The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-10-02
DAKOTA.

socket schools
The Fargo water-works pump little less
than 25O, 600 gallons daily.
The Mitchell schoolsopened last week with
an attendance of about 800.
Valuable deposits Of tin are said to have
been found near Custer City.
Work ON the Methodist university building
at Mitchell is progressing satisfactorily.
Mitchell Methodists have raised enough
money to l;quidate their church Indebtedness.
1t is probable that the new capital building at
Bismarck will be fitted up with electric lights.
The wheat being threshed in Walsh county
averages from twcnty-six to forty bushels per
acre.
Pacific country this year is twenty bushels to
the acre.
The Baptist territorial convention meets in
Mitchell on the 18th, and viii be in session
four days.
Huron business men one day last week sub
scribed $16O in cash for the benefit of the fire
department.
Two new church buildings, Methodist and
Presbyterian, are approaching completion at
WOOnsOcket.
Edmund Yorstcad, living near Woon socket,
accidentally shot himself while hunting, dying
in few hours.
The boiler Of steam thresher exploded at
Wahpeton, throwing pieces half mile, but in
juring no one.
John Culbcrtson of St. Lawrence has already
bought and shipped over 1000 bushels of flax
seed this season.
There are so many old soldiers in and around
Olivet that a Grand Army post is to be organ,
lied there this fall.
Jacob Burhend, living near Hudson, Dickey
county, was killed b, the accidental discharge
of his gun while hunting.
Centreville has the architects plans for a
new 1000 school-housc. Work on the foun.
daton has commenced.
donating ten acres of ground. Work on the
buildings begins at once.
A new hook and ladder truck and fixtures
has been received at Yankton and company
is to be organized to utilize it.
The assessed valuation of Yankton, as shown
by the clerks books, is 81 100000 This means
an actual valuation of S2,500,00O.
Mrs. Jane Semplc died at Yankton on the
18th, aged ninety -four years. She leaves a
husband who is ninety one years old.
Mitchell Republican, %: Chief Running Dog
was married to Miss Eliza Sorrel Top in
the parlors of the Brulc house at Chamber
lain.
There arc twenty-five pupils in the deaf
mute school at Sioux Falls, and the attend
ancc is expected to reach thirty-Avc in week
or two.
Raymond's mill at Huron is now running
day and night. and can hardly meet the de-
mands upon it of the farmers of the surround
ing country.
Phil X. Faulk, of Yankton, delivered an adj
dress before the Hurley, Lennox and Centre
vile Grand Army posts, at camp fire at Hur-
ley on the Goth.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul rail-
road company is building forty two stall
round-housc at Mitchell, and will also put up a
machine shop 50 by 50 feet.
The Fargo carriage works burned on the
morning of the 23d. Total loss to stock and
building, $1,000; insured for 5000. Incen-
diarism is alleged to be the cause.
A Deuel. county farmer has posted this
notice: ''If any mans or woman's kows or
oxes gets in these here oats, his or hers tail
will be cut off as the case might be-"
A sale association has been formed at Beres-
ford, to enable farmers and others to dispose OF
surplus stock, etc. The first sale day was on
the 18th, when $3.50 worth of stock was sold
Lotto Belleville, who sued Treadwell Twit-
chcll for rape and bastardy at Fargo, secured
a verdict for s., 500 on the 23d Twitchcll took
an appeal. The testimony was highly scnsa-
tiOnal.
The Sioux Falls Press says that the tele-
graphic service at Pierre during the conven-
ton was totally inadequate to meet the de-
mands made upon it by the newspaper CORE.
spondcnts.
On the 18th fire at Mitchell consumed a
one-story wagon shop owned by c. C. Bolton
Some paints, varnishcs, etc, were also de-
stroyed. Total loss, $500; no insurance. The
fire was accidental.
Emulating the Mellette neighborhood in
Sphinx county the farmers of Huron propose to
build independent elevators. The first-men
toned get from 10 to 90 cents more per bushe
for their wheat than is paid at ncghboripe
stations.
A boy II years old, named Ernst Boyer, wa:
terribly gored by bull in Bon Homme county
few days since. The horn entered the boy.
n:ck, and passing upward passed through thu
roof of his mouth. It was thought that tht
wound would not prove fatal.
The Bank of Dakota, in Mitchell, suspended
payment on the 23d. Liabilities, s6,W0; re
sources, $4,000. It is understood that tn,
suspension is only temporary, and to enabl,
the bank to collect in its accounts. Presiden
Goodykoontz states that business will be re
sumed in thirty or sixty days.
Gov. Pierce has received a series of resolu
tons signcdb by twenty-five farmers of Mine
county setting forth the fact that their crop
have been entirely ruined by hail, and appeal
ing for temporary assistance and aid. Tn
governor in his own official capacity has NJ
power to grant the relief requested.
w. r. Rugglcs, clerk of the district court O
Edmunds county, has just been held in LOO
bail for classifying his records. The caus
therefor was a small matter of $50 which con
cerned himself The decision of the court wa
deferred until Ruggles' return from Pierre, h
being delegate to the territorial convention
An Irish woman, about 80 years of age, VIII
gave the name of Mrs. Haley, was found lynn
by the roadside near Howard, few days since
IN the pains of childbirth. man came alon
and seeing her sore need of assistance place,
her in his wagon and took her to house
where she soon gave birth to pair of tw
girls. The woman says her home is in Owa
tonna, MIMI, and that she was searching TO
her husband.
From the survey of the Dunseith and South