The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-03
SOUTH DAKOTA.

The sheriff of Grant county has . suspi-
cious prisoner whom he thinks is Cooney,
''the fox" one of the Cronin murderers.
A corn festival and banquet was held in
Aberdeen recently, everything on the bill oil
fare being connected in some way with that
cereal.
A portion consisting of liza head OF cat
tie, have been slaughtered at Lower Bridge
agency for Indian supplies during the win
ter. As soon as the weather becomes colder
200 head more will be killed.
Ole Olson, jr.. Of Sioux Falls, claims to be
the first white child born in what is now the
state of South Dakota. He first saw the
light March 2, 1860, on his fathers farm,
eight miles west of Vermillion.
On returning from visit in the country
Alderman Jim Grove and wife, of Yankton.
were pursued by pack of prairie wolves.
By hard driving they gained the city before
their hungry pursuers.
mountain lion jumped on a boy named
McAuley near his home at Galena, and but
for the timely arrival of party of wood
haulers, who were attracted by the boys
cries, would have made short work of him.
The little daughter of T. F, Dietendorf Of
Montrose, while playing fell into kettle OF
boiling water head frst terribly scalding her
face and neck. She lived, suffering great
agony, twenty-four hours after the accident
happened.
Capt. Tuttle, of Parker, has lilac bush in
his yard that is making an heroic struggle
to appear in full suit of foliage by Christ
mas. The bush is loaded with swelling
buds, some of which are bursting into tiny
leaves.
1t is claimed there is considerable destitu-
ton in the nothern portion of Hanson coun-
ty. and that no relief has been afforded be-
cause the sufferers are outside the Jurisdiction
of the committees which have been appoint
ed.
Harry Brooks, while digging well near
Gettsyburg stepped into bucket that was
lowered by means OF a horse and pulley, for
getting to have slack taken up. He fell clear
to the bottom a distance of thirty-fve feet,
and miraculously escaped with q broken leg.
Some miscreant loaded Jim Christie stove
with charge OF giant powder at his cabin in
Strawberry gulch in the Black Hills. Jim
was making fire and suddenly discovered
the powder caps just in time to make his es-
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things in the cabin.
Some disease is affecting the ponies and
horses at Crow Creek agency, and Collins,
state veterinary surgeon, is now there and
has killed number. and more are to be
killed, among them being many American
horses which were lately issued to the Indians
by the government.
A peculiar accident happened at Rapid City.
A butcher was driving a one-horse wagon
heavily laden with meat over bridge across
Rapid creek, when the vehicle became
stuck" and in it's efforts to pull it over the
obstruction the horse swung around and
went over the side of the bridge, which is
about thirty leet high. The wagon was
heavy enough to keep it's place and the har-
ness was strong enough to bear the weight
of the horse, so that the animal hung head
downward over the creek. Help was called,
but all efforts to pull the animal back onto
the bridge proved Intellectual. Then the
traces were cut and the horse plunged head,
long into the water below. Fortunately the
water was deep, and beyond running his nose
into the mud in the bottom OF the creek the
animal was unhurt.