The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-10-25
THE NORTHWEST CONDENSED.
The Dakotas.

Sioux Falls.-A deplorable accident
occurred during the firing of cannon
Friday night. Miss, O'Rourke passed in
front of the cannon at the moment of
firing, and the wad struck her leg below
the knee and made bad wound, though
it is thought she will not lose the limb.
Andover.-Fred Busch, farmer about
55 years of age, living in Scotland town
ship, committed suicide to-day by hang
ing himself in his granary. Despond-
ency was the cause of the rash act.
Watertow -Prohibition1stsh here claim
to have made discovery which
makes the majority for prohibition more
than double that indicated by the official
report. 1t is asserted that 6,G93 votes
were thrown out which simply read ''for
prohibition on account of their not
having Eyes" or "no'' written after it.
Yanllton.-The Fremont, Elkhorn
and Missouri Valley railway has a force
of men at work extending its line from
Verdegus to Niobrara, Neb., a distance
of twenty miles, and it is announced
that the extension will be completed by
Dec. 1.
Minnesota Matters.
Minneapolis.-A two-year-old girl of
John Erickson, living at Twenty-sixth
avenue north and Ninth street, was run
over by a coal wagon and instantly
killed.
Duluth.-The council of the Indians of
the Fond du Lac reservation with the
officers of the Duluth and Winnipeg,
ordered by the government short time
ago to consider the question of damage
to be paid them for the right of way of
the road across the reservation, was held
to-day. 1t was agreed that the COM
pany should pay them SIS an acre for the
land so used, which amounts to about
SEQ acres.
Princeton.-Mrs. Hiram White, of
the town Of Greenbush, this county,
while engaged in fighting fire to save her
home, was terribly burned. She fingered
for four hours and suffered intense agony
before death came to her relief
Cannon Falls.-A boy about ID years
DID, son of Richard Moorehouse, was
caught in the knuckle of the tunlbling
rod while threshing. His clothes were
all torn off, and he made many revolu-
tions about the rod, every time striking
his head against a wagon tongue. The
knucllle finally broke. The boy is still
alive, but is probably fatally hurt.
Duluth.-Lake freight rates, which
have been held strong and advancing
for the past three weeks, took jump
Saturday, and charters We're made to
Buffalo at 5 cents. On Tuesday rates
were held at cents.
Anoka.-The board of education has
purchased fine new flag and erected la a
flagstaff upon the high school building.
This morning the first formal fag-raiss-
ing took place. This way of teaching
patriotism is meeting with the favor of
all citizens.
Wisconsin Waits.
AIarshfield.-Forest fires are raging in
many places in this vicinity, some of the
confiagrations being in dangerous prox-
unity to mills and lumber yards. The
air is filled with smoke which is hourly
growing more dense.
Elkhorn.-In the case of Heddles VS..
the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
company, suit for damages for the loss
OF two limbs of boy of years at rail
road crossingin GAINESVILLE two years ago,
a verdict Of s1s,50O was rendered. a
verdict for $4,000 was given at a pre-
vious trial before the circuit court of
Rock county.
Hudson.-Sheriif Young and posse
made a raid on the new den of vice at
Pin Hook, bagging the keeper, June
Rice, and four girls. They all were
heavily fined and the madame will be
sentenced to Jail.
Hudson.-John Peterson and Nels Hell
gerson have been arrested on charge of
robbing Ole Berg of $50. The case will
have hearing this week.
Beloit.-J. NJ. G. Carpenter, promi-
nent dry goods merchant of Beloit, has
failed. Liabilities, 100000; assets, S3O,-
OOO
Milwaukee.-Fritz seeger, aged 35,
and Fred Summerfield, aged 49, were
crushed to death by brick wall of
school house which was being razed.