Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-24

the line and large forces Of men and
teams are piling up the dirt which
marks the route OF the Great North
ern railway from Sioux Falls to Yank-
ton. July l. 1893. is the date fixed
for driving the golden spike IN this
road.
j. w. Dry has secured decree of
divorce at Sioux Falls from Mary T..
Dry, OF Concord. N. C. The plaintiff
lived happily with his wife for two
years. when one day he learned that
she had child before her marriage
to him, and that her uncle was the
father Dry left the house at once
ana did not stop until he reached
Sioux Falls.
Goddard j. Peterson, who was
manager of the National Union COM
pany's stores at Vermillion, which
were destroyed by fire in November
last, has instituted suit against the
National Union company to recover
81. QUO, which he claims is due him,
and has attached the property of this
company at Vermillion and Wesslng-
ton Springs to secure his claim.
Judge Sanborn of the United States
district court, in South Dakota
case has recently decided that a chat
tel mortgage covering substantially
all OF ones property, given to one
creditor as against other creditors is
illegal. 1t is equivalent to an assign
ment and the other creditors Lave a
right to have the property put into
the hands of a receiver.
Steve Wright, a cOlored bellboy at
the Pierce house in Yankton fired six
shots from a revolver at Jim Redd,
another African. but failed to hit
him. Wright found Redd at his
home resting serenely in the martial
couch. They compromised the affair.
and the woman in the case could be
happy with either, with the other
dear charmer away.
The state board of regents of the
Agricultural college met at Brookings
last week and elected Shannon, OF
Rcadle, permanent chairman, and Ed.
+. Hewitt. of Ipswich, secretary of
the college. Profs. Foster and Daw-
son were dismissed and Senator Chill
colt. of La Grace, selected to take
charge nf the agricultural depart
ment. Hewitt was given the Secre.
ldTySnlp Dy vote OF D To !.
j. B. Coomer, of Huron. who sued
Alderman l:reton for $4,000 damages
claimed to have been sustained by
him because of his removal as chief
of police, upon charges preferred by
Mr.. Breton before the city council.
was given Il verdict for 81. This
throws the cost of the suit upon
Coomer, the law providing that
where the fine is less than $50 the
costs assessed against tthedcfcndant in
such suits cannot exceed the amount
OF the tine imposed.
The circuit court for Readle county
has given Il Judgment for S4l0 against
w. II. Hutlcr in favor of I. ID. Jessop.
damages incurred by making Il trip
from Huron to Minneapolis ON ac-
count of Il letter written by Butler tn
him. suit is also pending in the
United States court against Rutler
for violating the United States postal
law. The joke is proving very annoy
ing as we'll as expensive to Mr.. but
Ter, who Is we'll known over the north
west as u map publisher.
A nice point on the turning in of
warrants has been decided by Judge
Campbell of the Aberdeen circuit.
1t came up in 81 suit of a town lot
company of Huron to force the coun-
ty treasurer Of Beadle county to take.
in payment of taxes, warrants drawn
Huron during the year 1892 and prior
thereto. The Judge decided that
only warrants drawn on the funds
nH In in nj n
warrants are issued shall be received
for taxes.
Sioux Falls Argus Leader: The
Burlington railroad is kept quite
busy these days bringing cars of inn
migrants into South Dakota and
northwestern Iowa. Several carloads
arrive in this city daily. The tele-
graph operator for the Burlington
road at Rock Rapids was in the city
yesterday. He stated that already
this month thirty cars OF immigrant
movables have been lnloaded ut the
Rapids. He also says that as many
more have passed through the town
! on their way to South Dakota.
\ fifty-year-old Nebraska farmer.
while visiting Yankton recently. was
provoked into a tistic discussion by
one Morris llountzc, who was looking
for trouble. The farmer just landed
Il jab ON Norris nose with his left,
and then while Morris was in the air
landed him another with his right
and for ten seconds the atmosphere
was alive with blood, boots and biceps.
Then the farmer held Norris down
with one knee and iammed his nose
out Of sight with one fist. and when
Morris yelled enough the farmer got
up, brushed the Spe:ks otIhis overa:ls
and walked away.
In accordance with a law passed by
the last legislature creating the office
of state geologist and vesting his ap-
pointment with the state board of
regents, the regents have appointed
Prof. James +. Todd, of the chair of
geology and mineralogy in the state
university. to fill the office. The du-
ties of this Office arc to collect and
preserve all specimens and reports
pertaining to the geological forMa-
tion of the state. The regents also
passed a resolution authorizing the
school of mines at Rapid City to act
in conjunction with the state
geologist in collecting such specimens
and rcnortS