The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-04-29
THE HARD WHEAT BELT.
NEWS OF THE TWIN DAKOTAS IN
CON ENSED FORM.

Sheep Breeding In the Dakotas-The
Timber Culture Law-Prohi-
billion in South Dakota
Other News.
Navigation on the Missouri river is full
" open.
John C. House recently committed sui
eide at Yankton, s. ID.
The farmers throughout the Dakotas
are complaining OF a scarcity Of help.
F. A. Footte was elected Mayor of
Kimball, 8. D., at the recent election.
A farmer living near Cakes, N. D., lost
five bronchos during the recent storm.
Reynolds, N. D., is to have a first-class
creamery for the coming seasons trade.
The old Huron capital bonds are held
to be invalid by Judge A. w. Campbell.
Anton Johnson, of Flandreau, s. d., re-
Gently committed suicide at Sioux Falls,
8. D.
A new postofice has recently been
established at Deerf1eld, Pennington
county, $. D.
The Drayton, N. D., public schools now
boast Of a fine large library OF 141
valuable books.
The Irish-American club at Grand
Forks, N. d., has been reorganized and
starts out with a large membership.
On the goth inst. the water in Red
river at Grand Forks, N. D., was report
ed to be several feet higher than last
year.
Judge Cochrane, OF Grand Forks, N. D.,
has been appointed city attorney to fill
the vacancy caused by the death OF A. J.
O'Keefe.
Mrs. Emma Cranmer, Of Aberdeen, 8.
D., addressed an immense temperance
mass meeting at Yankton, s. D., on the
10th inst.
A mar was found dead in the creek
under q railroad bridge near Summit, s.
D., u few days ago. The body could not
be identified.
During the comming season the steam
er Capitola Butt will be engaged or the
Missouri river in the Charles Mix county,
S. D., traffic.
M. II. Day has returned to Deadwood,
S. D., and proposes to make it warm for
the person thatcirculated the report that
he had absconded.
William M. Loyde of Jamestown, N.
D., has been appointed state delegate to
the bankers and fnanciers' convention
at Chicago in June.
The county commissioners OF several
counties throughout North Dakota will
furnish the farmers %strychnine to ex-
terminate the gopher pest.
Relatives of Thomas Vinsen, the brake
man who was killed at Langdon, n. D.,
are bringing action against the Great
Northern road for damages.
The bridge over the Jim river at Cakes,
N. D., went out with the high water.
This bridge had just been finished by the
county at considerable expense.
M. Otis O'Brien, proprietor of a second
hand store at Aberdeen, S. D., has been
arrested and taken to Rapid City on q
charge of stealing a suit OF clothes.
While playing with an open pen knife a
few days ago, Ed Tyron. living four
miles from Hot Springs. S. D., fell upon
the blade, inhicting a probable fatal
wound.
The Cass county, N. D., teachers
institute will meet in Fargo, beginning
on Nav Is, with Prof. Joseph Kennedy
of the University of North Dakota as
conductor.
At the municipal election at Aberdeen, g.
D., the republicans elected the school
treasurer and all the members of the
city council and school board with q
single exception.
The employees at the jamestown, Nd,
insane asylum gave an entertainment
last week when "Down by the Sea" was
presented for the benefit OF the inmates
OF the institution.
Minot, N. D., is awakening to great
activity in commercial circles. The Or
g%anization OF the Minot mercantile CON-
pany, has given business in that city an
impetus in every way.
Chief Engineer Knowlton says that by
May LIST 1000 teams will be throwing
dirt on the Sioux Falls & Yankton road
in South Dakota. The contractors will
commence laying iron about July l..
John Cyris, section boss at Hope, N. D.,
who sustained injuries from falling from
a hand car recently has since died. He
leaves a wife and five children. The re-
mains were taken to Casseltonfor burial.
The election at Chamberlain, 8. d., re-
suited in a democratic victory. The
democrats elect four aldermen and the
republicans none. Out of six members of
the school board the democrats elect
four.
John Agdesteen, q Minnehaha county,
8. d., farm hand, has been arrested on
the charge OF perjury. He is q prohibit
ton spotter and recently testified that
he bought whisky of John Brennan of
Hartford.
The W. c. T. q. ladies q Towner, N. D.,
have obtained an order from the Judge
restraining the Towner Drug company
from doing business and secured an in
junction against the building the COM
pany occupied.