The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-02-14
DAKOTA JOTTINGS.

DAKOTA JOTTINGS.
The Press says that two outside
firms express a desire to build q street
railway system in Yankton.
The council Of Rapid City has been
asked to provide for cultivating and
identifying the city park.
M%innehaha county has seventy-two
miles of railroad upon which q tax
Of $1,O9O,91 was paid last year.
II looks as if the only hope of Da-
kota is a new congress, which will
not be long in doing it justice.
Dakota has eighty-six organized
counties and forty-six unorganized.
There is still plenty ofroom forcoun.
ty seat fights.
The primary department of the
public schools at Redfeld has been
closed on account of the prevalence
of measles.
According to the superintendent's
report there are an average daily at
tendance of 1922 children in the pub
lie schools of Lawrence county. d,
The Madison hook andladder com
pany has decided to assist in making
up a team for the purpose of attend
ing the firemen's tournament.
A couple OF professional pool play
ers are causing a great commotion
among the sports of Aberdeen. A
big game for big moneyis booked for
the near future.
At the next meeting of the Sioux
Falls Commercial club twenty new
members will be initiated. This num-
Der will bring the membership nearly
ITO it's limit OF 100.
The members of the Episcopal
church at Rapid City have unani.
mously decided,to dispense with dane
ing and card playing at sociables
held under the auspices of the guild.
At Deadwood, a few days ago, a
child 9 years old was held upand re-
lieved of 81 by two lads aged 10 and
II years. Verify, this is a progress
i've age.
For the first time in the history OF
Sully county not an applicant
appeared at the time and place
set for holding the last teachers exam.
nation in that county. .
The Pioneer proposes a big celebra.
ton of some kind in honor of the
opening of the Deadwood Central
road for traffic, which event will oc.
cur shortly.
For two years Sioux Falls has been
trying to find a suitable location for
stock yards, and now it is under.
stood that ground for such purposes
can be secured at some point in
South Sioux Falls.
The Rapid City Republican says
that present Indications seem towar.
rant tho statement that the Black
Hills is destinedto excel all other sec.
tions of Dakota in the matter of ex.
cellently bred horsefesh.
Iroquois has a new secret society.
It is comp osed entirely of young
ladies and is called the "Quintette
club" The password is said to be
"Amo" and the countersign a kiss.
The club has already receivednumer.
GUS application for membershipfro ON
the young gentlemen of the town.
The first annual meeting of the
ministerial institute is to be held in
Sioux Falls next June. This insti.
tute is held for period of one week
for the purpose of calling together
ministers from all parts Of Dakota.
southern Minnesota, northern Iowa
and Nebraska, to receive instruction
by lectures and otherwise from repre-.
sentatives of some ofthe most promi.
nent eastern theological seminaries.
Mrs. Annie Terence, of Grand
Forks, was married q few days ago.
She long expected to have q home
and thought her happiness was com.
plete. After her marriage she found
that her spouse had no home and
was only a farm laborer. The blow
drove the Young woman crazy with
despair. The commissioners ordered
her sent to the asylum ct James
town. -
During a recent storm two school
children near Hitchcock persisted in
the snow and a third was seriously
frozen. Owing to the storm their
brother could not get to the school
house as usual to take them home
but lost the road and were soon over
come with the cold. When found the
next morning two were dead and the
third unconscious.
Negotiations that have been pend
ing closed at Grand Forks by thu
sale of the daily and weekly Plain
dealer to the Rev. III. G. Moudenhall
for $27, 500. The new proprietor
took possession Feb. /. The weekly
Plaindealer was started in 1886
! by WI. Murphy, and merged into Thu
daily in 1882. It has been very sue
cessful. Indications arethat the policy
Is 4bn noror, will hn ohonrnd