The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-04-08
THE WHEAT BELT.
THE TWO DAkO rAS BETLECTED
AS BY A MIRROR.
Interesting Items Of News Gathered
From the Latest and Most
Reliable Associated
Press Telegrams.

Press kilograms.
P. mccarthy has been appointed post
master OF Oelrich; South Dakota.
Groton, Brown county, S. D., is to
have a new $4,000 hotel this summer.
The supreme court OF South Dakota
has elected Mr.. R. N. Stewart, OF Pierre,
us reporter, under the new law.
DR.. Robert H. Tracy, of Steele, N. D.,
has been commissioned as deputy state
for the sixth district.
Burglars robbed Bishops store at
Glendale, N. D., u few nights ago, OF $40
in cash and q number OF valuable papers.
The name of f. W. Miller has been sent
to the senate by President Cleveland for
the position of Attorney General OF South
Dakota.
The healthy and prosperous condition
of farmers in the Dakotas is evidenced in
the large number OF horses shipped in
this spriug.
Senator Pettigrew and family will leave
Washington in few days for Hot
Springs, Ark, where they will remain
several weeks.
L. H. Stewart. living four miles west OF
Wahpeton, N. D., had four valuable
horses killed a few days ago by a Great
Northern train.
And now comes the report that gov
ernment officers have advised that Wat
ertown, S. D., is not large enough for the
free delivery system.
Another new artesian well has been
commenced in the city OF Aberdeen.
There are now six wells in the city and
immediate vicinity.
Lille Reed, q domestic employed at
Oakes, N. D., became suddenly insane q
few days ago and was removed to James
town for treatment.
j. s. Minard, train dispatcher at Lari-,
more, N. D., has accepted the position Of
train master on the Minneapolis & st.
Louis road at Minneapolis.
The assignee OF the defunct Farmers
bank, at Glendale, N. D., has declared
another dividend OF Is per cent. This
makes total of IS per cent.
James Vickery, a prominent young
farmer residing near Clark, s. D.. was
recently instantly killed by the accident
al discharge of his gun while hunting.
Montpelier, Stutsman county, N. D.,
residents are frightened at the large num-
ber of wolves visible this spring. The
brutes are bold and considered danger
Gus.
A large number OF deluded settlers who
were induced to Manitoba by the glitter
ing promises of Canadian immigration
agents. have returned to the Dakotas the
past winter.
A German on the railroad grade near
Deadwood, S. D., recently cut his throat
from ear to ear while suffering from mel
ancholy produced by reading the Bible
too diligently.
E. d. and H. y. Stoddard, a couple of
well known creamery men from eastern
Iowa, decided to locate large creamery
at Canning the first station east of Pierre.
South Dakota.
The long-talked-of artesian well at
Springfield, S. D., is at last commenced.
Ground was broke several days ago and
now it is presumed that it will be put
down as speedily as possible.
w. F. Dodge, of Oakes, N. D., is con-
Quoting poultry yard on a large scale
and reports success of the enterprise
declaring that 1T strpasses raising wheat
in the way OF favorable financial results.
Aberdeen is preparing to build a wheat
palace this fall, and to hold it open dur
ing the state fair and twenty days after.
$25. 900 will be used in making it sue
cess. An association has been incorpor-
ated to take it in charge.
s. Wlne@ ar !ner was on trial at Fargo,
N. D., a few days ago before Judge Bar
nett, on complaint OF his married
daughter, Mrs. Cynthia Anderson, charg-
ing him with criminal assault on his
daughter, less than 10 years OF age.
The coming season promises to be
very active one in business circles at
Brockings, s. D. THERE'S nlarge number
OF new comers already, with indications
OF many more to follow. Several new
firms are looking up business locations.
The artesian well being bored six miles
from Pierre is down 1900 feet and the
water is flowing over the pipe. Boring
will be continued for at least O. hundred
ieet more and it is confidently expected
that the well will be a gusher.
Mr.. Richards, whose range is north Of
N. D., has purchased 1000
head OF two and three-year old steers,
close upon $50, 900 in Texas,
and will ship them north in May to feed
On the range during the summer.
I'D. Rivers, a prominent attorney OF
Chamberlain, s. D., has recently been
made the target OF a thugs revolver,
having been shot at andnthreatened sew
eral times, presumably growing out OF
suits ut law in which he acted as attOr-
ney.
Supt. Childs, OF the Harvey Peak Tin
Company in the Black Hills, of South Da-
kota, recently sold: "You may quote
me if you wish as saying that the pres
ent shut down is not permanent, al
though Icannotsay when operations will
be resumed" g--
An enthusiastic union temperance meet
ing was held in Yankton, s. D., afew days
ago. Addresses were made by Judge V.
V. Barnes, John Bremmer, Rev. HI. w.
Brown OF Sioux Falls, and Rev. A. Il.
Thompson, Yankton. The meeting was
under the heauspices Of the Epworth League
of the NJ. T.. church and Y. r. s. G. E. OF
the Congregational church. Several simi-
lar meetings have been held during the
last six months and the temperance senti-
ment has advanced in consequence.