The Dickinson press., 1883-08-25

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building. $246. 246: main building, 1926. 9
Hennessey Bros, Chicago, whole buildin. $751;
1876: main building, Si2s.25o. ~
Mr.. Thompson's bid for the construction of the
main building was accepted and work will DO begun
at once, SO the building can DO ready for use the
present winter. Tn electric light will DO used
during the construction of the building and SOC
nisn will be employed night and day.
Dakota Territorial News.
At the teachers institute at Canton,
about so teachers were in attendance.
County Superintendent w. E. Benedict
secured the services of Miss Kate N. T,
Upper, mi of the faculty of the White
water. Wis. Normal school. Prof. Isham
will lend his assistance also.
P. b. Broughton will build the Grand
Forks university for $4,000.
Mrs. James Wilkins, a prominent lady
of Canton, was %accidently precipitated
down a fight of stairs, and sustained
fatal injuries, her neck being broken by
the fall. The only ones in the house at
the time of the accident, were three
small children of the deceased, and
their outcries attracted the attention of
the neighbors, who upon entering the
house found her dead upon the floor.
The mainline of the Dakota & South
western road is to commence at a point
on the west line of Budford county. It
will pass through the counties of Union.
Lincoln, Turner Minnehaha, McCook.
Miner, Lake, Kingsbury, Hamlin, Cod
dington, Clark, Day, Sargent, Ransom,
Barnes, Cass, Steele, Grand Forks,
Trail, Griggs, Foster, Benson, De Smet,
McHenry, Bottineau, Wynn, Renville,
Stevens, Montrail, Flannery, and Bud
ford.
The new Dakota Central branch of the
Northwestern railroad system, now in
course of construction from Hawarden
formerly Caliope), Iowa, to Iroquois,
OAK, at which latter place a connection
is made with the Northwestern line from
completion. A gap Of only about thirty.
five miles remains to be closed between
this point and %Iroquois; and as the work
of laying track is being pushed from
both ends, connection will soon be made
1t is believed the last spike will Ds
driven before Sept. l, at the farthest.
At Bismarck, the vote for bonds for
the new capital was Overwhelmingly
carried. The money, 500, 600, had been
given by a few men, and the universal
sentiment in favor Of equalizing the bur.
den carried the election by over 200 ma,
jority.
Michael Klasky, a farmer near Ardock
while harvesting, went in front of the
horses to arrange the harness, when he
was knocked down and I'll over by the
drive wheel of the binder. crushing him
to death. He lived tsenty-five minutes
He was a Polander, and quite we'll off,
leaving a family of five.
Maj. Cressey, agent for over four years
past at the Sisseton Indian agency, and
who was re-appointed this spring, has
resigned.
a lO0-barrel Touring mill is to be built
at Larimore, the citizens putting up a
liberal bonus.
The flowing we'll at Ashton is 905 feet
deep, and the water almost as soft az
rain water.
John W. Millet shot a buffalo bull
within four miles of Bismarck on the
18th.
A new railroad company with a large
capitol, to be known as the Dakota &
Great Southern railway, has purchased
the charter of the Miibank, Midway &
Tower City railroad company, and will
commence at once building an independ-
emit road from Tower City south to Sioux
City and St. Louis, and north to Mani
toba. The line will be $50 miles in
length, and will be graded this season,
and completed by October, 1884.
The committee appointed by the
Methodist Episcopal alliance to perfect
arrangements for the. establishment of a
university for Dakota met the citizens
committee of Mitchell at Mitchell.
Some of the leading citizens pledged
themselves for SIS, 900 and $50 acres OF
land adjoining the city. Twenty of the
citizens at large then pledged the adj
ditional SIS, 1000, making the necessary
amount required-$30,0N and the land
named. Arrangements will be made to
commence building at once.
Lords Paradise is the name Of town
on Devils Lake.
Maj. Cressey, who has resigned the
Indian agency at Sisseton, and is to be
succeeded by Gen. Thompson of Virginia
will engage n sheep ranching in the
territory.
The title to the town site of Highmore
is the subject of claim contest before
the Huron land Office.
Over 5000 people entered land at the
Bismarck land Office during the year
ending June 80.
The site for the capitol of Dakota at
Bismarck has been decided on. IT, is
between Fifth and Sixth streets on the
elevation north of the temporary band
stand. Some difficulty was foundin get
ting a firm foundation.
William Smith, aged eighty-three
years, dropped dead at Pierre.
The Ordway Times has been removed
to La Moure.
The Black Hills Pioneer thus speaks
of q Dakota enterprise: "Capt. Willard
delivered at Galena, Tuesday, 10000
pounds of salt. At the springs, with
the present appliances for reduction,
5000 pounds 9 day is manufactured.
When the machinery is put in position,
that iS now on the ground. IL will ha in