The Dickinson press., 1888-12-01
WEEKS NEWS IN DAKOTA

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William Parker, register of deeds at
Lakota, has resigned.
Sturgis and Minot have been made
presidential postofices.
y call has been issued for a constitu-
tlonal convention for North North Da-
kota, to meet at Jameston Dec. s.
The Sioux Indians are anxious to meet
tho new Great Father. and would like to
visit him before his Inauguration.
Governor Church has completed his
cabinet by the appointment of LAWYER
skinner, of DeRdwood, to the position of
attorney general.
Three men. with five valuable horses
III their possession, We're arrested in
iankton. on suspicion of having stolen
the stock at Rediield.
The official canvass of Ward county
gives Ii majority in favor of Minot as the
county. seat. Burlington. the present
county seat, will contest in the courts.
Three stacks of wheat and one of tim
othy on the farm of Peter Gordon. near
Aurora, We're burned. the fire catching
from the engine of a threshing machine.
Aman named Jarvis Nelson was placed
in the city Jail at WATERFOWL, and
shortly aftcrward the building was dis
covered on fire. Efforts were made to
rescue the man, but before he could be
reached he was burned to a crisp.
jamestown schools have been closed
until Dec. 3. on account of scarlet fever.
Commissioner Mcclure will rolnoys
his bureau Of statistics to Bismarck.
Work un tlio Northern Pacific bridge
81 Bismarck progresses very rapidly,
and there is no further danger from the
slide.
A call has just been issued for q con-
st!tutional convention, to be held at
jamestown. Dec. ), to further the early
admission of the Ik,hotas into the Union.
Tbs grand jury at jamestown found
that John Scott and William Blair, con-
victed of selling liquor without a license.
cape while in charge of Constable Hull,
of I.MM0ure county.
The North Dakota Democratic cam
palgn committee have demanded of the
secretary OF Dakota territory the %certiti-
cate OF election of w. r. Bicrly as dele.
gate. They assert that the votes east for
Matthews and Hardiu are void. South
, Dakota having the necessary qualitica-
lions for statehood.
n locating survey party of the ST.
Paul. Black Hills are Pacific. a branch
of the Northern Pacific from Mandan to
Rapid City. is just north of the latter
town. The engineer in charge reports a
favorable route the entire distance. Ar
engagements ipr grading from both ends
of ;lse line III the spring are being made.
Judge Teinpleton opened his first term
OF court al Grand Forks Tuesday.
Surveyors on the Mandan and Black
Hills road have completed their work.
a. b. Dobson. a farmer at kampeska,
has disappeared from Watertown. leav,
ing the m"ney-lenders of that city s.. 00(
out of pocket.
Scar'.,t :rv-r Is raging in the country
.,"untd Nanktom. and the city board OF
health arc considering the question O
establishing quarantine.
Mrs. Sullivan, rs years old. married
Charles Martcll, "a years old, at Grafton
She gave the young man $500 and prom
lscd him her fortune when she died.
Will Rose. who is now on trial at Red
wood Falls, Mimi. for the murder o.
Moses Lufkin. is wanted in Dakota
Two .Hysara ago Rose was in Dakota, Yves
pf Aberdeen, and there married a half
breed. After living with her a shor,
time they quarreled and he shot hel
dead,
III the case OF the st. Paul Fire ant
Marine Insurance company against w
I. Melvin. a suit brought to recover OF
four promissory premium notes, Judg'
Rose has made q decision which throw.
forty similar cases of the same compan
out of court. This company accepted
premium notes ON policies which con
tanned a provision that on default of pay
ment Of the notes the policy was void
A ,erdict was given for the defendan
because the policy was void at the end o
the first year because of the non-pay
ment of the premiums, therefore tn,
company could not collect for insuranc.
never given.
ID. II. Dean and j. b. Pattee were in
dicted for criminal negligence by tn
Yankton grand jury.
Three BARRIERS at Fargo were arreste,
for violating the Sunday closing law
Two paid fines but the third appealed,
The Grand Forks grand jury returne
fourteen indictments. The ladies @
Thompson were released and their ba;
ordered discharged.
Thirteen applications for license hav
been filed at Fargo. and there will prof.
ably be eight or ten more. all of whic
will be acted upon by the city council a
its next meeting.
Judges Rose and Mcconnell have on
changed benches. Rose going to Wa]lps
! ton and Mci onnell to Jamestown. Til
change IS made on account of cases i
; which Ros" is interested as an attorney