Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-10

p-.bina wants . big hotel.

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The fare from Fargo to s. Paul has been
reduced 70 $40.
tYoune. man.not.afrai d.oEhis.whiskey 10
candidate for mayor of BisMarck.
Young.man.not.afraid of-hls.chances. for.
congress 10 ths latest name given to Louns'
berry of the Bismarck Tribune.
The sisters school hou.e at Bismarck
opened Jan. 9th. 1t is a great addition TO
the towns educational interests.
The Pembina Pioneer wants an editorial
convention at Fargo to celebrate the ami
versary Of Washington's birthday.
The German boy. Julius Bellan. who was
90 fearfully frozen on Elm river recently,
has had both arms and one foot amputated.
The Fargo Times has changed its day OF
publication from Saturday to Thursday, in
order to make better connections with the
mails.
The Grand Forks. Plaindealer in speak
ing of their new land Office rays, "Tally
an ,ther one to the already long list for
Judge Bennett.
A man named Rayno stabbed one Riley
at Mandan. with a knife, from the effects
Of which Riley died. The murderer ia in
the Bismarck Jail.
1 AUG 0I0uu IOEAo xACT0lu O6epuAC pau.
phlet telling Of the advantages, resources,
county will be before the public soon.
The friends Of ]. B. Bailey Of Bismarck,
who being uninsured, lost almost every
thing in the last fire. have rendered him n
benefit which was to have taken place on
the S.hsinst.
The official abatement of the First Ma
tional Bank Of Fargo gives the following
Capital $4,000; loans ard discounts $l03,.
Sal. 70; deposits $l84,O 900 and undivided
profits, S~2O,5sO.s9.
The young ladies Of Fargo made calls on
the gentlemen New Years day. And their
sleigh was tipped over, which slightly in
jured one of the fair callers nd'badly de-.
moralized the balance.
Fargo Times: Judge Woodruff learn,
the bill establishing the Grand Forks land
office has passed the house and will pass the
senate Immediately after the holiday recess.
Score one for Delegate Bennett.
Citizens of Bismarck have purchased one
Of Dunkleburg's tanks for the fire ompany
which carries ten barrels Of water, fifty
pounds Of soda, four charges of vitrol, "
roof ladders, hooks, chains, ropes, etc.
The last issue Of the Fargo Times con-
tains a sensible and just editorial against
the reduction Of the liquor license in Cass
county, which matter is being seriously
missionera.
Acton is in the extreme southea>t corner
of Pembina county, is less than a year old,
il fourteen miles from the St. P. NJ. & Nj.
Il. II, supports a Terry in summer time,
does lots Of business and is bound to grow
and become a city Of northern Dakota.
D. E. Keith. of Casselton, ex-postmaster,
has been granted a new trial. He was con-
victed of forgery on the back of a check
and the embezzlement of the letter contain
ing the check. A new witness now comes
forward aud says he saw another man sign
that lame.
.Bismark Tribune: Lieut.. C. N. Gurley,
that Fort Stevenson curiosity, after a sue
~cessful trip in the states, returned to Bis
marck last evening. How long he will re
main depends upon the manner in which
the boys handle him. He is labeled, with
care" The sheriff at Sioux City has tele.
graphed his arrest for talking four men to
death.
The building statistics of Fargo for 10
run 2 1920. The U1ited States land off.
ce entries for the same time were 8,16l, or
200, l13.O4. The postofice for the old
year handled ass. 557 letters, papers and
packages. The number of loaded cars east
and west, was 10000. and the total number
of loaded and empty ones handled in the
Fargo yard was about $4,000.
Fargo Argus: The beautiful little calen-
der from the Daily Press and Dakotaiau.
at Yankton, is acknowledged BY the Arpu.
with thanks. It's a credit to Messrs. Bowen
and Kingsbury, who, Marshal Raymond
says, have superior facilities for printing,
ruling and binding, and everything turned
out BY the P. and u. evidences a thorough
knowledge of the art p~reservative.
Fargo Times: The military row at Fort
Meade has resulted, as 4 part of its compli.
cations, in the arrest of the gallant Colonel
Benteen than whom no drawer or be ter
officer ever lived. There is a movement on
foot, the Deadwood Times says, to force the
retirement Of Col. French. Everybody is
at loegerheads with everybody. The famous
seventh Is losing its %laurels. Custer ia
dead.
The Bismarck Tribune contains an in
teresting account of Mandan, across the
river from them. 1t is less than a year old.
has five hundred inhabitants, about $50, 900
worth of railroad land has been sold in and
about the new town. They have a hook
and ladder company, and are talking Of
water works. They have a depot, freight
houses, engine house, two good hotels, and
over $4,000 has been spent in improve.
ments.
The Bismarck Tribune gives a list of
those who did not receive New Years calls
and the reason why. Some were burdened
with sickness, some we're call broke up"
some were too much occupied, others wer.
without domestics, still others without SUI.
fcient room, and lastly some preferred not
to, sowing to the absence of their only nus
banda." 1t was a sad day for Bismarck and
the Bismarckians. They had to take their
tom and jerry at the same old resorts,
DEADW00D ON FIRE AGAIN.