Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-25
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NORTHERN DAKOTA.

NORTHERN DAKOTA.
Work on the Jamestown insane asy-
lum is progressing favorably.
Mayville has had several cases Of ma
lignant diphtheria and two deaths.
Sheriff .Haggart, of Fargo, will deliver
the oration at Mapleton on the Fourth.
The publication of Sunday morning
paper will soon be commenced at Bath
gate.
Col. Plummer, of Fargo, will soar the
American eagle at Pembina on the
Fourth.
Two years ago there were but four
school houses in Ransom county. Now
there are twenty.
General Baker, Of Mayville, shot Da-
kota eagle the other day that measured
six feet from tip to tip.
Col. Donan has recently sold 10000
acres of land in the Devils lake region
for Notrh Carolina parties.
The ferry boat on Freshwater lake, in
Nelson countysswas completely demol-
ished during heavy storm recently.
A gang OF railroad hands at Lisbon en-
gagged in the pastime of chasing each
other around with knives, axes and brick
bats the other day.
Steele Herald: There is no country
on the globe that offers better induce
ments to persons who desire to better
their condition than Dakota.
Wahpeton has decided to dispense
with Fourth of July celebration this
year, and use the money such an affair
would cost to improve the different
roads running into the town.
Last Tuesday morning Judge Hudson,
in session of court at st. Thomas, Penn
bina county, declared the plat of Dayton
addition to St. Thomas to be vacated,
such being tho request of the owners.
Pembina county people are agitating
the fact that the county is too large and
cumbersome and that division is wanted.
The western portion seeks division as a
matter of self interest, and the eastern
portion will oppose it pretty much on
the same ground.
A picnic party from Bathgate, COM
prisihg some twenty one persons, were
fishing on the Pembina river, eight
miles north of Walhalla, Thursday,
when boat containing the daughter of
Col. Grandy was upset and the young
lady was drownded.
Lisbon Clipper: They have got down
to work at the Griswold gold nine, and
are now crushing and pulverizing fifty
tons of rock, which they Will amalgamate
this week and then clean up. This will
make thoroughly practical test, much
more satisfactory than assays.
Mandan Pioneer: The proposed mar.
row guage railroad to the Black Hills
has been the subject OF considerable talk
of late. 1t has been suggested that the
matter could be adyantageously pushed
now since congress has refused to open
the Sioux reservation, which virtually
shuts out southern roads from the Hills.
Seth Whipple, the Oldest buffalo hun
ter in the upper Missouri valley, has
mysteriously disappeared, and his
friends fear he is dead. He left his wood
yard near Poplar creek in April and
started out on hunt. He has not been
seen or heard from since. and the suppo
sition is that he has fallen into the
hands of some bad Crees.
From the Fargo Argus we learn that 6
few weeks ago the first shipment OF foul
from the Fargo roller mills to New York
City was made, and it met with such
ready sale that the commission mer.
chants to whom it was consigned soon
ordered more. Last week six car loads
or about three thousand sacks wer,
shipped.
Lakota News: Mr.. Wilson, of Ojata
met with an accident few days ag'
which ended fatally. Something gettin:
wrong with his oxen's harness, he wa
jumping down to rectify it, and fell un
der the wheels rupturing blood vessel
His wife and child were with him, the,
wanted him to stay at sons near by
but he refused to stay, saying that h
would soon be all right. though bleeding
profusely OF the time, They drove on
and in short time he expired, his wifi,
not knowing that he was dead until sh
was told the fact by person who LOOKED
in the wagon.