The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-04-10
SOUTH DAKOTA.

of Parker, was seriously burned by falling on
a red-hot stove while it's mother was absent.
An effort is being made to have the Iank-
ton Indians who served as scouts under Gen.
Sully, several years ago, pensioned by the
government
A black eagle, measuring seventeen feet
from tip to tip, was bagged by Parker
Sportsman the other day. 1t is the first OF
the kind ever seen in that section.
Daniel Price, school and township treasurer
of Clear Lake township, Edmunds county,
has disappeared. He is short in his accounts
about $500.
Ching Goay, a Deadwood heather, wants
the state department to give him permission
to go to his native land after Mrs Ching and
return to this country.
At Pierre the color line is not drawn to any
great extent. At the coming baby show
Caucasian, MongoIian, Ethiopian and native
American cherubs will hustle for first prize.
Mrs. John Stobbs, wife of the superinten-
dent of the Beadle county poor-farm, hos re-
cejved notice that by the death of an uncle
in Manchester, England, she will receive one
eighth of an estate value ut 81, 100000.
Coal has been discovered on the recently
opened lands north of the forks of the Chey-
enne Chief Bull Eagle, with band ofabout
thirty Indians. is encamped in that vicinity
| and threaten to keep settlers from locating
! claims.
N. NJ. Clark, living near Warner, Brown
county, has been in the habit o. =. GGelIy beat
| ing his wi 6, and the other day he received
notice from white caps that if he repeated the
offense he would be tarred and feathered and
rode out of the county on a rail.
At meeting of the Pierre board of trade
the other day committee of eight was ap
pointed to take charge oi tho coming capital
campaign. During the meeting the sum ol
| SIS, 600 was subscribed by citizens as the
nucleus of fund for carrying on the work.
While on q visit to her sister at St. Panl
Mimi, recently, Miss Maud Elliot, of Aberdeen,
met with serions accident She was clean,
ing pair of gloves with gasoline, when in
some way the fluid became ignited, and be,
fore help arrived she was badly burned about
the ftce, neck and hands.
Business at the Pierre land Office will be de-
| layed for perhaps month through an error
made in the name of the United States Re-
ceiver Eakiu. 1t was sent in as Edwin Eakin,
instead of Edmund Eakin, and consequently
he must be reconfrnTed and new bound
made out.
The Whitewood Sentinel says reports came
from the ranges regarding the condition Of
cattle, which are very favorable. Cattle have
wintered better than has ever been known in
this country The losses will average less
than l per cent. Just at this time OF the
year when feed is scarce the stock will shrink
but there is very good feed at present and
plenty OF water.
The commissioners of Aurora county hav
ing decided that they cannot aid the needy
farmers of that county, the Bank of Plank
inton has decided to aid oil farmers who are
their customers in obtaining seed grain.
They will furnish eeed grain at the market
price and charge interest at II per cent
Other banks, it is said, will soop follow in
the steps of the above bank.
Gabriel Bentson, a Faux county farmer
started out on forage for seed grain on his
own hook He walked from his home to Iowa
secured the donation of three carloads o
corn for himself and neighbors, shipped it
sent word by mail to his wife as to when the
grain would arrive, and then trudged baeH
to his home on foot, when the corn was di
vided. He asked, for no money, or railroad
pass, or credentials from town or county
He just got up and hustled, and he didn
get let.
Or. McGillicuddy, wealthy and philan
thropic citizen of Rapid City who takes ;
great deal of interest in the Indians, an;
their wants, recently visited the Pine Ridg
agency, and while there invited some of tn
chiefs to visit him at his home in Rapid. Oh
arising the other morning the doctor wa
surprised to find his residence surrounded b.
twenty-five or thirty tepees and abou
seventy-fve braves, squaws and papooss
an xiously waiting to partake of his hospi
tality. They had come to visit him and ex
pressed a willingness to stay as long o.
grub" was forthcoming. The doctor nov
has Indians to give away.
WISCONSIN,.