The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-02-18
THE DAKOTAS.
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Barney Breen's residence at Devils
Lake, N. D., and a portion OF his house
hold effects were destroyed by fire recent
ly. Loss 5000.
The South Dakota Morgan Stock
Breeders Association will exhibit some
OF their animals at the worlds fair, from
the ranch of Don G.. Needham, of Crow
Lake, Jerauld county.
The road from Park River to Langdon,
N. D., is still blockaded. No train has
reached there for a week. A snow-plow
has been trying to fightits way through.
The thermometer sunk as low as 50
degrees during the storm.
A Turner county, s. D., farmer has
figured out the profits on 211 fowls for
the past year as follows: Total receipts
from same, $2,22S.52, including eggs,
young chickens, ETC., sold; total expenses
OF raising and handling, $S79.14, leav-
ing a proftper fowl OF $3.50.
Two years ago it wasimpossible to get
a loan on South Dakota lands except
under extraordinary conditions. Now
the loan companies are seeking business.
Since Dec. 16, 1892, one Aberdeen loan
agent has put out 1898, 600 on farms at a
straight rate OF 8 per cent, the money
loaner paying the agents commission.
A sad case is reported at Parker, S. D..
A deserted wife, the daughter OF a heart
less father, who turned herfrom his home
because she had fits, committed suicide.
The girl, subject to epileptic fits, with no
home, her peculiar malady making it I'M
pleasant for strangers to harbor her
around, deserted by her natural pro-
tector, took this means of relief and died
IN agony.
Warrants were sworn out at Fargo,
N. D., a few days ago charging eight
places with being resorts for selling
liquor. A sheriff S posse raided the places,
follows: Headquarters hotel, John
Mason's restaurant, j. K. Flynn's above
the Sherman house, Pete Roach's cigar
store, Tom Kennedy's place, Eagle hotel
and John Nelson's restaurant.
Mayor Peck CT Sioux Falls, s. D., has
called a special election to take place Feb.
%, to vote OF the issuance Of $4,000 6
per cent, 3O-year bonds for the erection
OF a high school building. Sioux Falls
has seven school buildings and 1900
pupils in her schools. The bonds will un-
doubtedly carry. The school boards re.
ceipts from the state school land funds
show the annual increase in the interest
from that fund will pay the interest on
these bonds.
the United States land office in Aber deem,
S. d., continues to be OF a very gratifying
character. The number OF home stead
filings for January, 1893, exceeded those
OF any other January in the history O
the Office. During January the officials
sold 4,O93 acres, which amounted to S.,
1867. There We're 70 homestead fiji
ings, covering 11,545 acres; 43 fna,
homestead proofs received, covering 6,
go acres, and 8 final timber cultur,
proofs made, covering 1880 acres. Ir
January, 1888, 81 homestead filings were
made, and in January, 1898, SO filings
Those We're the highest figures for thai
month up to the January just past.
The act OF March 2, 1880, opening the
great Sioux reservation, provided that
all lands taken by settlers from February
10, 1898, to February 10, 1895, will only
cost the settlers Is cents per acre whe1
they make final proof Of the same. AL
lands taken prior to this date will cost
the settlers $1.25 per acle. There ART
still ove" 1000, 600 acres of good farm
ing land On the reservation in the Cham
berlian land district.
The register and receiver anticipate 8
rush for this land on the morning o
February II, as several land seekers have
arrived in town the past week and art
not making their entries until the IS cent
limit comes On the morning Of February
II.
A band of robbers is said to be operat
ing down the Jim river in the vicinity o.
Yankton, South Dakota. The other day
they called at the house OF John Brenn
an old bachelor, and inquired the way tt
the next town. He refused to go to the
door when the intruders burst it opeI
and with black handkerchiefs about theil
faces, three men rushed inside. They de
manded Brenn's money and when HI
said he had none they assaulted him.
pounded him on the head with the re
volvers, and tying his hands and, feet
with his suspenders. They then ransack
ed the house but found nothing, leaving
Brenn insensible on the floor, where hi
was rescued by neighbors next morning
Brenn was supposed to be wealthy.
A. w. Wilmarth, of Huron, and F. L
Boyce, OF Sioux Falls, have gained a vic
tory in one OF the capital location bono
suits. In the case OF Mrs. Schaetzel, o
Sioux Falls, VS.. the city Of Huron, enioin
ing it against the payment ofcertain CAPT
tai bonds and warrants, Mr.. White, {
bondholder, interviewed as a defendent
and later obtained an order from TIN
court, Diminishing his intervention with
out prejudice to a new action against tn
city. Judge Campbell has set aside THU
order on the ground that White, by hi
voluntary appearance in court submitted
himself to it's Jurisdiction and stoodin tn
relation of defendant. Thecase attract
much attention, as upon it's disposition
depends a number OF others Of a similar
character.
Henry Parry, a real estate dealer @
Mitchell, S. D., has unique method of in
ducing settlers to come to South Dakota
He is engaged in talking up the merits G
the state, and his method OF procedures is t.
attend the various farmers institute
and present the claim OF the state i
short addresses. He also carries sample
Of products and literature to correspond