Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-06-11
State BrevitIes.

HON. DANIEL D. DORCHESTER, SUPER
tntendent Of Indian schools, Is investi-
eating the relations existing between
James A. Finlay, government store
keeper at Pine Ridge, S. D., and Tracy
Kitzberger, the girl who died from the
effects of an abortion. The young
woman was a domestic in Finlay's en-
ployment.
ONLY one vote was cast against the
proposition to put down six four-inch
artesian wells in Valley township,
Beadle county. Bonds will be issued
and contracts let at once.
GOVERNOR MELLETTE in conference
with the recently appointed worlds fair
committee said that he would not call q
special session of the legislature unless
the commission would positively guar
antee that the state would not be put
to one cent of expense thereby. Judge
Trip, chairman of the commission,
talked very plainly to the governor in
the conference, setting forth the fact
that the recent convention had repre-
sented the sentiment of all the people
and therefore the special session ought
to be called.
DIR. L. G. MEAD, has been appointed
superintendent of the insane hospital at
Yankton, and Mrs. Harriet B. Conant,
of Minneapolis, assistant superintend-
emit.
A PARTY of thieves rode up to James
Sullivan's ranch near Deadwood and
deliberately rounded up and drove off
seventeen head of mich cows. Sullivan
was awakened by the noise, but the
thieves fired volley at him from their
revolvers and he was obliged to take
refuge in his cabin.
JOSEPH FELTON,, living near Views
field, in the Hills country, was shot by
neighboring young man named Elmer
elephant. FELTON, is not expected to
live. Elephants dog was chasing Fell
toms cattle when the latter shot at the
dog. No sooner had he done this than
elephant opened fire on him with telling
effect, the ball entering the right side
and passing through the body.
Tom KANE, an employee of the Home
stake mine, is in Deadwood hospital
temporarily insane and suffering from
paralysis of the lower limbs caused by
incompetence.
THE proposition to issue $120, 900 worth
OF funding bonds was submitted to the
people of Hume county. The PROPOSE
ton carried by a practically unanimous
vote.
MINNEsELA's ship is coming in. A 30
inch vein OF coal of good quality is
claimed to have been found within close
proximity of the town and 1000 acres
OF coal land has already been located by
practical mining men.
THE Madison normal school faculty
has been chosen by the state board OF
regents, there being no change with the
exception of substituting Miss Charlotte
L. Mason, of Syracuse, N. Y, for Prof.
J. w. Hitney Golf in composition and
rhetoric.
FISHERMEN who use nets to catch fish
from South Dakota streams are being
quite generally prosecuted.
Don G. NEEDHAM, of Jerauld county.
trustee in the school of mines, was re-
moved from his position because he re-
fused TO deliver papers belonging to the
school which the board of regents need
In the discharge of their duties. J. w.
blanchard, of Hot Springs, was elected
to the vacancy.
ADDISON r.. SMITH, farmer near
Groton, has sheared 5000 pounds Of
wool from 600 sheep, and he now thinks
sheep raising pays.
JUNE 10 promises to be great day
for DeSmet. The Kingsbury county Old
settlers hold their reunion on that d ate
and Senator Kyle, Gov. Mellette and
others are expected 70 make addresses.