The Dickinson press., 1884-03-08
Dakota Territorial New,.

university.
Gray Bear, the Sioux policeman, was
quite a curiosity at Fargo during the
of the district court,
The citizens of Devils Lake voted on
the question of incorporation as a vii
lage. This was the third election held
for that purpose. Incorporation was
carried by eighty-nine. votes.
A strong pressure will be broubht to
lear in favor of the appointment o
Gen. A. J. Edgerton, at present chief
justice of Dakota, as Gov. Ordway's
successor,
Recently the house on Stark avenue,
Mandan, belonging to Bridget Croghan
was burned. The inmates were in bed,
and had just time to saw one trunk.
Loss 5000; insured in Phoenix.
John Ketrewski, proprietor of the
Redfeld roller mill, dropped dead from
heart disease at that city on the both.
Deceased was sixty years old, and leaves
property to the amount of $25, 1000.
A daughter of Mr.. Long of Burns
town was frozen to meath in the severe
storm recently, She was visiting a
neighbours house about forty rods dis
tant from home, and e~ndeavoring to re-
turn was lost and persisted.
George W. Stevens of Marion, who
borrowed money on property already
mortgaged, has been arrested at Jack
sonville, Fla, and will be brought back
to Dakota.
While some Of the reports that have
come in concerning heavy losses of cat
tie have been exaggerated, at the same
time though cattle are generally in poor
condition, and in some punches the
losses have been considerable.
Bishop Walker preached his first ser
mon in Dakota in Gethsemane church
Fargo, on the morning of the Oath, te
a large audience. On the night of the
25th he was given a reception ut the
residence of Aid. Keeney.
John Kutnewsky, owner of the Red
field roller mills, died suddenly the 9th.
er day while talking with some Friends
in A. W. Greenman's store. He wa
sixty-ive years old and leaves q wife ant
several children living at Groveland
I'LL.
The farmers of the Russian colony il
Dakota have sent information that the,
and their families are in avery destitut
condition, suffering for want offood ant
clothing.
In the United States court at Fargo
w. d. Finch, ex-postmaster of Ellen
dale, Oak, pleaded guilty to charge
against him, and was sentenced to tw'
and one-half years in ~penitentiary.
The body of Fred Wilson, froze1
near Sanborn, was found about fiv
miles from home, to which point h
had evidently wandered in his effort
totind his house. The two little girl
who We're with their father at the la,
slack when the storm burst upon them
have not yet been found.
Ella Andrews, living with her mothe
near Rapid City, fired three shots a
James Cornell, inficting a seriou
wound. Cornell alleges that the cir
and her mother desired his death t.
secure his property.
The jury at Fargo in the case Q
Charlen H. Taylor, charged with tam
pering with the mails, returned, afte
an absence of twenty-four hours, an,
announced that they could reach n
agreement and We're discharged. Til
offence charged is extracting a chez
from o letter and converting the pro
duce to his own use.
The body-snatching sensation at Val
ley City has been under legal investi
cation for several days. and seems to b
turning out o colossal hoax. Th
"stiffs' which were referred to by
taxidermist turn out to be the heads G
animals.
The bonus of S15, 900 has been dona
ted, and the North Dakota Baptist IN;
versity has been located at Tower City
Ground has been secured for waite
works in Bismarck, and orders will b
given Immediately for 800 tons of pipe
M. P. Hudnall was found dead in
stable near Sterling.
The jury in the case of Biglin, o
trial in Deadwood, brought in a verde
of m%anslaughter in the first degree.
Neil Mclaughlin died in Deadwoo
from injuries received in the Homestak
mine several days before.
By orders from headquarters depart
ment of Dakota First Lieutenant r. I
Bantam, assistant surgeon, Unite
States army, is relieved from duty {
Fort A.. Lincoln, ID. r., and will procee
to Fort Sisseton, d. T. andreport to til
commanding officer of that post fe
duty.
Alta masquerade ball, at Salem
John Nauth, a saloon keep, was Stable
three times by one Charles Forst,
carpenter, who was drunk. The stall
were one in each side and one in I'll
breast. They are not fatal. Naut
had Fort arrested.
The residence of Mayor Bellows
Mandan. was broken into and a quantit
of provisions and other articles takel
The family has been away in the Ea'
for some weeks. Two men were caI
tured, with the stolen goods in q sleigh
One pleaded guilty to burglary, befo1
Justice Bgtdman.