Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-02-09
NORTHERN DAKOTA.

"A obuo 10 Az VIZ easy oSsoN
OF organization at Darlington.
The bur association of Kidder county
was organized at Steele recently.
There are over sixty saloons in Fargo
but only forty have taken out license.
The fire patrol of Fargo will give
masquerade ball tue night OF the l4th.
A way car attached to freight train
was burned at Grand Forks the other
day.
The Ransom City Pilot, it is said, is
edited by lady. probably the editors
wife.
Roller skating aud leap year balls are
the rage in many towns in northern Da-
kota.
The ladies of HiIlsboro have given two
leap year balls ami have more IN antlci-
patton.
The Valley City Times don't know Of
one Dakota town that can be called Q
dead town.
The jamestown Capital is fine look.
ing paper, its mechanical work cannot
be excellcd.
A little boy was run over by sleigh
in Grand Forks the other day but not
seriously injured.
The Northern Pacific has cut down the
force in the train dispatcher's Office at
Msndan to two men.
A stranger was robbed of between two
hundred and, ,three hundred dollars in .
hotel at Devil's Lake recently.
There seems to be but little doubt of
there being plenty of coal of the Ignite
variety in the Turtle mountains.
A pair of gold plated skates. was pre-
sented to the most graceful lady skater
at the Grand Forks rink last Saturday
night.
A brutal prize fight took place IN Bis
marck the other day which the Tribune
says was countenanced by st least one
city official.
There are nineteen school houses in
Stutsman county at uu average cost OF
$1,000. The teachers are paid forty dol.
lars per month.
MIR. Ed. Cavileer has been appointed
postmaster ut Pembina, to succeed his
father, who has held the position almost
from time immemorial.
A territorial teachers institute will be
held in jamestown about the lst OF
April, under the management Of the
lending educators of the territory.
The ex.soldlers OF the Red river valley
are preparing to have grand reunion in
Fargo ON Washington's birthday. A
Grand Army post is to be organized.
Tie United States grand jury at Fargo
has presented an indictment against 5.
8. Stack, justice Of the peace and United
States commissioner, for forgery and
embezzlement.
Stutsman county is divided into seven.
teen school townships. eleven Of which
are organized. 1t is estimated that there
are $50 children OF school age in the
county outside OF the city schools.
The Fargo Republican contains an ex.
celient column of "north" and "sonth'
Dakota items, most of them being culled
from the columns Of the Press and Da.
kotaian. appreciate its appreciative.
ness.
Larimore is oil broke up with Joy owe,
the recent purchase by the @. NJ. & St
P. road of the Casseleton and Mayville
branch of the Manitoba and the grade
from Mayville to Larimore, forty. tive
miles.
A case Of highway robbery was at.
tempted in Mandan the other night but
the party who was being "heId up' wa.
we'll fixed with six shooter and the
wonld he assassin was persuaded to
move on.
the Mandan Times throws down the
gauntlet to any printer in the territory,
daring him to come forward and prove
before competent judges that he can do
better and more tasty job work than is
done at that Office every day.
Fargo Republican: The Medford
Messenger has just commenced the pub
lication of the presidents message
which was delivered to congress exactly
two months ago. No wonder Dakot,
newspapers are the marvel of the civil
ized world.
w. 81. Keller, William Welch, Harr,
Anderson and Pat McQaillan were al
rested at Grand Forks on the charge o
abducting fourteen year old girl namet
Leonie Smith. On examination Welcl
was discharged, and the others held TO
further trial.
The Pembiua Pioneer Express claim
that Pembina and Walsh counties ar
less affected by the stringency of til,
times than any other two counties in Da
kota, and gives as one of the reasons fo
it that the press have never been guilty
OF extravagantly booming the conntry.--
General Beadle to the school superin
tendent Of Stntsmau county: "Iu nc
other community are the people more
Jealous to contribute to the improve.
ment of the common schools ard to pro.
mote the general intelligence aud an.
probation of education, than the people
of Stutsman county"
J w. Uppercue oi Fargo, was arraign.
ed on three indictments before Judge
Hudson recently, and pleaded not
guilty to all OF them. He said be was
ton nm. t< f>o oou,.., !,