The Dickinson press., 1884-10-25

! oISanlc acG PROVIDES tnat Judges snail APP
point their clerks. Those who favored the
passage OF the bill, argued that the provision
OF the organic act applied only where a United
states district court was held, namely at
1ankton, Fargo and Deadwood, but that in all
the other counties it was proper andlawful for
> the people to elect clerks of court. In a num-
Der of counties this natter has caused con-
siderable trouble. The subject ia now settled,
as al! Judges agree in setting the law aside.
Nominations for clerks have been generally
made in various counties.
Fred Cloutier, living 100 miles north
OF Bismarck, committed suicide because
OF disappointment in love.
Both the Milwaukee and Northwest
ern roads are preparing to extend their
ines to the Black Hills.
The Huron fire company carried off
the second prize at the Aberdeen tour
nament.
A Methodist church is about to be
erected in Medora.
The Methodist conference at Mitch
ell, passed resolutions on Sunday OBJ
servance and constitutional prohibition.
A devastating prairie fire has been
raging in the upper Sioux valley. 1t
extended about five miles up and down
the river.
Stock in the Mouse River county, is
said to be in fine condition this fall.
Judge Clifford, Republican nominee
for delegate to congress-, is stumpine
North Dakota.
Three carloads of Dakota products
will lie sent from Bismarck to the New
Orleans exposition.
DIR. swaine of Wahpeton, is building
a hospital at that place.
The bank of Dakota at Mitchell is
setting claims against it at 40 per cent.
Grand Forks has organized a literary
and scientific society.
Antelopes are very numerous along
the Mississippi division of the Northern
Pacific, and are seen in herds OF from
so to 200.
An ear Of corn gathered in Union
county, contained, by actual count,
1,742 grains.
Some fields of wheat in Burleigh
county have yielded forty bushels per
acre.
The normal school at Madison, will
be opened this winter.
The Flandreau, Indian school will
open with 40 dusky pupils.
The Presbyterian college at Pierre,
is completed up to the second story.
Trail county has raised 1000 to
prepare al exhibit for New Orleans.
The residence of s. r. Price at Clear
water, Hughes county, was consumed
by fire. Loss, $500; no insurance.
Valley City, is to have a new
democratic paper, edited by E. r. VAL
landigham, democratic nominee for the
legislature.
Because no one could I've found who
was willing to act as postmaster, the
postof6ce at Utica has been discontin.
ued.
Wild hops, in large Quantities grow
on the banks of Dakota streams.
At the Yankton fair there were on ex-
hibition ninety-two SAMPLES of apples
grown in Dakota.
Mandan, anticipates lively times next
summer, when she will build q new city
hall, a court house and q Catholic hos
pital.
Fifty-one bushels and one peck per
acre OF wheat was raised by a Mr.. Rush
of Codington county.
The Northern Pacific elevator COM
pany has handled $4,000 bushels of
wheat daily since the harve st.
The granary on the Porter farm, in
Dickey county, was crushed by over
: loading. Damage, $4,000.
A strange woman was fou, I'D wander
I! ing about Miller in a demel sted state,
, and sent to the asylum at Yankton.
From marks on her clothing It is pre-
sumed her name is Findley.
Ransom county has a school superin-
tendent, Miss Pindall, who is appre-
ciated, nobody being bold enough to
run against her for that Office at the
coming election.
A warrant has been issued by Justice
r. NJ. Church of Diana, for the arrest
OF Ed Preston of Weahern, Miner coun-
ty, on a charge of rape committed upon
the person of Miss Sadie NARROW,
daughter of Thomas NARROW of San
born county.
Near jamestown horse thieves stole
two horses and harness from G. q
Thomas and two horses and a harness
from Fletcher g. Eastbroke.
Mrs. Potter, of Chamberlain ]ras re-
covered $1,000 damages from the Mil.
-waukee & st. Paul railway cem1,any
for injuries received on a train,
James Fogelson, living near Redf,ld,
has made 400 gallons of sorf Lhum , O