New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-10-16
DAKOTA MENTION.
Condensed Happenings Throughout
Both North and South Dakota.

Theodore Wilkinson of Onida, has
christened his boy baby Pierre, in
hopes that he will have capital when
de grows up.
Edgerton sportsmen are arranging
fora coon hunt in the near future. A
halfdozen hounds and coon have
been secured for the OCCASION.
Huron can console itself for the
Aoss of the capital in the fact that
twelve weddings are published to
take place there this month.
1t is reported that the farmers Of
Hyde county are in bad shape for
wintering stock, the supply of both
corn and grass being very short.
Young Man-Too-Lazy and Old
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. two Sioux
reservation braves, have signed the
temperance pledge in Yankton.
Col. Balm writes back to Kentucky
that Dakota has the most pure and
bracing atmosphere and the most
general intelligence among her peo-
pie OF any state he was ever in.
Robert Uren, a Cornish miner,
dropped dead while on his way from
Pennington to Lead City to meet his
wife and children, who are OH their
way from England to Join him.
During the absence OF her parents
fthe clothing of little Katie Hirsch,
Holabird, accidently caught fire and
she was severely burned before neigh
bors extinguished the flames.
Three families near Sundance be-
came Disguised with the failure of
the crops in that vicinity and start
ed tor their old home in Arkansas by
the prairie schooner route.
While Rev. Mr.. Wilson, of Mont
rose, was in Sioux Falls on business,
some sinner stole his overcoat, gloves,
muller and a box of celluloid collars
from under his buggy seat.
Large quantities of cattle are be-
ing bought up in Jerauld county to
ship west of Pierre to the "bad
lands" tor the winter. There are
plenty of nutritious grasses there
and stock thrives without grain.
Reports from Washburn, MCLEAN
county, say that destructive prairie
fires are raging in that county,
houses, barns, quarries and hay-ricks
being burned, and many people rem
rdered homeless.
Dakota's Indians prophesy that
she lake beds will all be filled with
water next year, as that occurs at
least once IN seven years, and scien-
titic men assert the truth of the
statement.
a Russian named Mochoran was
accidently killed by being run over
10y a wagon. He was driving
between Hartford and Montford and
Montrose when he in some way fell
OF the wagon, the wheels passing
over him, breaking his back.
Cowboys set fire to the prairie a
short distance northeast of Rapid
City, and the citizens had to turn
out en- masse to keep,it from entering
the town. 1t was finally checked
after destroying considerable prop
-@erty~~-1> .a.
Frank p. Rochaska, Bohemian
farmer who resides near Pisek, N. D.,
shot himself through the head with d
Hrevolver and, died soon after. Pro-
schaska was well known and highly
thought Of by his neighbors. He was
"a young man in good circumstances,
and no cause is assigned for the sui
eide. He leaves a wife and one child.
While driving into Bismarck the
team OF Ole johnson, living north
of the city, became unmaneagable
and dashed over an embankment
fifty feet high, dragging johnson,
who had become entangled in the
relnS, Wl6n Unem. lie was terribly
bruised, but may recover.
Sioux Falls has a dog that is down
on bicycle riders. j. Farron was
taking quiet spin on his wheel the
other day when his dogship spied
him and made a grab for his leg. He
succeeded in getting good hold, and
for a few moments the air was filled
with dog, bicycle and Farron. The
dog and bicycle escaped compare
lively uniniured, while Mr.. Farron
lost a good sized section of his Sun.
day pants. ,s
An Indian OF the Cheyenne agency
had one OF. his legs injured, making
amputation necessary to ehisIlife
Dr Daniel Of the agency Trond hin