The Dickinson press., 1884-07-26

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Albert G. Barnes, William F. Simrall
and L. d. Dana have been appointed
commissioners to organize Bottineau
on the northern boundry line Of
the territory.
A man by the name of Mcguire, sup
posed to belong to St. Paul, dropped
dead while at work with the surfacing
gang near Larimore.
The wool clip of the Bitter Root val
ley amounts to 100, 600 pounds.
Frank Ranch, an odd character
Pierre and Yankton, has been
placed in the asylum at the latter place.
had an Indian wife, and her father
took her away from him. This made
him crazy.
Otto Rudgart shot himself in Dead
wood after a long spree. He was the
son of a rich Philadelphia jeweler, and
had been in the navy and the regular
army.
Near Valley City gophers have near
ly ruined a field of wheat.
A man named Wood stepped into the
telegraph Office at Oriska while the OPP
orator was out and telegraphed the
First National bank of Valley City to
Honor Charles D. Tenney's draft Oh
you for $780," This was signed evil
liam Tenney, Security bank, Minneap-
oils" Wood then sent q message di-
rected to "Charles d. Tenney. Valley
City," saying, "Draw on First National
bank of Valley City for $3.50" The
Valley City cashier suspected and re-
fused to cash his draft. To get out of
town Wood stole two tickets to Port
land, Or, for which he was arrested ut
Jamestown.
The capitol building as it now stands
has cost the contractor $133, 900, and
he has $4,000 worth of work to do to
complete his contract, which he is now
proceeding to do. He has received from
the commission in cash $1O3. 900, and in
the way of accounts assumed or guaren-
teed by the commission $13, 600, max
ing the amount actually paid on the
building by the commission SIG 900.
will be about $40, 600.
Still another chapter has been added
to the much-noted Schmidt mystery at
Mitchell, q farmer named John r. Tow
ell, who has lived in Hanson county
near Rockport since 1878, went to the
drug store in Alexandria and purchased
q quantity of arsenic, which he swal-
lowed. Death followed Tuesday night.
1t is rumored that he was laboring I'M
der o hallucination that he would be
hanged for the lynching of Michael
BecLtel, who was accused of numbering
John Schmidt.
AT Watertown, Mrs. D. B. Stafford,
n woman of responsibility, was arrested
recently upon a warrant sworn out by
her husband, charging her with child
stealing. Stafford and his wife have
lived apart for several months and the
husband has possession Of the children.
Mrs. Stafford met one of the children,
a boy of eleven, as he was returning
from school, and he gladly accompanied
her to the hotel where she was stop
ping. The citizens are greatly incensed
against Stafford and the prose cution
was abandoned.
The North Dakota Press association
met at the office of the Grafton Herald
and adopted a constitution and bylaws,
and H. G. Upham, of the Grafton News
and Times. was elected president; w.
| J. Scott, of the Pioneer, Larimore, sec.
rotary; r. S. Hoskins, of the Bathgate
Sentinel, treasurer; e. Mapes, of the
Mapes Messenger, Fl. G. Hansbrough,
of the Devils Lake Inter- Ocean, w. j.
Murphy, of the Plaindealer, J.E. Duffy,
of the Grafton Herald, and r. D. Hos
kins, executive committee. The latter
held a meeting and reported uni
form rates of political and other adver-
Using. Annual literary meetings will
be held on July 4 of each year.
Fourteen Indians were poisoned at
Blackfoot crossings by eating wild par
ships. Rev. Mr.. Tins and Mr.. LaRue
administered antidotes as speedily as
possible. -Four of the victims expired
the same night, but the others have
since recovered.
Arms & Brush of Thompson's Falls
have made an assignment to G. II.
Clough, with Indebtedness of 9 1851.
A Milwaukee capitalist will make @
novel experiment ct Aberdeen, Oak.
this fall. An artesian we'll has just been
completed that flows 5000 gallons q
minute. Another we'll will be made
large enough to run q mill capable Of
making 200 barrels of -four a day, ano
the experiment of artesian we'll power
as o perpetual moto will be made.
A destructive hail and wind storm
occurred at Plankington. Among. the
heavy losers reported are the following
G. J. Anderson. 81 1900; B. H. Sulli-
van. 81, 200; E. d. Evans, 5000; n. B
Lovejoy, 81, 800; G. F. Hatten, 81, 200
G. 2. Clark, $1,000. Many farmers
have lost every acre of their crop.
Washington, Special Gov. Pierce
of Dakota arrived there Thursday
and paid his respects to the president
and secretary of the interior. He car
not take the oath of office until he
reaches the territory, and expects now
to be in Yankton about the first of Au.
gust. He will remain here several days