Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-07
Al Around the State.

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All Around the State.
A P~osToFFIcE has been established at
Red Oak, Butte county.
ONE hundred houses have been put up
in the town of Sherman inside of four
days.
PLACER mining is still worked extern
sively and with good profit in the Black
Hills.
THERE are 3 5000, 600 acres of land sub
ject to entry in the Chamberlain land dis
trict. A handsome new land office is now
being erected in Chamberlain.
AN Indian of the Yankton agency while
crossing the Missouri on the ice at the
raouth of the Choteau creek with a team of
ponies broke through the ice and all we're
drowned.
Work has commenced on an artesian
we'll at Beresforl.
LARGE numbers Of minks and muskrats
and some beavers are being trapped in Clay
county.
A GENERAL agency Of the South Dakota
Farmers Alliance company has been estab-
lished at Mitchell.
THERE are 113 scholars in the Huron
high school, the greatest number in any
high school in the state.
MILWAUKEE capitalists are in Pierre
looking over the ground with the intention
OF erecting a $50, 900 opera house.
MRS. G. S. THoRr, of Brtton, has re.
ceived her commission as notary publGic,
A bill making women eligible for this
position was passed by the legislature last
winter, but was killed by the attorney
general declaring the law unconstitutional.
The present acknowledgement decides that
under the state constitution no additional
legislation is needed on the subject, as
there is nothing in the constitution to pre-
vent women from holding this office.
Towns are springing up all over the
reservation. Some Of them have at present
a considerable number of buildings, stores,
shops. etc. At Big Bottom, at the forks
OF Bad river. a lively town has sprung up
OF about 100 Inhabitants. At Lance creek
another town has sprung up and is doing
its share of building.
A MAN named Pietzkioffgj fell from a
scatfolding at the electric light works at
Pierre and broke both thighs. He was at
work repairing the smokestack. when he
came in contact with the main circuit wire
and was stunned. falling q distance of 100
feet. P~ietzkdiotfgj thought he was about to
die and made a confession. He is an exile
from Russia, being implicated in the great
plot to blow up the czar two years ago, and
gave the James of several high and i'm
portant Russian officials who were also
concerned i'll the affair. He has important
documents in his possession to substanti-
ate his assertions.
In the circuit court at Huron judge
Campbell dismissed the suit Of l.. Brock
man against the Chicago g. Northwestern.
claiming &c., 600 for injuries sustained
While III the employ of the company. An
effort will be made to get the case rein.
stated.
AN examination of the books of Treas.
urer Flynn, of Custer county. shows a de-
faleation of over 1000. Flynn has
turned all his property over to his bonds
men. aud it is thought enough will be re-
allied to cover the shortage. The defal-
cation was Systematically carried on for a
period OF three years.
IHE Dakota Blie,cyd has changed it's
name to the Lebanon Observer.
lHE first building completed in the new
towi OF Stanley was opened as IL saloon.
COAL has been found in Buffalo county
on claims taken up since the reservation
was opened.
CUSTER COUNT ranchmen are import.
ing Siberian wolf hounds to protect their
herds from the onslaught of wolves.
y HAND COUNTY farmer named Wells
has christened his infant son Artcsiau. -
HE Doadwood Pioneer says Lawrence
county is the smallest Black Hills county
in area, is the richest in the state, has hid
den treasure worth more han the whole of
the state east of the Missouri river and has
a Gebt larger than the whole state.
HOME talent of Minnesota will wrestle
with a six-act tragedy.
A SPECIAL meeting Of the Dakota press
association will be held at Aberdeen
March 6.
II South Dakota Ekko, printed at
Brook;ngs, is the only Scandinavian paper
in the state. ~
H Educational association of the Black
Hills will hold a two days session at Dead
wood April 4 and S.
That part of the recently opened res
ervation known as the Nebraska strip" is
rapidly being occupied by German settlers.