The Dickinson press., 1885-03-28
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NOTES,

Lawrence county has forty school dis
tricts and 1000 school children.
Citizens OF Edmunds have struck flow.
ing water at a depth of l,137 feet.
The p~ostofice at Johnstown, was
burned, with most of its contents.
The Black Hills Times estimates the
number of stock cattle in the Hills al
300, 600.
A%colony of 1000 persons Is being or
ganized in Vermont to locate in Dakota
this spring.
The house of John Black, at James
town, was burned, with its contents. Par.
TALLY insured.
The ladies of Ashton, banuueted
Representatives Picker and Miller on
their return from Bismarck.
Quite a large amount of money has
been subscribed by people of Rapid
City toward the building of mammoth
brick hotel.
Over $4,000 has been spent in artesian
we'll drilling at the Casselton roller
mills, without a sufficient flow of water
being secured.
Gov. Pierce has on recommendation
Of Judge Hudson, issued a pardon for
Marcus Liverson of Richland county,
convicted of larceny.
The government telegraph Offices at
Forest City and Fairbanks have been
discontinued, owing to trouble caused
ny incompetent operators.
The house and out buildings of James
Lees, at Jane stown, burned. The prop
erty destroy ed was valued at neal ST.
600. The insurance was $4,375.
The county commissioners of Walsh
county awarded the contract for build
ing their court house to McNicol g. Nc
Adam, at their bid of $13, liz.
Mrs. Fosnaugh, charged with the
grand larceny of $1,000 from the ex-
press company, pleaded not guilty, at
Huron, recently. The trial is set for next
week.
r. F. Custice, q very prominer
young business man at Andover, in Day
county, died recently, and his remains
We're taken to his former home at Ap-
pleton, MINI.
Frank Grontier. who left Albany, N.
Y, last October, with q team reached
La Grace, in Campbell county, a few
days ago, having driven the team the
whole distance.
Mrs. Cordelia Fosnaugh of Huron,
who is charged by the American Ex-
press company of a theft of 50, 700 was
recently indicted by the grand Jury now
in session IN that city.
The citizens of Flandrau, the home
of Mr.. Rice, turned out with a torch
light procession and grand jubilee over
his appointment as attorney general.
He is very popular there.
George Woodruff, q member of the
post of the G.. A. r. in Fargo, was
found dead in n of the suburbs. It is
stated that he was intoxicated, fell down
and was overcome by the cold.
r. p. Wallace and Robert Gray re-
turned to jamestown from South Da-
kota, where they purchased 1900
head Of cattle, including young steers
and o large proportion Of heifers, the
latter for breeding purposes.
From the LIST of September to the
LIST of March the Columbia mills took
10000 bushels OF wheat from the farm
ers on exchange, giving them in return
about l 800, 600 pounds of -four and 7OO,-
900 pounds of bran and shorts.
A large per cent of the imported bulls
taken out into the western ranges have
succumbed to the rigors of the winter.
The Vermont company has lost thirty
out Of l13, with chances of losing as
many moro before safe weather is
reached.
Deputy United States Marshal Web
ster of Pembina, arrested two men
named Lafferty for cutting timber on
government lands near Turtle noun
tam. They had cut about fifteen hun
dred cords when detected. Several
arrests will be made for the same Of
tense soon.
Near Tappan, Kidder county, Joseph
Schenck, Jr., was shot twice with o
double-barrel gun through the window.
The first shot took effect in his left
cheek, and the second in his hip as he
fell. Anton Leopovske was arrested
on suspicion and died in Jail protesting
his innocence.
The Black Hills Journal says: "The
frost has come out rapidly during the
past week. The acreage of grain in
Rapid and adjoining valleys will be
greater this year than ever before, and
there is q splendid prospect that even
with a full crop all around there will be
good home market for it at good prices,
The farmers of one of the townships
in Walsh county have organized a tenn
perance society Oh q somewhat new
plan. The members are pledged not to
drink when they go to towns where
there are saloons, but they can keep
liquor at home and use it moderately.
Every violation entails q fine, and all
the fine money goes to purchase books
for O library. 1t is believed that the
town will ecu O valuable library.
Col. Donan has an estate of several
hundred acres, beautifully located on
the border of the picturesque Devils
Lake, upon which he has expended
nearly $40, 900. He is now making ar
rangements for the accommodation of q
large number of tourists and friends