The Dickinson press., 1884-06-28
Mrs. Darlington, wife of DR.. Barring

MTS. harrington, WIG VI LIE. 0AFT1uS-
ton, who persisted on the prairie last
winter, has lost her house by fire, and
is left entirely destitute. Kind-hearted
neighbors neal Mares are contributing
to her relief.
Near Columbia. a son of Mr.. Doersch
was playing in the NOW in his fathers
barn, when he slipped from the hay and
fell within ashort distance of the ground,
and became entangled in a swinging
halter in such q manner as to be soon
choked to death.
An Indian mound has been opened at
Page, near Tower City. in which were
found the skeleton of a man in a sitting
posture, facing the east, with two more
skeletons, makingsa group, all in the
same position. One skeleton had the
stem of q pipe in its mouth. The re-
mains of o dog and a horse were also
unearthed, together with a curious
shaped stone, covered with figures.
Several groups of skeletons were found:
also a well defined wall as if the ground
had deem removed to an unknown depth
and filled with soil.
F. H. Devaux, county physician, was
arrested at Valley City on charge of raw
ishing a fourteen-year-old inmate OF
the country poor house named Chris
tine Collins, who it is claimed is slightly
if not wholly demented.
A body supposed to be that of John
Schmidt, had been found in the Jim
river a Rockport. 1t will he re-
membered that Schmidt, who was a
farmer living in the south part of this
county, disappeared in a mysterious
manner eight weeks ago. Suspicion
rested OH a neighbor named Micheal
Bechtel, who was arrested on q land
matter, but was afterward released on
bail.
Judge Edgerton has finally rendered
q decision in q quo w%arranto case invol'
wing the legality of the organization Of
Sanborn county. In July Of last year
in the absence of the governor and Sec.
rotary Teller, the latter's clerk issued 6
set Of commissions which had beer
signed in blank by both officials to Ro.
Io1 Topnobo;+ o,J NT;+,IolI ,rLo ~uo
ceeded to organize the county and 10.
cate the county scat at Letcher. Gov.
Ordway repudicted this organization,
and a few days after appointed a new
board, consisting of Corliss, Stuart and
Arnold, who made F%orestburg the
county seat. Both boards have been
acting. In March last the case was ar
gued before Judge Edgerton at Mitchell,
and lie decides that the first .~organiza-
ton was legal.
Fargo Special: From every point in
North Dakota from which information
is obtainable come tidings that the wheat
crop is an assured fact, and nothing is
now necessary to guarantee an excep.
tionally large result ofthe seasons work
but q few showers Of rain. In several
localities even now rain would be bene.
fetal, and even desirable, but there will
he but little complaint if the showers
hold their refreshing drops from the
fields for the next two weeks. Some
points, especially those that were visit.
ed by last weeks showers, do not neec
any rain, all abundance having fallen
The points needing the moisture are
chiefly to the northwest, and in Griggs.
Steele and Barnes counties. Barley is
doing we'll, and, as considerable was
sown, the result of this, the first extend.
ed effort to raise this grain, will be
watched with interest.