.

Mail adviccs received ut London from
West Africa confirm the previous reports
OF the shocking privations to which Stan
ley has been subjected. 1t is stated that
his hair has turned snow white, that his
clothes ars rags and that he is without
shoes, being obliged to use skins to cover
his feet.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05

Much c,y AMI, Little wooa!

Much Cry and Little Wool.
The great wheat stealing cases at Min.
neapolis have come to an ignominious end.
The court ruled that an accumulation Of
petty l~srcenies could not be considered
grant larceny. William g. Harley, one
Of the conspirators, pleaded guilty. to
petit larceny and paid 800 fine. ID. s..
Holcomb, the elevator foreman. pleaded
guilty to grand larceny in the second de-
gree. and was sentenced to one year in the
Nenitantiary.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05

Director of the Mint Kimball saws that
the recent heavy expectations of gold from
New York were caused by demands from
France, a premium having been offered by
the Bank of France.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05
-Four Persons Killed In a Wreck.

The limited express on the Boston and
Albany road was ditched just outside the
city limits of New Haven. Four persons
were killed and several badly injured.
There were several hundred passengers on
the train. and the majority of them got a
bad sinking up and were more or less
bruised and cut. The accident was caused
by the spreading of the rails.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05
Lived a Month. with u Broken Neck

y tOItt VIII y 11Eu&tu Neck,
james b. Hill, n San Francisco house
mover. whose neck was broken by the fall
Of a bale of hay in May, has just died after
more than a month of suffering. His case
is one of the most extraordinary in the
surgical annals of tho coast. as the physi-
clans declared he could not live more than
three days. The third and fourth vertebrs
were crushed by the bale. An operation
was performed. The doctors made an in
cision in the center of the neck eight
inches in length, starting Mt the base of
the head. exposing the spinal cord. Frag-
meuts Of the crushed vertebre were care.
fully removed with forceps. aud the
pressure Of the spinal cord reduced. As soon
az the spine was free from the presence of
the splintered joints Hill became con-
scious, but Was totally devoid Of sensation
in any part Of the body below > line dawn
from ~ arm pits on the chest aud back.
Be 6cepaaissd that y sssmsd 70 - usfne
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05

WIaGlNs has again broken loose and
declares that the Middle Suites will s,lf-
fer from n great earthquake on Aug.
II, 1904. He cannot brighten amy one
with an event so far away as that.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05

In Holland an unmarried oma
Always takes the right arm of her es-
cort, and the married woman the left.
At a church wedding the bride enters
the edifice on the right arm of the
groom, and goes out on the left side of
her husband.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05
Death Follow. D.baucl,.

At Patterson. N. j.. the discovery has
been recently made of six dead bodies,
four women md two men, in a bawdy
house. All had been lead some days, but
the surroundings indicate that all died
from a%sphyxiation during or after a de-
bauch.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05

For forty-eight years there was moi
q law case in the town of M%eddebemps,
Me-. nsisher was there a lawyer. fBut
two weeks ago a lawyer hung out his
sign in this primitive paradise, and
now two citizens are going to law ce,
afence line.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05

SENATOR EvARrs takes a deep and
active interest in the creamery which
he and some friends have just started
in Vermont.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05
DAKOTA DolNas.
The Northern Alliance.

Ato 0OEsIlOru HlltH0Ges
The North Dakota Farmers alliance as.
sembled at Fargo with an increased attend
ance. President Loucks made o length,
speech advocating the abolition of national
banks and the issuance Of money direct to
the people through the postoAice. Reso-
~lutions and platform were adopted in ex-
ecutive session. The resolutions declare
that the objects Of the alliance can be best
attained through machinery of the respec-
tive parties; favoring the Australian ssys-
TEN Of balloting; equal taxation, express
ing sympathy aud fellowship for Knights
Of Labor; r%eatirming the prohibition reso.
luton adopted by tue territorial alliance,
The platform declares that all "pnblic ne.
cessities" should he owned aud controlled
by the government; reafiirms the principles
of national alliance expressed IN its plat.
form; demands equal taxation Of property;
prohibition, state aud national; ele ton Of
Unitel States senators by direct vote of
the people; courts of arbitration; Austria.
liam system Of voting; abolition of the
contra system on national, state and mu-
nicipal works; that criminals of state be
made self-supporting.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05

A. J. DRExEL, the banker, is about
to found an industrial college for
women at Wayne, Pa, at a cost of
81. 500, 900.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05

DIR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES adj.
vises Young men not to smoke. ut is
liable to injure the sight," he says,
ito render the nerves unsteady. to en-
feeble the will, and to enslave the ma
tire to an imperious habit likely to
stand in the way of q duty to he per-
fo,noo1 .
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05

WHILE a great many Americans are
going abroad visiting. almost as many
foreigners are arriving on our shores.
and coming to stay.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05
A Corporation's 0raetuds.

Superintendent Thompson, Of IL. Bur.
lington and Missouri, has presented to
Farmer Saunders, Of Ashland, . ians eold
watch o. Q testimonial from the comnanv
for valuable services redsrsd. The en-.
craving on the inner case tells the tsie.
presented to L. Saunders, by the Bnr.
lingtou and Missouri railroad for preyenf.
ing passenger train No. 3, June 18th. from
running into q washout caused by heavy
rains."
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05

Mrs. JAMES A. GARFIELD is said to
be worth $500, 900. When General
Garfield died his estate aggregated
about $40, 900.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05
A Good Deal of Money.

