Bismarck tribune., 1883-08-03
Dakota Dots.

Dakota Dots.
Nil chell is endeavoripg to secure the Methe-
dist college.
Work on the Fargo Southern is reported as
progressing rapidly. A large fcrce OF graders
are at work.
A young man was held up by two robbers be-
tween Wahpeton and Fort Abercromb;e, and
$l35 stolen from him.
One Of the thieves who captured four hne
horses and terrorized the people of sanborn, has
been arrested at Larmore and taken to Valley
City.
Ernest, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Schrauber of Yank-
ton was drowned in the Missouri, and, strange to
say, the body was recovered.
The old soldiers of Brule, Charles Mix and
Buffalo counties will hold reunion at Cham
berlain about September 20. Gen. Logan is ex-
pected to be present.
During the storm of last Friday evening the
house of a Mr.. Cites. near Georgetown, Dak,
was struck by lightning and burned. It was the
finest residence in that vicinity.
Charlie Rice, living near Colman, Dakota,
was arrested last week on a charge Of an at
tempted rape upon Miss Sawyer, aged 13 years,
and held in the sum of $500 to appear at the
next term of court
An accommodation train will be put on the
North Pacific road between Fargo and James,
town about the 1st of August. 1t will greatly
facilitate travel between the two towns and in
termediate points.
1t is stated on good authority that several de-
tectives of Pinkerton's bureau are in the Devils
lake country working up the murder case of the
Ward brothers, who were killed for alleged claim
jumping last spring.
Mrs. Peter Christopher committed suicide at
her home near Canton on Sunday. She secured
her husbands razor, went to the river bank
about eighty rods from the house, and cut
three gashes across her wrist, severing the ar
terry.
horse thief and tramp named Fred Roach
stole horse at Mitchell and was captured while
riding the horse toward the Washington bills.
He was returned to that city and is now in Jail
there charged with stealing horses, and the au-
thorities intend making an example of him.
A severe washout on the Milwaukee road, be-
tween Rock Valley and Canton, Dak., caused
twelve cars of freight train to go into the YER
million river. Some Of the cars were loaded
with stock, merchandise, and some with material
for the Mitchell Bismarck extention. No one was
hurt
G. A.Fowler, of Ontario, Canada, who pur-
chased five sections, GAO acres each, few
months ago in the vicinity of Willow Springs,
has been on a visit to- the country, and has just
left for his home where he has made arrange
ments for transporting fifteen families to locate
Oh his sections.
A farmer living near Frederick, Oak, was
knocked down, robbed and maltreated at that
place and thrown in the river for dead. BE re-
covered, however, sufficiently to crawl to the
nearest house and give the alarm, and party
was soon made up to hunt down the would-be
murderer. He was found in q shanty few
miles from town, captured and taken to Aber-
deem.
At Mitchell the attending physician pre-
scribed for the wife of Rudolph Mielepz, a Ger
man, the dose of teaspoonful of aconite in
teacup of water, and directed Mielenz to give
his wife one teaspoonful of the dilution. In
stead of following the directions, he gave his
wife teaspoonful of the aconite and then one
cup Of water to drink. The woman died within
three hours, suffering the most intense suffering
from internal burning.
A duel was fought between the day and night
telegraph operators of Pierre, the day operator
being the challenging party. Mr.: Charles J.
Hains of the Signal acted as second for the day
operator, the uight man having no representa-
tive. The weapons used were pistols, at twenty
PAGES. Two shots were exchanged without in
jury to either party, when the day man, consid-
ering his honor sustained, claimed he was
sa&isfie0 Esir-EfE'5