The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-20

Ahe lIlckey county republican Onven
ton made the following nominations;
State senator. Z. +. Marshall Of Cakes;
for the assembly, 8. T. Cole Of Glendale,
and w. Is. Allen of Ludden.
At tho Codington county republican
convention W.. II. Thomas was nominated
for state senator. Alex. McIntire. A. r.
Henry n L.. Grant Wilson were nomi.
nated for the legislature. and John Mich.
olson for county judge.
Dakota w. G. II. G.
Tho eighth annual convention of thu
Woman's Christian Temperance Union Of
Dakota convened at Yankton for a SEES.
sion of four days. Two hundred ladies'
were present. Much business Of impo,-
lance was transacted. The territorial
union was dissolved and North and South
Dakota unions organized.
While clearing an old swamp Martin
Flush, living near Pleasant Valley, dis
covered a curiosity. Several feet beneath
the leaves and muck he unearthed what
appcaredto be n stone book. Close in.
spection showed it to be a family bible,
bearing the date of 1913 plainly lcttcred.
1t is now solid limestone. Those who
have examined the book state that it was
originally q real book and is now petriied,
The three young moose at West Lynn,
says the Pembina Register, were sold "a
Hon. MIR. Pettigrew, of Sioux Falls, and
shipped via Neche, in charge of G. w.
Doty. Sr. While unloading them from
the wagon Mt Neche the male moose broke
his leg. DIR. Donovan was callc / to SO. it,
and it is believed the animal will be all
light as he is 80 young, being only about
four months old.
The report that surveyors are now
working gu a right way for q railroad
north from Bismarck seems to be we'll
founded. MS parties i'll the vicinity are said
to have refuse | to give the road permis-
sion to pass through their lands. How
ever, there are a sufficient number who
are willing to give the right of way to in-
sure sl cess.
The pontoon bridge company at Pierre
Ii IS accep ed the provisions of the ordi-
nance and fled its bond for carrying out
the provisions, which are that work shull
commence within thirty days after the
proclamation opening the Sioux reserya-
ton, and the same shall be completed
within one year from the same date.
A Doland boy named Lake crawled of
into an out-of-the-w way place and went to
sleep the other evening. His parents, be-
coming alarmed. reused the n%eighbors,
but the hoy could not be fourd. Finally
II fire alarm was rung to get the people out
to help hunt for the %youngster. The fire
alarm walked Inn.
The code of Dakota provides that any
person who will maintain n watering
trough beside the highway so it can be
used by the beasts and travelling public,
shall be entitled to 50 a year rebate OH
road tax. and SD more for adding a bucket
and cup for the use of the people.
Fifty thousand dollars will be ex-
pended in extending tie Choteau and
Harrison irrigating ditch i'll Butte county.
1t is estimated that the income to the pro-
prietors from rental when the ditch il
completed will make the ditch more val
liable than n gold mine.
Plans for the new flour mill at Rapid
City have been accepted and bids for the
construction of the building advertised
for. and us soon as the contract is
awarded the work will be commenced. II
is expected to have the mill in operation
this fall.
According to the report of Auditor
McMamina, the direct tax to the territory
OH the assessed valuation will Weld n rev.
cnue of S49.!. 500. 63 exclusive Of the reve-
nue. from the gross earnings tax on rail
way and other companies.
The Black Hills countryto-day stands
without Il peer i'll being the greatest min
eral producing country Of the world.
With the building of additional lines OF
railroad into that section the value of Their
output will he doubled.
WIN. Wagner. Of White Lake, was on,
hunting, and while creeping to get u shot
at some ducks his gun was discharged, thu
charge passing through the top of his foot,
lie will retain the member, but will al
ways be II cripple.
The Two Dakotas have paid into The
national treasury on account Of public
lands, about 100000, 900. Uncle Sam owe
the Dakotis something, and when they asl
for an occasional appropriation they should
have it.
Dakota people have been warned il
time to make ample protection against
prairie fires. The grass is very dry AMI
will ignite easily and burn like finder.
james NJ. Leonard, who was sentenced
Mt bismarck for smuggling opium, hat
been released from the United States wing
OF the Sioux Falls p~enltentiary, having
served his sentence of seven months.
An accession to the faculty of tn.
innkton college is Professor A. T. Free
formerly of the Rapid City school o,
mines. Chemistry. geology and metallur.
gy are his specialtics.
The barn of Ii. L. Ostrider, o farme
living near Forest City, was struck b,
lightning and burned. Tho loss was abou,
5000 besides $50 bushels of wheat nm,
several tons of hay.
Arthur Upton has been brought t
Huron from Belvidere, Neb., by Sheriff
Green and placed i'll Jail to await examina
ton on the charge of bigamy.
George Sumption, of Brown county
is under bonds to appear before the gran,
jury on a charge of assault and battery
preferred by his wife.
Extensive repairs are being made O.
the Yankton linsecd oil mill, which ex
poets to grind 10. 900 bushels Of oil durinI
the coming season.
Cyrus slater, who went to Dakota ii
1860 and who has resided in Hand count
for the past fifteen years, is dead. He wal
II years old.
Black caps threaten Mrs. Mary Scott
of Bismarck, with death if she don't sto1
circulating slandcrous tales about he
nclghbors.
Printing presses. coffee and spice mills
lawn sprinklers and many other labor-say