The pension office has made a reuuisi-
ton upon the treasury department for
sl5,ooo,oo u out of the appropriation to be
available July LIST. This mount will be
placed to the circuit of the pension agents.
There are said to DO between 5000 and
10000 first payment vouchers awaiting tho
depositing of the money.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05

A TEXAN is reported to have invent
ed a machine that will lusk twelve
acres of corn Il day. 1t is still imper-
feet, however, as it will not kiss the
girls Of the neighborhood whenever it
husks a red ear.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05

OYSTER shells are now largely de-
posted in the ocean beds to aid the
growth of oysters.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05
Convicted ut Roche.te,

A Rochester, Mimi, special says August
Beckman n Edward Peterson were SEN.
fenced to four and three years, respeo-
lively, in the p%enitentiary for killing
Taylor Coombs in the insane asylum there.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05
NEW YORK,

Produes-wheet. No. 3. rcd. esxe; No.
s IL; Ists, mixed liked; Western : ! ssSso 10 : s0'a
Provtstops-Eges. wsstern. l41l4kc. But
tss, ycstsrn fa'sy. aoslse; westsrn creamery.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05
late.t Market Report,
sloUxcITY.

Cattle-Changes rather down than up. Quo.
tations: Gamers. 75c 9 81. rs cows, sl.75g2.75;
stockers. e2.00 e2.6j; feeders. e:.209a.95; fat
steers. $3.N0y3.J0: veal calves. S2.U093.OO.
Hogs-Pricss but little changed. Quota
tions: Light ana mixed. fA10g4.la'a: heavy,
"a. 01ls u4.15.
cry. l3@l4c; dairy. l01l2c fresh roll. 6Gsc.
Eggs-Fresh. .aualed. 1l@i9c.
Poultry-spring chtckens. live. s2.50aS.Oo
per dog. ; livs per pound, Sc.
liides.Greci. &c; cured,. 4}aGl4alc; flint, 20;
dry sailed. 4QLtc gre.n pelts. sheariing, each,
l5a 200; dry pelts. per ill.,, l0Gltr,
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05

The. London Times doesn't think
much Of our navy and we don't think
much of the London Times, SO honors
arc easv
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05

THE surveys for n railroad in the
valley of the Congo. around the great
cataracts, have been completed. The
length il 2G4 miles. and will take four
years to complete. 1t will cost s5.OOO.-
600.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05
scare

Ten dynamite cartridges were found in
the basement of the hospital at Harvard
college. A fuse had been started, hut had
burned out without causing an explosion.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05
yiaapet Aoeaa..t

A train Of the Union Stock Yards com.
pauy struck one Of the Temporary support.
Of the main span Of the viaduct over O
street, In South Omaha, and Knocked ths
whole structure to the grounl with q crssh.
Fourteen men were on the structure Il fhs
time and fell with the ruin. Eioht
were hurt, and one Of them. Fred Annscers.
Of. Des Moines. will probably die.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05

STATE ENroMoloaIsr LlNrNEE. of
New York, says the destruction of vege-
tation by insects was not so great be-
.-fore the Introduction of the English
sparrows as it is now. Down the
sing rrn,y
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05
CHICAGO.

Cattlc-The quotations are little changed,
Cows and bulls. 90; stockers ard feed.
era. S!.ONg3 10; beeves and stcers. 5000 IS.
Hogs-Iower. Light. 4i.25g4.4O; heavy, 44.l5
sheepewesterns. shorn. ss.asss.so: lambs.
2.0U@4.O0.
PARLIAMENTARY. cash. s1Ac: December. sose.
sei.c; September, II Lido. Rye. cash, 49hc.
Prime Timothy. $3.50 Flag seed. sl.4i.
Provisi0ns-Pork, cash. ell,75; 8 ptember,
ell.H9h. Lard, cash. sos; 6sptcnbsf. s8.75.
nutter-Creamery. lS9lskc; dairy. ll9lAo.
ERRe, fresh. l2Al0Mc.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05

New YORK has a Chinese dentist.
His methods are primitive, having been
in use more than 1000 years.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05

DR.. Collins, territorial veterinarian, has
been in Jamestown several days inspecting
and a%uarantining glandered horses. He
killedltwe animals and g~uarantined others.
In Wells county two animals were killed
and several quarantined. II is said that 4
thorough inspection OF Eddy county would
bring to light thirty cases. Montana and
Washington territory wild no ses, It IL
said, haye brought the diseases with them.
and spread il iR several localities.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05
No Pontoom Tor Yankton.

On occount Of the recent disaster TO thu
pontoon bridge at Sioux City, George
Mead and his assosiates appeared before
the Yank IN city council and With lrew
their proposition TO put in . pontool
bridge at Yankton. and this probably ends
the ENTERPRISE. 1t is now understood that
the Manitoba directors ! ave passed q res
Yankton, and it is positively asserted that
the whole distance between Sioux Falis
and Norfolk will be rallied and carr m.
ming this year: This will give : railroad
bridge ct Yankton.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-05
ABl0 81. Innl EaHnra

The largest business smash-up that has
occurred in st. Paul in many years came
to light in the assignment of the Eureka
Improvement company the other day. The
amount involved is 100000 a consider
able portion of which is held by eastern
parties. The Eureka company organized
to deal in lands and to push an electric
motor enterprise in South st. Paul. The
assignment was made to Thomas Smith,
one of the lurgest stockholders. The little
less than $500, 900 put into the undertake
ing by we'll known men of the city was
fast absorbed by aymortgage upon the vast
acreage purchased in Dakota county. One
foreclosure followed another until the
pressure eliminated in an assignment.
The stockholders will lose nearly $780,
600. The indebtedness. which is about
100000, is nearly all secured by first
mortgage upon property upon which from
one-third to one-half OF the purchase
price has been paid.