Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-03-11
NoRrHERN DAKOTA.

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Grafton has . population Of 1000.
The Steele Herald 10 one year old.
The Fargo foundry haa. started up.
Money 10 not abundant at Mandan.
+ Bathgats will give bonus to afaonr.
ing mill.
The Fargo Argus would call the new
territory Jefferson.
Goal In abundance has been found in
the Turtle mountain region. (.
The north Dakota university at Grand
Forks is ready for plastering.
A twelve foot vein Of coal has been
discovered in Mclean county.
E0ur thousand letters reached Dsvil's
Lake City in one mail recently.
The Fort Rice military reservation ID
70 be thrown open to settlement.
The citizens of Hamilton have sub
scribed $l2. 900 toward Rrist mill.
During the past week the Fargo land
Office has entered two homesteads, valued
at $500.
Chinese are numerous among the west
bound through passengers on the North
ern Pacific.
The Bismarck telepohne exchange ha.
now eighty Instruments, and the one at
Fargo. 165.
Jennie, the simple.minded daughter o.
Edward Meehan. of Grafton. perishsd ii
recent blizzard.
The Odd Fellows at Valley City vii
celebrate April, 26th, the anniversary o
the birth Of the order.
A paper called Dakota Siftings has
been started at Minnewaukon on ths
west end of Devils Lake.
A Scotch syndicate desires to loar
$500, 600 on Dakota securities, having 81
informed Bismarck bank.
Mrs. kellogg has sued the city Of james
town for $1,000 damages, having broker
her arm in fall on the street.
The Tribune. at Bismarck. says, there
is no reason for uneasiness at present
concerning the river break up.
The postoffice at Cheyenne was de
stroyed by fire Monday morning, th,
flames originating in the second story.
An advertisement is published in the
Capital at Jamestown, calling for promo
sals for the erection of the north Dakots
insane hospital.
Several smokers swore off in Lisbor
on New Years day and pledged them
selves to give the church twenty FIVE
dollars every time they smoke this year
A comedy and variety troupe, or,
ganized in Fargo under Manager Welch
started for tour to the Pacific last week
Harry Morton and wife are in the troupe
jamestown has been called the pretti.
est townsita in north Dakota. It is
situated in bend of the James river,
with high bluffs to the west and south.
west.
The new comers to northern Dakota
are putting in an appearance already.
The hotels at Mandan, Bismarck, James
town, Fargo and other points are being
taxed for room.
VIM. Koehler, living near Arvilla, hai
been lodged in the Grand Forks Jail hav
ing been declared insane. He is forty
two years old, and has wife and twt
children. He will be taken to the asylum
at Yankton.
The Bismarck Tribune received the
following letter from young man in on
Illinois town: II am coming to Dakota
in March, and will marry the 6rst hand
some girl I run across who has good
claim of her own"
The famous section known as Devils
Lake, possibly one of the most attractive
spots in Uncle Sans dominions, is be-
coming favorite resort for journalists
and already possesses a number OF very
ably conducted newspapers. A new one
called "The West End News" has beer
recently established in Benson county
which embraces the western portion o.
the lake. Ed. F. Sibiey, q newspaper
man of forty years experience, is at ths
head Of the enterprise and his paper in
dicstes that his long apprenticeship hal
been profitably expended. We feel I