The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-08-29
DAKOTA NEWS NOTES.

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The first car load Of the new crop Oh
wheat arrived in Fargo from Lisbon.
The Mandan Pioneer estimates that
200, 900 bushels of wheat will be mar
keted at that point withinsa month.
Editor WEIGH, of the Douglas County
Chronicle, was married & a neice OF
Hon. Arson Burlingame, at Irvington,
Mich.
Territorial Treasurer McVay announ-
ces that as soon as his labors as a mem
Der of the territorial board Of equaliza-
ton are completed he will at once es-
tablish his Office in the new capitol
building at Bismarck.
The Blunt Advocate gives currency
to the report that gold has been diseoy-
cred in the buttes near that town, and
saws that Ed Rankey, an experienced
miner, has sunk several prospect holes
and found color in every one,
Hon. Neil Gilmoure, ex-state super
intendent of public instruction of New
York, has been appointed receiver oil
the Bismarck land office.
Two young men. named Andrew and
John Monsel, from Ontario, two years
ago took land in Pembina county, and
after they had proved up returned home
for a time. They now find that during
their absence their farms have been
mortgaged for $500 each, and will come
on and investigate.
The work Of plastering has been ex-
tended to the upper story of the capitol
at Bismarck, and the building is being
completed as fast as possible. The ex-
'ecutive department is now receiving its
hard finish and the floors will lie laid
this week. A force of forty to fifty men
are at work.
Fire destroyed the residence of j. Al.
Chase at Dawson. Mrs. Chase was en-
deavoring to fill a gasoline stove. In
pouring the gasoline a small amount
was dropped on the jet, which imme-
diately enveloped the room in flames.
One of Mrs. Chase's arms was very bad
ly, but not seriously, burned. The loss
on the house and property was quite
large and no insurance whatever.
The Dunseith Turtle Mountains
Herald says: Repeatedly within the
last two or three months, choice speci-
mems of argentiferous galena and free
milling silver ores have been brought to
our notice by half-breeds and others,
who claim to have found them in the
mountains near this place.
Mercer county has been organized with
George Williams, Horace Walker and
G. Hawley commissioners, who win meet
In Stanton.
A reception was given Gen. Sherman
at Grand Forks. just before the train
started Mrs. Mayor Mccormack came
forward and suggested that the ladies
thought that he had forgotten to dis
charge his duty. The general saw the
point and sprang forward with agility
and discharged the duty referred to,
according to approved patriotic style.
r. A. Lowell of Rcckport, Oak.
writes that the charges against his
deceased father, J. r. Lowell, are Mt
terly false, and cites several prominent
citizens of st. Paul. where his father
formerly resided, as reference to his in
tegrity.
The main rooms Of the capitol At
Bismarck have received the hard finish
All Of the rooms and the halls and the
corridors have received the brown coat.
The brown coat has been put on most
of the second story. The lathers are at
work on the third story. The floors
have been put down In the rooms where
he lastering is finished, and only the
doors and windows remain to be put In
and the castings to be put on in these
rooms. Rooms can be provided within
ten days for all of the executive offices.
The Legislative halls, judiciary Offices,
ETC., will be completed within sixty
days. The work then will have cost
$l38, 000-S100.O 900 of it was paid from
the Bismarck subscription and the re-
mainder from the sale of lots.
Eighty tramps took possession Of
Oasselton n day, and drove families
ont OF their houses and committed other
excuses. Four tramps were captured
by the sheriff's posse. The others es-
capped.
The National commissioners Of Agri
culture publishes the following reports
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about crops Of Dakota:
Twenty-one counties report damage
from hail, from few tanners crops in
some counties 10 whole township, or