The Dickinson press., 1884-12-06

ground of fraud.
The Grandin farm, in the Red river
valley, is preparing II, 200 acres of land
to plant to wheat next spring.
Howard lodge As, A. F. and A. NJ,
will meet in their new hall, in the
Lighthizer opera house block, the Sec
ond Wednesday in December. The
new hall. nearly finished, will be one
Of the finest and largest lodge looms in
Southern Dakota.
Small pox has appeared neal Elkton,
but is said to be under control, with no
fears of its spreading.
Frank j. Washobough of Deadwood
is a candidate for presiding officer of
the council.
Hanson county has voted to build a
$40, 900 court house at Alexander.
The postofice at New Bedford wa
robbed of $57.
G. E. Dickerman of ST. Paul and di-
rector of the first National bank of De-
corah, Iowa., has become a heavy stock
holder in the First National bank of
Canton, and has had his name added to
the directory of that institution.
Arrangements have been completed
for letting the contract for the Ordway
! college building. Meanwhile a, build
ing has been rented and preparatory
college work will be begun by opening
a winter term of school the first week
in January.
At Medora, George Haywood entered
Roberts saloon armed for the purpose
Of killing him, and in attempting to
shoot was suddenly stopped by Roberts
drawing a revolver and firing, the ball
taking effect in Heywood's left breast.
The wound is not considered dangerous.
Thompson, who killed Voda at Gar
field last spring, was tried at Grand
Forks and acquitted.
New York Tribune: There is just
one territory now really ready for ad-
mission as a state. That is the great
wheat growing territory of Dakota,
whose wonderful development during
the past three years has been the marvel
of even the Woodworking northwest.
Dakota is thought to have at letwt $780,
600 inhabitants, is sure to grow rapidly,
and under the conditions on which other
states have been admitted, has an i'm
mediate claim. Will the south admit
this northern territory, now fully ready
for the privileges and responsibilities of
o state? or will it keep Dakota back, or
couple its admission with that of Utah
or New Mexico, to maintain the old bal
ance?s
A day or two since w. F. Steele, a
member-elect of the cominglegislature
was in st. Paul. He said to areporter /:
1t is a subject beyond dispute that
the farmers Of North Dakota have been
robbed of over 81, 1000, 900 on the pres
ent wheat crop. Our No. 1 hard is laid
down in Buffalo. at the same price rs
Chicago No. 2, when everybody knows
there should be ut least 10 cents differ
ence per bushel IN our favor. I am in
favor of stringent legislation in the
form of a joint bill, to be passed both
by the Dakota and Minnesota legisla-
ture, which shall protect our grades I'M
til they arrive at the Eastern markets.
If this can't be done, Dakota must own
or rent her own elevators at Duluth.
Mrs. Julia W. Hildebrand, wife of
w. G. Hildebrand, who resides about
ten miles south of st. Lawrence, after
several attempts at suicide by poison
and pistol; succeeded in hanging her.
self in the kitchen of her home. She
leaves a husband and three children,
and is believed to have been TEMPORARY.
ly deranged.
Salem Oak.) Register: A.base out
rage is being perpetrated upon the peo-
pie of Southern Dakota, and Brookings
county in particular, by the gross
neglect of the authorities of Brookings
county in not taking the proper steps
to stamp out the small pox. Already
six or eight deaths have resulted
through this carelessness. No steps
have been taken to properly disinfect
and cleanse the houses and goods used
for small pox patients. Owing to ig-
norance on the part of the proper au-
thorities, no n seems to know whose
duty it is to attend to this matter.
New York Times: The vote indicates
a population in the Territory of about
100000, an increase Of nearly 1874, 600
in the last two years, which is certainly
a remarkable advance. OF the total,
245, 600 is credited to South Dakota and
IT'S, 900 to North Dakota. The popula-
ton Of the former section therefore ex-
ceeds that in 1880 of either of the
States of Colorado, Delaware, Nevada.
or Oregon. In fact, the population Of
North Dakota exceeds that of either Of
these States in 1880 except Colorado.