The Dickinson press., 1884-09-27

miles west of st. Paul, j. 81. Smith,
agent.
NJ. N. Wood, arrested on complaint
Of the Northern Pacific railway compa-
ny, charged with the robbery of the
company's Office at Oriska, broke Jail at
Valley City, saving the bars Of
his window. Wood also telegraphed a
forged order from the Security bank Of
Minneapolis to the First National bank
OF Valley City, but failed to secure the
money on the draft.
Attachments were sued out in the
superior court at Chicago against L. O.
Gates, a jeweler of Mitchell. One
vas n favor of @. H. Knight 8
Co., for $l,340, and the other in favor
OF the Pierrepont Manufacturing com.
pany, for $s76.33. Gates property
was burned out recently and his loss
was covered by $40, 900 insurance. The
plaintiffs caused the several general
agents of the companies in which Gates
was insured to be served with garnish-
ments, in order to secure the recovery
of their claims.
Serious trouble is brewing in Potte,
county, growing out of county seat mat.
tiers. Forest City is the county seat
and is thirty-fve miles from the east
side OF the county. A large majority
OF the people are said to be in favor Of
changing it to a more central point,
while the Forest City people are said
to declare it shall not be moved, and i,
voted away the records shall not 90, as
they will burn or destroy them.
Canton Advocate: Texas fever is
raging pretty badly along Nine Mile
creek and in Dayton township but our
correspondent hopes the worst is over.
Across the river in Lyon county, the
herds of Alexander Smith of this city,
and Commissioner Anderson of Pen.
nington, have been afflicted with the
fever, resulting d~isastrously. Mr.. And
erson lost twenty-five head of fine
steers, and Mr.. Smith about ten head
of mich COWS. The fever was inocu-
lated into Lincoln by G. K. Howard of
Sioux Falls, who, it is claimed, ordered
a fever afflicted herd to be driven over
land from LIE Mars to Sioux Falls,
passing through this city and county en-
route.
E. A. Burke, director general of the
Worlds Fair, at New Orleans, in re-
spouse to a telegram from Hon. Alex
Mckenzie, commissioner for Dakota,
declining to go in any other state or ter
ritory exhibit. says: II congratulate
you and Dakota that you have a first
class location, with flower garden,
fountain, c%ocoanut grove, etc."
General Pierce was Toasted at Huron.
The following from the Dakota Farmer
describes faithfully the summer nights
in Dakota: While there is much discus
sion of the various aspects of the weather
in Dakota, no one pretends to deny the
lovliness of the nights and evenings.
Let the day be ever SO sultry, a cool,
beautiful evening anda refreshing night
is sure to follow. While the people of
the east are sweltering the long night
through under the burden of a single
sheet, there are few nights here that a
blanket will not be acceptable. The
healthfulness of Dakota, from this
cause alone, must be very perceptible
As q summer resort for the hired deni.
zens of heated cities, no place can prove
more beneficial. The bracing breezcs
from the broad prairies, wen though
sometimes heated to an uncomfortable
degree, are free from chat oppressive
heaviness that burdens the damper at
mosphere of the east. Relieved from
the sluggishness of more humid Chimes;
and refreshed by the long nights Of
perfect rest, who will wonder at the re-
markable energy of u western peoplei
Huron has had q grand band tourna-
ment to which all the bands in the ter.
ritory were invited, and many respond
ed. One afternoon was spent by visit.
ing bands at Lake Kampeska. A ban
quet was rendered to the visitors by
Watertown ladies in the evening at the
skating rink. A grand parade with loo
men in line, took place at 8, and at 10
o'clock G. w. Whitney of Canton car
ried off the prize, $3.50, in a cornet con-
test. At 2 p. m. a grand band contest
for prizes took place, in which the
Mitchell coronet band was awarded
with the first prize of 5000; the Huron
band received the second prize of 800,
and the Ashton band the third of $50,
A man named Ouerin, son-in-law of
B. B. Riviere of Waukopa, in the Tur-
tie Mountain district, lost a t~hree-year-
old child by the recent storm, the little
one being blown three miles over the
prairie, and being dead when found.
Hon. Il. W. Cannon has appointed
Mr.. James Sturtevant of this city re-
ceiver of the First National bank of
Jamestown. Mr.. s. will leave soon for
the territory and enter upon the duties
of his Office.
Mrs. Ellen, wife of Hon. Bartlett