The Dickinson press., 1884-09-27

ton county, +. II. WheelOck, Smith; Burleigh,
johnson Nicheus; Cass, E. a. Velo, E. V. Nc.
DR.. Wilkin Of Ellendale; G1iggs, Julius Stevens
and H. G. Pickett Of Cooperstown; Morton,
Thomas j. Mitchell, E. 9. Rice, L N. Casey,
=; Boley, Maj. BoTay; Ramsey. 3. q; Rugel
Ransom, 6. D.. Austin; Stark, L N. Gary OF
Mandan; Steele, John Anderson of Newburg,
and w. P. Miller Of Hope; Walsh, c. q. Honey
Of Kensington; George Michic of Lamppon,
D. Stewart of Forest River. Barnes, ]. W.
Stott; Dickey, Dr.. s. N. Williams.
Watertown, is suffering the horrors
of a brass band tournament.
Northern Dakota farmers will let
their wheat rot before they will sell at
30 cents per bushel.
The comptroller of the currency has
appointed James B. Sturtevant receiver
of the First National Bank of James
town.
Brule county has a population of 6 1000
people, a gain of 100 per cent the past
year.
The treasure coach which left Dead
wood bore away gold bricks to the val
ue of a little more than $3.50, 900.
A traveller is said to have been robbed
on a Manitoba train, zeal Wahpeton,
of $40 cash and various articles worth
$3.50.
The run of the De Smet mines for
the first half of August amounted to L.
172 ounceso of gold.
John MCGEE of Devils Lake, and
Miss Libbie Ryan of Wapella, Ill. were
united IN marriage at the residence OF
the BRIDES parents in Clinton, Ill.
At Holabird, Adolph Werner Weller
was killed by a stone falling into a we'll
where he was at work.
E. Bolly of Morton county has Sc
cured a cross between the Rec and
Dent corn, which natures sixty-four
days after planting, twelve to sixteen
rows to the ear.
Threshing is progressing on the
Cooper farm, Cooperstown, 20, 900
bushels being the result so far, with
100, 1000 more to thresh.
The Huron Thespians, evidently with
out fear of the red-eyed law or Louis
Aldrich, threaten to produce "My
Partner" at Watertown.
An Illinois man offers to give Sioux
Falls a sash and door factory and plan
ing mill if the citizens will donate him
$500 in cash and a five year lease of
essary grounds.
An attempt was made to blow up the
powder house at Split Tail Gulch by
firing into it. The house contained 3d.
600 pounds of stout powder, and an ex-
plosion would have done immense dam
age.
Then new roller Touring mill at How
ard. has started up. It is owned by I.
@. Gould and L. @. Gould, the former
Of Morris and the latter of New Win
sor, ILL.,, and has a capacity of 100 bar
rels per day.
Rev. Alden B. Case, for the last two
years pastor of the Union Congregation
al church Of Howard, has resigned to
enter the field of missionary labor in
Mexico.
The Prohibition alliance is about to
establish a paper at Huron, to be the
special champion of that organization.
The first number will appear Oct. 1.
W. H. Headly, general agent of the al
lance, and Asher F. Pay, will be pub
fishers.
lightning struck the farm house OF
Jacob Zimmerman, situated about g
quarter of a mile from Durbin, instant
tly killing Ole Swanson, a young Swede
in Zimmerman's employ, knocking the
latter inscnsible, and severly shocking
his wife and children.
Mrs. w. B. Douglass of Fargo, while
en- route from that city to Chicago, two
weeks ago, lost a package containing
$4,000 worth of diamonds, which is
thought to have been stolen somewhere
between st. Paul and Milwaukee. The
matter has been kept quiet till now.
The Fargo Republican has abandoned
its morning edition and become an even
ing paper. The reason given is that the
business for Fargo is not sufficient to
warrant the publication of two morning
papers in that city.
Judge Smith held court at Redfeld,
Sphinx county. J. B. Thomas the ell
legged murderer of William Cuttings was
not indicted and the judge ordered his
release from custody. Cases against
liquor dealers for alleged violation OF
the law are now before the petit jury.
Burglars entered the Star grocery at
Fargo and drilled a hole III the safe
door, but were unable to break the com
bination lock, and thus secured nc
booty. The job is said to have been
done by professionals, audit is thought
that the gang that have been working
Duluth and Brainerd have reached Far
go.
General Freight Agent Hannaford,