Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-08-25
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NORTHERN DAKOTA.

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The Grand Forks university will be
opened on September 81.
Occur d. Alene IS largely responsible
or the tramps in Dakota at this season.
Jamestown's new hotel, the Lloyd,
will be ready for occupancy in thirty
days.
The Bismarck Evening Sentinel has
arisen from the tomb of the late Evenin
Leader.
The Argus claims population Of H.
6e2 for Fargo, according to her new di-
rectory.
Prof. Conyngham, of New York, has
been elected principal of the Grand
Forks public schools.
A heavy washout near Medora, on the
Little Missouri caused considerable
trouble and delay to trains.
The school board of Grand Forks is at
u dead lock over proposition to put
steam heaters i'll the school buildings.
The Fargo Sun says Hon. John A.
Rea, the recently appointed land regis.
ter at Bismarck, came to Fargo to. make
his bond.
Peter Goodman is the largest farmer
in Ransom county. He had 1890 acres
of crop in this year, one field of oats goes
over 100 bushels to the acre.
Gen. Sherman was given reception at
Grand Forks the other day whilo on his
way to Devils Lake and sustained his
reputation as . ladies man.
The Devils Lake Inter-Ocean says,
that Devils Lake has already commenc.
ed re building in earnest, and that sew
eral fine brick business houses will be
put up on the burned ruins.
The Northern Pacific company will
henceforth sell its agricultural lands in
quantities not exceeding 800 acres. on ten
years. time, to parties who agree to be-
come actual settlers within one year
from date of purchase.
1t is reported that the preliminary
survey of the proposed Darlington, San
born and Lake Traverse railroad be.
tween Darlington and Sanborn, will be
commenced soon. The survey east OF
Sanborn was completed late last fall.
A strange curiosity in the shape of a
gun, with stock partially burned. and
barrel rusted, was found few days ago
short distance from New Rockford
Some bones. which were unmistakable
those of man, were found close by the
gun.
There is going to be money for some
capitalists in Dakota in handling Cali.
fornia fruits for the next few years. The
N. P. railway company is arranging
special cars for the transportation OF
fruit and fruit trains will begin running
in few days.
Articles of incorporation have been
issued by the secretary of the territory
to tho "Messner Milling and Lumber
company" OF Turtle mountains. This
company have saw mill in operation at
the mountains and are engaged in build
ing fiourisbing mill.
Darlington News: Dickey county
commissioners viii! appropriate, with the
consent Of the people, $4,000 for bridges
across the Jim, have resolved to build q
court house, and countermanded an
order for safe that was supposed to
have "a niger in it" somehow.
Fargo Republican: Passenger traffic
on the Fargo Southern road is surpris-
ingly brisk, considering the fact that it
has been in operation for SO short time.
Its accommodations are second to none
in the country, and it will soon become
one of the most popular lines in the
northwest.
The Forest City Press says the Big
Muddy is playing some strange freaks.
The channel. which has heretofore been
on the west side. has changed to this
side, and the current is making quite q
difference in the banks. At present the
water in the river is FIVE feet below the
bed on the mouth of the Little Chey-
enne.
Speaking of small fruits il north Da-
kota, the Wahpeton Times says that
Tamuel Taylor this season raised two
bushels of fine Strawberries from piece
of ground sixteen feet wide and thirty
two feet long. He has also raised half
oushel OF currents, has fine tame plums,
hardy apples and other fruits too numcr-
ous to mention.
Moorhead News: It seems that Col
onel Donan and "Jim" Hill, have at last
to make up and be friends
again. When Jim broke his word with
;he good colonel a year ago, about the
DEVILS Lake townsite matters, the col.
onel was pretty warm, and vowed ven
yance. With simple twist of the wrist
le had modified sort of revenge. Then
1e went to raising wheat, and this sea.
ION had good crop and wants people to
ook at it; so he and Jim have locked
.rms, and the colonel furnishes the
money and bulls, and they boom that
country as summer resort for all it is
worth.
Nine Physicians Outdone.
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