The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-04-04
DAKOTA JOTTINGS.

The farmers of Pennington county
have formed a county alliance.
Pony racing is the pastime of tbs
grown up boys at Forest City.
Five out of eight township officers
elected at Iroquois are Methodists.
1t is claimed that every sidewalk
in Sioux Falls is now in complete re-
pair.
It is expected that the new cheese
factory at Carthage will be in opera
ton about May Is.
"Why would it not be advisable to
incorporate Miller under the general
laws as a city," asks the Press.
A camp of Sons of Veterans, with
twenty-six charter members, was or.
ganized at st. Lawrence.
There is ascarcity ofoats at White
wood. The retail price has been 81
to $1.2O per bushel.
The l2-year-Old son of Frank Aus
tin at Clark shot himselfthrought the
head with a revolver which he was
examining.
The Farmers and Merchants bank
at Iroquois contemplates erecting a
~two-story brick building torit it's bank
ing business.
The mail route between White
wood and Spearf1sh has been discon-
tinued, and the mail will hereafter
go direct to Sundance.
There are three Chinese laundries
in Sioux Falls, and it is estimated
that the city pays them from &c..
600 to $12, OOOper year.
Sioux Falls has q licensed janitor
who makes a good living looking
after Offices, banks and stores and
washing windows. He is kept busy
early and late.
Rev. w. A. Lyman is engaged in
the laudable enterprise of soliciting
funds for the enlargement and re.
modelling of the Vermillion Congre.
gational church building.
Several diamond drills are said to
have been purchased byparties inter.
ested i'll Black Hills mines with the
intention of using them in the vicin-
it7 of Rapid City this spring.
The News says that it is a notice.
able fact that boys ranging from IL
to 20 years of age are allowed to
play pool, billiards and cards in
nearly every saloon in Aberdeen.
It isexpected that President Bren.
nan, of the Black Hills Firemen's as.
ISOLATION, will call a meeting of the
trustees shortly for the purpose Of
discussing the probabilities of q
tournament this year.
The merchants of Gettysburg and
Lebanon have formed an association
called the "Potter County Business
Mems Protective Association" One
article of their creed prohibits the
giving of credit to any person who
sends away his money.
The Sioux Falls Press says:
"There is a scheme incubating fol
the establishment of straw lumber
factory and tow mill in this city. In
the straw lumber factory barrels,
buttertubs and pals will also be
made. The plant is quite expensive
and it is taking some fine work to
bring it here"
The Ipswich Gazette contains the
following society item: "The
Russians have been'running a five
days dance in one of their palatia]
residences south of the track. They
have a band composed of two clair.
onets and a drum. They expect to
be very meek and sober during lent
and are letting off a little steam and
taking in a little beer"
A Norwegian named Lewis Thomp.
son, while crossing the Red river at
Grand Forks, broke though the ice
and foated 200 feet before rescued.
He was recuscitated and taken to
the city hall, where he died suddenly
in a few hours.
Farmers living near Thompson
have missed wheat for some time
from their %granaries. One day S,
Block saw wagon tracks at the gran,
airy and followed them to the eleva.
tor at Merrifield. The agent went to
Grand Forks, and found the seller,
A. F. Wickurre, a young man living
near Thompson, who was arrested
and bound over in $500. Two
other farmers were arrested as ac-
cessories. ".s.rs>. ...2. .--
The news of the nomination OF
Frank Aikens of Canton as judge OF
the Fourth judicial District of Da-
kota vas a surprise at Sioux Falls.
Lawyers of the district had endorsed
ex-Speaker Hosmer H. Keith d Sioux
Falls. Some are pleased, some in
different and some disappointed. All
believe, however, that Aikens will
make a good judge,
While Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Austin
wo,,e attendinu a church social at