New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-04-03
DAKOTA JOTTINGS.

erty Of DR.. J, Harcourt, were de-
stroyed by prairie fires near Steele
Much damage has resulted from
carelessness in burning stubble this
season.
A report reached Aberdeen that
Gov. Mellette had decided on J. @.
McManima, editor OF the Pierre Free
Press, to succeed P F. Mcclure as
commissioner of immigration; also
that an effort is being made favor
ing John A. Rea of Bismarck for
AUDITOR
Gov. Mellete appointed Joseph NJ
Bailey, Jr. Of Sioux Falls territorial
treasurer, vice J. D. Lawler, resigned.
Bailey is about twenty -four years of
age, president OF the Minnehaha
. National bank, manager of a real es-
tate company and son of Judge
Bailey, of the supreme court OF Hi
nois. He was one Of the Dakota ten
at Chicago.
The oldest paper in Kidder county,
and the only Democratic one, has
has been purchased by a syndi-.
cate and nowi is radically Republican,
New material will be added and an
effort made to make it one Of the
best weekly papers in North Dako-
ia. ..-sT ~ ". ee
Three of the local saloon keepers
were arrested at Chamberlain charg-
ed with selling liquor on Sundays.
They waived examination and gave
bonds for their appearance before
the territorial grand jury, which
meets shortly. -
For some time past there has been
family feud between two brothers,
John and Ed White, both.young men
of Watertown. The trouble culmin-
ated in a shooting ARRAY, in which
Ed White shot John and a man
named Donnelly. The wounds are
not dangerous All the parties are
under arrest. ..F
The election at Sioux Falls on re-
Incorporation under the generallaw
called out something more than a
one third vote There was little in
terest and no excitement. The vote
was for incorporation, SOB; against
200. This will divide the city into
seven wards with fourteen aldermen.
Another rich strike of silver ore is
reported from the group of mines
controlled by NJ. H. Day, On the
Rapid creed, four miles west from
Pectola. Samples of the ore are on
, exhibition in town and are pro-
nounced by experts to be very good.
They are galena OF fine quality. AS
says give good returns insilver
The value of Rapid City's excellent
system Of water-works was again il
Illustrated in the prompt extinguish-
ment of the fire which occurred in the
dry goods and clearinghouse of
Louis Morris & Co. Though this
waterworks system has cost the city
over $50, 900, it has paid for itself
several times over in the prevention
of disastrous CONGREGATIONS.
1t is reported on good authority
that the suit of Mrs. Kate Garfield
VS.. jackson [. Case, son of Hon J. l.
Case for alleged defamation Of char
acter. will be withdrawn without
costing Mr. Case a cent. Mrs. eau
field sued Case for $4,000, claiming
that she had been insulted. Mr..
Case denied the charges in toto, and
from what the woman's attorney
says it is very likely the case will be
settled without the intervention OF
the court.
Rev. NJ. H. Mendenhall preached
his farewell sermon at the Presby-
terrain church at Grand Forks. He
took charge Of the church five years
ago and built it up from seventy
five to over two hundred members;
and made it the most important
Presbyterian church IN North Da-
kota. Speaking Of health he said:
While l have grown stronger my
voice has grown more troublesome,
as it did twelve years ago, when [
was obliged for several months to
rest from pulpit duty. Necessity
compelled me to cease from preach
ing for time, at least, and a. change
was made to journalism. / could
notbe idle. At the evening service
he presented the chapel and three
lots east of Grand Forks to the
church for church purposes, in mem
DRY of his wife.
> A few figures relative to the vote
9on the location Of the temporary
seat of government in 1885 will be
of interest to thesvoters and capital
boomers of South Dakota. Out OF