New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-08-07
DAKOTA MENTION.
Condensed Happenings Throughout
Both North and South Dakota.

Both North and South Dakota.
Hay is selling at SIS per ton in
South Dakota with the prospect 0
a good crop.
An electric street railway company
has been organized at Grand Forks,
and will build a road.
The Burlington and Missouri rail
road is advertising in the Deadwood
papers for fifty tie choppers.
Regular Kentucky bluegrass is
growing finely in Buffalo county and
is two feet high. So says the Gam
Valley Chief.
The present season has been I'M
precedent in the history Of the Black
Hills for the number of deaths that
have occurred from lightning.
Christopher Lewison, living near
Lead City, while trying to hold a
runaway team, had an arm broken,
and was internally injured.
During recent storm at Spear
fish, Frank Shannon, a laborer, was
knocked down by lightning, and re-
manned insensible for six hours.
A reward of $5Ois offered for the
apprehension of James Buckner and
Marshal Miner, the menwho are ac-
cused of taking valuable property
from parties at Ipswich.
Albert Burton, a stone cutter at
RoWena, had his left arm badly
shattered by splinter from his ham
mer being driven into the flesh near
the elbow.
A short time ago workmen were
engaged all day lathing and paint
ing a new church being built in Sioux
Falls. The press referred to it as a
pleasant little inconsistency
The large fish pond of A. NJ.
Morse, near Tilford, was washed out
during a heavy storm. The pond
covered about an acre and was filled
with carp. The loss is estimated at
$4,000.
The Deadwood Central railroad
has increased it's rate of fare between
Deadwood and Lead City, with the
result that hack line has been put
on in opposition to it between those
points.
The county commissioners of Rol-
lette county have appealed to the
chief executive of Dakota to have
him enforce the payment of taxes by
the half-breed and Indian farmers
living in that section.
During the progress of a court trial
at Mandan District Attorney Voss
and ]. 3. Campbell, attorney for the
defendant, had an alteration which
resulted in Campbell knocking Voss
down in open court.
The deal has been inclosed which in
sures the Establishment of cement
works in Yankton. Ground has
been purchased and work on the
building, which will be rs by 500
feet in size, will commence immedi-
ately.
Deadwood Pioneer: An aggregate
of $13, 900 has been received at the
treasurer's Office for liquor licenses.
AS the fee in each case is $25Ofor the
halt year, this means ffty-two sa-
looms now doing business in the
county. OF the number twenty-one
operate in Deadwood.
Sioux Falls Journal: With state
hood the Dakotas are bound to
grow, and nothing can prevent it.
It will not be an unhealthy and I'M
natural growth, inspired by specula-
tors who skip from one green pas
ture to another, but an honest,
steady and straightforward growth
in town and country.
An Aberdeen man, says an ex-
change, has hit upon a scheme to
make a stake in the capital contest.
1t is to go to each town which is a
capital aspirant and make a bet
against that town. He will only
lose in one and win in all the rest,
and is of course bound to come out
ahead in the deal.
A man in the western part of the
territory advertised for wife the
other day, and in about twenty-four
hours he began to receive innumera-
BILE letters from married men, saying
he could have theirs The fellow
has had his advertisement taken out
and has also changed his mind, hav-
ing come to the conclusion that
marriage is a failure.
Madison Leader; Quite an annoy
ing and expensive accident occurred
at the electric light works. It seems