The Dickinson press., 1884-03-22

The saloon license at Aberdeen has
been increased to $500 a year.
At the recent election the no license
question was settled in favor of prohi-
ton in K%ingsbury county.
James Devereaux has been arrested
and taken to Huron, charged with steal
ing a horse: fa.SIa Nh "a Golfer.
q. NJ. Webb of Huron, has been ar
rested on q charge of malicious mischief
in the destruction of a 81, 900 note.
The girl Nellie Collins of Grand
Forks, who has caused a sensation on
account Of the arrest of a young man
for abducting her, has been married to
a Canadian named Young, in spite of
her mothers protests.
Ole Halvorsen, q NORWEGIAN farmer
residingnear Reynolds, while arranging
the harness of his team, was kicked to
death by n of his horses.
An effort is being made to transfer the
trial of the Devils Lake Ward murder
cases to Yankton, an application having
been made to Judge Hudson for a change
Of venue.
A letter from a British Syndicate to a
mortgage and investment company ct
Pierre offers to purchase Dakota real
estate bonds to the amount of So, OOO,-
900.
The elevator of Cargill Bros. at
Kinkred, on the Manitoba road. burned
on Monday. Loss, $1,000, on building;
insurance "a, 600; contents not known.
A Grand Forks mother-in law burned
all her daughters clothes and trinkets
in rage at her marriage.
George W. Vincent, of Bartlett, got
drunk at Detroit, Mimi, fell on the rail
road track and was cut to mincemeat by
a passing train.
The final proof papers of seven Indi-
ans were received at the government
land Office in Huron on the 9Th inst.
Proof was made on homesteads, that
being the only claim an Indian is per-
mitted to take.
Mcpherson county was organized on
the 7th. All the county offices were
filled by the commissioners until the
fall election. Leola, situated on sec
tions II and 20, township 1876, range
g., is the county seat.
The house committee on Indian Of
fairs have favorably reported the bill to
grant the right Of way of the Dakota
Central railway company through the
Great Sioux reservation. The bill
granting the same to the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul railway will be Ia
ken up at the next meeting of the COM
mittee.
A Fargo dispatch says: The matter
of q lack of judges in this territory has
increased to the proportions of a CRYING
evil and has already cost MANY thou
sands of dollars to the United States as
we'll as to those having suits. A very
long calendar of the district court here
remains as yet almost untouched, the
court up to the present time sitting al
most wholly as q United States court.
A man named Adams with a compan-
ion robbed a drunken man at Mitchell
of between 5000 and $500 in cash. The
trio had been drinking together during
the night, and in treating the man who
was robbed exhibited his money freely.
Adams had about 800 of the spoils on
his person when arrested and it is sup
posedthat he andhis friend had divided.
At Pembina, by the burning of VIM.
Mason's livery stable, there were some
very valuable horses destroyed, the not
able ones being Mr.. Booker's $40
horse, valued assoc; Mr.. Bookwalter's
(the collector of customs) three-minute
horse, valued at $3.50; Customs Inspec-
tor Cavaliers team, valued at $500. Mr..
Mason had an insurance Of $1,000 on
the building and its contents, $4,000 be-
ing on the building, ST. 800 on the house,
$1,000 on buggies and robes, and $500
on hay and grain; $4,000 being in the
Insurance Company of North America
and 1880 900 in the Home Insurance of
New York. Eleven of the horses
burned belonged to MI. Mason himself.
The entire loss will be about $14. 600.
Hon. W. g. Metcalf, clerk of the dis