Tombstone epitaph., 1890-02-22

Kilrain Las been defeated at New Orleans by Corbett, of San Francisco Xii will probably take rear seat foI !. while, pull off his crown and fan his fevered brow with the bottom portion of his imperial robe.
 Harshaw is to have a new paper Unhappy Harshaw! It seems a little tough to infict such terrible punish ment on a young and thriving town just when it is getting strength to hold its own among its sister cities.
 Daniel Gray, the veterinary surgeon for our cattle men, arrived in this city Thursday, and will remain several weeks. He has just finished spraying over 300 head of cattle for the Erie cattle company and will next go to Sonora for the Packard company.
 
 News comes from London that 4O0,- 900 coal miners in Great Britain want their wages increased ten per cent and will probably go on a general strike until their demand is complied with. Should they do so 1t is estimated that the decrease in the output of coal will be fully seventy-fve per cent.
 Prohibition evidently prohibs in Da- kota. A Bismarck liquor dealer has put the following sign over his door :; By order of the prohibitionists l will sell my stock of wines, liquors and cigars before the first of next July at greatly reduced prices. This is no selling-out fake-wish it was"
 It is reported that work will soon be started up in California district by the Rhode Island company, which owns several valuable properties there. D. A. Miller, agent of the company, arrived in this city during the week and reports everything prepared for extensive operations.
 La grippe has bid our community adieu without any sighs or tears of regret on the part of the aforesaid community. But the report that the Asiatic cholera is closely following doesn't make the average mans cock tail taste as much like nectar of the gods as formerly.
 A disagreeable wind came from the south Monday afternoon and toyed with the drapery of the ladies and the hirsute apperdages of our young bloods in manner that was quite familiar, to say the least. It also kept the bad mans eyes full of dust.
 
 The season of bugs of various kinds, sizes and colors, of snakes, caterpil- lars, toads an! those causes of such sudden and agonizing feminine dis tress usually called ants, yclept the season of picnics, is nearly upon us with both feet, and it behooveth the maidens 10 play little sweet on the boys for the next week or so.
 The City Council held a special meeting Monday night to take action on the water question. As no bids for leasing the water works had been re- ceived nothing could be done except re-advertise for proposals, which was ordered done. MT. Ashman reported that considerable repairing was needed and the necessary work was ordered done.
 Mrs. Sebree, of Benson, is very i'll and has been so since her two chil- dren died Of the smallpox at that place. She is not yet aware of her loss. MT. Sebree brought the disease to Benson, we understand, and his wife's illness resulted from extra exer- ton during his sickness, she not hay ing taken the disease. All the patients are entirely well and no danger of an other outbreak is feared
 Several of the ball tOssers made a heroic effort to get up game Of base ball last Sunday but the scheme didn't work. They held council of war and determined to levy heavy fine hereafter on every one of the players who might even presume to look al the ball grounds, much less attempt to play game. Such being the case there will probably be full attend ance tomorrow.
 Monday night scene of wild con fusion occurred in one of our saloons the principal actors being the prop rietor and a gentleman from nowhere The general riot alarm was sounded and the entire police force-reserve' and ali-was called out. Quiet wal restored finally and the damages were