The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-14
SOUTH DAKOTA.

The Spearfish Touring mill, which has
bean shut do WI for some time, has again
started up.
South Dakota has thirty-six and North Da-
kota eight assemblies of the Knights of La
Dor.
Counter cit 25- cent pieces are numerous in
Dead wood, and it is thought that a private
mint is in operation.
The dates for the state fair at Aberdeen
have been fixed for September Is to 10, q
week earlier than last year.
All building Improvements at Fort Pierre
have been suspended, presumably OH orders
from Washington.
Applications for pensions and pension
claims are rolling in upon Congressman
Clifford from all parts OF both Dakotas
The Huronite says the Chicago and North
western will put dew abont ten artssian
wells along it's line in Dakota the coming
season.
The appointment o.Col. A. B. Smcdley, of
MiIbauk, to the position of statistican OF
South Dakota has been recommended by
Senators Pettigrew and Moody.
The case of Wades, the banker. on trial at
0SIy, n10 IcHulNCu III u tclOACU Va NV 6uAoJ
There was apparently no evidence against
him.
4 4 young man named Bennett, living near
Emmstt. Union county. was shot in the
thigh by the accidental discharge OF his gnn
ana died ofhis injuries
John Eastman and Ruth Lee, two full
blooded Sioux Indians, were married in the
Congregational church at Pierre. Both are
Christianized and have fair elucations.
The controversy between the Miller and
York Neb., hook and ladder companies has
resulted in the former challenging the latter
to race for from 1000 to $4,000 side,
with Yankton as the bait ground
At Hill City, in dispute over the cooking
of bee:steek. Louis Hughes was stabbed and
fatally wounded by u man named Van Glider.
The men were ''pardners" and occupied O
cabin together. Van Glider was arrested.
The assignment of the contractors of the
soldiers home at Hot Springs has mot in any
way interfered with the pro gress Of building.
The workmen are steadily employed and the
work is being rapidly pushed.
The reports Of the regents of the university
OF South Dakota shows list of thirty-on
DrO0HSOFE, lHSUFuCUOFS anu eupiOyeS, Will
an aggregate salary of $27, 500. The es-
estimated expenses for 1890 is put at $4O,.
$50.
four and one-half inch artesian we'll
furnishes power enough to run the Hitch
cock roller mills, which have capacity Of
forty-fve barrels of -four per day, and to
grind feed and propel dynamo for lighting
the mill with incandescent lamps.
The farmers of Hand county have re-
quested the board ofcounty commissioners
to petition tie legislature to secure the nee
essary seed wheat for that county by allow
ing the county to issue warrants instead
of long standing. providing a market can
be found for the warrants.
An action to recover 1900 has been
brought by the Yankton board of trade
against G. A. Archer. The citizens Of Yank-
ton, through the board of trade, gave .
bonus of the above amount AZ an induce
ment for the construction ofa linsced oil
mill, with the promise that the mill should be
operated for five years. After running about
two years the mill burned down. and as
Archer has made no attempt to rebuild the
mill action has been brought for non-fllhli-
ment of contract.