The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-05-09
DAKOTA MENTION.
Condensed Happenings Throughout
Both North and South Dakota.

Condensed Happenings Throughout
Both North and South Dakota.
Sioux Falls has fourteen church
buildings, and the building of the
fifteenth WILSON be commenced.
Kingsbury county on the 14th OF
May will vote on the question of pur-
chasing a poor farm. w.
The Yankton Insurance company
is the heaviest loser in the vicinity of
Olivet by the recent prairie fires.
The Rapid City, Journal has one
hobby-tree palanting. And there
never was a better and more fructify-
ing hobby. .
Among the committees of the
Rapid City board of trade n a
foundry committee and creamery
committee.
The Sioux Falls Argus-Leader says
the money is in sight for a $150,OOO-
operahouse, with the exception of
$25 1000, easily raised.
Scotland will hold an election on
the Sd of next month to vote on the
proposition of bonding the city in
the sum Of $4,000 to provide a
system of water-works.
Britton has let the contract for
1900 feet of water mains on Maine
street. The power will be furnished
from the city's excellent ~artesian
we'll.
The first territorial convention Of
the Y. M. G.. A. for South Dakota will
be held at Mitchell on the 31st day
of May and continue in session until
June 2.
Gov. Mellette appointed the follow
ing as the railroad commission for
Dakota: Judge Lamoure ofPembina,
H. j. Rice of Huron and John H.
King of Rapid City.
A prominent citizen of Rapid City
says: "There is one thing Rapid City
ought to do. 1t ought to build a
narrow gauge road right away to
connect with the tin districts.
The board of trade of Whitewood
has arranged to send a carload of
provisions and clothing to the SUI
ferers from the recent disastrous
prairie fires in the eastern part of
South Dakota.
The Republican central committee
of Burleigh county met and issued a
call for a delegate convention for
May g., to nominate two persons for
the coming constitutional conven-
ton.
The Salem Special runs the follow
ing as an advertisement: IF John
Jones, who twenty years ago deser-
ted his poor wife and baby, will re-
turn said babe will lick the stuffin'
out of him."
DR.. McGillycuddy tells the Rapid
City Journal that he is not aspiring
to the position of Indian agent at
the Pine Ridge agency, the dispatch
es from Washington to easten papers
to the contrary notwithstanding.
F. Hackett, editor of the New Era, at
Parker received notice of his appoint
ment as clerk of the district court
under Judge Aiken. Not more than
one term of court will be held be-
tween this and election, when a clerk
will be elected along with other Off
GERS.
This is the thirteenth year Of the
opening of the Black Hills country
to settlement. The Rapid City Re-
publican says thirteen is commonly
thought to be an unlucky number,
but present indications are that
in this instance the number is de-
cidedly q lucky one.
Mayor Star, statistically inclined,
enumerates the number of languages
spoken on Main street, Deadwood,a las
follows: English, German, French,
italian, Chinese, Norwegian, Swedish,
Finnish, Scandinavian, Russian,
Irish, Spanish, Hebrew, Sclavonian-
fourteen, with possibly a few over
looked.
John Anderson, alias Bones Allen,
at Sioux Falls received a sentence of
four years for grand larceny. Ander-
son, with a pal, stole a watch and a
roll of bills from a German boy,
whom they were trying to work on
the train, while standing at Dell
Rapids.
The Sioux Falls Argus-Leader says:
"Col. John Fl. King, whose name is
known wherever the Sioux reserva-
ton is thought of, and whose untir-
ing labors in behalf of the opening of
that..reservation have all but shat
tered a remarkably robust constitu-
ton, is an applicant for the position
of railroad commissioner. His dearest
wish is to be named as one of the
Sioux commissioners, but the long